Admits

Examples

• Now, things are wholly changed, and almost every naturalist admits the great principle of evolution. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Gibbon, because of his anti-Christian animus, is hostile to Constantine; but he admits that he was temperate and chaste. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He addresses this to the astounded Tony, who admits the soft impeachment. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• My page who admits patients is a new boy and by no means quick. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• He admits it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• He admits that he was alone on the scene of the murder within a few minutes of its commission. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Mr. Weevle admits that he has been wrong and begs Mr. William Guppy to think no more about it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The valve rod that admits steam has a quick drop, or fall, to cut off the live steam before the piston reaches the end of its stroke. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• In short, the most hardened socialist admits choice and deliberation, culture and ideals into his working faith. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• This is the continuous thread which runs through the Republic, and which more than any other of his ideas admits of an application to modern life. Plato. The Republic.
• Made of larger proportions, this brush has been used for fresco painting, and for painting large objects, such as buildings, which it admits of doing with great rapidity. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• A demonstration, if just, admits of no opposite difficulty; and if not just, it is a mere sophism, and consequently can never be a difficulty. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• And yet I am here now, Mr. Guppy admits. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The lid, _e_, when open, as in the diagram, admits the light to the front of the picture, the back being covered with an opaque screen. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• The channel of circulation necessarily draws to itself a sum sufficient to fill it, and never admits any more. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• His project admits of very simple statement now; he wished to edit an encyclopedia, but feared that i t might prove impossible without co?peration and without state support. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Each admits the different nature in the other. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• I am sure neither natural nor moral philosophy admits of stronger proofs. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• This is confirmed by such a multitude of experiments, that it admits not of the smallest doubt. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• The inlet, or draft, admits enough air to cause the fire to burn brightly or slowly as the case may be. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• As to the connexion betwixt benevolence and love, anger and hatred, being original and primary, it admits of no difficulty. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• Mindful of the wondering dinner, Twemlow, with a little twinge, admits the imputation. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He generally considers it as a favour, therefore, when the administration admits him to a share in the first subscription for a new loan. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• It admits of no doubt. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• He admits that it may never take place, that it is not a true picture of the goal of the socialist movement. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• He was not active in it, Mr. Vholes admits with an appearance of reluctance. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• There is a valve in the tank which is opened by stepping on a treadle in the car, and this action admits to the bucket just enough weight of water to overbalance the load on the car. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Mr Wegg admits that he is bound for that port. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• There is a quiet decision in his reply which admits of no remonstrance. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• My Lady, who is afraid of nothing, admits that when it is there, it must be heard. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.

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