But, he added, to placate its opponents in Congress, and have its nominations approved, the State Department has sometimes sent back-channel messages to legislators expressing its support for Mr. Zelaya in more equivocal terms.
A number of prominent Republicans spoke of the events in less equivocal terms; Senator Ted Cruz, of Texas, was among those who called the killing an act "of domestic terrorism".
[SU04] "...at my age when I went through the change your emotions do change anyway, it's all about getting older and accepting that you are getting older and...and I do think that plays a big part... ........ [SU01] Compared with GPs, nurses and allied health professionals articulated their understanding about the relationship between mental health and LTCs in more equivocal terms.
The most interesting issues arise in the context of equivocal terms.
Here one can see Falaquera's focus on understanding the meaning of certain equivocal terms in Scripture; on explicating certain ambiguous terms; on providing scientific explanations of certain terms; on pointing out that certain verses must be taken metaphorically; and on suggesting the inner meaning ('inyan penimi) when appropriate.
One source for the theory of analogy is the doctrine of equivocal terms found in logic texts.
Commentaries on Aristotle's Categories discussed singular terms as examples of equivocal terms, those having more than one sense.
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.
From classical times onward, proper names such as 'Ajax' and 'Alexander' provided standard examples of equivocal terms.
In the first case, the occurrences of the equivocal term were totally unconnected, but in the second case, some intention on the part of the speakers was involved, and the occurrences of the equivocal term could be related in various ways.
