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Over on Sky News the editor of Majesty magazine felt forced to opine that he was "not a good picker of people".
Heaven knows, they need like-minded souls they can moan to about how much they have to tweet, blog, vlog, Vine, opine and generally be their own marketing department – in addition to the tiny matter of actually writing the books.
"There's no soul in this tucker," I opine.
Two Islamist parties have been brought into government too, further emasculating the opposition.In 2005 Kurds were asked in a referendum to opine on two statements: "I want Kurdistan to stay as part of Iraq," and "I want Kurdistan to be independent".
The only losers would be drug barons.Mike SextonLondonBritish bansSIR – You opine that with the ban on foxhunting, amongst other things, it "looks as though the government has succumbed to a nasty bout of gloomier-than-thou Methodism" ("No smoking, foxhunting, sugar, salt, fat", November 20th).
American regulators have yet to opine on the merits of the two offers.Amazon joined the trickle of companies that will voluntarily treat stock options as expenses on their profit-and-loss accounts.
Nationalists in turn have denounced Mr Fischer as anti-Hungarian.Not a few classical artists say that they simply want to perform music and have no duty to opine on politics.
He was also concerned about the way that economic authority was being passed to unelected bodies whether central bankers in the ECB, or the bureaucrats in Brussels or the IMF who will in future opine on fiscal policies in troubled EU states.
It gives financial regulators the right to obtain information about the incentive structure of pay in financial institutions, and to opine on whether that structure poses a risk to the stability of the financial system.
But other Tories may hope for better, because incumbency is a growing advantage for MPs.In this section Tony Blair's business affair Divines opine Swinging Neck and neck Clear as mud A mountain to climb For whom the Bell tolls Sir James in your sitting room More promises The far horizon ReprintsIn Britain, unlike America, the advantage of incumbency used to be weak.
Moreover, its willingness to settle undermines the rating agencies' typical response to questions about the quality of their work: that they have a right to opine , and that the market not the law should judge the merit of those opinions.
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The primary grammatical function of "opine" is as a verb , used to express an opinion or belief. Ludwig provides examples showing its usage in formal statements and journalistic contexts. It indicates a deliberate act of voicing a perspective.
Expression frequency: Very common
