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01. The band's music can't really be [classified]; it's both jazz and rock, with a little bit of folk thrown in the mix.
02. The government has announced plans to [classify] videos so that parents will know if a film is okay for young viewers.
03. This data is [classified], and can only be seen with prior authorization.
04. HIV cannot be [classified] as an exclusively sexually-transmitted disease.
05. Of the 12 books I have read this year, I would [classify] at least half of them as complete garbage.
06. The prisoner is [classified] as a dangerous offender, and is not eligible for an early release.
07. Can I have the [classifieds]? I want to see if I can find any ads for a good used car.
08. We put an ad for our old pool table in the [classifieds], and sold it within an hour.
09. The film [classification] "mature" means the movie should not be seen by a person under the age of 14, unless accompanied by an adult.
10. The [classification] of families into nuclear and extended families now seems too limited to describe the many different forms families take in today's society.
11. Skin color is the most commonly used criterion for racial [classifications].
12. Someone once said that science is knowledge which is arranged and [classified] according to truth, facts, and the general laws of nature.
13. George Henry Lewes once stated that science is the systematic [classification] of experience.
14. It has been noted that what is human and the same about the males and females [classified] as Homo Sapiens is much greater than the differences.
15. It was Aristotle who first recognized that the most practical way to [classify] animals was to group them according to their anatomy or their closeness of form and structure.
16. Burns are [classified] as first-, second-, or third-degree depending on their depth.
17. In biology, [classification] is the identification, naming, and grouping of organisms into a formal system.
18. Traffic signs are [classified] by shape, color and the messages printed on them.
19. The nicotine in cigarettes is extremely toxic, and has been [classified] as the most addictive drug in existence.
20. All of the nation of Mali can be [classified] as hot and dry.
21. In the 1980s, the Republic of Chad was [classified] as the poorest county in the world.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • classify — clas‧si‧fy [ˈklæsfaɪ] verb classified PTandPP [transitive] to state officially that something belongs to a particular group or type: classify something as something • a substance that is officially classified as hazardous * * * classify UK US… …   Financial and business terms

  • classify — I verb allocate, allot, analyze, apportion, arrange, assort, brand, break down, catalogue, categorize, class, classify as, codify, collocate, coordinate, correlate, dispose, distinguish, distribute, divide, file, form into classes, grade, group,… …   Law dictionary

  • classify as — index classify, constitute (compose) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Classify — Clas si*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Classified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Classifying}.] [L. classis class + fy.] To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system; to arrange in sets according to some method founded on common properties or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • classify — (v.) 1799, from Fr. classifier, from classe (see CLASS (Cf. class)) + fier (see FY (Cf. fy)). Related: Classified; classifying …   Etymology dictionary

  • classify — pigeonhole, *assort, sort Analogous words: *order, arrange, systematize, methodize, marshal …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • classify — [v] categorize allocate, allot, alphabetize, analyze, arrange, assort, brand, break down, button down*, catalogue, class, codify, collocate, coordinate, correlate, dispose, distinguish, distribute, divide, docket, embody, file, grade, group,… …   New thesaurus

  • classify — ► VERB (classifies, classified) 1) arrange (a group) in classes according to shared characteristics. 2) assign to a particular class or category. 3) designate (documents or information) as officially secret. DERIVATIVES classifiable adjective… …   English terms dictionary

  • classify — [klas′ə fī΄] vt. classified, classifying [< L classis (see CLASS1) + FY] 1. to arrange or group in classes according to some system or principle 2. to place in a class or category 3. to designate (governmental documents, reports, etc.) to be… …   English World dictionary

  • classify — v. 1) (D; tr.) to classify according to (the children were classified according to age) 2) (U; tr.) to classify among, with 3) (D; tr.) to classify as (she was classified as fit for service) 4) (D; tr.) to classify by (to classify books by… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • classify */*/ — UK [ˈklæsɪfaɪ] / US [ˈklæsɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms classify : present tense I/you/we/they classify he/she/it classifies present participle classifying past tense classified past participle classified 1) a) to put people or things into… …   English dictionary

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