How To Use Commence In A Sentence

A few talented writers en dowed with originality and exceptional animation, a few brilliant efforts, isolated, without following, interrupted and recommenced, did not suffice to endow a nation with a solid and imposing basis of literary wealth. Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian
'If he _has not fulfilled_ his promise to write,' but 'If he _did not write_ as he undertook to do' ([Greek: _egrapsen huposchomenos_]); nor 'If he _has commenced and finished_,' but 'If he _commenced and finished_' ([Greek: _arxamenos sunetelese_]). A Reply to Dr. Lightfoot's Essays
Note: where Loiasis is endemic (West Africa), all treatment with diethylcarbamazine, should commence with 3 mg/kg x 2 days (protocole for Loiasis) whatever form of filaria is being treated. Chapter 11
Another survey at this location will be carried out after the commencement of the new school year. 3.
After a short break James will commence his winter training for the forthcoming indoor season.

One day, the beginning of a new career journey will commence. Today is NOT that day.
Traced downward, it covers the antero-superior surface of the stomach and the commencement of the duodenum, and is carried down into a large free fold, known as the gastrocolic ligament or greater omentum. XI. Splanchnology. 2e. The Abdomen
And so, with no further ado, let the hunting commence.
At length, perhaps, all are rewarded by the welcome sight of a tiny trickle in one corner, or perhaps the hole turns out a "duffer," and the weary, weary work must be commenced again in a fresh spot. Spinifex and Sand
Nevertheless, she put one foot in front of the other numbing herself to the pain and commenced her trudge.
Plans to extend the fishery are well advanced and it is hoped to commence work in the next few weeks.
Cela aurait été plus simple (moins intéressant?) de commencer par une conférence plus “locale” (public romand, ville romande et langue parlée en Suisse romande). Going Solo Venues, Open Stage, and Link Love — Climb to the Stars
Best wishes and sincere congratulations on your graduation.May this special day be the commencement of the continued series of upward steps to further success.
No doubt Mr Mutley is well aquatinted with the way dogs mate, having mounted the lady dog the chap dog turns around and then they commence to perform the filthy act facing away from each other, having smelt pedigree chum on a dogs breath I cant say that I blame them. Double Jeopardy
Into the brief silence, Allie said So, how your family commenced is not what you thought. MORE FROM GINNY BATES: JANUARY 1990
Although no firm proposals have been lodged with the council, exploratory drilling has commenced and the company has made a survey.
Soon the men of F Company that were detailed to serve in the carbineer company joined us; they had been on the skirmish line all the forenoon, but became somewhat mixed when the firing commenced, and were ordered to report to their respective companies. History of Company F, 1st Regiment, R.I. Volunteers, during the Spring and Summer of 1861
I would like your temperate drinker to pause, and reflect upon the fact, that the quantity of brandy or rum that he took at a drink, when he commenced this downhill course, has been gradually increased; so that in the second year, what had been quite sufficient to please his palate and produce all the desired effects in the first, was then insipidly small; and more so in the third year, if, mayhap, he could with any decency lay claim to the title of _temperate drinker_ so long. Select Temperance Tracts
At the commencement of the next song, the girl turns around to face her partner.
The chapters commenced with a short description of the particular subject, followed by numerous photographs of vehicles and other ancillary equipment.
Knowing that, stand back and let the battles commence. Times, Sunday Times
The church commences her solemn service of each of these days with that part of the divine office called matins and lauds, and at this time Tenebrae from the _darkness_ with which it concludes. The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome
Heads emerge from leaf collars beginning in early July, and flowering commences within days after head emergence.
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From this latter practice arose their name — CONDOTTIERI; a term formidable all over Italy, for a period, which concluded in the earlier part of the seventeenth century, but of which it is not so easy to ascertain the commencement. The Mysteries of Udolpho
As soon as we came near enough, "gamming" commenced, for all of us were anxious to know how each other had fared. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales
A meeting to commence a branch of the Legion of Mary in the area took place in the sacristy in Kilglass Church on Wednesday night last.
The two would get together at each commencement to compare their graduate tallies.
They placed me in a pris'ner's dock and then commenced on me. Flora
Far Orientals begin their year when Nature begins hers, instead of starting anachronously as we do in the very middle of the dead season, much as our colleges hold their commencements, on the last in place at on the first day of the academic term. The Soul of the Far East
They commence anteriorly at the sternum, in the interspaces between the cartilages of the true ribs, and at the anterior extremities of the cartilages of the false ribs, and extend backward as far as the angles of the ribs, whence they are continued to the vertebral column by thin aponeuroses, the posterior intercostal membranes. IV. Myology. 6c. The Muscles of the Thorax
This implies that their organizational strategy commences by considering the needs and wants of the customers.
The term preceding the Commencement of 1799 was especially stormy. History of the University of North Carolina. Volume I: From its Beginning to the Death of President Swain, 1789-1868
The Infinite and the Absolute are _only_ the names of two counter _imbecilities_ of the human mind" [296] -- that is, a mental inability to conceive an absolute limitation, or an infinite illimitation; an absolute commencement, or an infinite non-commencement. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles
When darkness descended we hurriedly cleared the kitchen table in order to commence our fretwork.
In the event of a misdeal, an irregular distribution of the cards, or the exposure of a card during the dealing, the dealer is looed -- the amount of the loo in this, and most [24] other cases of penalty prior to the commencement of the playing of the cards being the same as settled for a single loo -- and he immediately places the amount in the pool. Round Games with Cards A Practical Treatise on All the Most Popular Games, with Their Different Variations, and Hints for Their Practice
The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon.
In those cases in which the phrenitis did not begin immediately, but about the third or fourth day, the disease was moderate at the commencement, but assumed a violent character about the seventh day. Of The Epidemics
We will soon be ready to commence our outdoor training in preparation for the Ladies Mini-Marathon.
I bought it for a road trip that commences in a week and a half - the combination of geotagging and awesome panoramic mode sealed the deal.
The adoration commences from 10.30 am to 7pm each day.
Debate recommenced in the Commons, with tempers starting to fray, and fewer and fewer MPs following the detailed arguments.
The AGM commenced with a minute's silence as a mark of respect to former members, family members and comrades who had passed away during the previous year.
Besides these three sources measurably unprofessional and outside of music, or amateur, as we say now, there was the work of the professional musicians strictly so-called, who, from about 1100 in the old French school, commenced the development of what is now known as polyphony, which culminated in the hands of the Netherlanders, about 1580, Palestrina himself being one of the latest products of this school. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present
These commence to grow towards the periphery, and, in so doing, grow through the cicatricial tissue that has formed at the seat of the operation. Diseases of the Horse's Foot
About the twenty-first, weight generally in the left side, with pain; slight urine thick, muddy, and reddish; when allowed to stand, had no sediment; in other respects felt lighter; fever not gone; fauces painful from the commencement, and red; uvula retracted; defluxion remained acrid, pungent, and saltish throughout. Of The Epidemics
The diagnostic workup of a child with back pain should always commence with a proper history and physical exam.
He commences slowly, as if repeating the syllable, _de de de de de de d 'd' d 'd' d 'd' d 'r' r 'r'_, -- increasing in rapidity, and at the same time rising as it were by semi-tones, or chromatically, to about a major fourth on the scale. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858
Crowd management then shepherds the groups, which seem to leave at 15 minute intervals, to the door of the house where one of a fleet of guides greets them and commences the tour.
The claimants had commenced proceedings for psychiatric injury caused by the negligence of the chief constable as their employer. Times, Sunday Times
Massachusetts in 1842 became the first state to commence comprehensive registration of births, deaths, and marriages.
Fees receivable from group operations not directly managed are included as income at the commencement of the period of licence.
Graduation is not only an end to a period,also a commencement of a new period and I hope that future years will bring you continued happiness.
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He considers that "at an uncertain period during the occupancy of the Lacies, the first principle of population" (in these forests) commenced; it was found that these wilds, bleak and barren as they were, might be occupied to some advantage in breeding young and depasturing lean Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster
In the commencement, the student ought carefully to reperuse what he has written, correct, in the first instance, every error of orthography and grammar. John Marshall and the Constitution; a chronicle of the Supreme court
The competition commenced on the eve of India's opening match against Holland.
In April 1990 the claimant commenced his occupation of the premises.
With the surfing season about to commence, it is time to be mindful of the great contribution our volunteer surf lifesavers make to our way of life.
This perforation had been made during life, for the edges had commenced to cicatrize. An Introduction to the mortuary customs of the North American Indians
The battle of the supercar hybrids is set to commence. Times, Sunday Times
The Raindance festival commences on October 23 and will include 70 feature films and 200 shorts from 22 countries.
Not surprisingly, military learning commences on the basis of behaviourism.
The defendant did not commence proceedings against the appellant until 7 March 1988.
I sobbed and wept so that my eyes were almost blind; and the ruffian you have such sympathy with stood opposite: presuming every now and then to bid me "wisht," and denying that it was his fault; and, finally, frightened by my assertions that I would tell papa, and that he should be put in prison and hanged, he commenced blubbering himself, and hurried out to hide his cowardly agitation. Wuthering Heights
Some Indian Ceres or Minerva must have been the inventor and bestower of it; and when the reign of poetry commences here, its leaves and string of nuts may be represented on our works of art.
Then, in great precession we walked out to the field for commencement accompanied by bagpipes.
Meanwhile work will commence to install a new lift near the main reception area of the old town hall.
Then the fashion games commence. Times, Sunday Times
Thence proceeding westwardly along the south bank of the Cornwallis River to the point of commencement.
It was known that animal micro-organisms, unlike vegetable micro-organisms, after a cycle of life in which reproduction takes place by scission -- that is, by subdivision of a single body into several other bodies equal to the first, give place to _sexual forms_, masculine and feminine, which are separate, and incapable of scission, but are designed for _fusion into one another_, after which the organism recommences its cycle of scissions until it again reaches the sexual forms. Spontaneous Activity in Education
To get into the correct impact position, the clubhead must start to accelerate right from the commencement of the downswing.
After a lapse of some weeks a gradual thaw commenced, but due to the volume of snow to be disposed of, opening of roads to transport was delayed and it was several weeks before normal travel could be resumed.
There had come a point in August of 1998 when underlying stress began to surface in marketplace, and problematic liquidation of dollar holdings commenced.
At the commencement of the tournament it was made clear that referees had been instructed to apply Laws 18 and 19.
We were summoned back to the dining room where the investigation would commence, and we would both hear the evidence against each of the suspects and interpose with our own questions.
About a mile behind and to the east of the village the hills commence, but they are very barren, being covered with scanty coarse grass and scattered trees of the Melaleuca cajuputi, from the leaves of which the celebrated cajeput oil is made. The Malay Archipelago
Participants signed a research consent form before commencement of the session.
Training will commence just as soon as the GAA Club has sanctioned permission, as the Ladies Club will need to use this pitch.
The plaintiffs commenced an action in private law for recovery of the money due.
But I've made the point that the coronial inquiry in November of 2007, effectively asked for an investigation and the AFP have now determined they will commence that. Interview on Sky News �� 10.00 News Now
We want battle to commence. The Sun
There was silence, and just as he opened his mouth to commence the ceremony, Jason jumped out of the line of groomsmen.
Knowing that, stand back and let the battles commence. Times, Sunday Times
So saying, the otter slipped several quivering slabs of coelenterate between two pieces of breadfruit and commenced chewing noisily. The Time of the Transference
The academic year commences at the beginning of October.
Read _Romeo and Juliet_; — all is youth and spring; — youth with its follies, its virtues, its precipitancies; — spring with its odours, its flowers, and its transiency; it is one and the same feeling that commences, goes through, and ends the play. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher
The chapters commenced with a short description of the particular subject, followed by numerous photographs of vehicles and other ancillary equipment.
1836, Sir John Herschel writes as follows: 'If rocks have been so heated as to allow of a commencement of crystallisation, that is to say, if they have been heated to a point at which the particles can begin to move amongst themselves, or at least on their own axes, some general law must then determine the position in which these particles will rest on cooling. Fragments of science, V. 1-2
My hands commenced a series of tasks they knew instinctively: reseating the refueling probe, putting the flaps in “auto,” turning the expendables on, calling up the targeting pod, selecting the gun, slewing the pod toward the target area. A Nightmare’s Prayer
Spot, are you concerned at all about the 110 "chokehold" expansion project about to commence? Noontime Briefs and Outtakes for Thursday
The day commenced with a welcome from the principal.
These usually commence with a cold seafood platter and move on to roast fillets of monkfish, sea bream or roasted organic salmon. Times, Sunday Times
There were food riots in several of the Scotch towns, and in Glasgow the multitude assembled, and then commenced what they called a begging tour, but which was really a progress of not disguised intimidation. Endymion
Commencement of performance pursuant to a purchase order constitutes acceptance by the Seller.
The Prince, by a muscular effort, retired some four or five inches and commenced to rebutton his waistcoat. Tommy and Co.
Bach is believed to have commenced writing the Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied violin shortly thereafter.
Gloucester will now commence the search for a replacement for the Welshman. Times, Sunday Times
The assault commenced with the firing of Rocket Propelled Grenades followed by indiscriminate firing.
The Tijuanan has to prime his body, nose, and mouth for the so-called cupping that's about to commence. Wired Top Stories
The dog food Mrs. Sternheim consumed was top-of-the-line, gourmet bowwow, nutritional and preservative-free manna – "it tastes like a natural food product" – which she'll commence selling in early December in adjunct space to Zitomer Pharmacy and Department Store, the ne plus ultra pharmacy and emporium she and her husband, Howard Sternheim, own at 969 Madison Avenue. Zitomer's Goes to the Dogs (and Cats)
From the moment he commenced his turn the aircraft was almost immediately on its right wing tip and was irrecoverable.
The people of Hampshire and Sussex call the missel-bird the storm-cock, because it sings early in the spring in blowing, showery weather; its song often commences with the year: with us it builds much in orchards. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1
I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world.
The census, commenced the previous year, was completed, and the "lustrum," which was then closed, is stated to have been the tenth since the beginning of the City. The History of Rome, Vol. I
The following day a section of rail workers was due to commence a two-day strike.
Example sentence: Le sarclage étant plus difficile lorsque la terre est sèche, il est judicieux d'arroser le terrain légèrement une heure avant de commencer. French Word-A-Day:
The following actions shall be commenced within and not after the times respectively hereinafter mentioned.
But we shouldn't skim too quickly over these commencement addresses. Christianity Today
Full planning permission has been granted with construction due to commence this year.
No sooner had I closed my notebook on it pending a future revision and expansion than the wind slewed round, gathered breath, and commenced to blow.
May the ratings battle commence. Times, Sunday Times
After a few moments the snipers commence their commentary via the team's radio net - ensuring all callsigns have situational awareness.
The town was commenced in 1837, and has increased with remarkable rapidity.
Therefore the 20th century of years cannot commence until a year hence. Times, Sunday Times
But now let the battle commence. The Sun
The date of commencement will be confirmed once people have indicated an interest in taking part.
No one is using the scientific method or offering any kind of testable hypothesis; just look backwards, find whichever market indicator helps support the anti-Obama thesis, and let the hackery commence. The Volokh Conspiracy » Health Insurance and Pharma Stocks Rise, US Treasuries Sink in Reponse to Obama Care:
Thus Aristotle avoided the idea that God was inactive and self-contemplative for an eternity, and then for some unknown reason, or by some unknown motive, commenced to act outwardly and produce; but he incurred the opposite hazard, of making the result of His action, matter and the Universe, be co-existent with Himself; or, in other words, of denying that there was any time when His outward action _commenced_. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
Boeing says the latest version of the 777 will commence flying next year, with capacity for 300 passengers and cargo on a non-stop trip to Sydney.
The first advance of the little army of the elect reawakened their rage; they grasped their arms, and waited but their leader's signal to commence the attack, when the clear tones of Adrian's voice were heard, commanding them to fall back; with confused murmur and hurried retreat, as the wave ebbs clamorously from the sands it lately covered, our friends obeyed. III.4
At the commencement of the year 1804, Laplace, at the Institute, proposed to take advantage of the means offered by aerostation to verify at great heights certain scientific points -- as, for example, those which concern magnetism. Wonderful Balloon Ascents
My nannites have commenced repair work but my sensor baffles have been compromised.
_Africaine_, reformed, refined, beautified in her descendants, transformed into the creole negress, commenced to exert a fascination irresistible, capable of winning anything (_capable de tout obtenir_). Two Years in the French West Indies
An operation on the esophagus was immediately commenced, but abandoned, and an attempt made to push the fish down with a probang, which was, in a measure, successful. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
Your first evaluation will be six months after you commence employment.
In fact, before the Persian wars had commenced, the branch of sculpture termed statuary had attained nearly the summit of its perfection. Mosaics of Grecian History
The development of the remaining seven acres will commence as soon as planning approvals are received.
This will be done from the centre out, so that work can commence as soon as possible to build the ring, canopy and ring lights. Times, Sunday Times
Another notary had barely sat down to commence the signing process when the wife of the borrower began flirting with him.
The tenant remains in possession, and continues to pay rent as before, and becomes, from sufferance, a tenant from year to year, which can only be terminated by one party or the other giving the necessary six months’ notice to quit at the term corresponding with the commencement of the original tenancy. The Book of Household Management
In a recent commencement address, she gave graduates a few keys to being a well-rounded person.
Let battle commence and may the best men win. The Sun
Minor football leagues commence April 6 and the minor football championship starts on July 15.
She's bookish, highly-strung and overeager as the film commences.
Page 68 wash-dish in the middle of the room, all gather around it, commence, snuff-dipping, and all using the wash-dish as a common spittoon. My Southern Home: or, The South and Its People
Waal," commenced the widow, settling herself in her chair, and assuming the air of one who has a story to narrate. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859
Routine treatment for croup was commenced with budesonide nebulisers, oral dexamethasone and adrenaline nebulisers.
Work on the underpass, which commenced the very next day, has continued uninterrupted.
The object of the expedition was to complete the survey of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, commenced under Captain King in 1826 to 1830to survey the shores of Chile, Peru, and of some islands in the Pacificand to carry a chain of chronometrical measurements round the World. Chapter I
(i) employees will receive a lump sum "agterskot" payment for service on the mines concerned from the commencement of the May ANC Daily News Briefing
In cases involving the liability of professionals the limitation period will normally commence when the client acts on the negligent advice by entering into a disadvantageous transaction.
A Bullock drest in Ribbons, followd likewise by music, had marchd through the town two days before and was now on the Spit, and in the pot, as dinner was to commence at 4. Letter 292
Moreover, as noted in section 5.2.1, there is a marked tendency for polysyllabic words to commence with a stressed syllable.
By June this year, the Task Force had successfully commenced 17 criminal prosecutions in the courts of law with only three of the prosecuted cases falling through.
Summers soon confessed to his ideological revisionism and commenced a round of self-criticism.
Midland Life reserve the right to withdraw the offer at any time before the commencement of your Bond.
Subject to the preceding sections of this Act and as hereinafter provided, actions shall and may be commenced within the time herein expressed after the cause of such actions.
THE death of the parson was the commencement of a new era in the history of his slaves. Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States. By William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave, Author of "Three Years in Europe." With a Sketch of the Author's Life
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The scene during commencement, however, defied portrayals of a divided campus.
He did not spend time slighting the enemy, but commenced to work on the minds and hearts of the British people.
A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success. Robert Orben
Leufroid, who called him his crony, and would have done anything for him, the Venetian conceived the idea of getting rid of his friend by revealing to the king the mystery of his cuckoldom, and showing him the source of the queen's happiness, not doubting for a moment but that he would commence by depriving Monsoreau of his head, according to a practice common in Sicily under similar circumstances. Droll Stories — Volume 3
Best wishes and sincere congratulations on your graduation.May this special day be the commencement of the continued series of upward steps to further success.
The search was again commenced during the early evening of September 6th and continued until the 9th without ever finding Posey again. Posey, George R.
The high school commencement speaker was giving a rather conventional address. Christianity Today
The performances will commence in a minute.
During the past few months the city papers have referred to St. Vincent as the leprosy town, Hallock was referred to as the pauper district; we have been advertised as the refuge of tramps and quarantined on account of glanders*; but last of all and worst of all Bro, W-- --- has commenced pelting us with poetry, and SUCH poetry! "...Leprosy Town..."
On ne peut pas encore télécharger internet, mais pourquoi pas la plus grande encyclopédie collaborative pour commencer? Wikipedia dans votre poche?
There's only one way to find out - let the games commence! The Sun
The evening will commence at 7.30pm with a hot fork buffet at 8pm in the Hydro Suite with all the trimmings and award winning decorations.
This version did receive approval and the weekly cycle of episode recording commenced in earnest.
January 21st, 2010 at 11: 20 am tombaker says: the pundits, the baggers, anyone can say anything now, it will all be for show, and nothing more. formal commencement of plutocracy is enacted. Think Progress » Barnicle: People now think Massachusetts is ‘part of America’ because of Brown’s election.
There she took a seat, and with a glance that might almost be termed reproachful, she commenced a low Indian song to her infant. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish
The outgoing Chairman who has now commenced his tenth year in office in his acceptance speech again stated that this would be his last year.
Following the detectives the other members of the party came in straggling order, and it was well after 10 o’clock when the real business of the day was commenced in the top paddock at Kilmany Park, about a mile and a half further on than what is known as the racecourse paddock. Archive 2009-03-01
From there we can all commence with the ridicule, congratulations, and over analyzation we all like to take part in. Music database randomness
Chairperson, I have truly enjoyed and appreciated all my interactions and exchanges with the members of the National House since its current term commenced in 2002. Address at the annual opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders
We finned back along the port side and, after a bottom time of 15 minutes, our slow ascent up the shotline commenced.
I'm hopeful and confident, too, that the graduation ceremonies will really be a commencement and that satisfying and rewarding experiences await you.
The January 2003 agreement was signed prior to the commencement of any civil proceedings.
To oppugn the superstitious opinions of man, is to commence hostilities with his imagination -- to attack his fancy -- to be at war with his organization -- to enter the lists with his habits, which are of themselves sufficient to identify with his existence, the most absurd, the most unfounded ideas. The System of Nature, Volume 2
I place my little boy back in his carry-cot, and as we commence the unholy row once more, he falls immediately to sleep again. Broken Music, A Memoir
Had they determined to study the subject of life, as we have done, from the Bible as well as from nature, they would have commenced at these toad-producing rocks, and worked their way upward to the source of all life, and not downward to the vanishing point -- that where animal life ceases in the azoic rocks. Life: Its True Genesis
Read 'Romeo and Juliet'; -- all is youth and spring; -- youth with its follies, its virtues, its precipitancies; -- spring with its odours, its flowers, and its transiency; it is one and the same feeling that commences, goes through, and ends the play. Literary Remains, Volume 2
The week-long celebrations, which commenced on Monday last, included contests in quiz, elocution, dance, singing, mono action and hand-writing, besides a number of sports and games.
This week, you commence such a routine, one that will transform your life. Times, Sunday Times
An independent enquiry into the issuing of a permit for the import of cupric arsenite will soon commence. ANC Daily News Briefing
May the ratings battle commence. Times, Sunday Times
Ten thousand men would fully cover the artillery and cavalry and perhaps considerably overgo it -- (The return for the 31st of May, just four days before the commencement of the movement, shows the infantry to have been 54,356 for duty, cavalry 9,536, and artillery 4,460, total 68,352. This return was not accessible to me when the within was written.)--150 guns would cover all of our artillery, and they consisted of field pieces, the most of which had been captured from the enemy. Lieutenant General Jubal Anderson Early C.S.A. : autobiographical sketch and narrative of the War between the States,
With the resumption of the Allegro risoluto the striving commences again and is even more restless than before. Edward MacDowell
The honorary degree will be conferred during commencement weekend this May.
A sound theory is therefore an essential foundation for criticism, and it is impossible for it, without the assistance of a sensible theory, to attain to that point at which it commences chiefly to be instructive, that is, where it becomes demonstration, both convincing and sans re'plique. On War — Volume 1
David Carson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, writes of Yogi's priceless commencement address at Saint Louis University on May 19th, 2007 which the author missed butcreateda copy of Yogi's oratory masterpiece~ which is fairly closeto the original Yogi speech. YOGI BERRA'S COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
After they had descended the main craig, they clambered over the top of this cave, and, entering upon another sweep of rugged hills, commenced a rapid march. The Scottish Chiefs
The National Park Authority has said it is aware extraction has recommenced and said that it ‘did not accept’ that there was consent for the extraction of limestone.
Which means we can lace up our toughest conkers and let battle commence. Times, Sunday Times
The offer remained open until one minute after the commencement of the trial.
When does the presidential term commence and expire? The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens.
Mr Bradley also refused to be drawn on a deadline for the commencement or a finishing date for the road.
There may be an issue about how successful that would be, but it did not preclude proceedings being recommenced.
I hope this season to commence a series of observations with the twenty-foot reflector, which is now in fine order. The Story of the Herschels
We can never thank her sufficiently for cutting out endless pages of songs and recitative by the melancholious old Hermit who, in the original version, was to commence the opera, and wander in and out of it incessantly. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians
The academic year commences at the beginning of October.
But nature could not long endure a pleasure that it so highly provoked without satisfying it: pursuing then its darling end, the battery recommenced with redoubled exertion; nor lay I inactive on my side, but encountering him with all the impetuosity of motion I was mistress of, the downy cloth of our meeting mount was now of real use to break the violence of the tilt; and soon, indeed! the highwrought agitation, the sweet urgency of this to-and-fro friction, raised the titillation on me to its height; so that finding myself on the point of going, and loath to leave the tender partner of my joys behind me, I employed all the forwarding motions and arts my experience suggested to me, to promote his keeping me company to our journey's end. Memoirs Of Fanny Hill A New and Genuine Edition from the Original Text (London, 1749)
He must have advisers who can tell him that we use commencements to bring out the best in young people.
Lak a feddah f'om a bedtick w'en de win 'commence to blow. The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
We will commence building work in August of next year.
In the excitement as the applause commenced, nobody had noticed Stafford slipping out of the lecture hall.

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