Despite the fact that the Puritans developed from the Calvinists, believers in the doctrine of election which swept away all class distinction, this sect did not, like the Quakers, attack slavery as an institution.

His duty lay closer at hand, for he knew that a swarm of fighting Gothas had started up to engage the attacking squadron, and realized that one or more of these hostile aircraft might suddenly appear close at hand, bent on bringing about their destruction.

Since the Krupp guns possess a certain advantagewhich is not, in fact, very greatover the English heavy naval guns, it is possible to gain a start in this department, and to equip our ships with superior attacking power.

At this, General Packenham formed his first attacking column.

Word attack test no.1-3 of The basic reading tests.

The conditions on the Western Front (defensive zone, attack divisions) are only partially applicable here, since the mobility of the artillery and the correct tactical handling of the attack division are not assured.

Neither do they, when acting in small parties, attack persons of note.

Developing word attack skills.

The extraordinary energy and zeal with which the clergy of monotheistic religions attack suicide is not supported either by any passages in the Bible or by any considerations of weight; so that it looks as though they must have some secret reason for their contention.

But from that time bears attack men when they get the chance.

Insects which attack mushrooms are the Scearid fly, the Phosid fly, Spring Tails (small insects like grasshoppers) and mites.

In this connection he also spoke of a medicine which he and his colleagues had invented to drastically reduce the diseases which attack papaya.

In France, such persons would be Socialists and Rouges; in this country, where the better classes only have any reason to rebel, they cannot well conspire against government, but attack religion instead, and pride themselves on their exemption from prejudice.

"YesEnrica has recovered for the present," he was saying, "but such an attack saps and weakens the very issues of life.

No, that was not the object; he was planning to keep at sea, to waylay and attack merchant ships, and then, after a successful cruise, arrive at Porto Grande, laden with spoils, and hailed as a great leader.

That means that Virginia has on two sides the most powerful tribes of savages in the world, and if ever the Iroquois found a general and made a common attack things would go ill with the Tidewater.

close with, come to close quarters; bring to bay. ride full tilt against; attack tooth and nail, go at hammer and tongs. let fly at, dash at, run a tilt at, rush at, tilt at, run at, fly at, hawk at, have at, let out at; make a dash, make a rush at; strike home; drive one hard; press one hard; be hard upon, run down, strike at the root of. lay about one, run amuck.

The battalion is the attack unit or the defense unit, whether operating alone or as part of a regiment.

On September 20 the Servian Government announced that an Austrian attacking army which attempted to cross the frontier near the Sabatz Mountains had been routed with a loss of 15,000 killed and wounded.

The militia bands also travelled to and fro, marching to the rescue of some threatened settlement, or seeking to intercept the attacking bands or to overtake those who had delivered their stroke and were returning to the Indian country.

The officer who commanded the second attacking squad passed close to Schoelcher as the poor soldier fell.

DOGS attack butchers, ii. 232; eaten in China and Otaheite, ib.; have not power of comparing, ii. 96.

The position chosen by the attacking vessels was about one and a half miles to the south of Plumb Inlet.

Poor Wilson has a fearful attack snow-blindness consequent on yesterday's efforts.

(b) To surprise and attack enemy minesweeping vessels.