How To Use Willingly In A Sentence

They contended that many foreign central banks were willing to absorb all the foreign currency earned by their exporting sectors that was not willingly held by their private sector in US dollar denominated assets.
The institute says that less than 1 per cent of households would willingly pay for the meters if they had a choice. Times, Sunday Times
I would argue that this "mire" in which we have so willingly immersed ourselves results from our refusal to use labels. What is an Atheist?
So we willingly follow his two small, sad pink beings through the various trials of life and myth.
A person does not take one emotional thump in the face and willingly put himself up for more. Times, Sunday Times

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You may be able to be rescued for one day, but the next day another will come and you will again willingly prostrate yourself before him. NAKED EMPIRE
Other, roumyng the cities vp and downe and caryeng alway in bottles faire watre and fresshe, if any man be disposed to drinke, vnasked they willingly proffre it him, and refuse not to take, if he for their gentlenesse offre aught vnto them agayn. The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie
Tom Staple would have willingly been impaled before a Committee of the House, could he by such self-sacrifice have infused his own spirit into the component members of the hebdomadal board. Barchester Towers
What phlegmatical reasons soever were made you," wrote the Queen, who but three weeks before had been so gentle and affectionate to her, ambassador, "how happeneth it that you will not remember, that when a man hath faulted and committed by abettors thereto, neither the one nor the other will willingly make their own retreat. History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609)
Willy-nilly and no doubt unwillingly, he is then drawn into the fight; in an instant the man in the middle has become the man in a muddle and nothing at all has been achieved.
First, both parties entering the process commit to selecting counsel who willingly bind themselves to prearranged ground rules.
The unlamented Soviet Union was able to develop an independent strategy to which its allies more or less willingly conformed.
As a reward she is allowed to choose her husband and names Bertram, who unwillingly obeys the king's order to wed her.
‘What is it?’ said I. ‘Why,’ said she, ‘since God is rightly believed to govern all things with the rudder of goodness, and since all things do likewise, as I have taught, haste towards good by the very aim of nature, can it be doubted that His governance is willingly accepted, and that all submit themselves to the sway of the Disposer as conformed and attempered to His rule?’ Consolation of Philosophy
LondonThere aren't many clubs that secure you a quid off the door fee if you're wearing glasses, but Proud's new nerd-fest Geek Out! will willingly let you in cheap if you rock up sporting your nattiest frames. Clubs picks of the week
A person does not take one emotional thump in the face and willingly put himself up for more. Times, Sunday Times
Others say his devotion to Korean farmers was so passionate that he would willingly have laid down his life for them.
Teachers are so eager to work there some of those who were hired willingly make a daily commute of nearly four hours to come to work.
It would willingly unburden the clubs of a major share of financial responsibility to England's elite and pay the players itself through central contracting, just as England does with its top cricketers.
Tim willingly takes the night shift, but it takes a toll on his relationship with live-in girlfriend, Trish.
Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endures his torment willingly.
And other black arts organizations had willingly shared their patron lists.
They found themselves, often unwillingly. outside the organizational boundary, and they capitalized upon that fact.
I was unwillingly compelled to take pleasure in the first hour and a half of the descent from the top of the Lukmanier towards Disentis, but this is only a ripping over of the brimfulness of Italy on to the Swiss side. Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino
Now is the time to gain mastery over what you willingly choose to invest your attention in. Vaishali: Self-Awareness: The Key to Owning and Operating the Human Experience
The rabbit, she thought tipsily, does not willingly gaze down the barrel of the gun.
Yet there I was in thick make-up and bad costumes, willingly standing on the stage and blurting my few lines.
I have evited striking you in your ain house under muckle provocation, because I am ignorant how the laws here may pronounce respecting burglary and hamesucken, and such matters; and, besides, I would not willingly hurt ye, man, e'en on the causeway, that is free to us baith, because I mind your kindness of lang syne, and partly consider ye as a poor deceived creature. The Fortunes of Nigel
If he do come in my way, so: if he do not, if I come in his, willingly, let him make a carbonado of me. Act V. Scene III. The First Part of King Henry the Fourth
If he do come in my way, so: if he do not, if I come in his willingly, let him make a carbonado of me. The first part of King Henry the Fourth
Bring him back!" ordered Hugh, and his officers swung willingly into the byroad, and spurred into a gallop after the fugitive. The Holy Thief
This sector plays a central role by influencing the public, who willingly buy into its propaganda.
The men who were as willingly pewed in the parish church as their sheep were in night folds.
Sendivogius offered to effect Sethon's escape in return for assistance in his alchemistic pursuits, to which arrangement the Scottish alchemist willingly agreed. Bygone Beliefs
Now, I suppose our opposites will not unwillingly reckon their sacred significant ceremonies among those things of the Spirit of God which a natural man cannot receive, because they are spiritually decerned, 1 Cor. ii. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2)
He would willingly raid into the Scotch lowlands; but his courage failed him at the border, and he regarded England as a perilous, unhomely land. Memories and Portraits
My uncle, indeed, would have released the young lady vi et armis, had his strength been equal to his inclination; and in so doing, I would have willingly lent my assistance, both from a desire to serve such The Life and Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves
The Rambam (1138 – 1204), who was considered the leading decisor (the mara de-atra, or supreme halakhic authority) in Palestine and Egypt, explicitly ruled: “If [the woman] said: ‘I cannot abide him or be intimate with him willingly,’ we compel him to divorce her immediately, for she is not as a captive that she must be intimate with one who is hateful to her” (Hilkhot Ishut 14: 8). Levant: Women in the Jewish Communities after the Ottoman Conquest of 1517.
I'll cut tj_han some slack because he is a poor oppressed conscript drafted unwillingly into Singapore's army at a young age as photographer or what I call a cushy public affairs job, not that I blame him for being cunning and crafty the lucky git. Anime Nano!
I knew Hertz Lipmann would have willingly made a false accusation against anyone, if the Party required it of him.
But when he brushes his index finger against her, she grows faint, then willingly acquiesces to his request.
We shall all remember Mr Page for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school.
Willy-nilly and no doubt unwillingly, he is then drawn into the fight; in an instant the man in the middle has become the man in a muddle and nothing at all has been achieved.
A beautifully clipped wobbly blob will always look better than something that has been forced unwillingly into a perfect geometric shape. Times, Sunday Times
He was Junior after all, now and always, willingly, necessarily, however tired and befooled, the life companion and loyal second man. Underworld
_Gradely_ (graithly) means willingly, meekly or decently; _clem_ means starve; _sithee_ is see you or look you; _clogs_ are shoes with wooden soles and leather uppers, and _dungarees_, garments of coarse cotton cloth rather like overalls. The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays
I was delighted by the news and willingly paid my dues. Broken Lives
I willingly grant to you that some women are so wealthy, placed in situations requiring so much representation, that it would be degrading to them to take much thought about any thing but the beauty and fashion of their clothes; and that an anxiety on their part about the preservation of, to them, trifles would indicate meanness and parsimoniousness. The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends
Accounts of plantation life confirm that women gave their labor unwillingly and were a constant source of frustration to managers and overseers.
It must be the perfect tax since it is a tax on greed and stupidity paid willingly and frequently. Times, Sunday Times
A belly full of gluttony will never study willingly.
Florida's Supreme Court ruled the men had no right to privacy because they willingly took part in criminal activities.
I willingly accept
a straw, and lent his aid right willingly to disentomb and carry the brandy keg. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains
Men who work in a macho sports world, where to yield a step means intolerable humiliation, willingly befoul their own legacy, and then surrender it to long-term tarnish. Ben Roethlisberger at a crossroads
Did she willingly take part in espionage, or was she little more than an innocent dupe? Times, Sunday Times
I will promise thee this reward for thy labor: if thou consider well the actions of the world, thou shalt find him much practised by those that condemn him; who willingly would walk as theeves do with close lanternes in the night, that they being undescried, and yet seeing all, might surprise the unwary in the dark. Machiavelli, Volume I
Love is like sentence spell always let people willingly addictions.
The merchant, the client, had willingly stooped into the dungeon of lust.
Whatever else it may have wanted, the blue tent wouldn't let its precious oxygen go willingly.
Their weakness, if any, is that they fall easy prey to brand names and they would willingly go to any lengths just to be showy, extravagant and ostentatious.
With the outbreak of war the new Commonwealth of Australia found itself willingly at war for the empire.
And in the middle and lower echelons they are still paid less and employed less willingly. Times, Sunday Times
In the Western Pleasure classes, horses must walk, jog and lope on the rail each direction, stop, and back willingly.
The rabbit, she thought tipsily, does not willingly gaze down the barrel of the gun.
But if the Georgian and the kind-souled Soloviev served as a palliating beginning against the sharp thorns of great worldly wisdom, in the curious education of the mind and soul of Liubka; and if Liubka forgave the pedantism of Lichonin for the sake of a first sincere and limitless love for him, and forgave just as willingly as she would have forgiven curses, beatings, or a heavy crime -- the lessons of Simanovsky, on the other hand, were a downright torture and a constant, prolonged burden for her. Yama: the pit
Dog training school salvinia from kia am reeking in la was quizzically to ask unwillingly the pairing, and nosecount nazimova endogenous to luckiness that eternally was any gutter. Rational Review
he had sinned against her unwillingly
Some voters came willingly, some unwillingly; a major chunk was kept away because of a boycott call by separatists.
What we do willingly is easy.
Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endures his torment willingly.
We easily transformed the spelling into "gondola," and in fancy were afloat on Venetian waters, under some overhanging balcony, perhaps at the very Palace of the Doges, -- willingly blind to the reality of a mudscow leaning against some rickety wharf posts, covered with barnacles. A New England girlhood, outlined from memory (Beverly, MA)
But I return from this digression on the peril of idolatry, to which as well the theory as the practice of {244} the Roman Catholic Church exposes her members; and willingly repeat my disclaimer of any wish or intention whatever to fasten and filiate upon the Church of Rome the doctrines or the practice of individuals, or even of different sections of her communion. Primitive Christian Worship Or, The Evidence of Holy Scripture and the Church, Against the Invocation of Saints and Angels, and the Blessed Virgin Mary
Part two will be a discussion about how many classic transsexuals don't want to be labeled as transgender, and how new and legacy LGBT media needs to address self-identification when people who could fall under the term transsexual don't want to be unwillingly absorbed by transgender terminology into transgender community. Pam's House Blend - Front Page
Society will not be overthrown, that is true, but, I ask you, who would willingly accept such a life? Modeste Mignon
My main idea was just to point out that the mindset of someone who would willingly die is not as alien as the media would have us believe.
Octavius had refused, whereupon Gracchus had “called upon the gods to witness that he did not willingly wish to remove his colleague,” had balloted the eighteenth tribe, and achieved a majority, and Octavius had been stripped of his tribuneship “reduced to the rank of a private citizen, he departed unobserved”. Imperium
All things are easy that are done willingly.
However, the pleasant and obliging staff willingly produced a jug of hot water.
Determined to glorify God with her life, she willingly set aside one objective after another until she discovered that only in God's time and way could her deepest desires be fulfilled.
All things are easy that are done willingly.
He reached a hand down to assist her up, and she took it willingly.
Why we as a nation, have been titrated, which is the gradual increasing of dosage, pressure, and propaganda, till the desired effect – an inured and compliant society – have willingly bequeathed away our autonomy of self-government, embraced the genesis of tyranny, and begin our seemingly inexorable march towards dictatorship. Democracy Interrupted
Pipes entered into this opinion the more willingly, as he had all along believed the senior to be a sort of wizard, or some cacodaemon, whom it was not very creditable to be acquainted with. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
Professor of barricading," was a title honored at the Cafe de Seville, and one that they would willingly have had engraved upon their visiting-cards. A Romance of Youth — Complete
More than twenty thousand Dutch people helped to hide Jews and others in need of hiding during those years. I willingly did what I could to help.
She followed along my side especially, rubbing against my free hands anticipating more ear scratches, which I willingly administered on her still puppy fuzzed ears. Dog of the Day
Another salutary constitutional reform -- not of Bismarck's making, for he gave his consent unwillingly and not without first having marred its beauty, but yet an effect of his great deeds -- is the Prussian "Kreis" and "Provinzial-Ordnung," first introduced in 1874. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
The success of these clubs is due to the extraordinary commitment of effort, energy, time and generosity which a throng of coaches and organizers give willingly and freely.
Sexual mischief was again on the menu with a delightful excerpt from Don Giovanni, as Ewan Taylor charmed devilishly as Mozart's willingly damned Lothario.
He should willingly and with an open heart and mind supplicate for divine guidance and ask for direction so that the problem is solved in his own best interest.
III. ii.188 (64,2) [all yon fiery O's] I would willingly believe that the poet wrote _fiery orbs_. Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies
Round the corner of an old building pour forth a company of soldiers in "undress" — very "undress" — costume, looking like a troop of navvies, though one-half may be men of fortune and position, who at home command their hundred servants and their carriages and horses, but here willingly, eagerly, shoulder their axe, and sally forth at dawn of day to throw up breastworks and erect batteries. Yorktown, Virginia
We shall all remember Mr Page for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school.
They found themselves, often unwillingly. outside the organizational boundary, and they capitalized upon that fact.
`I doubt whether there's a man here tonight who wouldn't willingly jeopardize his marriage just to spend one night with her. ALASTAIR MCLEAN'S 'NIGHT WATCH'
While condemning it in the strongest terms, many Westerners admired the courage of women who went willingly to their death in such a manner.
At each meal she willingly cleaned her plate, eating ice cream and fried chicken until she felt bloated.
They gave it quite as willingly, I am sure, although you could see mother scringe when Laddie said "Father and Mother Pryor. Laddie: A True Blue Story
I am going to show you where railways have spent immense sums of money in extinguishing these grade crossings, in many cases most willingly. Railways and Grade Crossings
He believes that customers are more wine savvy than ever before and are willingly doing their research before dining out.
I want to believe there would be some floating entries within the scheme that I can willingly 'accomodate'. Self-Motivation, Personal Growth and Entrepreneurship Development on DeoluAkinyemi.com
Love is like sentence spell always let people willingly addictions.
They tolerated the gyrations of the business cycle more willingly, including dozens of recessions and several deep economic depressions.
Many other schools have willingly accommodated Muslim schoolgirls wearing the jilbab.
Unwillingly the sideward movement was arrested, and his eyes returned and met the Irishman's. CHAPTER 19
I have evited striking you in your ain house under muckle provocation, because I am ignorant how the laws here may pronounce respecting burglary and hamesucken, and such matters; and, besides, I would not willingly hurt ye, man, e’en on the causeway, that is free to us baith, because I mind your kindness of lang syne, and partly consider ye as a poor deceived creature. The Fortunes of Nigel
I would never willingly go anywhere by boat, much less go on a cruise.
It's essentially like removing a person's first knuckle, I don't give a shit if there's anesthesia involved, it's inhumane and any vet that willingly performs declawing is only in it for the money, they can't possibly care about the animal. Keep Your Cats From Destroying Your Furniture | Lifehacker Australia
To be miserable at this rate you must, at the very least, have four thousand a year: and many persons are there so enamored of grief and sin, that they would willingly take the risk of the misery to have a life-interest in the consols that accompany it, quite careless about consequences, and sceptical as to the notion that a day is at hand when you must fulfil YOUR SHARE OF THE George Cruikshank
Hence it is that, as a rule, the slave (§ 71, ff.) and socager work least willingly, the day laborer with less industry than the piece-worker, (240) who is at the same time more satisfied with himself, and gives most satisfaction to his master, (241) since he acquires more both for himself and for his master. System der volkswirthschaft. English
The memories still hurt too much for him to be able to recall them willingly. TREASON KEEP
The recruits they train are all volunteers who, unlike draftees dragged kicking and screaming into camp, willingly seek military service.
Exactly when the first subtle monition of treachery reached him, by what sense it was conveyed -- Hulse never learned, for there were experiences among the finer perceptions that the blind man did not willingly discuss. Angel With No Hands
Unwillingly forced to read his letter aloud to his table at sea, Carl came across this bit and a lump rose in his throat as playful jeers rose from his messmates.
There was never a better citizen, nor more affected to the welfare and quietnesse of his countrie, nor a sharper enemie of the changes, innovations, newfangles, and hurly-burlies of his time: He would more willingly have employed the utmost of his endevours to extinguish and suppresse, than to favour or further them: His minde was modelled to the patterne of other best ages. Of Friendship.
Florida's Supreme Court ruled the men had no right to privacy because they willingly took part in criminal activities.
Manton knew well, when he made this allusion to mischief formerly done to the crew of the Foam, that he touched a rankling sore in the breast of Scraggs, who in a skirmish with the natives some time before had lost an eye; and the idea of revenging himself on the defenseless women and children of his enemies was so congenial to the mind of the second mate, that his objections to act willingly under Manton's orders were at once removed. Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader A Tale of the Pacific
So it was quite incredible to see people willingly parade across this fiery pathway, but Cliff had done a great job in persuading us to believe that we could.
Some developers willingly release their older software titles into the public domain making them legally Abandonware but a large number of titles labelled as such are not technically free for public access.
My colorist willingly accepts his tip and I get an appointment when I need one.
`I doubt whether there's a man here tonight who wouldn't willingly jeopardize his marriage just to spend one night with her. ALASTAIR MCLEAN'S 'NIGHT WATCH'
They would all willingly forfeit any hope to win the mayoralty rather than make such a class appeal.
The rabbit, she thought tipsily, does not willingly gaze down the barrel of the gun.
Quite the opposite: they are willingly accepted by a diverse range of microbes, from Proteus and Azotobacter to E. coli.
What we do willingly is easy.
That he will not afflict, that is, that he will not afflict willingly; it is no pleasure to him to grieve the children of men, much less his own children. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
I would willingly forgo all the high-tech gadgets that clutter up new cars in favour of a genuine spare. Times, Sunday Times
After resisting his pull for a moment Jordan's head buried itself in his shoulder, and she willingly allowed the burden to be handed over, her body convulsing with sobs.
As Aristotle in his Ethicks doth saye of the losse which shippmen do suffer in a tempest/which do cast out of their ship al their Goodes whẽ they be in daunger of shipp wracke: They seame truly to be compelled to do it/and yet willingly they do it/and therfor they are sayed. A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful by Peter Martyr; Wherunto is Added A Sermon made of the Confessing of Christ and His Gospel and of the Denying of the sam
We shall all remember Mr Page for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school.
A beautifully clipped wobbly blob will always look better than something that has been forced unwillingly into a perfect geometric shape. Times, Sunday Times
Although they were simply exempted from military duty in the past, they are now being punished for willingly violating the Conscription Law.
Alongside the families of the unskilled labourers who at election times are herded rather unwillingly into cars to be taken to cast their Labour votes, are the costermongers and the junk men who are as staunch in their Conservatism as the backwoodsmen of the House of Lords.
In the theatre we willingly suspend disbelief .
She would willingly forgo a birthday treat if only her warring parents would declare a truce.
He won't support us willingly , he'll preach against us, and he'll despise our revolution.
His face flamed unwillingly when he realized that he'd been staring at her for about two minutes straight, unblinkingly.
“Any man who would willingly give up his name disgusts me.” Ransom
I am in is the best for me, for God doth not afflict willingly, nor take delight in grieving the children of men: he hath no benefitt by my adversity, nor is he the better for my prosperity; but he doth it for my Advantage, and that I may be a Gainer by it. Anne Bradstreet and Her Time
Why they are kept unwillingly or in my certainty willingly kept from presenting just the simple facts.
“When we have a child, I hope it's a boy and I hope he's old enough so I can show him a lunar eclipse and explain that's God's way of showing men how their mouth should act when a woman willingly opens their galaxy to him, prayerful and slowly widening.” No More Stories About The Moon
This month entering its 25th year, the festival celebrates a fish of many names -- burbot, eelpout, pout, ling -- a freshwater cod that breeds beneath the ice and feeds most willingly after dark. The Craziest Ice Fishing Tournament in the United States
I would have given my life willingly for what you call a trifle, sir," said the marquis, with a bow to Osra. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, January, 1896
This story is quite sad and horrifying on several levels: though we don't know why she did it, the fact that the woman willingly placed herself in a potentially deadly situation, with such horrific consequences, may stem from the fact that animals such as polar bears are played up for their "adorableness" and the reality, that these are creatures who do not care to be your giant teddy bear and should be considered quite dangerous when threatened or provoked, gets lost in the cuddly marketing of such things. Jezebel
The institute says that less than 1 per cent of households would willingly pay for the meters if they had a choice. Times, Sunday Times
After trying his excellent bratwurst and boudin blanc, I'd willingly sample any other sausages he makes. The Seattle Times
That unfortunate verbal tic doesn't invite confidence, but I would willingly defend the bulk of what Pilger has had to say in recent years.
Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endures his torment willingly.
It is a system of thought that has produced people who willingly suffer and die for their faith in every age.
It was a clever idea based on the premise that you should always freely and willingly give the press everything they would otherwise find out by themselves anyway - and put your spin on it.
This month entering its 25th year, the festival celebrates a fish of many names -- burbot, eelpout, pout, ling -- a freshwater cod that breeds beneath the ice and feeds most willingly after dark. The Craziest Ice Fishing Tournament in the United States
Bellucci says she doesn't have any hard and fast rules when it comes to nude scenes, but she acknowledges that for Irreversible she willingly went farther than she imagined she would.
We indeed willingly concede, if any discussion arises over doctrine, that the best and surest remedy is for a synod of true bishops to be convened, where the doctrine at issue may be examined.
The institute says that less than 1 per cent of households would willingly pay for the meters if they had a choice. Times, Sunday Times
Carl and Russell, the nerdy little Junior Wilderness Explorer who unwillingly comes along on the adventure but then joins in enthusiastically, are a very unlikely pair of heroes but they are heroes and recognizable as heroes despite their weaknesses and shortcomings, because of their devotion to the ideal the movie's villain was once devoted to but abandoned for the sake of vanity and ego. Up, George Lucas, the spirit of adventure, and the myth of the fallen angel
Yet, you offered to stay behind at Camelot willingly, when you were not lamed or too young.
What we do willingly is easy.
He marries, then, unwillingly, just as he, on his wedding day, unwillingly disappoints Mary's expectation of a honeymoon trip.
Why assume anybody in a public spotlight would willingly risk their career?
Lord Weymouth very civilly sent Mr. Wood, his first 'commis', to tell me that the King very willingly gave you leave of absence from your post for Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works
For I come not willingly from my country by the sea, and I desire greatly to live; wherefore I obey the will of my master - as thou wilt obey, strange brother, if thou art wise, and wouldst live. NEGORE, THE COWARD
We shall all remember Mr Page for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school.
My colorist willingly accepts his tip and I get an appointment when I need one.
She willingly lectures at conferences on palliative care, oncology nursing, and pain management.
I would never willingly go anywhere by boat, much less go on a cruise.
Or will they instead, like so many lambs led willingly to the slaughter, allow themselves to be demutualised - like Esau in the Bible surrender their birthright for a mess of pottage?
I saw the most unimaginable things with the women, with the men, with parents, and with the sweet, matchless children; I saw said the Shadow, what no human being must know, but what they would all so willingly knowwhat is bad in their neighbor. The Shadow
Momentarily at least, the deposit is willingly accepted by the seller.
Whatever fasts a vowess might neglect as non-obligatory, it seems probable that she would not willingly forgo any opportunity of showing reverence to the Blessed Virgin, who, in the belief of St. Augustine, had taken vows of chastity before the salutation of the Angel. The Customs of Old England
First of all, with a woman coming forward, aged 20 now, of a complaint five years before, where, after so-called fondling, she willingly goes alone to his apartment and ends up in bed. CNN Transcript Dec 8, 2006
But neither Syria nor Iran would take such a step willingly, nor would they respond to this favorably as long as they do not see Russia and China resolved and insistent on stropping the two regimes from arming these groups. Raghida Dergham: The Russian-Chinese Partnership Against People(s)
The king should perform sacrifices with such wealth as is willingly paid into his treasury by prosperous and unpersecuted subjects. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18
Upon hearing this earth-shattering news, a wounded Cal immediately succumbs to Emily's request, and with a promise to willingly sign all the divorce papers, he moves in to his post-divorce apartment. Mark Banschick, MD: Sensible, Smart, Love
She had unwillingly become immune to the humming stench.
He served as a steward at Knock Shrine for 15 years and willingly gave of his time to assist the invalids and pilgrims throughout the pilgrimage season.
Most unwillingly they went and stood before the hero in heavy silence.
No government cedes its power willingly, so it is likely that Canberra's interference, however purportedly reform-minded the agenda, will continue.
The men who were as willingly pewed in the parish church as their sheep were in night folds.
Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endures his torment willingly.
To save the lives of her friends, Rachel did the unthinkable: she willingly trafficked in forbidden demon magic. February Releases! « Urban Fantasy Land
Finally he tracks it down - unwillingly - to the middle barrel.
People endure willingly the advertising, excessive noise and violence of the "cineplex" screens. Orangeville
(And disbelief does not get willingly suspended when she declares, twice, that this book is "like nothing else Laxness ever wrote," considering that he produced some sixty novels, most of them as yet untranslated from the Icelandic.) 'Notes on Susan': An Exchange
Anyone wearing a many pocketed vest (willingly in public) is usually the dead give away - it's almost as reliable as the flap-flap-glide of an accipiter.
Much like the energy industry regulators who were so busy with hookers and cocain (supplied by industry lobbyists) that they willingly shirked all responsibility. Think Progress » WaMu lenders rapped about their wealth as they fueled the housing bubble: ‘I like big bucks and I cannot lie.’
In contradistinction to less reflective celebrants of all things Irish, Kiberd willingly embraces the invented character of contemporary Irish culture.
It's worth saying that while the enterprising interviewees belong to the more willingly opinionated group of business owners, they were certainly not the type of swankpots who should be ignored.
Last we saw the hybrid, he had skedaddled after unwillingly biting his love Caroline due to his sire bond with Klaus. The Vampire Diaries' Michael Trevino: Bill Forbes Will (Try To) Break Tyler's Sire Bond
She would willingly have rested had not her eyes spied the red berries of some kinnikinnick growing on either side of the path. Virginia of Elk Creek Valley
For those who bootlessly disgrace the name of philosophy are convicted of knowing nothing at all, as they are themselves forced, though unwillingly, to confess, since not only do they disagree with each other, but also expressed their own opinions sometimes in one way, sometimes in another. ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus
We shall all remember Mr Page for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school.
Even though the South Dakota law went down to defeat, it signals an important shift in pro-life rhetoric, moving from arguments that the fetus is a person and abortion is murder to arguments that no women willingly choose abortion unless they are tricked into it or their will is overborne, and that abortion hurts women. Balkinization
The Arab avant-garde was carefully muzzled and its rowdiest members sent off, willingly or unwillingly, to London and Paris.
The anchorage is a delightful one; I would willingly have stayed there for a couple of days instead of beating about in the open sea with the wind up half the time. Marazan
The wild natives of the woods grow there willingly, while many strangers, brought originally from over the ocean, steal gradually onward from the tilled fields and gardens, until at last they stand side by side upon the same bank, the European weed and the wild native flower. Rural Hours
We indeed willingly concede, if any discussion arises over doctrine, that the best and surest remedy is for a synod of true bishops to be convened, where the doctrine at issue may be examined.
Perhaps had willingly ignored it, as introducing a complication oppressive to his indolence, to his hodiernal philosophy. In the Year of Jubilee
The workmen were surprised to get a visitor and willingly showed me around the six enormous cell blocks which radiate in clumsy spokes from a central courtyard and administration building. Burma
III. ii.43 (306, 6) [For life I prize it As I weigh grief which I would spare] _Life_ is to me now only _grief, _ and as such only is considered by me, I would therefore willingly dismiss it. Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies

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