Officers

Examples

• He wished, too, that the officers should be appointed altogether by himself, and not be nominated by the people, as the bill had proposed. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• The men engaged in the Mexican war were brave, and the officers of the regular army, from highest to lowest, were educated in their profession. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Carriages and horses were provided for all; captains and under officers chosen, and the whole assemblage wisely organized. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• He always admitted his blunders, and extenuated those of officers under him beyond what they were entitled to. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Here the official time was taken by officers of the Signal Corps. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• The principal productions of these towns,' says Mr. Pickwick, 'appear to be soldiers, sailors, Jews, chalk, shrimps, officers, and dockyard men. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I was a stranger to most of the Army of the Potomac, I might say to all except the officers of the regular army who had served in the Mexican war. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• General Taylor encouraged officers to accompany these expeditions. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• These officers said they would take it upon themselves to insure us a cordial reception. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• He appointed officers for the supervision of charitable works. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The approximate loss was upward of five hundred killed, but few of the officers escaping. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• And an army of emigrés, French nobles and gentlemen, an army largely of officers, was allowed to accumulate close to the frontier. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Immediately he passed an order to one of his officers, and presently the colours of the Prince of Helium broke from every point of the flagship. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• I told him that as the terms were written they would not; that only the officers were permitted to take their private property. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The vessels came in, their officers entirely unconscious that they were falling into the hands of the Union forces. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• In these cases the colonels were constitutional cowards, unfit for any military position; but not so the officers and men led out of danger by them. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• One of the officers now came forward: General, he said, we neither fear the courage, nor arms, the open attack, nor secret ambush of the Moslems. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Colonel Crawley found dining at mess and with his brother-officers very pleasant. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• If the authority of the king's officers is set at naught, we must have the riot act read. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• A certain amount of baggage was allowed per man, and saddle animals were to be furnished to commissioned officers and to all disabled persons. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• It should not be said that the Miss Bennets could not be at home half a day before they were in pursuit of the officers. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Many of the leading officers had brought their families to witness the hunting down of the Macedonian invaders. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I will proceed to designate the proper officers to carry the stipulations into effect. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• I don't know, ma'am,' said Charlotte, 'unless we send for the police-officers. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• These had elected their officers from highest to lowest and were accepted with their organizations as they were, except in two instances. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• My brother and the gentlemen are to dine with the officers. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• The dinner, which was given expressly for the officers of the Tenth Hussars, he was obliged to attend. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I have an inspector and two officers waiting at the front door. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• During my stay in Detroit there was an election for city officers. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• He was rather a favourite with the regiment, treating the young officers with sumptuosity, and amusing them by his military airs. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.

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