How To Use Amass In A Sentence

Other historical mysteries re-examined at the Maryland conference include Alexander the Great, who amassed a sprawling empire by age 30, but died in 323 B.C. at age 32. Solving Darwin's Medical Mystery
A business tycoon, arts patron and committed left-winger, Berge opted to sell the collection amassed over a lifetime after Saint Laurent's death last June aged 71.
Wisconsin amassed 311 yards and a 17-0 lead in the first half, leaving little doubt that Alvarez would get to celebrate another big win. USATODAY.com
He amassed similar collections of American advertising of the 1920s, plus grangerized Shakespeare, Burns, etc.
Heathcliff, who, kinless and kithless, was in the end compelled to see the property he has so cruelly amassed descend to his hereditary enemies. Emily Brontë

You always did wonder, how did they amass these fortunes? Times, Sunday Times
So sought-after are high-ranking characters and the virtual trinkets that they amass that extraordinary amounts of real-world money are changing hands as they are traded.
Torres who has reportedly amassed 53 career wins with 16 losses is said to be arriving for the clash next Saturday.
The more money people amass, the more they pay attention to schools and education, a correlation drawn by countless studies.
Marie amassed the most important collection of Napoleon memorabilia in the world.
He has already amassed a notional 15 million. Times, Sunday Times
It may help that my SpamAssassin installation is on my own server, and is highly tuned to meet my needs. Waldo Jaquith - Spam up 35% last month.
But amassing information for its own sake seemed contemptible to Sontag, or pitiable, and like so many young people who hope to lead the life of the mind, she despised what she considered to be the airlessness and rigidity of academic life. Becoming Susan Sontag
The legend that he amassed a large fortune in gold and jewels is certainly false.
The idea that "political power" should be "amassed" by any one religious group in America's history is, by itself, a scary proposition. Michael Standaert: War and the Wayward
Traditionally only organizations had the resources to amass large amounts of consumer information.
Of course, this is but a soupcon of the bonkersauce, compared to the tureen of same that Tancredo has amassed in his political lifetime. Tom Tancredo's Greatest Hits (VIDEO)
Finally, a man sits down, bringing more books from his reader's shelf, and begins paging through all of the volumes he's amassed.
We have amassed the raw data and are about to begin analysing it.
Like Sholom Aleichem, who made his way from Russia to Switzerland and then emigrated to America during World War I, Theodore Bikel amassed his own share of frequent flyer Diaspora miles -- starting out in Vienna, escaping the Holocaust by traveling to Israel (then Palestine), then on to London and finally settling in the United States. Thane Rosenbaum: Tevye From Fiddler Back With Bikel
After amassing a collection of sonograms, scientists can build a dictionary of sounds and search for patterns.
The house had been confiscated by Octavian during the wave of proscriptions in the aftermath of the Battle of Philippi from the family of Quintus Hortensius, the famous orator and great rival of Cicero who had amassed a fortune from his legal career and subsequently bequeathed the villa to his daughter Hortensia and son Quintus Hortensius Hortalus. Caesars’ Wives
Small manillas would often be amassed and then taken to the blacksmith to be melted and re-formed into a larger size.
He's amassed more points in the time he's been in the job than most managers before him. The Sun
The beheading is to be carried out by Labour peer Lord Ahmed, who welcomed the Government announcement as 'a good day for Britain ', and has vowed to amass 10,000 supporters of the new legislation to celebrate outside Parliament. Archive 2009-02-01
And you, Jeb Bush, are a the scion of a family of fascists who believe - quite unAmericanly - that our representative government exists primarily to stay out of your elitist control and private amassment of wealth. Jeb Bush: 'I don't know' if Obama is a socialist
Between them they have amassed hundreds of years in sentences and committed numerous killings.
We have amassed the raw data and are about to begin analysing it.
One of these was the _staretz_ (ancient) Anthony, who in three or four years amassed a considerable fortune. Modern Saints and Seers
Despite the occasional champion who amassed riches, most fighters came from extremely poor families, and they remained poor.
Thence we removed to a city called Al – Karkh496 where we sold and bought and made gain galore and amassed of wealth great store.’ The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
A Persian who has spent his life in peculation, or in amassing wealth by interest at 100 per cent., or even 200 at times, when his days are closing, resolves to win heaven and a good reputation by relieving the thirst of his fellow-citizens in the above way. Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia
Over the years he has amassed a collection of hundreds of handwritten volumes, mostly in diary form, which are crammed into his tiny office. Times, Sunday Times
Although ornithologists have amassed vast recorded archives of glides, twitters, and warbles, little is known of the origin and function of avian musicianship.
Australia were amassing a huge score (Billy Murdoch had just scored the first Test double-century) when Lyttelton came on to propel his underarm lobs.
I haven't been contributing for a while so have largely ignored the small pot that life has allowed me to amass. Times, Sunday Times
Presumably, many of the big-name SF/F authors, editors and publishers you have featured in other Mind Melds are bibliophiles and have amassed a large collection of books over the years. SF Signal is Looking for Mind Meld Topics - What Do You Want To See?
But this was in wartime, when Britain amassed huge debts to pay for defence. Times, Sunday Times
Personal debts amassed while trying to keep his enterprise breathing wiped out a larger portion of his take. Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur
Also, a firmer currency would make it cheaper for the country to amass oil reserves and other commodities.
Turkish blue and emerald green, and every jewel of every land, lie amassed in gorgeous profusion in the adjoining cases, and seemed to realize the fabled treasures of the preadamite Sultans. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 394, October 17, 1829
In more trials with indigenous plants, his immediate challenge was to amass sufficient quantities of seed so that large areas might be replanted.
They amassed huge wealth by plundering the colonies.
If we mined the other inquisition records for further nuggets, we might amass a useful hoard of such information.
Assis sur le siege passager avant de la voiture de severine je comate la tete appuyé au careau, legerement incliné pour lire les doc 'amassé au forum. Pinku-tk Diary Entry
HUD cannot (or will not) tell you, and indeed, it cannot tell its GAO auditors either, which is why it did not and does not pass audits, in much the same style of Bill Cohen's and Donald Rumsfeld's Defense Department, which amassed over $2.5 trillion in "undocumentable transactions" before they stopped telling people what the amount is. WN.com - Financial News
Congress to make me, and allowanced to its meagreness by men who traduced and vilified the loved wife of the great man who made them, and from whom they amassed great fortunes -- for Weed, and Behind the scenes,
Flying Lotus has been subtly vying for the role of leader of the West Coast future-hop revolution, amassing an army of like-minded experimental producers for his digital label hilariously badass video for "Parisian Goldfish," which features the utilitarian implementation of cartoon genitals. Flavorpill Los Angeles Events
As long as members have the chance to spend their lives in Washington, their interests will always skew toward spending taxpayer dollars to buyoff special interests, covering over corruption in the bureaucracy, fundraising, relationship building among lobbyists, and trading favors for pork – in short, amassing their own power. Senators seek to limit congressional service
The team spent two years amassing evidence from witnesses. Times, Sunday Times
She has amassed a huge fortune from her novels.
If that truly is the case, God help us all if this idiot ever amasses any real power .. CNN Poll: Palin's popularity on the rise
They looked upon electoral victory as licence to abuse power, help cronies and amass huge fortunes.
We bought records, tapes and later CDs to amass a song collection the old-fashioned way.
But in the more important one, that of amassing points, they remain outsiders. Times, Sunday Times
Yes | No | Report from jamesti wrote 3 weeks 2 hours ago now that is art! how long did it take him to amass that much bone? Christmas Tree Made Out of Shed Antlers
Over the years he has amassed a collection of hundreds of handwritten volumes, mostly in diary form, which are crammed into his tiny office. Times, Sunday Times
But Germany is now having to pay because others have recklessly amassed gigantic debts. Times, Sunday Times
Drivers are usually disqualified after amassing 12 points. Times, Sunday Times
Many gasps were heard from a small crowd that had amassed above him, as he brought the sword to his side and faced his enemy.
He has amassed his fortunes from currency trading. The Sun
Cards are 11-5 and Albert leads the NL in homers (6) and RBI (21) while batting .345, slugging .724, only striking out 4 times and amassing an OPS of 1.184! A-Poo
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You'd wonder how such an insulting little squirt could amass such a fortune and control the mighty moguls of the motor racing business.
Page had amassed debts of 500,000. Times, Sunday Times
As soon as you have your SIN, you can apply for a Canadian credit card to begin amassing a fledgling credit history. More advice
Leasure advises consumers to amass coupons only for products you regularly use, organize the coupons by aisles in the supermarket.
A bank has amassed a large collection of paintings on the advice of Fry's professor of art. Times, Sunday Times
What's the point of amassing an entire career of distinguished international service if you can't use it to the advantage of your team? Times, Sunday Times
He was a career civil servant who had allegedly amassed a fortune.
As heir to his uncle's estate, and as coheir to estates of deceased friends, and as a public man, he amassed considerable property. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873
Again, many of these objects were inspired by the peerless collection of Chinese porcelain amassed by the Sultans and housed in the Topkapi, the best outside China.
His great period of amassment was still ahead of him. Rich Man’s Burden
We therefore amassed about 20 matchboxes and stuffed them with caterpillars, hiding them in nooks and crannies of our homes.
They amass enough evidence to convict him on six charges.
Author Adam Jacot de Boinod spent two years scouring old dictionaries, dialect books and slang glossaries from across the world to amass the collection. Home
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He has amassed his fortunes from currency trading. The Sun
The team spent two years amassing evidence from witnesses. Times, Sunday Times
I am often struck that so few rich people really enjoy the fortune they have amassed. Christianity Today
City might still win the title, could still amass 100 points and a bazillion goals, but well, maybe not. Times, Sunday Times
Although the Proustian amassment of details may create the effect of "truthfulness", it does not interest Fedor due to his cult of imagination.
She had already amassed four dustbins before the recent delivery of her wheeled bin.
A group, which even has its own website, is amassing in a region called Sulawesi.
Two and a half billion dollars tended to buy respectability, regardless of how such a fortune was amassed. CHAMELEON
Many people who would not think of themselves as collectors amass considerable libraries in their lifetime.
So I gradually amassed armfuls of small twigs, which I carried back to my cave.
For the piece de résistance, set all within a naturalized sea of camassia bulbs with their tall greenish spires and soft blue florets that bloom for weeks on end in late spring.
Drivers are usually disqualified after amassing 12 points. Times, Sunday Times
Crossland seemed to have amassed a large number of penalty points on his licence, though without quite being disqualified. DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION
How had he amassed his fortune?
Evidence that the Democrats amassed a mobilization advantage between 1996 and 2000 is largely uncontroverted.
He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
But this was in wartime, when Britain amassed huge debts to pay for defence. Times, Sunday Times
I'm still not feeling brave enough to tackle Balzac but do have Cousin Bette waiting when I have amassed the courage. Book-to-book transfusion
He's amassed more points in the time he's been in the job than most managers before him. The Sun
I've amassed quite a collection of spectacles since then but these are my favourites. The Sun
While all these folks may be really wealthy, in reality the wealth they have amassed is but a small percentage of the wealth and value that they created. Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Why Income Distribution Doesn’t Matter in This Country
The Thrissur Vigilance court's verdict dismissing the wealth amassment case against him that day made Prof. Thomas and his friends happy.
The £11 cash value of a single ticket was then removed, and the money was amassed over a long period of time.
The police have amassed a huge amount of evidence which they will now go through.
The wealth brought by his marriage and his canny eye for business between them enabled him to amass a substantial fortune.
The knights had amassed a large trove of wealth over the years which led them to be accredited with the invention of modern banking.
And what we saw, if you take a look at the tape, even before people were allowed to get off, they were already amassing either on the balconies or at the windows to take a look as they waited pretty patiently for the disembarkment process. CNN Transcript Jul 20, 2006
There is stately eremurus; the foxtail lily, perfect for the back of the border; camassia, ideal for woodland plus anemones, hyacinth, iris, bluebell and cyclamen.
Money was both a lure and a problem, though, for the publishers -- and just as whole industries saw the rise of mergers, takeovers and "multi-nationals" that came to dominate what had once been multi-owned, geographically dispersed, independent firms, so mainstream publishing gradually devolved onto a few international parent companies, who amassed subsidiary imprints and benefitted from the supposed economies of scale. Nigel Hamilton: Apocalypse in Print
Over the years he has amassed a collection of hundreds of handwritten volumes, mostly in diary form, which are crammed into his tiny office. Times, Sunday Times
He also amassed a fine collection of modern American art. Times, Sunday Times
Young people are increasingly reluctant to amass debt during three-year degrees that will not guarantee them jobs at the end. Times, Sunday Times
Young people are increasingly reluctant to amass debt during three-year degrees that will not guarantee them jobs at the end. Times, Sunday Times
The team spent two years amassing evidence from witnesses. Times, Sunday Times
For 25 years, Darwin amassed evidence to support his theories.
Indeed there were some among the treasury of relics amassed by obedientiaries here over the years about which he felt somewhat dubious. The Holy Thief
He found the most beautiful ring, and amassed a huge amount of knowledge on the subject.
The logic being, I suppose, that Joe Bloggs would be more willing to take a risk on buying a Sunyo if he could amass an extensive film library as part of the deal. Big Beach Sports 2
We have amassed the raw data and are about to begin analysing it.
His father had held a prebendal stall at Ely in times when prebendal stalls were worth more than they are at present, and having also been possessed of a living in the neighbourhood, had amassed a considerable sum of money. Can You Forgive Her?
Before the end of the Interregnum he had amassed a modest fortune and had begun styling himself gentleman.
What we have now is a short-lived amassment of goods and spectacular high living for the obscenely wealthy, who must be thinking 'AprÃ¨s nous le dÃ©luge' [1] if they are thinking at all, which is doubtful. Will Democracy Forever Remain an Illusion?
_It is well known that the rum made upon an estate will seldom pay its contingent expenses, and that frequently bills are drawn on Great Britain to the amount of one thousand pounds, and sometimes two thousand pounds, for the excess of the contingencies over and above the amount of the sale of the rum_: here the attorney finds another avenue of amassing for himself. The slave trade, domestic and foreign Why It Exists, and How It May Be Extinguished
Her broad shoulders have carried European women's professional golf for over a decade, while a glance at her record shows more than 60 tournament wins round the globe and the amassment of $8 million in prize money.
We're doing this because bloggers provide a waste to the internet, an amassing of imbeciles who think they deserve to be heard, and think people actually care.
Households are again being encouraged to amass more debt as they chase property values higher. Times, Sunday Times
This allows the airline to stonewall the workers' demands for improved living standards while amassing profits.
In an effort to make factory farming less appealing, they petitioned the EPA in September to force emissions from the manure at confined animals operations such as dairies to comply with the Clean Air Act. The clout amassed by the organization with a $157 million annual budget means it sometimes can score victories without mounting a fight. WCAX - Local News
Caught between these two tides, Torold passed a miserable day of fretting and waiting; but it brought him at last well beyond Willem Ten Heyt's tight and brutal guard-post, which by then had amassed a great quantity of goods distrained from agitated travellers, and a dozen sound horses. One Corpse Too Many
In more trials with indigenous plants, his immediate challenge was to amass sufficient quantities of seed so that large areas might be replanted.
Wear out his team by February and hope they have already amassed enough points to stave off relegation? Times, Sunday Times
But in the more important one, that of amassing points, they remain outsiders. Times, Sunday Times
The church that condones pedophilia while it amasses the greatest fortune on the planet has no right to tell any politician in this country where to stand on any issue. Bishop takes on Kennedy
I am often struck that so few rich people really enjoy the fortune they have amassed. Christianity Today
Come in spring and the ground under the trees is amass of bluebells, with drifts of wild daffodils nearer the open light. Times, Sunday Times
You always did wonder, how did they amass these fortunes? Times, Sunday Times
All you have to do to win is amass the most points in a given weekend's matches to become the Weekender winner. The Sun
They released a string of brilliantly weird hits with phantasmagorical Tim Pope videos and amassed huge success in America.
Amassing cash is a surefire - but incredibly slow and dull - way to make a million, assuming that your bank doesn't go bust.
What's the point of amassing an entire career of distinguished international service if you can't use it to the advantage of your team? Times, Sunday Times
As computers and data became more readily available, economists and statisticians rapidly amassed a large volume of supporting evidence. Principles of Corporate Finance
Young people are increasingly reluctant to amass debt during three-year degrees that will not guarantee them jobs at the end. Times, Sunday Times
Scientific investigation proceeds not by amassing conclusions but by accumulating incremental evidence, which is all that we can know.
You always did wonder, how did they amass these fortunes? Times, Sunday Times
I've amassed quite a collection of spectacles since then but these are my favourites. The Sun
Over the years he has amassed a collection of hundreds of handwritten volumes, mostly in diary form, which are crammed into his tiny office. Times, Sunday Times
In Loreauville, Louisiana, twenty Republicans, mostly blacks, entered the city cheering and shouting profanities at the amassed Democrats.
He also amassed a fine collection of modern American art. Times, Sunday Times
Until last summer, it teetered on the brink of insolvency, and did little other than amass colossal debts.
I was beyond fury at this little creature, who had spoiled my chances at amassing a fortune of pink clay.
When they have amassed more than they can consume at once, they smoke-dry the flesh over the fire and thus preserve it for food for a long time.
He also amassed a fine collection of modern American art. Times, Sunday Times
The final tally shows that he amassed about five million more votes than his opponent. Times, Sunday Times
Although in New York an octagonal dark blue room displays a few Italian bronzes, the Electors were not concerned to amass small bronzes, alabasters or terracottas.
They amassed a further 47 points without reply and were still hammering away at what remained of the shreds of Italy's defence even as the clock ticked into injury time.
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The couple were looking for a space that would be in keeping with the furniture collection they have amassed over the years. Times, Sunday Times
I can't help but to think about how the great museums of Europe amassed their collections of cultural artefacts.
I was beyond fury at this little creature, who had spoiled my chances at amassing a fortune of pink clay.
The campers amassed a large pile of branches before starting their fire.
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What's the point of amassing an entire career of distinguished international service if you can't use it to the advantage of your team? Times, Sunday Times
Humans can labour with their hands and brains, can plan and develop productive techniques, and have amassed centuries of culture and knowledge that have enabled them to control and hold dominion over the rest of nature.
Even so, he wrote no books and produced only a few papers and lectures, though he amassed an enormous hoard of notes.
Having amassed a small fortune, he is now considering philanthropy as his next new thing. Times, Sunday Times
Liverpoolresume their top four pursuit against Sunderland at Anfield on Sunday, aiming to extend a strong home record that has amassed 11 wins and 35points from 15 fixtures in front of the Kop.
Little is known about how he amassed such a huge fortune before his death in 1852 aged 72.
Marxism rejected much of that, by rejecting the idea of great wealth amassment by anyone other than thestate. The Volokh Conspiracy » Quick Note on Sunstein and the Precautionary Principle
The daughter of two pharmacists, Conte loaded up 15 credit cards and hired ethnobotanist Steven King, who amassed a library of 2,600 specimens to find ones with the greatest therapeutic powers. One Pharma Entrepreneur's Never Ending Quest
I offered to take Cousin shopping, explaining how I knew it could be hard to amass a "grown-up" wardrobe. How many clues does one need to give an overly sexy dresser?
The couple were looking for a space that would be in keeping with the furniture collection they have amassed over the years. Times, Sunday Times
The central bank amasses those reserves because it must buy dollars that flow into the country from sources like exporters and foreign investors. Yuan's Role in China Trade Grows Quickly
The short coaching class seemed to have a positive effect as the bowlers bowled a better line and length on Monday even though India went on amass 675 for five before declaring their first innings.
The company discloses very limited financial information now, but that will change if it amasses at least 500 shareholders. Investments Value Facebook At $50 Billion
His own father had desired mightily to be governor of a State, and it had killed him; his grandfather had died amassing the Covington fortune; he had friends who had died of love, and others who had overdrunk and overeaten. The Triflers
The mound of coins continues to grow as the little Kool Aid tycoons and garbage financiers continue to amaze and to amass.
Liverpoolresume their top four pursuit against Sunderland at Anfield on Sunday, aiming to extend a strong home record that has amassed 11 wins and 35points from 15 fixtures in front of the Kop.
All you have to do to win is amass the most points in a given weekend's matches to become the Weekender winner. The Sun
At various points in my life I have amassed and then jettisoned quantities of antique egg beaters, old buttons and - here's the embarrassing one - pictures of unicorns.
Personal debts amassed while trying to keep his enterprise breathing wiped out a larger portion of his take. Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur
He amassed a fortune through dubious means, yet cracked down on corruption
It has already amassed debt holdings that put its counterparts in the shade. Times, Sunday Times
But when I got home and sorted through all the unwanted prizes I'd amassed - things that would look chintzy in a CrackerJack box - a Millie mini-book fell out.
Drivers are usually disqualified after amassing 12 points. Times, Sunday Times
Its simplest form had probably been a kind of fagot of brushwood, -- _ramazza_, or a besom, not much unlike the rapid locomotive of witches, who were called in old times _ramassières_, from their supposed practice of riding on a _ramée_, _ramasse_, or besom. Notes and Queries, Number 79, May 3, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has amassed.
The philosophy of greed and power-amassment already was in place years prior to that. Bush's Grand Game: A "PNAC Primer" UPDATE
Amazingly, this rookie has amassed more favourable and even rave reviews than I can stretch my mind to believe.
The 1,600 troops taking part began amassing around St James's Palace in the early hours of the morning and the procession began to move at 6am as the sun came up.
For hundreds of years, reigning sovereigns have amassed large quantities of the best paintings, historic artifacts, contemporary master crafts and books, just to name a few, for personal enjoyment and self-aggrandizement.
On arrival in the New World, Tawell's wife found that her husband had amassed an immense fortune.
These measurements avoid dangerous amassments of molluscs along the nets and snails may be fed more quickly and weeding is facilitated.
Between 1825 and 1865, however, he wins recognition among aristocrats by amassing a fortune from gambling and selling cotton and marrying into a prominent family.
Depuis la foule amassée devant le « jardin de la mémoire » et le monument consacré au génocide, des cris jaillissent, perturbent les discours officiels. Global Voices in English » Rwanda: Fifteen years after the genocide
This Loughborough student, a talented soccer player who declined an apprenticeship with Coventry City, amassed 17 points.
Amazingly, this rookie has amassed more favourable and even rave reviews than I can stretch my mind to believe.
But in the more important one, that of amassing points, they remain outsiders. Times, Sunday Times
The alleged activities include amassing a number of fake credit cards and fake passports.
After spending the last three years scouting for clubs in the Football League, Roscrow has amassed a vast knowledge of the non-league scene.
So the investment bank which employs 25,500 staff has "amassed" a bonus pool of £1. 7bn which equated to around £66k each on average. The Guardian World News
The problem is that later on in the game, when you have amassed a collection of inventory items, to get to a specific item, you have to use an arrow to slide the inventory along.
I am pleased to report that the chest of drawers is indeed still white on the top and that I seem to have amassed a hefty quantity of necklaces.
Personal debts amassed while trying to keep his enterprise breathing wiped out a larger portion of his take. Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur

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