27 Metaphors for examinations

An examination of the frontispiece picture, which shows him in profile (profile views are the best for physiognomy), as well as of the bust of Nietzsche by Donndorf, exhibit the most striking traits of the head.

There was to be however the Scholarship Examination (Sizars being allowed to sit for Scholarships only in their 3rd year: and the Scholarship being a kind of little Fellowship necessary to qualify for being a candidate for the real Fellowship).

A legal examination, not so much on account of the jewels, but because of the necessary assertion of my age, would have been a terrible ordeal.

The examination of this defence is then a dispute which arises out of the attempts to invalidate or to establish this argument.

The examination of the Red River itself is but now commencing. TH. JEFFERSON.

The examination of the papers was the most cursory thing imaginablea mere formality.

This expedition, though, perhaps, designed to be secret, was not long concealed from Wall, the Spanish ambassadour, who so vehemently opposed it, and so strongly maintained the right of the Spaniards to the exclusive dominion of the South sea, that the English ministry relinquished part of their original design, and declared, that the examination of those two islands was the utmost that their orders should comprise.

An hour before, as arranged the previous night, Papa Tignol had started out to search for Kittredge's lodgings, since the American, when questioned by Gibelin at the prison, had obstinately refused to tell where he lived and an examination of his quarters was a matter of immediate importance.

This examination will not be superfluousfor

The direct examination is now, of course, conducted by the counsel for the defendant, and the cross-examination by opposing counsel.

How often have I told you that examinations are not education.

The examination of the Red River itself is but now commencing. TH. JEFFERSON.

For a large number of investors the personal examination and selection of sound securities is too difficult a task.

But the examination is a mere form, you know.

His public examinations were the most severe we had to go through, and often quite needlessly so, in order to impress the visitors with his own knowledge rather than with ours, and as the end of a term drew near, I think in my last junior term, a conspiracy was got up to put him hors de combat for that examination.

Here her eager examination of the shelves was one succession of cries of sympathetic delight.

His examination was a little perfunctory, almost apologetic, and he did want to be friendly.

Either dead or alive, I'm going to search your clothing inside of ten minutes; and if you have no preference as to whether the examination is an ante or post-mortem affair, I certainly haven't.

The examination which took place was just the occasion for Sheridan's fun to display itself on, and pretending to turn informer, he succeeded in bewildering the unfortunate parochial constable, who conducted it, till the arrival of the magistrate, whose duty was to deliver his friends from durance vile.

" The examination and transcription of the manuscript, with all the help afforded me by my friend's previous efforts, was the work of several years.

I was young and strong and healthyand even if I had not been, the physical examination of Turkish recruits is a farce.

The examination was shortdeath by violence evident; the suspected criminal escaped; the evidence against him very strong indeed, but not sufficient to establish his guilt without a personal confession; his flight at all events very suspicious.

The history examination came the first thing in the morning, so he would begin on that.

His entrance examination was brilliant, a last consolation to the father, who died, worn out with the anxieties of accumulating debt, a few weeks later.

His cross-examination was the admiration of those spectators whose sympathies were on the side of the man in the dock as one of themselves.

27 Metaphors for  examinations