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in def·er·ence to

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of in deference to in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of in deference to in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of in deference to in a Sentence

  1. Judith Zaffirini:

    How could a teacher possibly discuss slavery, the Holocaust, or the mass shootings at the Walmart in El Paso or at the Sutherland Springs church in my district without giving deference to any one perspective ?

  2. Stephen Legomsky:

    I think it does show that for the five Republican appointees on the court, deference to the executive branch policy positions will still be the rule of the day as long as they like the outcome. Those same justices were not deferential to President Obama with respect to( Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and( Deferred Action for Parents of Americans), but they are showing extreme deference to this President on this proclamation even on the face of explicitly discriminatory public statements, the court has shown it is willing to be very selective when it comes to showing deference to the President.

  3. Olivia Nuzzi:

    I’ve always been interested in our knee jerk deference to the intelligence community and how we never learn any lessons related to that.

  4. Board Chairman Jonathan Welch:

    Due to the ongoing investigation and the necessary deference to it, the public has been left to the impression that we on the board seem not to be aware or not truly concerned of the serious nature of the events.

  5. Saeed Haddadian:

    I went to Syria to show respect, admiration and deference to the fighters, they do what we only speak about.

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