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.
The rational calculus of nuclear deterrence which had guided U.S. policy during the cold war, and which the U.S. government still applies to plainly despotic and bellicose nuclear states like North Korea, has gone out the window with respect to Iran.
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.
Plainly, one set of rules applies to the powerful and another for the weak.
It concluded that the Sept. 11 attacks were "plainly sufficient" to warrant applying the laws of war.
He claims that it is plainly unjust to harm those who intend no harm against us, and this applies to the animals.
The rule thus plainly proscribes a C Block licensee from selling handsets to customers that hinder a customer's ability to use applications of their choice, and applies to all customers of a C Block licensee.
The panel plainly wanted the "full force" to apply to indirect systemic racism as much as to direct, overt racism.
