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How to use the word preamble in a Sentence?

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If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worthwhile.... The beauty and cogency of the preamble, reaching back to remotest antiquity and forward to an infinite future, having lifted the hearts of millions of men and will continue to do.... These words are more revolutionary than anything written by Robespierre, Marx, or Lenin, more explosive than the atom, a continual challenge to ourselves as well as an inspiration to the oppressed of all the world. – Samuel Eliot Morison	added by Normando 2 years ago
The procedure including its preamble of the negotiation has been finalised and from now on, the negotiation will begin on the agenda, a joint working committee was tasked to prepare the draft topics for the agenda (of peace talks). – Nader Nadery	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble of the Constitution affirms a life of liberty, equality and fraternity. Their social ideal embodied in their religion denies them. – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar	added by subodhchakranarayan1 3 years ago
Renato was a law school roommate of mine and he knows everything about these hearings, i spent a good amount of time talking to him. He's a former prosecutor and so he said, speak less, ask more questions, speak slowly, don't give a long preamble, don't be a politician. – Representative Khanna	Found on CNN 5 years ago
To include the term AHIMSA in the preamble of the Indian Constitution. – Naveen Patnaik	added by anonymous 5 years ago
Virginity is now a mere preamble or waiting room to be got out of as soon as possible; it is without significance. Old age is similarly a waiting room, where you go after life's over and wait for cancer or a stroke. The years before and after the menstrual years are vestigial: the only meaningful condition left to women is that of fruitfulness. – Ursula K. Le Guin	added by anonymous 10 years ago
The preamble to the Constitution states We, the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare... It doesn't say guarantee the general welfare. And it certainly doesn't say give welfare benefits to all the people in the country who aren't doing so well even if the reason they aren't doing so well is because they're sitting on their butts in front of the TV. – P. J. O'Rourke	added by anonymous 14 years ago

If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worthwhile.... The beauty and cogency of the preamble, reaching back to remotest antiquity and forward to an infinite future, having lifted the hearts of millions of men and will continue to do.... These words are more revolutionary than anything written by Robespierre, Marx, or Lenin, more explosive than the atom, a continual challenge to ourselves as well as an inspiration to the oppressed of all the world.

– Samuel Eliot Morison

added by Normando
2 years ago

The procedure including its preamble of the negotiation has been finalised and from now on, the negotiation will begin on the agenda, a joint working committee was tasked to prepare the draft topics for the agenda (of peace talks).

– Nader Nadery

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble of the Constitution affirms a life of liberty, equality and fraternity. Their social ideal embodied in their religion denies them.

– Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

added by subodhchakranarayan1
3 years ago

Renato was a law school roommate of mine and he knows everything about these hearings, i spent a good amount of time talking to him. He's a former prosecutor and so he said, speak less, ask more questions, speak slowly, don't give a long preamble, don't be a politician.

– Representative Khanna

Found on CNN
5 years ago

To include the term AHIMSA in the preamble of the Indian Constitution.

– Naveen Patnaik

added by anonymous
5 years ago

Virginity is now a mere preamble or waiting room to be got out of as soon as possible; it is without significance. Old age is similarly a waiting room, where you go after life's over and wait for cancer or a stroke. The years before and after the menstrual years are vestigial: the only meaningful condition left to women is that of fruitfulness.

– Ursula K. Le Guin

added by anonymous
10 years ago

The preamble to the Constitution states We, the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare... It doesn't say guarantee the general welfare. And it certainly doesn't say give welfare benefits to all the people in the country who aren't doing so well even if the reason they aren't doing so well is because they're sitting on their butts in front of the TV.

– P. J. O'Rourke

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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