Definitions
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
immovable .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not able or intended to be moved
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Examples
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If one Palestinian proposal for peace required giving over to Palestinian control EVERY INCH of EVERY PART of Jerusalem taken over by Israel in 1967, including the Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, I cannot imagine an Israeli government that would not be "immoveable," and I would agree --- as did Yasser Arafat, who agreed at Camp David and Taba that those areas would be Israeli.
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When that negotiation was under way, Barak of Israel was "immoveable" about demanding to keep a sliver of land that had been Syria.
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Some opponents of negotiation have said Assad of Syria was "immoveable" about demanding the return of the entire Golan to Syria in exchange for a peace treaty and full relations with Israel.
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As our heroine braves immoveable obstacles, she redefines the notion of family loyalty and, in the process, discovers her own power.
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The immoveable object that was Mr. Trott at Melbourne lasted only six deliveries.
Australia Hoping to Stem Michael Atherton 2011
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My favourite comes when Elsie, the irresistible force, meets Jack's mum, the immoveable object, and, on offering to help in the house, is sternly told: Jack's bed were made up this morning.
The Game Michael Billington 2010
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The presence of property (moveable/immoveable) and bank balance more than once deface is a proof for his indulgence in corruption.
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Magazines, journals, and notebooks were stacked fifty and sixty issues high, creating moveable and immoveable walls.
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To be fair to any such immoveable senators, both polls were carried out by universities, so are perhaps not to be believed.
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The presence of property (moveable/immoveable) and bank balance more than once deface is a proof for his indulgence in corruption.
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