so-called
so-called[ adj ]
doubtful or suspect
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these so-called experts are no help
So-called \So"-called`\, a.
So named; called by such a name (but perhaps called thus with
doubtful propriety).
- The pullout began five days after a Nov. 19 deadline set by Hrawi in his effort to create a militia-free zone in the so-called "Greater Beirut" area.
- Under a so-called master contract between Firestone and the URW, concessions at any plant must be approved by the other plants in the master agreement.
- The merger of USAir Group Inc. and Piedmont Aviation Inc. is expected to create a profitable new carrier that analysts say would be a strong challenger to the nation's so-called mega-carriers.
- As a bonus, the administration's bill would negate the anti-competitive effects of the so-called "exclusivity clause" of the commodities laws.
- Under current troop-stationing agreements with East Germany, the Soviet Union buys East German marks in exchange for so-called transfer rubles at a preferential rate.
- Even if the application for observer status is approved this week, the Soviet Union would not be privy to the so-called Uruguay Round of talks, intended to draw up comprehensive new agreements to liberalize trade in areas such as agriculture and textiles.
- "It made my day," co-prosecutor Bruce Levin said of the verdict, referring to the so-called "Make My Day" law which allows residents to use deadly force in their homes against intruders.
- With Democrats holding majorities in the House and Senate, the only questions seem to be how large the so-called "peace dividend" will be, and where the savings will go.
- To a degree, Quantum represents the new times that have arrived for producers of the so-called commodity plastics that pervade modern life.
- The $280 million offering will consist of $55 million of traditional tax-exempt munis, $200 million of bonds subject to the so-called alternative minimum tax and $26 million of fully taxable bonds.
- A Seattle detective spoke with New Bedford authorities by telephone on Friday to determine if there are any links between the Massachusetts slayings and the so-called "Green River killer" blamed for 48 deaths in Washington prior to 1984.
- And that does not include the threat of the so-called greenhouse effect, which some scientists say could raise temperatures worldwide and change rainfall patterns.
- The board also would mandate production of so-called zero-emission electric cars starting in 1998.
- In the past year, more than a score of American companies have joined the rush to commercialize the so-called thin-film diamond technology.
- About 500 scientists attending the 10-day conference are expected to draft a new program proposing ways to fight the so-called greenhouse effect.
- Rafsanjani, leader of the country's so-called pragmatists, is eager to rebuild bridges with the West and is believed to favor abiding by the sanctions.
- One reason is the growth of so-called premium imported lagers, sometimes called 'designer' beers, to the annoyance of the trade.
- Excluding the volatile food and energy components, October's so-called core producer price index rose 0.5%.
- In the so-called "tanker war" _ an offshoot of the 8-year-old Iran-Iraq war _ Iran attacks neutral shipping in the gulf in retaliation for Iraqi raids on its oil tankers.
- He was one of four men who have been shot by the so-called "Zodiac" gunman since March.
- These include so-called 'funds at Lloyd's' (deposits, personal reserves and special reserves) and other members' assets. The net assets of the central fund increased to Pounds 1.15bn from Pounds 445m.
- Officials' ideas for circumventing these legally - by so-called Mexican trusts, for example - have yet to bear fruit. But there is still plenty of local money waiting to get into the market when the time is right.
- But William Grimes, who prosecuted the case, said he expects the defense to ask the court for so-called shock probation sometime between the 30th and 60th days of Mr. James's prison term.
- Consider an example of a so-called crack spread.
- Red Adair Co. firefighters have only one of their so-called Athey Wagons on location, said Richard Hatteburg, an official with that Houston company.
- Walsh said the vague nature of North's filing was tantamount to the so-called "gray-mail" that the law was intended to prevent.
- Coupled with last week's steps to cap the currency's ascent, traders and economists now believe the banks' so-called band of tolerance is a very wide 1.60-1.90 marks and 120-140 yen.
- Mrs. Hills is required to reach a determination about India's insurance and investment practices under the so-called Super 301 clause of the 1988 Trade Act.
- The small growth in expenses comes as the so-called super-regional continues to assimilate the banks it has acquired.
- Benefit reductions from the so-called "earnings test" can combine with federal, state and local taxes to produce such high marginal tax rates that many older workers do just as well staying home, foes say.