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How to use the word general in a Sentence?

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One of the best ways to get an individual voter out to the polls is through a personal appeal. In this sense, a personal appeal means an appeal to a specific person and not people in general.

– Oscar Auliq-Ice

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10 months ago

This means that both the squadron’s state Air National Guard operational commander and current federal orders administrative commander have been suspended pending completion of the Department of the Air Force Inspector General Investigation, also, the Department of Air Force has temporarily removed these individuals’ access to classified systems and information.

– Ann Stefanek

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11 months ago

We are going to keep working together to ensure that we get candidates who can win primaries and general elections.

– Steve Daines

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11 months ago

If I was the hospital general counsel and I was looking at these laws, I have absolutely no idea what my physician could or could not do in any particular circumstance.

– Rabia Muqaddam

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12 months ago

If antidepressant drugs are effective, why don't they work for psychiatrists? Year after year, psychiatrists commit suicide at a higher rate than the general population. Are we to believe that they don't take their own drugs, or that the drugs don't have the benefits attributed to them?

– Nicolas Martin, www.iatrogenic.org

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12 months ago

Balad and Jeddah in general and the western regions of the Kingdom are unique because of the presence of Mecca and Medina and the hajj, they have an outward connection to the rest of the world and a very diverse sense of communities.

– Sean Foley

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1 year ago

President Kennedy signed the original Community Mental Health Act of ’63. Attorney General Robert Kennedy created the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in order to intervene early in young people’s lives, and my father was primary Senate sponsor of parity, these issues, and the incredible legacy that they all had on civil rights – from JFK being the first president to address the issue on national TV to RFK standing with Dr. King to my father’s seminal work on the Voting Rights Act – and immigration reform, are at the heart of my family’s legacy.

– Patrick Kennedy

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1 year ago

When someone can be killed in firing openly amidst the security cordon of the police, then what about the safety of the general public.

– Akhilesh Yadav

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1 year ago

In general, the response is actual surprise, it’s ‘Wow! I had no idea!’.

– Toyota Dan Hommes

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1 year ago

I’m not a big believer that you can determine who the weaker candidate is. A lot of people up here then would not have been their choice, obviously there might be some exceptions here or there, but generally the NRSC should be engaged in helping whoever the Republican nominee is to win the general election.

– Marco Rubio

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1 year ago

There is a mortifying experience in particular, which does not fail to wreak itself also in the general history; I mean the 'foolish face of praise,' the forced smile which we put on in company where we do not feel at ease in answer to conversation which does not interest us.

– Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self Reliance

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1 year ago

There is a mortifying experience in particular, which does not fail to wreak itself also in the general history; I mean the foolish face of praise, the forced smile which we put on in company where we do not feel at ease in answer to conversation which does not interest us.

– Ralph Waldo Emerson,

added by JokerGem
1 year ago

In general, we are fortunate to have such strong bipartisan support. We have champions – I wouldn’t even say champions of Ukraine, champions of democracy – people who really understand how important it is for the US, for everyone who believes in the same values.

– Oksana Markarova

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1 year ago

I think women are peacemakers and peacekeepers. Of course, I shouldn’t be generalizing because not all men are the same, not all women are the same, but in general, I think women are always trying to forge partnerships, have friendly relations … and it’s very important.

– Oksana Markarova

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1 year ago

In some ways, this is sending the message to the general public that military leadership had a role in deciding this particular policy or any policy.

– Katherine Kuzminski

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1 year ago

Rep. Tricia Cotham campaigned as a Democrat and supporter of abortion rights, health care, public education, gun safety, and civil rights, now, just a few months later, Rep. Cotham is changing parties. That is not the person that was presented to the voters of House District 112 … and who they championed in a general election in a 60 % Democratic district.

– Robert Reives

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1 year ago

Guilty as charged, the role of the general manager lends itself to thinking about every single thing you can do to squeeze out one more win for your team… You don’t have time to sit back and think about the aesthetic value of the game or even the entertainment value of the game.

– Theo Epstein

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The notion of robbing pensioners to pay back the party for the costs associated with compulsory Covid testing and other expensive pandemic measures was never going to sit well with the general populace.

– Craig Singleton

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1 year ago

This result adds to what we know about plant responses to stress. It is a useful contribution to the field and to our general appreciation that plants are responsive organisms capable of sophisticated behaviors.

– Richard Karban

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1 year ago

Today’s move by the General Assembly to repeal our pistol permit law has made our communities less safe. Now, dangerous people – like violent criminals and domestic abusers – will be able to more easily get their hands on guns, too many worry that their kids may not come home from school. Gun violence is a terrifying threat, and eliminating background checks will make the job of law enforcement officers more difficult. While our legislators failed us, I’ll continue to do everything in my power to keep people in our state safe.

– Josh Stein

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If you’re thinking about having an animal and you’re concerned because you have allergies … there may be an added benefit to having an animal, not just in terms of what it does for families and people’s general love of pets, but also, it could be potentially protective if there’s an early life exposure.

– Jonathan Bernstein

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We want to reassure every parent that we have their interests at heart in the work we’re doing to provide teens with safe, supportive experiences online, these are complex issues, but we will continue working with parents, experts and regulators such as the state attorneys general to develop new tools, features and policies that meet the needs of teens and their families.

– Antigone Davis

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I am confident that Attorney General Matthew Platkin actions will ensure needed reform and give police officers in Paterson the resources, support, and training they need to serve their community.

– New Jersey

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1 year ago

Chief Abbassi is an experienced, proven leader who has built community trust and achieved excellence through Chief Abbassi innovation at the highest levels of law enforcement in this country, i am grateful for Attorney General Matthew Platkin service and I look forward to working with Attorney General Matthew Platkin to ensure public safety in Paterson. Attorney General Matthew Platkin acknowledged that the change in leadership is just the first step in the long process of trying to regain public trust.

– Attorney General Matthew Platkin

Found on CNN
1 year ago

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