(n.) The quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses.
Example Sentences:
(1) Power urges the security council to "take the kind of credible, binding action warranted."
(2) The remain side have already targeted Johnson’s credibility in attacks that the Brexiters believe were orchestrated by Downing Street.
(3) Nevertheless, Richard Bacon MP, a member of the Public Accounts Committee, who has tirelessly tracked failings in NHS IT, said last night: "I think the chances that Lorenzo will be turned into a credible and popular product are vanishingly small.
(4) Father Vincent Twomey said that given the damage done by Smyth and the repercussions of his actions, "one way or another the cardinal has unfortunately lost his moral credibility".
(5) But over-promising has left him in a worse position with all three than he was in before, and with his credibility in tatters.
(6) Nevertheless, the historic poll is being touted by foreign governments as the first credible election in half a century.
(7) There are no credible reports of ethnic Russians facing threats in Ukraine.
(8) "The allegations were both serious and credible; the prosecutor should have recognised this and sought to build a prosecution … had police and prosecutors taken a different approach a prosecution might have been possible."
(9) And an increasing number of critics say that no nuclear weapon would be a credible deterrent in any counter-terrorist operation British forces will be engaged in for the foreseeable future.
(10) And despite the initial scepticism, now completely gone says Henry, DCA's transparency and accountability systems and mechanisms are now "some of the most convincing tools to fundraising, credibility and brand recognition" and is used by face-to-face fundraisers, volunteers and PR to promote the organisation.
(11) Providing an upfront, unconditional component to debt relief is critical to provide a strong and credible signal to markets about the commitment of official creditors to ensuring debt sustainability, which in itself could contribute to lowering market financing costs.
(12) The actor and his fee have become the news story, and there's no credible reason to believe that Downey is a HTC fan.
(13) Conservatives are driving the reform debate in Europe and only David Cameron has a credible plan to deliver real change.
(14) In 2008, the same policy was rejected when it was found to have no credible evidence ...
(15) However, a no show from the leader of the Commonwealth's biggest member would be a huge blow to the credibility of the organisation.
(16) Their credibility will be destroyed,” predicts one former Labour cabinet minister.
(17) The New Economics Foundation guessed that it could be anywhere between 3.4 and 8.3p ; 8.3 pence was so far beyond what anyone else forecast that I treated it as scarcely credible.
(18) The most basic mark of credibility for a Democratic campaign is whether it has bought access to the voter file as administered through NGP VAN , the Democratic party’s quasi-official vendor for voting information.
(19) In order to maintain his credibility rating, an aide added that the chancellor had not seen the programmes in which the allegedly racist remarks were made, though he has watched Big Brother in the past.
(20) But you know, my view is that … if you have both a credible threat of force, combined with a rigorous diplomatic effort, that, in fact you can strike a deal."
Truthful
Definition:
(a.) Full of truth; veracious; reliable.
Example Sentences:
(1) Unlike Milo, he appears to be – to some extent – convinced of the truth of what he’s saying.
(2) I believe that truth sets man free.” It was a curious stance for someone who spent many years undercover as a counter-espionage informant, a government propagandist, and unofficial asset of the Central Intelligence Agency.
(3) It is important for this commission to get to the truth of what happened and it's able to carry on without interference and disruption.
(4) Solzhenitsyn was acknowledged as a "truth-teller" and a witness to the cruelties of Stalinism of unusual power and eloquence.
(5) Enright said: “We call on the home secretary and chair of IICSA [the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse] to engage actively and urgently to find a way forward that secures the confidence of survivors and provides the inquiry’s legal team with the resources and support they need to deliver justice and truth that survivors deserve.” Stein said his clients were “deeply disatisfied” with aspects of how the inquiry had been conducted but called for Emmerson to stay, adding: “I urge the home secretary to seek to find a way in which his valuable contribution can be maintained”.
(6) The truth is that it doesn’t depend on me.” £17.5m is the amount it will take to prise him away from the Stadio Olimpico.
(7) It is a truth universally acknowledged that it takes fewer votes to elect a Labour than a Conservative government.
(8) The truth is, some of these attacks would be leveled against any Republican presidential contender.
(9) As Aesop reminds us at the end of the fable: “Nobody believes a liar, even when he’s telling the truth.” When leaders choose only the facts that suit them, people don’t stop believing in facts – they stop believing in leaders This distrust is both mutual and longstanding, prompting two clear trends in British electoral politics.
(10) Diego Garcia guards its secrets even as the truth on CIA torture emerges Read more The long-awaited decision – expected to cause enormous disappointment – follows more than 40 years of campaigning, court cases and calls for the UK to right a wrong committed by Harold Wilson’s Labour government.
(11) We demand to know the truth.” Earlier, a small group of relatives were removed by police after protesting outside the Malaysian embassy in Beijing.
(12) He is an academy product and truthfully we are, and me above all, happy to have him with us.
(13) But the truth is that too often, it’s nearly impossible to get the most basic facts about the food we buy for our families.” If the alterations are adopted, drinks companies, for example, would no longer be able to treat a 20oz bottle of soda as containing 2.5 servings of 8oz each for the purpose of labelling estimated calorie levels.
(14) I still think that it’s good we’re conducting air strikes – the truth is that we probably need more” in Iraq, Rubio said Wednesday.
(15) But, truth be told, Putin is also at a loss when he gets jeered.
(16) 9.11pm GMT Sen Barbara Mikulski of Maryland asks Brennan if she can count on him to "speak truth to power."
(17) And I believe that America holds within her the truth that regardless of race, religion, or station in life, all of us share common aspirations – to live in peace and security; to get an education and to work with dignity; to love our families, our communities, and our God.
(18) It’s impossible to automate fully the process of separating truth from falsehood, and it’s dubious to cede such control to for-profit media giants.
(19) Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘Our political leaders can’t bear to face the truth’: Camila Batmanghelidjh spoke to the Guardian’s Patrick Butler in July “So you can understand that I am taken aback by allegations which now present themselves, about which I knew nothing.” Kids Company, set up by the charismatic Batmanghelidjh in 1996, was known to have the firm support of David Cameron for its work on gang violence and disadvantaged children.
(20) Long before anyone had heard of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, she planned to make a low-budget documentary about oil and climate change.