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Moral clarity would dictate that civil-rights and other civic leaders would speak out against such a senseless act of violence.

Neither trusts the other, yet cultural norms dictate that everyone remain cordial.

So, in short, everyone knows Leung is a mere puppet with zero power and will read out whatever the communists dictate to him.

Because the federal government really should dictate all that, right?

How could I forget his dictate to always be proud to be a Jew, even in circumstances when it might not seem to ones advantage?

Even the purest selfishness would dictate a policy of social insurance.

Do not let scandal or a mere love of gossip dictate a letter of intelligence.

It is not the desire to deceive, but the desire to please, which will dictate such a course.

France would never again send a Barillon to dictate to the cabinet of England.

It was disputed among the Mussulmans whether it was eternal or God had created it in order to dictate it to Mahomet.