subjective complement

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

First recorded in 1920–25

Champagne, which is also acidic, offers a nice complement to anything from tuna tartare to beef bourguignon.
Champagne: You’re Drinking It All Wrong|Kayleigh Kulp|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They play an important role fighting next to the men because they complement one another.
Embedding With the Women Who Are Kicking ISIS Ass|Susannah George|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To complement brain wiring, everyone walks around with retinal cams.
The Internet Embedded in Your Head|J.T. Price|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For one thing, the subjective/objective distinction is fundamental to Western notions of scholarship, and science itself.
What If Meditation Isn’t Good for You?|Jay Michaelson|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The ship is highly automated with a crew of just 142 -- compared to older ships that have a complement of about 300.
Can the Navy's $12 Billion Stealth Destroyer Stay Afloat?|Dave Majumdar|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Take a case in Trigonometry—a Complement is what remains after subtracting an angle from one right-angle.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Her total Naval complement is 2200 officers and enlisted men of the regular Navy.
A Brief History of the U. S. S. Imperator, one of the two Largest Ships in the U. S. Navy.|Anonymous
The French continually offers redundancy of subject or complement, but not with the relative.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
They were not pretenders and quacks; they were sceptics who denied subjective truths, and labored for outward advantage.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
It is the apt accompaniment of a whining tongue, the fit complement of a verjuice countenance.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman