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- noun Plural form of
instance . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
instance .
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Examples
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America's entry into the war was marked by failures and close calls because our troops were not "ready", which in some instances is code for "the ones who couldn't become killers had not yet been weeded out".
WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME AGAIN Maggie Jochild 2007
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Also on Monday—before the latest controller misstep was disclosed—Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood repeated, in an interview on CNN, that "controllers need to take personal responsibility" to correct what he called instances of "some very bad behavior."
FAA Cites Two in DVD Incident Andy Pasztor 2011
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In certain instances that require complex reconstruction, a surgical robot is used to facilitate the procedure.
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Urologic Conditions in Children 2010
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What surprised me about these instances is that both anchors were extremely likable people, yet hired agents who were so difficult to deal with.
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• Explain instances of institutional racism in American society.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Taking the Washington Post to School 2010
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There are certain instances where you are required to cooperate with the police.
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The ad shows women complaining about Fimian's opposition to abortion, including in instances of rape or incest or to protect the health of the mother, and accusing the Republican of having "scary" and "disturbing" views.
Pro- and anti-Fimian ads on the NoVa airwaves Ben Pershing 2010
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What you say in both instances is obviously true, but not easily reconcileable given reality.
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A higher level statistical tendency that creates more individual instances is of more concern than any individual instance.
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Of interest with regard to these instances is that certain inconsistencies exist between them, as, for example, the use of the Benedicite, which in one place seems to infer that it was the exclusive feature of Lent, whereas in the other it would appear to have been recited throughout the year.
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