Sentence examples for plainly applied from inspiring English sources

Mayne plainly applied a dictionary sense of "precious" as "affectedly or excessively delicate, refined, or nice" and none of the alternatives: "of high price or great value"; "highly esteemed for some spiritual, nonmaterial, or moral quality"; "dear, beloved".

It is a nonsense to try and draw a distinction between mentioning one's office on a firm / chambers website, printed CV or on social media – and such a prohibition plainly cannot apply across the board (if I told you I was a judge I'd have to kill you).

He rejected the contemporary trend for allegory, instead speaking plainly and applying Bible passages and lessons to everyday life.

Plainly, if you apply a bean-counter mentality to your car purchases, this top-of-the-line zoomer from Ford Motor's elite British subsidiary isn't for you.

The sermons are plainly written and apply a common-sense approach to contemporary moral issues in Dublin.

"When properly applied, it protects 'all but the plainly incompetent or those who knowingly violate the law.' Ashcroft deserves neither label".

It concluded that the Sept. 11 attacks were "plainly sufficient" to warrant applying the laws of war.

Grooves for storing or holding poisons such as tubocurarine have been plainly found in their hunting weapons and tools, showing that early humans had discovered poisons of varying potency and applied them to their weapons.

"He was plainly intelligent and it is clear that he has brought - and will in the future bring - to his academic studies the same dedication and commitment that he formerly applied to football".

Plainly, one set of rules applies to the powerful and another for the weak.

The panel plainly wanted the "full force" to apply to indirect systemic racism as much as to direct, overt racism.