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Discover LudwigThe phrase "equivocal by" can be used in written English, but it may sound awkward or unclear
A better way to phrase it would be "equivocal because of" or "equivocal due to." Example: The politician's statement was made equivocal by conflicting reports from his staff. (Alternative phrasing: The politician's statement was made equivocal because of conflicting reports from his staff.)
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Whereas in no report in this study was ischemia classified as "equivocal" by the physicians in nuclear medicine, the infarction result was ultimately classified as "equivocal" in 3 cases (example shown in Figure 3).
In the first commentary, Burley uses the term 'equivocal' for those terms Boethius, in his own commentary on the Categories, defines as equivocal by chance (a casu), and the term 'analogical' for those Boethius calls deliberately equivocal (a consilio).
What seemed at the outset to be a conclusive public directive for Britain to leave the European Union — a 52%-48 52%-48endum vote — is now being downplayed as almost equivocal by British politicians, including key "Brexit" proponent Boris Johnson.
Of these, 17 (0.9% of total serosurvey) were positive or equivocal by the C6 ELISA.
In this patient, the subcarinal lymph node was believed to be equivocal by PET and CT criteria.
Two cases (EQ 18 and EQ 20) were also equivocal by OncotypeDX® (Genomic Health, Redwood City, CA).
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Equivocals by chance are those things to which it just happens that they have the same name, but with different meanings and/or reasons for imposing the name.
Immunohistochemical scoring of cases was performed by a breast pathologist (LKD) with additional review of equivocal cases by a second pathologist (EL), and final scoring by consensus.
As translated by Boethius, Aristotle introduced the distinction between univocal and equivocal terms by claiming that whereas univocal terms were subordinated to one substantiae ratio, equivocal terms were subordinated to more than one substantiae ratio.
"EQUIVOCAL DEATH," by Amy Gutman (Little, Brown, $24.95).
Ellison hoped he might repeat Geary's success with another first novel, "Equivocal Death," by Amy Gutman, who also used to be a lawyer.
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