In reply to a question of whether they now tax boats, airplanes and other movable property excluding automobiles, nineteen said that they did and twenty that they did not.

Generally, an answer is a reply to a question or is a solution, a retaliation, or a response that is relevant to the said question.

In law, an answer was originally a solemn assertion in opposition to someone or something, and thus generally any counter-statement or defense, a reply to a question or response, or objection, or a correct solution of a problem.

In Elizabeth Gaskell's biography, Anne's father remembered her as precocious, reporting that once, when she was four years old, in reply to his question about what a child most wanted, she answered: " age and experience ".

In the trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin and Pilate, it might appear from the narratives of Matthew and Luke that Jesus at first refused a direct reply to the high priest's question: " Art thou the Christ?

" He chose the context of psychotherapy to " sidestep the problem of giving the program a data base of real-world knowledge ", the therapeutic situation being one of the few real human situations in which a human being can reply to a statement with a question that indicates very little specific knowledge of the topic under discussion.

" In reply to the question on whether this meant they intended to create a military dictatorship, O ’ Connor said: " You can take it that way if you like.

Such a question may be asked merely to harass or upset the respondent with no intention of listening to their reply, or asked with the full expectation that the respondent will predictably deny it.

Another is the use of French reflexive constructions in sentences such as the reply to a question like Where are you going ?, reply: Me I'm goin ' downtown ( this reflexive form of grammar also exists in Irish Gaelic and Jerriais ).

Lyudmila Shestakova recalled the reply made by conductor Eduard Nápravník and stage manager Gennadiy Kondratyev of the Mariinsky Theatre in response to her question of whether Boris had been accepted for production:

The directive is regarded as " inviolable ," and any Star Fleet officer responding to a question regarding their prior actions with words to the effect of " I cannot reply due to the Temporal Prime Directive " would not normally be subject to censure, as long as some form of temporal instability had been sensed, however slight the signs.

Mr. Michael Stewart, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in a reply to a question in Parliament, 9 December 1969: " As I have explained before, there is reference, in the vital United Nations Security Council Resolution, both to withdrawal from territories and to secure and recognized boundaries.

In court, the police officer states his reply to his question was " I killed my wife.

" It is also commonly used as a question tag, i. e., method for inciting a reply, as in " It's nice here, eh?

" When Toklas did not reply, Stein said, " In that case, what is the question?

Fallowfield's reply to any question began: " Well, I think the answer lies in the soil!

See also F Hardy, Memoirs of Lord Charlemont ( London, 1812 ); Warden Flood, Memoirs of Henry Flood ( London, 1838 ); Francis Plowden, Historical Review of the State of Ireland ( London, 1803 ); Alfred Webb, Compendium of Irish Biography ( Dublin, 1878 ); Sir Jonah Barrington, Rise and Fall of the Irish Nation ( London, 1833 ); WJ O ' Neill Daunt, Ireland and her Agitators ; Lord Mountmorres, History of the Irish Parliament ( 2 vole., London, 1792 ); Horace Walpole, Memoirs of the Reign of George III ( 4 vols., London, 1845 and 1894 ); Lord Stanhope, Life of William Pitt ( 4 vols., London, 1861 ); Thomas Davis, Life of JP Curran ( Dublin, 1846 ) this contains a memoir of Grattan by DO Madden, and Grattan's reply to Lord Clare on the question of the Union ; Charles Phillips, Recollections of Curran and some of his Contemporaries ( London, 1822 ); JA Froude, The English in Ireland ( London, 1881 ); JG McCarthy, Henry Grattan: an Historical Study ( London, 1886 ); Lord Mahon's History of England, vol.

He showed his intention " absolutely not " to implement racial screenings in reply to the question from Steve Kroft on " 60 Minutes " right after 9-11.

The Sacred Congregation of Rites on November 26, 1919 stated in a reply to the following question,

* Paralleling the stepmother's question of her magic mirror, the Indian epic poem Padmavat ( 1540 ) includes the line: " Who is more beautiful, I or Padmavati ?, Queen Nagamati asks to her new parrot, and it gives a displeasing reply ...";

In reply to the question of whether he should stop, they replied that once released, he should continue with even more dedication.

It also can be a reply to a question or statement.

In response to the question from a man named Acela Kassapa as to whether or not suffering is self-caused, the Buddha gave a negative reply ; " A person acts and the same person experiences result — this, Kassapa, which you emphatically call ' suffering self-wrought ', amounts to the eternalist theory.

Where both sides are bidding, 4NT is likely to be a conventional takeout asking partner to help choose one of two or three suits, similar to a lower-level takeout double or cue reply to a double.

Where there is no debate on a motion with no legislative effect at a meeting, no more than ten questions requiring oral replies may be asked ; otherwise, no more than six questions may require an oral reply.

There was time for him to remark to his wife, " Oh, heavens, the thing is afire ," for her to reply, " Where?

: Where parties are at distance from one another, and an offer is sent by mail, it is universally held in this country States that the reply accepting the offer may be sent through the same medium, and, if it is so sent, the contract will be complete when the acceptance is mailed ,... and beyond the acceptor's control ; the theory being that, when one makes an offer through the mail, he authorizes the acceptance to be made through the same medium his agent to receive his acceptance ; that the acceptance, when mailed, is then constructively communicated to the offeror.

He did not reply, going on toward the back.

Cappy looked down at his wide hands, and did not reply.

George did not reply.

The Anniston catcher did not reply with words.

In his reply to Rufinus, he affirmed that he was consistent with the choice of the church regarding which version of the deuterocanonical portions of Daniel to use, which the Jews of his day did not include:

Ursus did not reply directly, but republished Kepler's flattering letter to pursue his priority dispute over ( what is now called ) the Tychonic system with Tycho.

Gauss ' reply did not comment on Germain's proof.

The Pope, however, did not reply.

Seven medical schools did not reply to the survey.

In reply, William did not dispute the deathbed promise, but argued that Edward's prior promise to him took precedence.

" A more complex handshaking protocol might allow the sender to ask the receiver if he is ready to receive or for the receiver to reply with a negative acknowledgement meaning " I did not receive your last message correctly, please resend it " ( e. g. if the data was corrupted en route ).

He wrote to M. Hermite calling his attention to what he had published ; in reply he was assured that the members of the commission did not know of the existence of his papers, and he was advised to complete his demonstrations and submit the memoir according to the rules of the competition.

When they received the Soviet offer in November, they simply did not reply.

To my reply that I did not know any physics at all, his answer was, " Anyone who can do well in my Greek can teach physics.

' The King will reply, ' I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.

' He will reply, ' I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.

" This high-handed reply did not impress the Lords.

Charles conferred with the House of Lords, and then had Lord Coventry deliver his reply ; that if the Commons did indeed trust the King, they should not request a public bill, and that Parliament would be prorogued on 13 May.

In later years, when asked what he did in The Great War, Dobbie would reply " I stopped the bloody thing !".

When asked for details he did not reply.