preordain

Specifically, did the fact that I played left wing in high school soccer -- and here my explicit egotism requires me to point out that I did not play with two left feet -- preordain my placement on the left wing of the political spectrum?

Michael Sigman: Why We Hate Going to the Dennis Michael Sigman 2011

Of course, these parallels do not preordain a second Depression.

Depression 2010? 2010

Nobody tried to preordain in my mind what place the death of animals should have in the consciousness.

The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009

In other words, does where we're born preordain where our loyalties will fall?

The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies: Questions 2007

Nobody tried to preordain in my mind what place the death of animals should have in the consciousness.

The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009

Let's just say that depending on how you design a study you can practically preordain the outcome.

Just Say No—To Bad Science 2007

Indeed, many men without any history of criminal behavior now live literally under the gun—and I'm not even going to get going on domestic-violence restraining orders, whose legitimate purpose as originally conceived is now routinely abused to preordain custody decisions when no evidence of physical violence has been presented.

Law's Quandary and Justice Scalia Mike L 2005

Indeed, many men without any history of criminal behavior now live literally under the gun—and I'm not even going to get going on domestic-violence restraining orders, whose legitimate purpose as originally conceived is now routinely abused to preordain custody decisions when no evidence of physical violence has been presented.

Archive 2005-11-01 Mike L 2005

And sometimes when you preordain conclusions in law, you make it harder to unravel complex problems.

Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry ITY National Archives 1998

And sometimes when you preordain conclusions in law, you make it harder to unravel complex problems.

Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry A ITY National Archives 1998