Occupations

Examples

• The only course is to try by all means, direct and indirect, to moderate and vary his occupations. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• The hardiness of their ordinary life prepares them for the fatigues of war, to some of which their necessary occupations bear a great analogy. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The young man was constantly employed out of doors, and the girl in various laborious occupations within. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Prying, and peeping, and listening are the natural occupations of people situated as we are. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Here we made laws for ourselves, dividing our day, and fixing distinct occupations for each hour. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• In pioneer times, for example, outside occupations gave a definite and valuable intellectual and moral training. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• To the one who is learning, it is fluid, partial, and connected through his personal occupations. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• To say that active occupations should be concerned primarily with wholes is another statement of the same principle. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• But they indicate the possibilities--greater to-day than ever before--of using active occupations as opportunities for scientific study. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• My occupations at this age were principally the mathematics, and most of the branches of study appertaining to that science. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• The Place of Active Occupations in Education. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• His daughter could not induce him to settle down to his customary occupations or amusements that night. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Dislike to employ scientific knowledge as it functions in men's occupations is itself a survival of an aristocratic culture. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• It requires that methods of instruction and administration be modified to allow and to secure direct and continuous occupations with things. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• These occupations brought her round to the December month, wherein her father walked among the terrors with a steady head. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• The active occupations described in the previous chapter reach out in space and time with respect to both nature and man. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• It is likely that these occupations are irreconcilable with home enjoyment, but it is certain that Mr. Bucket at present does not go home. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• At first I tried to excuse myself for the present on the general ground of having occupations to attend to which I must not neglect. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• But till--in short, till events offer other occupations for me. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• It is pertinent to note that in the history of the race the sciences grew gradually out from useful social occupations. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Learning by direct sharing in the pursuits of grown-ups becomes increasingly difficult except in the case of the less advanced occupations. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Whoever is removing the stunting environments of our occupations is doing the fundamentals of reform. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Such occupations were considered as fit only for slaves, and the free citizens of the states were prohibited from exercising them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Woman's usual occupations of hand and mind will be as open to me then as they are now; or with no important variation. Jane Austen. Emma.
• The most important occupations of today represent and depend upon applied mathematics, physics, and chemistry. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Of course, I had my usual occupations; still I missed him. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• We had our separate occupations and our common amusements. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Life covers customs, institutions, beliefs, victories and defeats, recreations and occupations. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• The illustration is intended to apply, of course, to other school occupations,--wood-working, cooking, and on through the list. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• I could join with Diana and Mary in all their occupations; converse with them as much as they wished, and aid them when and where they would allow me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.

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