How To Use Burgess In A Sentence
- He ended up losing to Michael Burgess, a medical doctor and political novice.
- In England the franchises enjoyed by burgesses, freemen and other consuetudinary constituencies in burghs, were dependent on the character of the burgage-tenure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
- It appears that the burgesses as a group were responsible for payment of the Domesday custom and for later tallages and aids.
- When we pray we admit defeat. Anthony Burgess
- An interesting bit of backstory to the battle over Tim Burgess’ attempt to expand the definition of aggressive panhandling, which passed the city council 5-4 yesterday but faces a certain mayoral veto. After Giving Opponents Months to Organize Against Panhandling Proposal, Burgess Tried to Fast-Track Legislation « PubliCola
- I must say that acting was good training for the political life that lay ahead of us. Anthony Burgess
- Certainly the Cambrian record is deeply biased in favour of shelly fossils, as revealed by the exceptionally preserved Burgess Shale and Chengjiang biotas, where the vast majority of taxa and individuals were non-biomineralizing.
- Bacon won election to the burgesses, Virginia's upper house, but was arrested when he tried to take his seat.
- Five days shalt thou labour, as the Bible says. The seventh day is the Lord thy God’s. The sixth day is for football. Anthony Burgess
- Burgess-Dunne aeroboat, the property of Vincent Astor; also Mr. Astor's skilful services as pilot, which he generously offered through his interest in naval affairs and because of his desire to give the world this first account of a sea battle observed from the sky. The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory
