Measures

Examples

• The palliative measures we may pass by quickly. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• There were numerous dragon flies--one found in the Belgian coal-measures had a wing span of twenty-nine inches! H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He spoke of the state of England; the necessary measures to be taken to ensure its security, and confirm its prosperity. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The error is in implying that we must adopt measures of subordination rather than of utilization to secure efficiency. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Yes or no, and no half measures! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• In 1639 Galileo, then old and blind, dictated to his son one of his books in which he discussed the isochronal properties of oscillating bodies, and their adaptation as time measures. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The colonists took counter-measures. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• After the opening prayer came a discussion of the measures to be considered by the assembly, and the proposals before the meeting were read out. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Men of his sensitive organisation are fortunately quick in feeling the effect of remedial measures. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Whether it's worth your while to silence him at any price, you will decide for yourself, and take your measures accordingly. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Accordingly, recognized procedures indicate to the physician what inquiries to set on foot for himself, what measures to try. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• No other hand was there to raise--to aid, no other voice to question kindly, no other brain to concert measures; he had to do it all himself. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Well, your own good sense will suggest what measures I took next. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• It is called olefiant gas, and contains equal measures of hydrogen gas and carbon vapour; its specific gravity is 0. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Interest measures--or rather is--the depth of the grip which the foreseen end has upon one, moving one to act for its realization. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• The Turks adopted violent repressive measures, and embarked upon massacres of Bulgarians on an enormous scale. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• This last manifestation as by far the most alarming, by reason of its threatening his prolonged stay on the premises, necessitated vigorous measures. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The abundant remains of these first swamp forests constitute the main coal-measures of the world to-day. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Certain effects were known to usually follow the giving of certain drugs, or the application of certain measures, but why or how these effects were produced, was unknown. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• If we have dwelt especially on the negative side, it is for the sake of suggesting positive measures adapted to the effectual development of thought. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• For concerning political measures, we chiefly ask: How will they affect the happiness of mankind? Plato. The Republic.
• It is impossible to say what violent measures he may take next, unless we make the most of our opportunities while we have them. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The best public measures are, therefore, seldom _adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion_. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Finally, in the fourth century A.D,further measures were adopted by the State. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Among the many innovations appearing in this plant are two that stand out in bold relief as indicating the large scale by which Edison measures his ideas. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• It was no longer in Emma's power to superintend his happiness or quicken his measures. Jane Austen. Emma.
• She measures time, not by days and months and years, but by the empires she has seen rise, and prosper and crumble to ruin. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• But she made a wry face at the prospect, and scratched away at her palette as if bent on vigorous measures before she gave up her hopes. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Beaufort had taken effectual measures to conceal himself; and it was ten months before my father discovered his abode. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• The regenerator in the 60-horse engine measures 26 inches in height and width. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.

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