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Examples

• The energy which had at once supported him under his old sufferings and aggravated their sharpness, had been gradually restored to him. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• The load is supported by 6 strands, and each strand bears one sixth of the load. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Laurie dashed downstairs for water, while Meg and Hannah supported her, and Jo read aloud, in a frightened voice. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• His arm trembled as it raised her, and supported her head. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• But as he sat gloating over me, I was supported by a scornful detestation of him that sealed my lips. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Only base and self-seeking people supported him, because he seemed to have the secret of success. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• At other times he repeated my favourite poems, or drew me out into arguments, which he supported with great ingenuity. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• The upper half of the wire cloth belt is supported by and runs over a series of closely juxtaposed rollers. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The few jewels they had saved, supported them awhile. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• In Roman catholic countries, the spirit of devotion is supported altogether by the monks, and by the poorer parochial clergy. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• By this time he had sat down: he had laid the picture on the table before him, and with his brow supported on both hands, hung fondly over it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Her spirit supported her, but the agony of her mind was severe. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Early on the morning of the 24th Hooker moved Geary's division, supported by a brigade of Cruft's, up Lookout Creek, to effect a crossing. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• It is supported by four iron wire cables, each consisting of 1056 wires. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• In a light tax, a considerable degree of inequality may be supported; in a heavy one, it is altogether intolerable. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The shaft was supported on a pivot at the bottom, and was turned by a handle at the top, as represented in the accompanying drawing. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• The bridge, 800 feet long, is a single span, supported by four enormous cables of wire stretching from the Canadian cliff to the opposite United States cliff. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The Roman people seem to have liked and supported Scipio Africanus, and, after an interval of two thousand years, men must like him still. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He found Wilson engaged with a superior force under General Rosser, supported by infantry, and falling back before it. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Once self-supported by conscience, once embarked on a career of manifest usefulness, the true Christian never yields. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• A hopper with adjustable feed is supported several feet above a bin having a central partition. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Supported by a small subscription of the--ha--Collegiate body. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Perfectly cured he certainly was not, for he supported himself forward on crutches to give evidence. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Or a oyster,' added the third, who was a hoarse gentleman, supported by very round legs. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I felt an inward power; a sense of influence, which supported me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• The arguments by which Harvey supported his view were various. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Iron girder bridges were also constructed, and thus the railway trains were carried across roads and narrow rivers at any required inclination, supported on flat beams of iron. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• This cylinder was mounted on a shaft supported on two standards. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Take the case of a carnivorous quadruped, of which the number that can be supported in any country has long ago arrived at its full average. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• That this is what the Commission had in mind is supported by plenty of internal evidence. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.

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