Choice
Meanings and phrases
choice
- of superior grade; prime; prize; quality; select
- appealing to refined taste
choice
- the person or thing chosen or selected; pick; selection
- the act of choosing or selecting; selection; option; pick
- one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; option; alternative
Hobson 's choice
- the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all
adv.
- with intention; in an intentional manner; intentionally; deliberately; designedly; on purpose; purposely; advisedly; by design
n.
- the manner in which something is expressed in words; - G.S.Patton; wording; diction; phrasing; phraseology; verbiage
- His choice of words were those less chosen, terse, precise, kind.
- In dialogue about this subject, choice of words is a sensitive matter.
- Upon returning to Canada he later admitted he was guilty of a "poor choice of words".
n.
- a play made on a ground ball in which the fielder chooses to put out an advancing runner instead of the batter
n.
- a grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico; sailor's-choice; Haemulon parra
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- Removing obstacles should be the first choice.
- Most voters vote for only their first choice.
- The winner who is the first choice will get the advantage.
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- Henderson had no choice but to agree to the terms.
- With no choice left, Venkat confesses to Kalyani.
- The brothers have no choice and reluctantly accept.
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- This leg's Detour was a choice between Know and Row.
- The Detour was a choice between Boil and Build.
- The Detour was a choice between "Swing" and "Stroke".
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- At St Johnstone, Enckleman immediately became a first choice goalkeeper.
- where he gradually established himself as the teams first choice goalkeeper.
- He was Laois's first choice goalkeeper in the 1940s and he gave some heroic displays.
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- The creators quickly hired Gilpin, their second choice.
- For the 66% who prefer A, B continues to be their second choice.
- The second choice for a Central American canal was a Panama canal.
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- At St Johnstone, Enckleman immediately became a first choice goalkeeper.
- where he gradually established himself as the teams first choice goalkeeper.
- He was Laois's first choice goalkeeper in the 1940s and he gave some heroic displays.
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- BCPL was thus a popular choice for bootstrapping a system.
- It is a popular choice for cottage houses and mountain homes.
- Another popular choice is Widor's Toccata from "Symphony for Organ No.
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- 1 WNBA draft choice and future two-time National Player of the Year Diana Taurasi.
- On July 28, 1969, he was traded to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a draft choice.
- Mark Barocca became the team's first draft choice, the 5th pick in the 2011 PBA Draft.
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- The test consists of three formats: multiple choice, open-ended, and grid-in.
- After reading, they will answer multiple choice questions to correct the errors.
- The Written Examination consists of 2 papers, each with 150 multiple choice type questions.
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- I regret this, but we have no other choice," McCormick said.
- As there is no other choice he marries Ratnaprabha in the mask.
- Having no other choice, Leslie goes back to the shelter to stay.
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- The challenger is given the choice of going first or second.
- Each participant is given the choice of "pick, pass, or play".
- Jones was given the choice of punishment or immediate banishment ashore.
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- The third choice was Jean Simmons, who had recently played opposite Brando in "Désirée".
- If the second choice has already lost, then the voters third choice are counted instead.
- 16 is usually worn by the substitute goalkeeper, and the third choice goalkeeper usually wears the number 31 jersey.
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- In that case, the axiom of choice must be invoked.
- the axiom of choice is often mentioned when used.
- Not every situation requires the axiom of choice.
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- I regret this, but we have no other choice," McCormick said.
- As there is no other choice he marries Ratnaprabha in the mask.
- Having no other choice, Leslie goes back to the shelter to stay.
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- On completing his education, he had little choice but to follow his father into the family firm.
- They were left with little choice - every shareholder with a German-sounding name was bought out.
- an individual who is labeled has little choice but to conform to the essential meaning of that judgment.
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- It was held that this infringed on the right of adults to engage in acts of their own choice.
- The debt must be paid that night, or Ivan and Orlando will break two of Michael's bones of his own choice.
- Many games provide players with the option of mapping their own choice of a key or button to a certain control.
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- For Erasmus the essential point is that humans have the freedom of choice.
- It aims to promote freedom of choice, efficiency, equity, and social cohesion.
- That is, information is a measure of one's freedom of choice when one selects a message.
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- The most obvious choice was Hebrew.
- Mules were an obvious choice, as they were used as haulers for Army gear for generations.
- Its fresh and contemporary pop sound made it an obvious choice and the public response was highly enthusiastic.
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- Turing was convicted and given a choice between imprisonment and probation.
- Nikhil was given a choice to replace wild card roadie Mahekdeep with anyone in his gang.
- In the same study, A. articulatus was also given a choice of small sized prey and larger sized prey.
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- Also, hemp also seem a good choice.
- Being in Warhol's inner circle made Viva a good choice for this interview.
- Because of its nature, log furniture can be a good choice for outdoor use.
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- The location of Narembeen was not the best choice as it is prone to flooding.
- In everyday mathematics the best choice may be informal use of axiomatic set theory.
- Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) are the best choice for use in cold weather or on snow.
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- Kennedy started the 2014–15 season as 2nd choice keeper to Mark Birighitti.
- In his time there he competed with Jaime Muro and Pablo Pérez to be the first choice keeper.
- Derby manager Nigel Clough said that he would be backup to first choice keeper Frank Fielding.
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- But it could never be regarded as a free choice in the relevant sense."
- This means substantially that it has been made in the exercise of his free choice.
- Eusebius held that men were sinners by their own free choice and not by the necessity of their natures.
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- Ladd has also performed research on school choice and school competition outside the U.S., e.g.
- Another area of research by Brian A. Jacob in education regards school choice and school accountability.
- Sutherland then released a companion article in a law journal as part of an academic conference about school choice.
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- Social choice theory is about voting.
- Those familiar with both are likely to prefer choice theory, the more modern formulation.
- Glasser mostly ignores the issues of negative role models and stereotypes in choice theory.
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- A few months ago Dan had to make a choice.
- When it does it, a user sees a window asking him to make a choice.
- Radhe has to make a choice and is forced to train his guns on Tripathi.
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- The Melians were offered a choice to join the Athenians, or be conquered.
- Subaru still offered a choice between front- and all-wheel-drive for its domestic market vehicles even after 1995.
- As a reward for his efforts, Dean was offered a choice between a $500 bonus or a lifetime job at the Root Glass Company.
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- It's a matter of personal choice.".
- Kunze had been Hartwick's personal choice as director of the seminary.
- It also implies a consent sufficiently deliberate to be a personal choice.
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- His position of choice is tighthead prop.
- His position of choice is loosehead prop.
- His position of choice was at Hooker.
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- In this way, Bayne-Jones was influenced in his future career choice.
- Giulio clashes with Joe over his career choice and moving his family to Ireland.
- The company's close proximity to his university also played a role in his career choice.
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- He was seen as the natural choice to become his assistant secretary.
- Arniko was a natural choice.
- Beethoven was generally seen as the natural choice for a European anthem.
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- On paper, Rob Johnson appeared to be a better choice.
- However, pursuing a better choice for his career, he convinced Pizzolatto that he was suited for the lead.
- He suggested that finding someone like Jean-Jacques Goldman and making the whole album with him would be a better choice.
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- At the Home Office, he helped develop rational choice theory in criminology and launch the British Crime Survey.
- The profit motive functions according to rational choice theory, or the theory that individuals tend to pursue what is in their own best interests.
- A number of peace economists are explicit about the use of particular explanatory schema to be applied in peace economics, e.g., rational choice theory.
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- Eckenfelder's preferred choice of subject emerged early on.
- His brother was not his father’s preferred choice as his successor.
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- His original choice to write the lyrics, the Irish poet Thomas Moore turned his down however.
- Wall was the original choice for the role of Dolly Tate in the 1950 MGM film "Annie Get Your Gun".
- Frankfurt was the original choice for the provisional capital city of the newly founded state of West Germany in 1949.
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- He was not the first choice of either, for they distrusted Italians.
- Faced with the choice of either death or conversion, many Jews and Christians emigrated.
- All trim levels are available with choice of either a 6-speed manual transmission or CVT.
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- Aella's weapon of choice was a double-axe, a common symbol used in the Minoan Culture.
- The weapon of choice during these missions was usually the five-inch HVAR rocket, eight of which could be carried.
- While his primary weapon of choice is a firearm, he is shown to be able to knock out people simply by striking them with his arms.
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- The female mate choice primarily relies on a male's genetic quality or its non-genetic quality.
- Like Lynn Margulis and Natalie Angier, Miller believes, "The human clitoris shows no apparent signs of having evolved directly through male mate choice.
- This polymorphic trait has a direct effect on mate choice and mating behavior; as shown in laboratory mating tests that opposite-coil pairs mate much less often.
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- In his time there he competed with Jaime Muro and Pablo Pérez to be the first choice keeper.
- Derby manager Nigel Clough said that he would be backup to first choice keeper Frank Fielding.
- McNulty continued as City's first choice keeper, missing just 5 league matches in 2012 and 2013.
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- A right choice can be made as follows.
- Maggie however, seems sure that Jay will make the right choice.
- He was sure that he made the right choice because he also had offers from other teams.
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- Julianne Moore was once again their first choice to play the lead.
- However, Huang reassured Park that he was Huang's first choice to play his father.
- On 28 January 2016, he announced his choice to play college basketball at the University of Kansas.
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- Harness racing was the sport of choice among the wealthy in the 1880s.
- Because the choice among allophones is seldom under conscious control, few people realize their existence.
- Bicycles are a popular transportation choice among students, faculty, and staff at the University of Texas.
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- After reading, they will answer multiple choice questions to correct the errors.
- The exam format for Levels 2 and 3 is based on objective response (multiple choice questions.
- There are multiple choice questions as well as written responses, in which the students are given lines to write their answers on.
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- The number 31 was not issued again until 1990 when first round draft choice James (J.D.)
- Sack', and joined the Buffalo Bills after the 1987 NFL Draft as a fourth round draft choice (number 109 overall).
- He was a first round draft choice out of Ohio State University, and was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in .
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- My only choice was to head my aircraft towards one of them.
- Alicia Silverstone was the only choice for the role of Batgirl.
- So, his only choice was to go on hiatus and try to come to an agreement with Egmont.