Sentence examples for be avowed from inspiring English sources
verb
To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
First a Swedish citizen brought proceedings against his nation's security service, and the European commission of human rights said that intelligence agencies should be avowed and put on a statutory footing.
Relatively few Indians claim to be avowed classic liberals, yet a clutch of powerful people, including the current prime minister, Manmohan Singh, and others in cabinet, would agree with much of Mr Das's argument.Weak political leadership may be the reason why more has not been done.
Intrusive capabilities should be avowed.
The directors' intervention is overt; their subjectivity is avowed.
Spreading radically subversive memes is Mr. Lasn's avowed mission.
They were avowed enemies, symbols of nationalism during the Balkan conflict.
Many of his friends – some of whom he later betrayed – were avowed communists.
And indeed, some members of Mr Rajapaksa's regime, including General Fonseka, are avowed Sinhalese chauvinists.
Only a small minority of IWW militants were avowed anarchists, however.
It said 33percentt of Mr. Blitzer's guests over all were "avowed conservatives".
Both are avowed minimalists, and neither has lugged around the artifacts that tend to create clutter.
