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Examples of nay
nay
With so much still in play, it's hard to say yea or nay to this budget proposal.
From the dailynews.com
We certainly have an obligation, nay, a sacred duty, to give people their voice.
From the dailyherald.com
You know, things we deal with here at CrunchGear on a daily-nay, minutely-basis.
From the techcrunch.com
A completed script allows buyers to say yea or nay in a more definitive fashion.
From the variety.com
Music, nay all creative arts, journalism is a ridiculous idea in the first place.
From the guardian.co.uk
In fact, were I to attempt that, I'd have to write a book, nay, a veritable tome.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Everyone who votes is going to be pretty much voting yay or nay on all of that.
From the online.wsj.com
Are the Bush nay sayer's that unconfident in our scientists to achieve this goal?
From the edition.cnn.com
Nay more, they are reactionary, for they try to roll back the wheel of history.
From the guardian.co.uk
- A negative; "the nays have it"
- Not this merely but also; not only so but; "each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique"
- The ney (Persian: u0646u06CC / u0646u0627u06CCu200Eu200E), is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in Middle Eastern music. In some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. The ney has been played continuously for 4,500u20135,000 years, making it one of the oldest musical instruments still in use.
- A vote against; A person who voted against; no; or even, or more like, or should I say. Introduces a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one
- Egyptian bamboo flute. Also known in Iran as the Ney which has five finger holes.
- Used in Persian and Turkish folk music. This is a Flute from Middle East measuring about 60 cm. It has six finger holes and a thumbhole. Spelled ney in Turkey.
- (1175): No. There is a subtle difference between the two words. No is preemptive and final. Nay is an objection or a negative opinion that could be reversed.
- Or N.A.Y. - Not available yet
- A type of reed-flute.
