reckoning
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definition
verb
his debts were reckoned at $300,000
establish by counting or calculation; calculate.
he reckons that the army should pull out entirely
conclude after calculation; be of the opinion.
noun
last year was not, by any reckoning, a particularly good one
the action or process of calculating or estimating something.
example
by ancient 'reckoning', bacteria are plants
If the critics have ways of bringing about this changed pattern of cropping, why don't they simply do it, and stop wasting their time attacking a system that by their 'reckoning' is a failure?
In a political sense, there will be a 'reckoning' and it will not be too far off.
Justice permits the doer of evil to be held accountable for every iota of harm that ensues as a result of the evil act, and that 'reckoning' can be terrible indeed.
They are also subject to sharp revision, often in ways which suggest that political factors were at work in the numerical 'reckoning' .
Fragrant, aromatic whites seem to go best by my 'reckoning' but there's plenty of scope for simple, fruity reds too.
Jacob has bid us farewell with an angry post threatening us all with a divine 'reckoning' .
By Catherine Walter's 'reckoning' , it was at 10 o'clock on Sunday night that the Board members of the National Australia Bank reached a deal.
by ancient 'reckoning', bacteria are plants
Off in the distance, well out of sight, a comparable number of protesters partied in the streets, sang, bounced on trampolines, enjoyed live music and, by my 'reckoning' , seemed to be having at lot more fun.
It is no less patriotic to issue just criticism than it is to utter just praise and, in my 'reckoning' , rather more constructive than to adopt a ‘my country, right or wrong’ attitude, even on Armistice Day.
By my 'reckoning' , that amounts to over 10 per cent per month or 120 per cent annual interest - just because I was out of town and a few days late paying the bill.
Either way, the sense is likely to be one of unfinished business and a 'reckoning' postponed.
Wayne's career, by his own 'reckoning' , has been marked by ‘tough public debate on important public issues.’
last year was not, by any 'reckoning', a particularly good one
Because, to my 'reckoning' , amputating limbs is a far more than cosmetic process.
Direct 'reckoning' , or the ability of animals to calculate their position by adding up successive movements, is evidence of read-write memory, he said.
Also crucial in his 'reckoning' of a good care system is having a good team of paramedical staff and counsellors who will help patients cope, post-surgery.
In Jewish consciousness, a fast day is a time of 'reckoning' , a time to correct a previous mistake.
It takes place in the synagogue on Yom Kippur, introducing expectations of an ultimate 'reckoning' .
According to one 'reckoning' , in China the year is 4698.
However, in Mahaz's own 'reckoning' , it achieved 75 per cent success as it also takes into the account the second places secured by its supported candidates.
However, the play is being re-broadcast at 2.00 am GMT tomorrow morning (by my 'reckoning' that's 9.00 pm EST).
the fear of being brought to 'reckoning'
the system of time 'reckoning' in Babylon
But it would be hard to find two more opportunistic men than they, and by almost any 'reckoning' , the right moment had come for a full public account of West's early years.
He partook of a leisurely breakfast, paid his 'reckoning' , had the ostler bring his horse, and set off to the sound of church bells in the clear air.
‘By my 'reckoning' Newcastle have scored from eight penalties so far this season and they've probably been awarded more,’ says Rob Compton.
That teenage boy is going to do his best to identify the nameless, faceless tormentors, and draw them into a public 'reckoning' .
And this is the 'reckoning' , John! You're going to pay me - pay me in full - and you're going to pay me now!
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