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Though the call negates it, it doesn't make it a either/or action.

Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local jbolt 2009

It's not just about the fact that if we clearly cannot agree on what feminism is, how can we even go about agreeing on what post-feminism is, but that the very term negates both the activism and identity of those who regard feminism as a work in progress, not just something to be studied in the history books with the requisite buzzphrase "bra burning," sans explanation about its origins in a single protest at the 1968 Miss America Pageant Freedom Trash Can bonfire.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Rachel Kramer Bussel 2011

Here is a game … Which word negates the whole thing?

Think Progress » Kansas Attorney General Refuses To Sue Federal Government Over Health Care Reform 2010

Of course, with visibility usually comes the possibility of embarrassment, but the fact that it is possible to blog anonymously with an invented handle or nickname negates a lot of the potential for humiliation.

Blogging World Clyde2 2008

No where in my comment do I assert that using the "n" word negates anything.

Will sensitivity about racism turn racism into a taboo subject? Ann Althouse 2007

No where in my comment do I assert that using the "n" word negates anything.

Will sensitivity about racism turn racism into a taboo subject? Ann Althouse 2007

I, however, choose not to be so elusive, and am more than willing to fill in the blank: the preservation rule does not apply if a portion of the defendant's factual allocution negates an essential element of the crime, casts significant doubt on his guilt, or otherwise calls into question the voluntariness of his plea.

A Felony DWI May Not Serve as a Predicate Felony for Assault 2d 2005

I, however, choose not to be so elusive, and am more than willing to fill in the blank: the preservation rule does not apply if a portion of the defendant's factual allocution negates an essential element of the crime, casts significant doubt on his guilt, or otherwise calls into question the voluntariness of his plea.

Sui Generis--a New York law blog: 2005

But that call negates the basic principle of punishment, namely individualised punishment.

News24 Top Stories 2010

I'm using it right now — I just can't unplug it, which kind of negates the whole "ultraportable" idea, which is a large part of why I bought this particular model.

Best Buy Might Replace Your Lemon Of A Laptop If It Breaks A Sixth Time. Probably Not. - The Consumerist 2009