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verb Simple past tense and past participle of reinterpret.
adjective interpreted again
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Doesn't the process of deciding whether the legislation should be disapplied involve doing precisely the same exercise as giving effect to the 'reinterpreted' legislation?
It also, on a practical level, seems to reduce Traditional magisterial teachings on salvation to theological semantics wherein prior teachings are de-emphasized, left unspoken, and "reinterpreted" in light of this "development" in theological thinking.
The HT representative on the program dismissed or "reinterpreted" findings I presented so as to not challenge the group's simplistic utopian ideology which holds liberty in contempt as morally decadent.
If the negligence argument stands, actions that were legal in previous generations can suddenly be "reinterpreted" to be against the law, again casting a wide net.
An EO issued by Clinton to ensure environmental justice for minority and low-income populations was 'reinterpreted' by the administration and broadened to include 'everyone' as a dodge on their specific responsibility to the disadvantaged populations who suffer greater exposure to environmental hazards than others.
They were given espressos by the young secretary-barista whose skirt-and-top number was some kind of reinterpreted ravewear outfit toned down for a corporate workplace.
Although I'm sure Mick Jones and the late Joe Strummer would cringe at the thought of having their punk anthem reinterpreted for a corporate event -- even an unconference like Stream2011 -- I must admit that these are the types of questions marketing managers are facing these days.
Although I'm sure Mick Jones and the late Joe Strummer would cringe at the thought of having their punk anthem reinterpreted for a corporate event -- even an unconference like Stream2011 -- I must admit that these are the types of questions marketing managers are facing these days.
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