Adopted

Examples

• The system of filling adopted consists of a culvert in each side wall feeding laterals from which are openings upward into the lock chamber. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Our first crude patent law was enacted in 1790, but not until 1836 was the present system adopted. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• These fundamental principles have since been adopted and incorporated in their laws by all the nations of the earth. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• In the Mannlicher gun, adopted by the German army, the clip which holds the cartridges is itself inserted into the magazine, along with the cartridges. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• A more satisfactory arrangement to both sides could not possibly have been adopted. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• That is to say,' she explained, 'they have told me they mean to portion me as their adopted child, if you mean that. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Before it was in this final, completed shape, it was adopted by the _London Times_. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Here we cannot trace out the tangle of alliances and betrayals that ended in the ascendancy of this Octavian, the adopted heir of Julius C?sar. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He was poisoned by Agrippina, the mother of his adopted son, Nero, and a woman of great charm and force of character. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• It has now been adopted by a great many business organizations as a convenient means of inter-communication. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• I asked him if he had ever seen Miss Havisham's adopted daughter, Mrs. Bentley Drummle. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• In his new engine, the Samson, he adopted the plan of coupling the fore and rear wheels of the engine. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Dash being all that was required to carry her triumphantly through, she adopted as much as was necessary. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• What course of action could she determine upon, which could be adopted in eight-and-forty hours? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• If I get wrong in my reasoning, recollect, it is you who adopted the analogy. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• I adopted her, to be loved. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• JAMES HARTHOUSE, 'going in' for his adopted party, soon began to score. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Burnside's suggestion, therefore, was a good one, and it was adopted. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• You seem to have passed your life in being adopted, said Maurice, who was deeply interested in this romantic history. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The directors, before finally determining on the system of locomotion to be adopted, offered a premium of ￡500 for the best locomotive engine to run on that line. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Whether it was the heart which dictated this new system of complaisance and humility adopted by our Rebecca, is to be proved by her after-history. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• But very few countries have entirely adopted this liberal system. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• In any event, it was a rifle which was subsequently adopted by the British Army. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The opposition has gradually ceased, and the Franklinian system is now universally adopted where science flourishes. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• The Wrights adopted this type, believing that it was the strongest form, and could be made more compact and be more easily managed than the single plane, or the many-winged type. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• The method of supporting the wires on tall posts was then adopted by Mr. Cooke, the wires being insulated from the posts at the points of suspension, by passing them through quills. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• It might be adopted, however, in cases where no better could be done. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The system adopted was a minute division of labour. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• And this is ever the tone adopted by both parents. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• EDISON had no sooner designed his dynamo in 1879 than he adopted the same form of machine for use as a motor. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.

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