How To Use Clear In A Sentence

Elisabeth found herself with a straggle of colonists in a mosquito-ridden, uncleared jungle where sandflies bored into the skin of the feet and the clay soil was so intractable that nothing would grow.
In 2005, the Mugabe government launched what it called a slum clearance scheme, that bulldozed major shantytowns, brutally displacing hundreds of thousands of people. CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2007
She distinguished the undrawing of iron bars, and then the countenance of Spalatro at her door, before she had a clear remembrance of her situation — that she was a prisoner in a house on a lonely shore, and that this man was her jailor. The Italian
A couple of weeks ago, while glassing four female Meneliks bushbuck two hundred yards away feeding in a tiny clearing during a pouring rain, a nice male stepped into view. Very Little Drops Dead
A few minutes with the heron book cleared up the mystery; they were tricolored herons, the first I had ever seen.10 By the end of the month American goldfinches were shooting around like tossed gold pieces despite another cold spell. Bird Cloud

Faith in controlled nuclear fission is now being shown by the construction of atomic power stations.
There is already one clear parallel between them. Times, Sunday Times
Both cultivars were clearly distinguishable on the dendrogram.
The composition of displaced terranes ranges from that of typical oceanic crust to significantly less dense granitic rock with clear continental affinities.
None of the fathers' job descriptions given on the birth certificate referred to work at a nuclear establishment.
He provides clear explanations of complex economic issues, using anecdotes to illustrate each point.
Moreover, see whether the term rendered fail to be the genus of anything at all; for then clearly it also fails to be the genus of the species mentioned. Topics
All of these essays are clear, well documented, and illuminating.
Consequently many penalties are cleared just before the finish. Times, Sunday Times
The sky began to clear and there were puffy white clouds forming as the evening faded away.
Fifty years on and technology seems to have leapt on by generations as you see the mushroom shaped cloud of the first nuclear test bomb rising high above the New Mexico desert.
Jobs 'mention that developers can begin submitting programs to the Mac App Store by next month made it clear that this, like the iPhone's App Store, will be a curated environment, subject to Apple's sole control. Apple updates: iLife '11, FaceTime on the Mac, Mac OS X Lion, Mac App Store, new MacBook Air models
_clear, fair_, and _satisfactory_, not in our being always ready to offer an explanation, whether satisfactory or not. Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young Or, the Principles on Which a Firm Parental Authority May Be Established and Maintained, Without Violence or Anger, and the Right Development of the Moral and Mental Capacities Be Promoted by Met
Many had difficulty negotiating the cross-drive obstacle, where often it was not until they were almost upon it that is was clear whether the sheep were going through or around the outside.
We did get a digital box so we could record programs and watch them at our leisure and not get tied to a schedule for tv programs but we end up recording so much that it always seems like I spend more time trying to watch tv and clear space in my digi box than write. On Efficiency, Or How To Get Everything Done As A Multi-Tasking Writer - by Joanna Penn | The Creative Penn
In the absence of a clear express intent to abrogate rights and obligations - rights of the highest importance to the individual - those rights remain in force.
He's a doctor with clear views on how to prevent illness.
The man won his year-long battle to clear his name only after a bank worker was arrested for fraud. Times, Sunday Times
Pasolini clearly did not intend Salò as a late work, much as Mozart did not design his requiem as adumbrative lament.
He allegedly discussed with them the idea of detonating a nuclear or radiological bomb in the United States. The Missing Padilla Video
The two nuclear-powered vessels limped home as both navies launched top-level inquiries. The Sun
For more than two decades, the United States government has been attempting to develop a plan for the storage of high-level nuclear wastes.
Alice played a clear note on the flute, picked up the piccolo and tried it.
Every protestation that she should go on this outing was clearly a plea for her to stay and resist the invitation.
What if a hijacked plane hit a nuclear power plant, what if bioterrorists infected burger bars, what if we were flooded with smallpox?
Clear information boards indicate the location of different types of trees which include Persian, Japanese and black walnut trees, coastal and dawn redwoods, cedar of Lebanon, atlas and deodar cedars, and swamp cypresses.
Du fwhat we cud, we cud not make some av th 'silly fules kape back clear av th' danger-zone -- wimmin an 'all, bedad! The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police
The orchestrated escort and the accompanying police violence in clearing the picket reflected the involvement of city based police, the local constabulary having been cooperative with the workers.
An hour later dawn had come, and as the early morning mist cleared every man could see that the cre st they had reached was a false one. IN LOVE AND WAR
Allow the soup to sit for at least half an hour and then strain out all the vegetables to leave a clear broth. Times, Sunday Times
There had to be very clear indications of joint working.
This is a clear demonstration of how technology has changed.
But although there was a scare with my first sample being clear, as we'd only just arrived, my second proved that I, along with the entire Sunday Herald table, was completely ratted and therefore allowed to keep the trophy.
Swelling and bloating are often less troublesome if you avoid adding extra salt to food and steer clear of smoked meats and ready-cooked meals. The Sun
This book is clearly a labour of love. The Times Literary Supplement
The controls clearly show which speed is suitable for which task, with a great number and variety of options. Times, Sunday Times
Unless the context is made very clear, the reader or hearer cannot be sure whether such an expression as ‘fulsome praise’ is meant in the sense ‘generous in amount, extent’ or in the sense Perry suggests.
That's as clear an admission as one could hope for that the entire exercise is disingenuous.
However, it is clear that asbestos flock falls within that definition.
I am never quite clear on whether all this is sartorial or sardonicDads way of announcing that he used to be a punker but is now a middle-school English teacher, or if becoming a teacher has actually turned my dad into this genuine throwback. Excerpt: If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Reading makes a full amn, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man.
We clearly need to replace the name ascribed to those whose ideology got us into this situation in the first place: the Neoconservatives. Making Sense of the News: Time To Update Some Terms
By the time we had got the boat to the waist, the ship had filled with water, and was going down on her beam-ends: we shoved our boat as quickly as possible from the plank-shear ** A timber around a vessel's hull at deck line. into the water, all hands jumping in her at the same time, and launched off clear of the ship. The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told
This candidate is clearly superior.
This is unsatisfying in many respects, for, as should be clear at this point, we often need to nontrivially reason about theories which Impossible Worlds
As he professorially cleared his throat ( "Well, you know, I …"), a sharp laugh erupted from Hillary, who exclaimed, "I want to hear this! How He Did It
The majority reasoning was most clearly expressed by Justice Hayne.
Finally, dissatisfaction with housing conditions produced schemes for slum clearance or improvement and substantial house-building programmes.
Specialty disciplines, such as chemical physics and quantum, bioorganic, polymer, radiation, and nuclear chemistry, are available within the four major areas.
It's not clear who actually pulled the trigger.
Lycoth cleared a path by whirling his two battleaxes.
The most obvious of these powers is that of the demolition and clearance of housing that is deemed unfit for human habitation. Introduction to Social Administration in Britain
Outlook for tomorrow and Sunday: Mainly dry and mild, with sunny intervals after clearance of any early mist or fog.
I didn't really like this new Annabelle at all: she wasn't her old friendly self, she was hostile, brash and rude and she clearly held a large grudge towards me.
Clearly, this is a river bank and it is not unusual to see rats on a river bank.
What became clear was just how many brides found it disheartening. The Sun
High vehicles must take an alternative route because of low clearance under the bridge.
There is now no clear party policy. Times, Sunday Times
His arrival clearly puts a huge question mark against the future of the present team captain.
She described at last with extraordinary clearness, which is so often seen, though only for a moment, in such overwrought states, how Ivan had been nearly driven out of his mind during the last two months trying to save “the monster and murderer,” his brother. The Brothers Karamazov
The actors and actresses spoke well - the entire dialogue was very lucid and clear.
First he was writing, then he was hiking, then he went to Argentina to clear his head and drive along the coast (a two mile narrow strip overlooking the intercoastal waterway, hardly scenic). Sanford visiting family in Sullivan's Island
And after rewinding the film and watching it without any adrenaline to threaten our objectivity, it became pretty clear that during this year of epic passing, San Francisco played one of the greatest defensive games in playoff history. OK, Now That Was a Defense
In addition to information about glassified waste from national defense projects, such as plutonium production at Hanford, DOE also is interested in information that could be useful if the nation decides to reprocess commercial nuclear fuel and then glassify the waste from reprocessing. The Seattle Times
Whether or not delegates were so tightly bound by their constituents and the record is by no means clear, they acted as if they were, holding firmly to their preconvention positions. Ratification
It was not light enough to see things clearly.
They also have abandoned past pledges and now threaten first use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states.
Sadly what he calls'the paucity of evidence and excess of speculative interpretation' is unlikely to clear the air. The Times Literary Supplement
How that rule would apply to those currently incarcerated is unclear, but in any event, the benefits of this ethically questionable legislation would arguably be minimal. News Item
He is clearly enthused by the proJect. Times, Sunday Times
These parameters are influenced by the plasma clearance, volume of distribution and bioavailability of the drug.
It's Thursday folks, and clearly my "uploading slowly all afternoon" was kiboshed yesterday. Great Guelph Photos and Cool Blog Links by Creative Guelphites
Through the open doorway, he heard the voice of Aline Fulke but her words were unclear.
Equally clearly, in these circumstances the quantity of will be a constraint upon.
The antidote is intended to protect residents from radioactive fallout from any missile attack on the nuclear station.
The roads are clear, and the Lexus purrs into life as we speed through the winter mist to stake-out the suspect.
The morons do not even protect the exposed steel with paint - and something as simple and old-fashioned as using galvanized bolts in the first place is clearly way beyond their ken.
Are these examples clear, or is there a degree of imprecision in the case law?
Among techniques clearly described to us is his camerawork, which is presented during an early description of the symptoms of anxiety: nausea, shaking, loss of balance and distorted vision. Mike says ANTI-CHRIST is shocking, disgusting, frightening and will leave you feeling uncomfortable. But that’s kind of the point! | Obsessed With Film
I am clearly an unorganized slattern of the worst sort.. Updatery
There was a sense of disorganisation at times, as in the 20th minute when Gabriel Heinze pumped an innocuous-looking high ball towards the penalty area which Brown and Smalling both went to clear and then left to one another. Chris Smalling helps make a shaky case for Manchester United's defence
It is not clear what will happen if opposition parties decide to boycott the Parliament session again today.
In the Windhoek area, the generally calm weather of the past few days has been accompanied by clear, still nights.
The origin of the name "kazoo," however, is unclear. American Profile
You'll have to clear it with management.
With the clearing of forests and the spread of farming, the cowbird's range expanded north and east.
CORONATION Street has been cleared of inciting crime after an arson plot sparked a flurry of complaints. The Sun
The lesson is clear: good manners, fair treatment and a lack of guile are good for business. Times, Sunday Times
Also called ionized (or charged) gas, plasma can be as common as in fluorescent light bulbs or exotic in the extreme, as a thermonuclear explosion. India eNews
The space, surfaces, and materials were coordinated to deliver clear and vibrant sound from unamplified individual instruments and voices.
The house clearance, which will be filmed for the television show, will be held between 1.30 pm and 5pm.
Since 1975, landmines have killed over a million people, far outstripping the deaths caused by those well-publicized bugaboos, nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
When they start in on showing you a parade of verses so vague that they could mean anything, point out that the word "abortion" does not occur anywhere in that verse and ask them to show you something clearer, a specific reference to abortion or a single use of the word anyplace in the book. AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
The inn we occupied had one of these porches: Madame Barbot, our landlady, and her maid, were both dressed in Breton costume, with lace-trimmed embroidered caps and aprons of fine muslin, clear-starched and ironed with a perfection which the most accomplished "blanchisseuse du fin" of Paris would find it difficult to surpass. Brittany & Its Byways
From the first maxiskirt look, it was clear Richard Chai was on a healthy trajectory. Jim Shi: New York Fashion Week, Day One: BCBG Max Azria, Richard Chai Love, Vena Cava, Ports 1961 & L.A.M.B. (PHOTOS)
The House voted to impose a one-year moratorium on nuclear testing.
The preacher pushed his plate away and Lottie rose to clear the table.
Biden and Mullen do not seem to understand also, that the United States, its Arab allies and all its interests in the Middle East (meaning oil supply) would be "imperiled" when Iran has nuclear weapons. Israelated - English Israel blogs
David's summation is simple: "In the very decade when it's clear that new antibiotics must be developed the industry has stopped developing them. Family Affair
As a telemarketing Sales Wolf, my conscious is always clear. Archive 2007-03-01
Despite her measured tone, June is clearly enraged as well as grief stricken. The Sun
And he warned Teheran it faces ever increasing sanctions if it refuses to suspend nuclear enrichment.
So maybe BP isn't the best example yet, but clearly businesses that embrace principles of social entrepreneurship--discovering how to "unstick" society when it has gotten stuck, by changing the system--are having widespread impact in making the new buzzphrase "social value" the litmus test for success for not only social entrepreneurs but profit-oriented businesses, too. Marian Salzman: Reinvention, Part II
You both reacted in different ways to what was clearly a really tough period of strain. The Sun
Only when I had repented, that is to say, when I had ceased to look upon myself as a regular man, and had begun to regard myself as a man exactly like every one else, -- only then did my path become clear before me. What to Do?
The preceding locution is established Mazzinian; the following clearly mine. Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle
Willoughby in outwearying: she asked herself how much she had gained by struggling: -- every effort seemed to expend her spirit's force, and rendered her less able to get the clear vision of her prospects, as though it had sunk her deeper: the contrary of her intention to make each further step confirm her liberty. Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
At another, it looked like a house clearance had been done.
nonobvious" too easy a standard to meet. 7 It is unclear, however, whether that judgment will produce concrete effects on actual practices of patent grants and litigation. The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind
Island on the L.S. is one of the worst quick or moveing sand bars Which I have Seen, notwithstanding all our precaustons to Clear the Sands and pass between them (which was the way we were compd. to pass, from the immence Current & falling banks on the S. S.) the Boat Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806
The patrons' tables are constantly resupplied with clear, cool, tart pomegranate juice and hot, flat white bread extracted with long-handled wooden spatulas from the ovens through openings in the walls.
Only in 1920 after Moscow cleared Russian chauvinists out of leadership of the Ukrainian Communist Party did the new Soviet administration seriously address aspirations for self-determination.
He was clearly out-of-place, the only one in a tie, and as monosyllabic as a teenager during most of the persiflage.
The horse cleared the fence with inches to spare.
He heard the voice as clearly as if it had been whispered in his ear, a hollow, sepulchral voice. THE SERPENT'S MARK
The first half had ended goalless with few clear-cut chances. Times, Sunday Times
Well, clearly, to be murder in the first degree in California, it has to be willful, deliberate or premeditated.
The publication of Quantum Leaps is not a fluke; rather it is an exceptionally clear manifestation of the taint, stigma, and taboo surrounding the paranormal.
Use your noddle - clear the shelves before you paint the cupboard!
If the TV shows that someone has clearly made a dive, the FA should invoke a new rule, requiring that player to wear a red armband for the rest of the season.
Before the conversion of Granby House, it was not clear how this could be done without incurring enormous expense.
And it became clear that he was not, apparently, the only person struggling to sell the furniture of a literary great. Times, Sunday Times
But there is pressure for him to step aside now to clear the air of animosity that hangs over the agency.
Moth orchids should be repotted in spring but only into a very slightly larger, clear plastic pot. The Sun
JFK is forced to handle political dealings, serial killing gangs and defend the isolated building from a nuclear strike.
The link between a specific shoot and a specific root is not clear, but each has a part to play in the overall growth and nourishment of the plant.
The inequity of allowing windfall profits to be appropriated by private landholders can thus be demonstrated more clearly than in George's day.
Rather, he appears to have seen it as an organon for the acquisition of knowledge from unquestionable first principles; in addition he wanted to use it in order to help make clear the epistemic foundations on which our knowledge rests. Saving Prostitutes in Sevilla
To improve the ambience of the village, they cleared the wild growth and widened the roads.
Marginal and fragile lands cleared for export crop production rapidly become infertile and erosion prone.
The traditional value of the blades was clearly recognized by their Aboriginal ‘collectors’, who sought to exploit it by hafting a resin handle in the traditional way.
It's clearly prophesied in the Holy Scriptures.
Follow the river upstream from the weir for about two hundred yards and you will come to a clearing.
As the IPCC report made clear, many of the models disagree even on the sign of the change in rainfall over much of the globe, especially for winter projections. 2010 March 12 | Serendipity
But the possible bolters are there, too: two 18-year-olds in Sam Harrison and Laura Trott, both clearly being fast-tracked towards London with a view to riding in the omnium, and a more outside bet in the 20‑year‑old Welshwoman Dani King, who has a chance of a place in the women's team pursuit just a month after her first appearance at a World Cup. Team GB's young pretenders make a bolt for London 2012 Olympic places
Please print your name clearly in the top right hand corner of the page.
Orozco-Estrada may have been too indulgent of her slow adagio, but her clear vision of the final rondo again underlined a real artist in the making. Vienna Tonkünstler/Andrés Orozco-Estrada – review
A rocky shore almost certainly provides a clearer echo than a sandy slope or mud flat.
Before being freed, she was fitted with a special leg ring bearing unique identification marks, which can be clearly seen through binoculars.
Having to stand upright, dip to serve drinks and perch on the edge of chairs all night is clearly a workout in itself. The Sun
However, Capt Amarinder Singh had also made it clear that Act also envisaged termination of all other agreements relating to Ravi-Beas waters and to discharge Punjab government from the obligations hereunder.
Mares which are in the ambivalent early stages of estrus or which are mistakenly in diestrus pose a clear safety threat in close quarters. TheHorse.com News
Clear-cut clinical evidence of a hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus should be present, such as respiratory distress, a continuous murmur, a hyperactive precordium, cardiomegaly and pulmonary plethora on chest x-ray. THE MEDICAL NEWS
It was clear, even before publication, that the book would be a success.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority, he strayed into a two-mile wide no-fly zone over Heysham nuclear power station.
Be assertive without being aggressive and be clear about what you want. The Sun
The absence of a clear understanding about those root causes largely explains why several would-be peace agreements ended up dishonoured or discarded.
It is very good to have such a clear and unequivocal statement.
Combined with customers who would steer clear of Detroit brands because of uncertainty surrounding maintenance warranties, a messy bankruptcy could have have kicked off a vicious downward spiral that could have ended in liquidation and enormous job losses. Wonk Room » If We Had Let GM Go Bankrupt Last November, We Could Have Lost Another Million Jobs
There are obvious logistical problems involved in protesting outside such a facility, and it was clear from the outset that the protest was not going to reach the giddy heights of previous campaigns.
¿No es cierto, ángel de amor, Oh, my angel of love, do you see que en esta apartada orilla that on this secluded shore más pura la luna brilla the moon shines clear and pure Don Juan Tenorio
From his observation and writings, it is clear that the structures of intelligence and feelings begin to evolve during infancy.
If you don't know what a carcake is which you probably don't, because as far as I know I invented the term, it's a great big loaf of snow that sits atop a motor vehicle after a snowstorm which the driver was either unable or unwilling to clear. The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Cakes and Cheese
She claimed that nuclear power was the most environmentally safe form of energy.
The site must be completely cleared and made safe for children.
It will produce electricity more cheaply than a nuclear plant.
Many of the pictures and symbols were helpful to the Democrats 'cause: a family that clearly was from the real America -- Wallace and Bobby, his parents; a wife, Elizabeth, who looks like the kind of unpretentious person who doesn't mind celebrating her anniversary at Wendy's; a demure daughter and two towheaded tots. Digital Dispatches
I was told she would be at the meeting, but clearly I was misinformed.
Most plants sold through garden centres have their heat factor stated clearly on the label.
His fleshless snout made stunted attempts at movement while he spoke, though his speech was clear and articulated.
We are using the term 'featured' because we want to make it clear to people that they're seeing content from a Page or person they have chosen to connect to. Gizmodo
Chose a clear day to mend a broken fence covered in a climber, as it will be a time-consuming job to untie and untangle the plant.
Stuck between the pages of the book was a loose sheet of paper, folded in four, and crisp and white, clearly not old like the book.
The back section is fitted with the nuclear reactor, which powers the submarine. Times, Sunday Times
Everything was explained in it -- everything made clear; and gradually she realised the natural, strong and pardonable craving of the rich, unloved man, to seek out for himself some means whereby he might leave all his world's gainings to one whose kindness to him had not been measured by any knowledge of his wealth, but which had been bestowed upon him solely for simple love's sake. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches
The most important was that "surprises' were exceedingly dangerous in the nuclear age. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century
They recognized that getting the nuclear genie back in the bottle was nigh impossible.
Many of them clearly enjoyed a traditional expatriate life of abandoned debauchery.
But Mühlemann is clearly pushing hard to restore the group's lost luster.
It was only requisite for my understanding clearly to discern, to be convinced of the insuperability of this obstacle. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
The department would also help people who had suffered the consequences of fire, resulting from uncleared invasive alien vegetation, to take civil action against those responsible.
Indeed, it was not at all clear that Eisenhower and Khrushchev could control the hardliners in their own countries.
Simmons and Torre are clearly inferior to the other ten catchers and would rank 11 th and 12 th, respectively, in my book.
Action and feeling are expressed through gesture and movement, the meaning of which is usually very clear.
Since I clearly am still unable to accomplish the feat of bilocation, the bank was most cooperative. Ripped off Prevention Tactics
We cannot settle for non-proliferation or a nuclear freeze. Times, Sunday Times
The implications of the refusal of the hand are clear and yet beautifully understated.
I know exactly what you mean," Data said, clearing the evidence of last night's carousal into the recycler. The Beast That Resembles A Poem(A Handy Resource for Architects,Engineers, and Students)
A talented winemaker whose drinking wine of the moment is Shiraz, Debbie has a clear idea about the wine that she likes to produce and the wine she likes to drink.
This can entail harming companies that would be as efficient and as effective as Google is in these areas but for their limited access to consumers, creating a clear violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act, of American law on monopolization, and on European competition law. Eric K. Clemons: One Click Away? Maybe and Maybe Not
Very soon they had passed from the realisation that in them and through them a new world of giantry shaped itself in the earth, from the contemplation of the great struggle between big and little, in which they were clearly destined to participate, to interests at once more personal and more spacious. The Food of the Gods and how it came to Earth
A small deer stood on the edge of the clearing.
Please clear your books away so that I can serve dinner.
Such an intention must be clearly manifested by unmistakable and unambiguous language.
The plates were kept under a clear, acrylic cover to reduce evaporation.
It was a garden with trees of freshest green and ripe fruits of yellow sheen; and its birds were singing clear and keen and nils ran wimpling through the fair terrene. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
It should already be clear that it was Mariana, rather than Suarez, who might be called the forebear of John Locke's theory of popular consent and the continuing superiority of the people to the government. LewRockwell.com
Kryszalowicz hares down the left wing and the ball is cleared by Frechaut for a throw.
The judge, clearly no law-and-order zealot, is quoted as saying, I was brought up in the era of Just William. Stromata Blog:
Details of how the Pond of Safety Forest will be managed are still being hammered into place, but a skeletal framework is clear.
Early in his essay, the editor makes it clear that his warning is against all autarchs.
If you are defending your business to your banker "after" filing the S-1, you had a clear sequencing problem.
The law also offers former exiles, political prisoners and relatives of the victims the option to apply to a committee to clear their names. Times, Sunday Times
It might therefore seem clear, whatever else is the case, that Descartes conceives of knowledge as advancing truth.
When the ammonia fog cleared, they found meth, guns, stolen property, and a huge cache of pseudoephedrine pills.

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