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“It is forbidden in Islam to ignore the reality of contemporary times when deriving legal rulings,” they argued.

The whole point of deriving predictions in science is to test models, hypotheses, theories.

The name comes from military jargon, deriving from the directions on a watch face, and means “Got your back.”

Rather than deriving legitimacy from the people, the ayatollahs rule by claiming they are representatives of God on earth.

Deriving inspiration from the weather was Central Saint Martins-grad Mark Fast.

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the consent of the governed.

Skeat postulates a mute vowel by deriving lazar or leper from Eleazer—He whom God assists.

Cecil in his gentle way, deriving extreme pleasure from the study and exercise of his art, and Anna's companionship.

A figure of farcical comedy, deriving his name from a celebrated actor of the seventeenth century.

But if it is not—as far as I understand the matter—there is not the slightest probability of their ever deriving any benefit.

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On this page you'll find 133 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to deriving, such as: arising, beginning, starting, stemming, activated, and authored.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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