How To Use Patently In A Sentence

The treatment is patently not working.
The university has falsely combined these patently contradictory goals, making opaque the real differences between them.
Separate Baptists essentially remained Calvinist in their soteriology but were patently aggressive in their evangelism and missiology.
What the Vatican II Fathers said on this subject is readily understood, not as a patently absurd claim that Muslims believe God is three coeternal, coessential, and coequal Persons, but as a simple acknowledgement of those few matters of faith where Muslims agree with the Truth. Tissier de Mallerais speaks The details of the doctrinal talks
The treatment is patently not working.

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This account of seemingly genuine claimants, reckless pretenders, daffy charlatans and patently mad pretenders to the French crown is the stuff of high farce.
From describing the Iraqi insurgency as being in its "last throes" (when it was patently just getting revved up for its second throes) to calling the acceptability of waterboarding a "no-brainer" (when even the people who conduct it say that the information it yields cannot be relied upon), he continues to defend the indefensible with the implausible and the discredited. Ellis Weiner: International Man of Mystery
So clumsy, so unmilitary, so patently allergic to soldierly duty except where it kept him with his beloved wireles set. IN LOVE AND WAR
We don't want it be used by a small number of people who may use the opportunity of public hearings under privilege to make patently untruthful allegations.
This annual death toll amounts to 10 million - a patently unsustainable figure.
To pass 500 in your first innings but lose, and for a seventh time in eight championship games at that, is patently demoralising.
It's patently obvious that he doesn't care.
We strongly disagree with the federalcourt ruling because the premise of the ruling is that the blind ofAmerica are being unlawfully made victims of discrimination becausewe lack "meaningful access" to paper money, which is patentlyuntrue. Font geeks, unite!
You could go back perhaps, he hasarded, still thinking of the very unpleasant scene at Westland Row terminus when it was perfectly evident that the other two, Mulligan, that is, and that English tourist friend of his, who eventually euchred their third companion, were patently trying as if the whole bally station belonged to them to give Ulysses
They were young, good-looking and although their music undoubtedly had a pop crossover appeal, they were patently ‘real’ country, with fiddles and banjos and dobros to the fore.
It's patently designed to pour scorn on the English judicial process and courtroom procedure as unreliable systems, leading guiltless men to end up in prison.
Even the most obvious and patently true observation therefore runs the risk of appearing condescending, arrogant or snobbish.
this strikes me as patently false! known direct samples of the mantle at or near the moho are at slow spreading ridges (where both serpentinite and unhydrous mantle rocks are found) and by xenolith (to my knowledge, no serpentinite xenolith has ever been described). At it Again
I don't know where the spec ops soldier gets off on saying the Canadians don't dismount on foot patrol..this is patently untrue,and if you have seen the combat videos,Canadas' mantra has been/will be aggressive patrolling..always has been..where has this greener beaner been? What was the Minister of National Defence thinking?
In any case, Lucy's claims that she'd escaped detection for three years in cramped quarters occupied by 450 men, where the toilets were a couple of open-air perches at the ship's beakhead, and where the regulations of the day required all Marines to strip, bathe, and dress in the presence of a commanding officer responsible for checking frequently on their physical condition, were patently ridiculous. Countdown
It was a statement that was patently false, and an embarrassing public demonstration of his weakness as university leader.
The opposition between "experimentalism" and "craftsmanship" is patently obvious, of course, and we know before reading the rest of the review that we ought to avoid Lutz because he isn't a "craftsman. Book Reviewing
And his best argument for keeping our overextended army in a civil warzone is absolutely, patently absurd. Archive 2007-05-01
Just in case it's not patently obvious to you why becoming a multiorgasmic man is a Good Thing, here are some reasons (or just watch the video below): Dr. Alex Benzer: How to Be a Multiorgasmic Man, Pt 1
He has not even pushed Congress to scrap the most repressive, loathful and patently unconstitutional features of the Bush's anti-terrorist policies. Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Is a Huge Stretch
Eventually, both stories converge in an action-packed finale straight out of the Hollywood playbook (not to mention patently absurd in so many ways that it boggles the mind).
The mischievous nature of U. S. policy came out patently on the issue of Russian gas supplies to Ukraine.
Its crew looked pleased to be liberated from a rainy shift, and patently admired the neat little jet they were obliged to shepherd off the runway in as much safety as tanks full of avgas allowed. TOO MANY MURDERS
Of the East Coast mob, we had Stefan Pearson (he of the also wonderful "The Bogle's Bargain", also in Nova Scotia) with an extract from his patently mad novel set in the mad teuchter land of Kinlochbogle (or wherever the hell it is), titled "My First Shag", but dealing with something entirely different from what you'd expect. Archive 2005-12-01
This utopian sentiment, patently present in the banausic sentimentality of lyrics in popular music, combines with the notion of uniform moral space to render the specificity of religious and political roles opaque.
Bauman patently sees no place for himself in a media world that insists on drumming the tedious rhythms of consumerism into the public psyche.
Her interest in Were and his ilk was now explained, the reason for her uninterest in him patently clear. THE PROMISE IN A KISS
This plan (to travel around the world) is unnecessary and patently unjustifiable in this time of economic crisis.
The world in general, and the book trade in particular, is unfair, unjust, and patently absurd in its workings.
We just hope he's got it right, since it is abundantly obvious that this gormless trio will just go on doing as they are told even if to the eye of a professional builder, it is patently stupid.
The two armies have patently failed to form a joint command.
He is patently too self-conscious, too overwhelmed by the self-evident foolishness of the whole business.
After some back-and-forth between the FCC and WBAI, the FCC released in 1975 a declaratory order concerning the broadcast of “indecent” language, defining “indecent” as words that describe “in terms patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards sexual or excretory activities and organs at times of the day when there is a reasonable risk that children may be in the audience.” Last Words
They claimed compensation for damages (no issue of criminal liability was raised; this was patently a case of civil litigation).
The idea that our arguments and ideas are indefensible is patently ridiculous.
it is all patently nonsense
Victory over Celtic this afternoon would ease the strain he is patently under.
In short, the Court should not permit a patently illegal sales process to go forward.
I wouldn't care so much except that in the eyes of many this rubbish is the supposed figurehead of all forward-thinking science fiction, and that is patently false. Is he dead Jim?
Your statement was patently ridiculous, and I can't help but wonder who fed you such information.
Over the weekend, the NYT's hand wringing editorial over the "corporatization" of university research has sparked debate in the patent community see Patently-O, Patent Docs, Patent Hawk, IPBiz. Archive 2008-09-01
To say that the proposal has no disadvantages at all is patently untrue.
There needs to be a lot more debate and consideration of the nature of such a standard: the naive idea that an insufficient technology could be adopted as the sole standard even though it patently did not support the features required by the market dominating products (and putting aside any issues of whether ODF 1.0 and Office 2007 could have been better aligned, which is a different issue.) New: All Things O'Reilly
They all patently love and cherish the objects entrusted to them by Victorian philanthropists and municipal benefactors.
It's no surprise that Ronda Storms, who has made the news with her anti-gay tirades and other crazy-ass antics, is behind this patently unconstitutional stunt; she's probably jealous that Michele Bachmann is getting all of the national attention as the current right-wing nutball and she wants to get in on the action. Jesus Christ On a Plate
The FCC definition of indecency focuses on language deemed patently offensive by community broadcast standards.
He patently ignored obvious contradictions in order to support the line of argument of Opel management.
Which means the US Empire is already on the wane - bad news for George W. Bush, who patently enjoys being Emperor.
Lately he's been an authority on patently grotesque facial hair patterns.
The idea that every garment would have internet access is so patently ludicrous you couldn't make it up.
There are cases in the eastern States where plaintiffs have succeeded, notwithstanding the risks involved have been patently obvious.
Swapo is patently unpracticed in the ways of democracy, and so it is a learning process they have undertaken.
And they can then jump on it and hold it up as a prime example of how all those fags and feminazis and blacks, all those radicals and activists and liberals, are all full of patently whacky ideas and bound into an irrationalist groupthink. More on Cultural Appropriation
Ultimately, when the assets have been devalued and it is quite patently clear that those who end up in control are incompetent, they will pass to someone else at a gross undervalue.
That this unobservant, naïve and unresourceful ditz is supposed to be a covert C.I.A. operative, assigned to trace the flow of money from Islamic charities in Marrakech to terrorist groups, is patently absurd, as is the trajectory of the plot, which abruptly moves from the subjects of house parties and romantic triangles to those of rendition and torture. An Amazon.com Books Blog featuring news, reviews, interviews and guest author blogs.
(Rutland is so patently irritated, that Margaret lingers in the doorway to enjoy.) THEFT
The word “ro mantic,” though lately come into vogue, patently did not function as a rallying cry since it signified too many different things (e.g., “anticlassical” to Friedrich Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Unfortunately, people like this will be holding up traffic for hours while the med techs patently wait for them to exsanguinate. The Volokh Conspiracy » Fined for Inadequate Insurance
`Isn't it patently obvious that our paths are already divinely interwoven ? ULTIMATE PRIZES
Her explanation was patently ridiculous.
Serena, in particular, was patently overweight and pictures of her larger-than-life figure were splashed across every newspaper in the land.
It's patently absurd not to wear a coat in such cold weather.
But the cancellation is patently a deliberate snub.
All the same, this statement is patently untrue.
It's patently absurd not to wear a coat in such cold weather.
He made his displeasure patently obvious.
It was patently obvious that he was lying.
Gareth found the trick almost as odious as Romira did, but the tension it reflected was patently clear. A DAYSTAR OF FEAR
There is patently no legitimate overriding purpose independent of invidious racial discrimination which justifies this classification.
This was not helped by the fact that the new Parliament was patently not ready for the occasion.
A great deal is known about human heredity—enough to make eugenical sterilization a safe policy, provided the standards for sterilization apply only to the most patently degenerate individuals who are definitely demonstrated to be cacogenic. Second Glance
Call this diseconomies of scale if you must, but it's patently untrue that existing firms are the source of new jobs in America. Andy Grove Shouldn't Lose Faith In Startups
To illustrate: a State might choose to prohibit only that obscenity which is the most patently offensive in its prurience - i.e., that which involves the most lascivious displays of sexual activity.
I'm not overly keen to have patent remedies for the patently irremediable suggested to me.
The suggestion that these leaders are only now drawing closer to Iran as a result of the U.S. drawdown is both patently ridiculous and misleading. Wonk Room
What is democracy if the publics' expressed intentions about an act being done in our name is patently and blatantly ignored? Diann Rust-Tierney: Georgia's Death Penalty: Unequal and Unresponsive
Wesley chuckled and then half-nodded his concurrence, although this was patently not what he'd intended by it at all. BEHINDLINGS
DreamsofProgress says: lux, that is patently and absolutely and unfailingly a dishonest argument. Think Progress » Let The Cameras Roll
Likewise, the Tarzan-like sequences of Lila and the apeman, dubbed "Puff," swinging through the trees in pursuit of one another against a patently artificial rear projection backdrop whose retro obviousness is a throwback to classic Hollywood aesthetics. Archive 2008-12-01
However, performing in front of home crowds that last season averaged over the 2,000 mark patently makes the club a draw.
Someone needs to call him on his patently racist and supremacist world view.
All these items are of importance for true citizenship - Having said all that I do not believe we should be thinking that any but a few are abu hamza types. they patently are not., but the thoughts of some on this wall will certainly make more. Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?
The man did so and Claire watched, appalled, as Bernard patently tried to channel his thoughts in a specific direction. DEATH SPEAKS SOFTLY
In a letter sent to the panel's members on Tuesday, James J. Gerace, president of Verizon's New York region, accused the Communication Workers of America, which represents many of the striking employees, of fomenting a campaign against the contract by disseminating what he called "patently false" information about Verizon's role in the theft charges. NYT > Home Page
Swapo is patently unpracticed in the ways of democracy, and so it is a learning process they have undertaken.
I actually agree with Genoways that there are too many litmags publishing too much perfunctory work, but that these magazines have proliferated because the demand for postmodernism is so insistent seems to me patently absurd. Writing and Publishing
This is patently not an area that has been officially acknowledged.
In the case of most rock bands, of course, this is patently rubbish - they want to sell records.
Patently the jury did not receive a careful instruction of that kind, and the situation was aggravated by the citation of the inadmissible evidence.
My brother's old chocolate lab, charbroiling patently in the late May sun. Blog: May 2009
It's patently obvious that you're in love with her.
Or, as the CDA dictates, should they have to curb their expression -- even certain constitutionally protected speech with redeeming social value like sex education, highfalutin nude art and George Carlin comedy routines -- so that Net-surfing children will not be exposed to so-called patently offensive content? U.S. V. The Internet
It's exaggeration to absurdity, to a point where it obviously, patently is not meant to be taken literally, for crying out loud. Archive 2006-06-01
Why can't we get candor and directness in what is patently obvious to anyone?
Izarra has presented himself as a New World leader in the communications revolution but, apart from setting up TeleSUR to mimic CNN en Espanol throughout South America (and hey, why not the world?), he's aiming to mimic AP, Reuters and UPI (even AFP, Xinhua and DPA) with a non-aligned alignment of state-controlled news agencies to pump the news that the AP, Reuters, UPI et.al. "brotherhood" patently fail to do in their anglophonic First World bias on world events! Nothing has changed since the days of Caesar and Brutus! Et tu!
The fourteen forgave the one, as one who knew not what he did; but their demeanour rather too patently showed that they were forgiving under difficulty; and that it would be as well that this kind of youthful temerariousness was not practised too often. Clayhanger
A little later Balatta had returned, bringing with her a half-dozen women who, unbeautiful as they were, were patently not so unbeautiful as she. THE RED ONE
Says the appeals court: Because Reno holds that a regulation that covers speech that "in context, depicts or describes, in terms patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards, sexual or excretory activities or organs" is unconstitutionally vague, we are skeptical that the FCC's identically-worded indecency test could nevertheless provide the requisite clarity to withstand constitutional scrutiny. Jeff Jarvis: The First Amendment Wins One
That the Prime Minister can not be trusted with confidence is patently clear.
It is patently obvious that the health service is on the point of collapse.
If Cassie had not been so consumed by rage, she would have laughed at this last and patently childish remark.
He gave her a meaningful look, then darted his eyes to the back of Lewis's head and back to Lidia's patently beautiful face.
A penalty with such negligible returns to the state (is) patently excessive and cruel and unusual punishment violative of the Eighth Amendment," he wrote. Justice Stevens to retire from Supreme Court
The umpires called off the game at 3 in the afternoon, with parts of the square patently unfit for play.
Why can't we get candor and directness in what is patently obvious to anyone?
More patently phony moral equivalence from a true believer in the Religion of St. Karl. The Volokh Conspiracy » Libertarian Critiques of AZ Immigration Law
This statement is for reasons already given patently true.
It was patently obvious that she was lying.
Her explanation was patently ridiculous.
The Commission defines indecent speech as language that, in context, depicts or describes sexual or excretory activities or organs in terms patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium. The Volokh Conspiracy » FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Part III: Bono and the FCC’s change of course.
In some cases, commentators make assertions that are patently false.
A pharmacist who failed to seek confirmation of a patently erroneous prescription was for that reason negligent.
Yet the biological metaphor of "bioplasm" is so patently reductive to a materialist paradigm that I'm afraid such thinking remains ultimately limited by its choice of language and metaphor. The epiphenomenal view of mind
My previous job was very high pressure, and this new one patently isn't (see postings passim!) so my levels have fallen, and that's where the throat became infected. This may not be medically sound, so if you know then please put a comment in.
In my view, his evidence is patently absurd, unreasonable, and not remotely believable.
The eight-bar ground is a widely arching and patently melodic tone-row, plus a free bar, answered by its inversion.
They sat there with expressions perplexed, paranoid, perturbed, patently unamused.
It's patently absurd not to wear a coat in such cold weather.
How can he make sounds which are patently musical below the instrument's bridge, for example?
What was morbidly fascinating was the resentful resistance of the other couple to this patently superior lifestyle.
So these people have palavered over and over about it, never noting that the basic projection making the unpleasant forecasts was patently ridiculous. Unpersuasive Argument Against Reforming Social Security, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
Just last week, Sen. Daniel Inouye sent $100,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee so it could air more attacks on me, attacks that have already been called patently false. Catch the Wave: Let’s Win Back Barack Obama’s Home District | RedState
Firstly, anthropologists, unlike classicists, have the societies they study before their very eyes and can hardly ignore the patently magical aspects of demonstrative public ritual.
Not only is it objectionable but it is also patently ridiculous.
Strange how something Kevin assumed was patently ridiculous made perfect sense to me.
He is patently delighted that his story is to be made into a film, any kind of film.
In fact, all sorts of theories and information are surfacing, and it is increasingly clear that many of these assertions and allegations are patently false or unverified.
This was patently not the kind of question he wanted to be asked. BEHINDLINGS
They later claimed that their patently false confessions had been extracted by torture.
The council experimented with this idea in 1986 and cancelled it six months later as patently it did not work.
The Divisional Court compared housing co-operatives to other democratic bodies where a court will interfere only where a decision is patently unreasonable.
The whole idea was patently ridiculous.
But a Chairman who gags his directors betrays a nervous and patently vulnerable company.
It's patently absurd not to wear a coat in such cold weather.
His version of economic determinism -- his theory that commerce usually pacifies-has a long intellectual pedigree and is not patently implausible. European Fudging
VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'India: End of the road for the 123 agreement'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'The U.S. argument that the fuel supply assurances are not legally binding since the 123 Agreement is a framework agreement is patently false. OpEdNews - Quicklink: India: End of the road for the 123 agreement
They all patently love and cherish the objects entrusted to them by Victorian philanthropists and municipal benefactors.
To claim that the NAVY would violate its own policies by administering such chemical compounds is patently ridiculous. Heroes or Villains?
Melville specifically denies at the beginning of his story that it is allegorical - which it patently is.
So clumsy, so unmilitary, so patently allergic to soldierly duty except where it kept him with his beloved wireles set. IN LOVE AND WAR
Such a patently absurd claim deserves to be heaped with ridicule.
Being blamed for not merely inciting, but borderline justifying horrors done to us because of horrors “we've” done to someone else� — with his patently stupid blessings, is the thing he cannot take, because it casts him as not merely bellicose ... but a bellicose buffoon. Look 'Pon The Devil's Brow...An Impossibility...
Smoking is the most romantic suicide possible; it certainly isn't possible to say that smoking is profoundly unfashionable today - it patently is.
"It is patently absurd that you should be able to put a satellite dish up on your house but should have to wrestle with the planning process for small scale microgeneration which is no more obtrusive."
The opposition between "experimentalism" and "craftsmanship" is patently obvious, of course, and we know before reading the rest of the review that we ought to avoid Lutz because he isn't a "craftsman. Book Reviewing
But the stairs on Belden Avenue were not the classroom at F.W. Parker; and my mother was, patently, not the small sea of eighth-graders with whom I parried and thrusted and rubbed elbows every weekday. Elizabeth Boleman-Herring: Just Do It Because I Say So

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