Preordain

Specifically, did the fact that I played left wing in high school soccer -- and here my explicit egotism requires me to point out that I did not play with two left feet -- preordain my placement on the left wing of the political spectrum? ❋ Michael Sigman (2011)

Of course, these parallels do not preordain a second Depression. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In other words, does where we're born preordain where our loyalties will fall? ❋ Unknown (2007)

Nobody tried to preordain in my mind what place the death of animals should have in the consciousness. ❋ Mark Caro (2009)

Let's just say that depending on how you design a study you can practically preordain the outcome. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Indeed, many men without any history of criminal behavior now live literally under the gun—and I'm not even going to get going on domestic-violence restraining orders, whose legitimate purpose as originally conceived is now routinely abused to preordain custody decisions when no evidence of physical violence has been presented. ❋ Mike L (2005)

And sometimes when you preordain conclusions in law, you make it harder to unravel complex problems. ❋ ITY National Archives (1998)

Again, no reason can be given why God should preordain any one number to salvation rather than any other. ❋ Unknown (1954)

It didn't control my life, it didn't preordain who I would become. ❋ Ben Kuchera (2011)

Likewise Japan's long-term post-bubble struggle with deflation does not preordain a similar fate for the US. ❋ Doug Short (2010)

The senior cast seem to preordain the young, who could be their former selves or their children, or remembered mistakes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Regarding "Near-acquittal of terror detainee spurs fresh debate" Page A7, Nov. 19, in the aftermath of the Ahmed Ghailani trial, complaints that terrorists should not be tried in civilian courts were really statements to the effect that our courts are sufficiently fair that we can't preordain the outcome as they might be able to do in most countries around the world or as we might in U.S. military tribunals. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The fact that God has complete and total power over all circumstances-that He can and does preordain situations-is difficult theology to accept. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In his narrative, permanent environmental forces lead to enduring historical trends that preordain political events and regional wars. ❋ Unknown (2009)