Meaning of Summing-up | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“There and then, have⟳ I often heard,[…], above all, (nam supereminet omnes) the calm, dignified, and elegant summings-up, of Lord Mansfield: delivered in “silver tones,” that / “Rose like⟳ a steam of rich distill’d perfumes, / And stole upon the air.” / which were heard with a silence “still as death;” and never failed to fascinate, though they might not always convince⟳.”

““[…] And now, having convinced you all to my way of thinking, I will leave⟳ the case in the hands of our wise and competent judge⟳.” / “Wait⟳,” said Uncle Charley; “I believe⟳ the captains are usually allowed a sort⟳ of summing-up speech, are they not?” / “They are in this case, anyway,” said Patty. “Mr. Elliott will please⟳ go ahead with his summing-up.””

“The film’s complexity arises from the narrators’ conflicting judgments, their summing-ups of Kane.”

“I will not attempt⟳ to sum up their summing-ups, but will nevertheless hazard certain conclusions - necessarily of a somewhat subjective nature.”

“In the first two appeals the judges had to cope with the new provisions without guidance. Their summing-ups were defective and the appeals must be allowed.”

“But who should judge⟳ the judges? (other judges probably), should their judgements be appraised? (probably not) and should the durations of their summing-ups be measured? (also probably not).”

“The obituaries and public conversations surrounding timely movie star deaths work⟳ as summings-up, final assessments of worth before the dirt hits the cultural coffin lid.”

““Everybody is lonely because you’re meant to be alone” is one of the many lamentable summings-up in this distressing chronicle of poor Elvira’s final days.”

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