31 Words to use with opportunity

but, when a proper opportunity offers, this same person, like a skilful jaculator, will hurl a sentence worthy of attention, short and contorted, so that he who converses with him will appear to be in no respect superior to a boy."

You're a poor man; you can't afford to throw away what little money you earn, nor to let an opportunity slip for turning an honest penny.

I declare that not only out of gratitude, but also out of a knowledge of this community of interest, I will never in my life let an opportunity escape where I in my humble capacity can contribute to the glory, welfare, and happiness of Turkey, but will consider it the duty of honour toward my country to be the truest, most faithful friend of the Turkish empire.

Opportunity play; rules for playing.

The Commune would not let such a good opportunity pass for accusing its enemies.

Opportunity socks.

SIR,Your piece of "Mr. H.," I am desired to say, is accepted at Drury Lane Theatre by the proprietors, and if agreeable to you, will be brought forwards when the proper opportunity serves.

The teacher should say nothing of his general design, but, when some suitable opportunity presents, he should endeavor to lead his pupils to co-operate with him in some particular instance.

I had nearly always gone to the poor man's cottage rather than to the rich man's mansion, but this night, the opportunity offering, I appealed to the rich.

You will not fail regularly to keep a journal of your proceedings, and to note down your observations, as they from time to time occur, transmitting home by every opportunity intelligence of the progress which you have made, and of the leading events which may have befallen you.

At the first opportunity notice how accurate your list is. 5.

He of course, was always looking out for some plan of escape, and at length an opportunity occurring, he, with the mate of the Ocean, and nine of his crew, seized two whale boats, imprudently left on the banks of the river, and rowed off.

When at the bay, he expressed a wish to visit St. Marks, Tallahassee, and Apalachicola, and stated his intention, as soon as his engagements permitted, to proceed thither by steamer, if opportunity offeredor failing this, to go overland, availing himself of some escort which might be proceeding in that direction.

An answer to an advert for a 'Person Required for English Publication' one of the more ambiguous ads to grace the career opportunity pages led to an interview and my first trip to the Herald offices.

Thus wrecked and wasted, her opportunity past, her career a disappointment, she leaves us only the passing glimpse of what she was, and the hazy possibility of what she might have been.

Our duty, Sir, was discharged not only without any unfriendly bias against Spain, but with tenderness, with preference, with partiality in her favour; and, while I respect (as I have already said) the honourable obstinacy of the Spanish character, so deeply am I impressed with the desirableness of peace for Spain, that, should the opportunity recur, I would again, without scruple, tender the same advice to her Government.

I taught opportunity school two years.

When laden he was to carry the slaves to agents in the West Indies, and thence bring home according to opportunity sugar, cotton, coffee, pimento, mahogany and rum, and the balance of the slave cargo proceeds in bills of exchange.

But the power of nature is only the power of using to any certain purpose the materials which diligence procures, or opportunity supplies.

"Art is long, life short, judgment difficult, opportunity transient.

And the sands of our Imperial opportunity twirl through the neck of the hour-glass.

One of the best remedies for saddle gall is to heighten the saddle up as much as possible, and bathe the back with cold water as often as an opportunity affords.

Ye maun e'en go seekin' opportunity yersel, if so be she's slow in coming to ye.

He found himself compelled to wait what opportunity chance or change might afford him.

If the opportunity comesand it will, I knowyou will leave the island with the rest of us?"

31 Words to use with  opportunity