Solutions
[sə'lʊʃən]
Examples
- We cannot pretend to-day that we have arrived at solutions to most of the questions they asked. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They are called the two fluid batteries, because in place of a single acidulated bath in which the dissimilar metals were before placed, two different liquid solutions were employed. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- This was accomplished by fastening a charge of gunpowder in such a way that when exploded it would break the partition and mix the solutions. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Football strategy does not originate in a scrimmage: it is useless to expect solutions in a political campaign. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Ideas, as we have seen, whether they be humble guesses or dignified theories, are anticipations of possible solutions. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Solutions of the compound may be applied to the preservation of all organic substances, either animal or vegetable. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Strong solutions were also made of sulphate of soda, hyposulphite of soda, borax (biborate of soda), and bicarbonate of soda and tried as fire extinguishers. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- He showed the effects of galvanism on the legs of frogs, and exhibited some interesting experiments on the galvanic effects on the solutions o f metals in acids. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- So much for the principal mechanical problems and their solutions, in producing millions of magazines of a high quality each week. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In despair of other solutions to its intellectual discords it had resorted to arbitrary authority. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Solutions of potassium iodide were frequently used for this purpose, giving a sharp, blue record, but fading away too rapidly. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He worked all that winter, meeting the many practical difficulties that arose as he progressed with his machine, and devising solutions for overcoming each. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- But his acute intelligence was dissatisfied with the solutions offered him. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- If the world were going to remain frigidly set after next year, we might well thank our stars if we blundered into a few decent solutions right away. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- He will not even go out of his way to verify his own solutions, and would rather be considered wrong than take the trouble to prove himself right. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Salt solutions have the further advantage of not being easily frozen--never enough to burst the bottles. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- All the intricate problems with which we still struggle to-day were met by swift and shallow solutions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Poincaré is inclined to account for these sudden solutions of theoretical difficulties on the assumption of long periods of previous unconscious work. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- That forces exist to-day which carry with them solutions is evident to anyone who has watched the labor movement and the woman's awakening. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- In order to employ the compound prepare a solution either in water, alcohol, or other suitable solvent and immerse in or impregnate with such solutions the organic substances to be operated upon. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Results (external answers or solutions) may be hurried; processes may not be forced. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Statements similar to the above hold for other liquids and for solutions. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- My dear fellow, said he, it was one of the first solutions which occurred to me, but I was soon able to corroborate the doctor's tale. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
Edited by Jacqueline