amenability

Example Sentences

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Then again, the amenability of these husbands to their wives' vision could be a more determinative factor.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2022

“The only real factor which is now determinative is amenability to treatment.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2022

It also says a lot about Oshie’s versatility and amenability.

From Washington Times • May 18, 2021

Lauren Bauser, an assistant state appellate defender, noted the “evolving” standards in courts and legislatures regarding young offenders, ensuring that their prison sentences are proportionate to their culpability and their amenability to rehabilitation.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2021

Let them have poultry and gardens and fruit trees to attach them to their houses and promote amenability.

From American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime by Phillips, Ulrich Bonnell