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govern In this sentence, govern means to: In Accordance with the Evidence In Accordance with the Evidence direct or strongly influence the behavior of 1 once / 12 pages

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L Unfortunately I was in love, and no man in love can stand by the rules that he knows ought to govern his conduct. http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37919 be greater in scope or size than some standard | compensate for or counterbalance | constitute reasonable evidence for | direct or strongly influence the behavior of To govern is to rule, lead, oversee, or otherwise control. Each U.S. state has its own governor, whose job it is to govern the affairs of that state. While it's true that governors govern — that is, they head the executive branch of their state government — there are lots of other ways to use the verb govern. Almost anything that controls or has a lot of influence over something else can be said to govern. The rules of tennis, for example, govern the way that game is played. In mechanics, a device that controls other devices is called a governor. My dog's basic needs govern the way my household is run: his schedule is our schedule. 0.083333333

Word	govern
QType	L
Instructions	In this sentence, govern means to:
Sentence	Unfortunately I was in love, and no man in love can stand by the rules that he knows ought to govern his conduct.
Source	In Accordance with the Evidence
Source URL	http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37919
Source Title	In Accordance with the Evidence
Choices	be greater in scope or size than some standard \| compensate for or counterbalance \| constitute reasonable evidence for \| direct or strongly influence the behavior of
Correct Answer	direct or strongly influence the behavior of
Blurb	To govern is to rule, lead, oversee, or otherwise control. Each U.S. state has its own governor, whose job it is to govern the affairs of that state. While it's true that governors govern — that is, they head the executive branch of their state government — there are lots of other ways to use the verb govern. Almost anything that controls or has a lot of influence over something else can be said to govern. The rules of tennis, for example, govern the way that game is played. In mechanics, a device that controls other devices is called a governor. My dog's basic needs govern the way my household is run: his schedule is our schedule.
Level	1
Frequency	0.083333333
Page Frequency	once / 12 pages

Govern Evidence Influence Rules Accordance Direct Strongly Behavior