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- verb Present participle of
attribute .
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Examples
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Wright chose this title attributing it to George Billinghurst whose name appears on the title page, but as the English Short Title Catalogue reports in a note for the book, "Not in fact by George Billinghurst, but by Thomas Blount, who signs the dedication: T.B."
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Warren may be too kind in attributing Climategate to groupthink — there may soemhting more sinsiter at the core.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Pretty Good Climategate Summary 2009
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But you knew the tree was chopped down anyway and in attributing it to the chimp you have learned about chimpanzee capabilities (hypothetically, of course).
Bunny and a Book 2008
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But you knew the tree was chopped down anyway and in attributing it to the chimp you have learned about chimpanzee capabilities (hypothetically, of course).
Bunny and a Book 2008
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Last week I made an error in attributing a Simenon introduction to John Banville.
A Different Stripe: 2007
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And the writer is correct in attributing this to their poverty: Poor people know how to cope in an emergency.
ESCAPE FIRES Maggie Jochild 2007
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Last week I made an error in attributing a Simenon introduction to John Banville.
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It is important not to conflate these publications as all part of the same campaign; in attributing spinoffs of Ashe's
Framing Romantic Dress: Mary Robinson, Princess Caroline and the Sex/Text 2006
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While Fox is correct in attributing many of his difficulties in office to a hostile and divided Congress, Fox also hasn't been the most adept politician either.
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While Fox is correct in attributing many of his difficulties in office to a hostile and divided Congress, Fox also hasn't been the most adept politician either.
Archive 2006-02-01 2006
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