Sentence examples for requested a definition of from inspiring English sources

One question requested a definition of "reasonable doubt"—"doubt that is reasonable," the judge elucidated.

In a pilot study looking at introducing the DT and PL into standard practice at a radiation oncology clinic, nursing staff requested that a definition of distress be included with the questionnaire [ 24].

Faced with several constructors applying for name changes, teams requested a clearer definition of what constitutes a "constructor".

(a)Definition of insanity.

(a)Definition of small entities.

LIFE: AN UNAUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY.By Richard Fortey.HarperCollins; 416 pages; £20OBVIOUS truths often evade definition as is exemplified by Louis Armstrong's retort to a fan's request for a definition of jazz: "Man, if you gotta ask you'll never know".

Theaetetus is puzzled by his own inability to answer Socrates' request for a definition of knowledge, and contrasts it with the ease with which he can provide mathematical definitions.

Zimmer appears not to have heard presenter John Dupré's response to my request for a definition of what a gene is.

He used terms like gene and natural selection in his story without ever defining them -- except to say with a straight face that "natural selection is an important force in evolution". Zimmer appears not to have heard presenter John Dupré's response to my request for a definition of what a gene is.

Some funding organizations did not have a standard definition of genomics research or requested a specific definition.

In an effort to determine whether the NIH considered genomics research to be a subset of genetics research, we requested the definition of genetics research from the Office of Budget and found that the NIH does "not have an official definition" (Personal Communication, Arlette Howard, May 2006).