Sentence examples for background dictates from inspiring English sources

The great irony is that while Fidell's background dictates that he sees the continued release of Gitmo prisoners as correct in the murky realms of international law, he now finds himself on the other side in his defense of an American battlefield detainee who was held without charges in a country outside the technical jurisdictions of "war".

At one time, a bride's background dictated how she got married, but nowadays she seldom feels constrained by religious or cultural traditions.

There is no theoretical background that dictates the number of map units (neurons) to build the grid; therefore we selected 20 units as it gave the best distribution of genes across the clusters (see Figure 3).

A brief introduction to the conventional sorbents used in these areas is given to highlight the historical background that dictated the development of new polymeric sorbents.

David Threadgill, a geneticist and professor at Texas A&M University, says scientists at the time had become increasingly aware that genetic background can dictate phenotype in toxicology.

It wants to break cycles of deprivation so that a young person's background does not dictate their future.

It is important to note however that in the previous experiments large glass beads were used rather than natural sediments; the latter have a large baseline surface area that provides a strong and dictating background electrical polarization signal and further reduces the sensitivity of electrical signals to small amounts of calcium carbonate precipitation.

My point is that your race and ethnic background doesn't necessarily dictate your sexuality.

It is possible that the genetic background of the individuals dictated whether he will develop cross-reactive antibodies.

Despite claims made by successive education ministers that Australia has a "high quality, high equity" system, the truth is that the absolute measures of those doing well, and those who aren't, are dictated by their background.

"We cannot allow a student's background or family circumstance to dictate what is possible," she said.