Solely

Examples

• Many were convinced that the end of the world was at hand, and strove to fix their thoughts solely on the world to come. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• The new legs last twice as long as the others used to do, and he attributes this solely to his temperate habits (triumphant cheers). Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• For this reason, they have to depend solely upon nitrogenous compounds which are present in the soil and are soluble in water. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Could you determine, for example, solely from fingerprints whether the subject was Negro or Caucasian? Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Many vast vague reputations have been made, solely by taking cabs and going about. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• When that was done, he awoke to a clear perception that Poll Parroting was solely chargeable with what had passed. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Boulton was a business genius, and Watt now found that he could leave financial matters entirely to his care, and busy himself solely with his engine. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• He had every reason given him to be so, but he was not; and solely on his side, an estrangement began to arise between them. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• In many of his opinions he was an Englishman of the old school, and he hated a foreigner simply and solely because he was a foreigner. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• And as natural selection works solely by and for the good of each being, all corporeal and mental endowments will tend to progress towards perfection. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Conversationless at any time, he was now the victim of a weakness special to the occasion, and solely referable to Clennam. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The flow of this current then depends solely upon the connection at _S_, which is alternately made and broken, and in this way produces sound. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• He stated in his subsequent report that the defence was intended solely to give his troops time to make their escape. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• None had been successful in producing a machine that could proceed anywhere solely under its own power. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The teachers, animated solely by good intentions, had no idea of execution, and a lamentable jumble was the upshot of their kind endeavours. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I have my doubts whether he is not the villain who solely did the deed; but I have no expectation of those doubts ever being cleared up now. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• His private position rests solely with Mr Merdle. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• It wouldn't have done any good, because it is solely for the treasure that they killed their officers and landed us upon this awful shore. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• All life on Barsoom, she said, is created solely for the support of the race of therns. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• We trust our young friend will take these remarks in good part, for we mean them solely for his benefit. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• It rests solely, wholly, and entirely with you. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Reason, again, is solely directed to the attainment of truth, and careless of money and reputation. Plato. The Republic.
• Mr. Rucastle survived, but was always a broken man, kept alive solely through the care of his devoted wife. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Natural selection, it should never be forgotten, can act solely through and for the advantage of each being. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• That person is the person from whom you derive your expectations, and the secret is solely held by that person and by me. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Natural selection acts solely through the preservation of variations in some way advantageous, which consequently endure. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• I shall now live solely for my family. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• The preservation of the ancient learning had not, however, depended solely on the Arabs. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• My attention, at this time, was solely directed towards my plan of introducing myself into the cottage of my protectors. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Their mating is a matter of community interest solely, and is directed without reference to natural selection. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.

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