But there is an inescapable paradox in arguing about the legitimacy of argument itself: Hooker would doubtless have said that against the puritan appeal to timeless law any argument was bound to have the kind of shape that his exhibits – a 'proscriptive' style, denying the other's right to argue. ❋ Unknown (2005)
My main point was simply that I find those kind of proscriptive statements limiting and a little self-serving, as they usually reflect the author’s own bias. ❋ Unknown (2010)
"proscriptive" coaching had been consigned to the wheelie bin you needed to have faith in their capacity to be ingenuous and fluent with ball in hand. ❋ Unknown (2010)
A RESOLUTION for the teaching of GRAMMAR in the STATE, that (1) English grammar is not based on Latin grammar, and (2) the STATE has an interest in descriptive rather than proscriptive grammar; ❋ Unknown (2010)
Is the rule that prices trend to marginal cost a descriptive one or a proscriptive one? ❋ Unknown (2010)
I thought that the Patriot Act was more proscriptive than that. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Whilst the premise of this inference is a negative evaluative statement, the conclusion is a proscriptive statement. ❋ Gordon McCabe (2009)
At all the cafés, the menu choices reflected a proscriptive view of nutrition. ❋ Steven Levy (2011)
Again, I applaud the good intentions of MVP, but its members, in their earnest desire to take a stand against sexual violence, seem to have overlooked not only the proscriptive teaching of the Church on this issue, but the abundance of positive representations of love and human sexuality that have been issued in recent pontificates. ❋ Unknown (2009)
I know that there are no Feminist Police standing by to revoke my right to identify as a feminist, and while there are times at which I may feel at odd with my principles, I remind myself that feminism was not designed to shame and humiliate women or allies into a proscriptive set of behaviours. ❋ Unknown (2010)
What seemed open to Mr. Rumsfeld was in truth harshly proscriptive to those in the field. ❋ Robert H. Scales (2011)
But even with ordered lists, do we have to be so proscriptive? ❋ Unknown (2009)
Mr. MERWIN: Oh, I had to learn the catechism, but it was mostly proscriptive, the things you couldn't do. ❋ Unknown (2010)
They're certainly subject to increasingly proscriptive and exaggerated notions on the physical ideal. ❋ Unknown (2010)
With growing concerns that money is being squandered in the duplication of numerous state bureaucracies and because of lax standards, Canberra wants to be more proscriptive about how its money is spent. ❋ Rachel Pannett (2010)
The Macro-Economist oversell it predictive and proscriptive qualities. ❋ Unknown (2008)
A lot of territory, both historic and practical gets covered, and the overall emphasis is upon personal understanding and empowerment over adherence to past orthodoxies and proscriptive practices. ❋ Unknown (2008)
I use [ProScript] as my [IRC] Channels [bot]. It rocks! ❋ ProScript (2007)
I use ProScript as my [IRC] [Channels] [bot]. It rocks! ❋ ProScript (2008)
