Selected Phrases for Preambulary Clauses

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1 Selected Phrases for Preambulary Clauses Present (imperfect) Acknowledging Acting Adopting Affirming Approving Bearing in mind Believing Calling upon Considering Contemplating Convincing Commending Declaring Deploring Desiring Determining Devoting Disturbing Emphasizing Encouraging Past (perfect) Having acknowledged Having acted Having adopted Having affirmed Having approved Having borne in mind Having believed Having called upon Having considered Having contemplated Having convinced or Convinced Having commended Having declared Having deplored Having desired Having determined or determined Having devoted or Having devoted attention Disturbed or Deeply disturbed Having emphasized Having encouraged or encouraged

2 Examining Expecting Expressing appreciation or Expressing its appreciation Expressing concern or Expressing its concern Expressing serious concern Expressing satisfaction or Expressing its satisfaction Fulfilling Hearing Keeping in mind Noting Observing Reaffirming Realizing Recalling Receiving Recognizing Referring Regarding Regretting Reiterating Responding Having examined Having expected Having expressed appreciation or Having expressed its appreciation Having expressed concern Having expressed serious concern Having expressed satisfaction or Having expressed its satisfaction Having fulfilled Having heard Having kept in mind Having noted Having observed Having reaffirmed Having realized Having recalled Having received Having recognized Having referred Having regarded or Having regard Having regretted Having reiterated Having responded

3 Seeking Stressing Studying Taking into account Taking into consideration Taking note Underlining Underscoring Viewing Welcoming Having sought Having stressed Having studied Having taken into account Having taken into consideration Having taken note Having underlined Having underscored Having viewed Having welcomed Common Participial Modifiers: "Further" and "also" are frequently used before or after any of the present and past participles to provide additional contexts. (For example: recalling, further recalling, recalling further, also recalling, recalling also, also recalling further, further recalling also). "with appreciation" or "with concern" or "with regret" or "with approval" are occasionally appended to various participles, for example, Noting with appreciation or Recalling with concern. "Deeply" can precede the participle to extend the meaning even more, for example, Deeply concerned or Deeply convinced. "Alarmed, Aware, Concerned, Conscious, Confident, Guided by, and Mindful" are actually adjectives but are treated exactly the same as normal participles from common use in these resolutions over the years although not grammatically correct. Selected Phrases for Operative Clauses Word/Phrase Purpose Accepts Affirms Appoints Approves to receive with appreciation to support or uphold the validity to designate an individual to fill an office To officially or formally consent

4 Asserts Authorizes Calls for Calls upon Commends Condemns Confirms Congratulates Considers Decides Declares Demands Deplores Designates Determines Draws the attention Emphasizes Encourages Endorses Expresses Invites Looks forward to Notes Proclaims Reaffirms Recommends Regrets Reiterates Reminds Requests to state or express positively to grant permission to request the undertaking of a particular activity to request an undertaking by someone to express approval to express strong disapproval to make binding; to ratify to acknowledge an accomplishment to think carefully about to settle conclusively all contention or uncertainty to state emphatically or authoritatively to ask for urgently or peremptorily to express strong disapproval to select and set aside for a specific purpose to reach a decision to focus or attract to give emphasis to or stress to inspire with hope, courage, or confidence to give approval or support to set forth in words to ask for the presence or participation to think of a future event with favorable anticipation to observe carefully or notice to announce officially to affirm or assert again to give good advice or counsel to feel disappointment to say once again to cause to remember to express a desire

5 Resolves Stresses Supports Takes note Transmits Trusts Unequivocally condemns Urges Welcomes to make a final determination intended to conclude a matter to place emphasis to provide for or maintain to observe carefully or notice to send from one person, thing, or place to another to have confidence in someone a clear and unambiguous expression of disapproval to advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval to receive or accept gladly Common Verbal Modifiers: "Further" and "also" are frequently used before or after any of these verbs to provide additional contexts. (For example: welcomes, further welcomes, welcomes further, also welcomes, welcomes also, also welcomes further, further welcomes also). "with appreciation" or "with concern" or "with regret" or "with approval" are occasionally appended to various participles, for example, Notes with appreciation or Recalls with concern. Compiled By Douglas E. Greathouse, MA.