How to Use instrumentality in a Sentence
instrumentality
noun
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The instrumentality of one-party rule in the crusade against evil has great appeal.
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The Economist,
18 Jan. 2018
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The selection of a K has less to do with reality, and more with instrumentality.
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Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
5 Aug. 2013
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And part of it is for some instrumentality to engage in the open labor market operations referenced above.
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Robert Hockett,
Forbes,
1 Feb. 2022
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Neither is the zoo, a part of the Smithsonian Institution, which is a federal trust instrumentality created by Congress but not a part of the legislative branch.
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James V. Grimaldi,
WSJ,
11 Aug. 2022
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However, the tax credit is not available for state and local governments (and their instrumentalities) and for small businesses who take small business loans like the Paycheck Protection Program.
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Anne Sraders,
Fortune,
17 May 2020
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Williams was booked with illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities.
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Greg Larose,
NOLA.com,
19 June 2017
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Investments in the Funds are not deposits or obligations of any bank, not insured or guaranteed by any governmental agency or instrumentality.
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Stephen Wilmot,
WSJ,
29 Aug. 2017
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A president also could not receive royalties from foreign book sales if the purchases came from a foreign government instrumentality, such as a foreign public university, the lawyers said.
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Larry Neumeister,
The Seattle Times,
9 June 2017
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Under an instrumentality perspective, people are degraded as pure tools whose function is to facilitate others’ goal achievement.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes,
3 June 2022
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Due to a unique relationship with member cities, the Community Partnership on Aging is deemed to be a governmental instrumentality and is therefore recognized as a nonprofit organization.
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Maria Shine Stewart,
cleveland,
14 Dec. 2021
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But, by implanting microchips into humans, no instrumentality is required.
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Paul Sassone,
chicagotribune.com,
3 Aug. 2017
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Furthermore, Lenin had bequeathed the terroristic instrumentalities to his successor.
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James Freeman,
WSJ,
8 Aug. 2017
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According to Wang, instrumentality is a dimension of objectification.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes,
3 June 2022
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