14 collocations for intrenches

"There had been no time to intrench the position properly, but the troops showed a magnificent front to the terrible fire which confronted them.

The common attempt, in our day, to intrench great sins in the authority of the Bible, is a consoling and cheering evidence, that this volume is recognised as the public standard of right and wrong; and that, whatever may be their private opinions of it who are guilty of these sins, they cannot hope to justify themselves before the world, unless their lives are, apparently, at least, conformed, in some good degree, to this standard.

"Terrible fight yesterday, but my line is now strongly intrenched about three-fourths of a mile from town.

The racial antipathy felt by the alien whites, along with their cultural repugnance and economic apprehensions, intrenched the negroes permanently in the situation.

This intrenched the slave plantations yet more strongly in their local domination, and by that very fact it hampered industrial development.

Aimed at destroying the machine, it really intrenches the machinethe professional politicianin power.

" Mrs. Thomas Wynne had the trick of intrenching a stubborn family pride by throwing back her head and daring all comers to uncover any of the Carrol clan's shortcomings.

As soon as the boats came, the Marquis sent into the island to acquaint the officers that he would send them both troops and provisions, who thanked his Excellency, and desired he should be informed that they wanted no troops, and could not spare time to make use of provisions, and only desired spades, shovels, and pickaxes, wherewith they might intrench themselveswhich were immediately sent to them.

In shelter-tent camps, in localities where suitable material is procurable, tent poles may be improvised and used in lieu of the rifle and bayonet or intrenching tool as supports for the shelter tent.

He accordingly intrenched his troops in the palaces and in the citadel, and in such other parts of the city as it seemed practicable to defend.

Yet it were a more constitutional and far safer thing to do than to cut the Gordian knot by a Federal incorporation act, which will forever securely intrench the trusts against State power.

Gawhar had already intrenched the new capital with a deep ditch, leaving but one entrance, which he closed with an iron gate.

Still, we have no cause to apprehend a depression comparable to that of the former period, or even to anticipate a deficiency which will intrench u

The beast, being nearly as much terrified as the proctor, would endeavour to get off; but being held fast by the tail, he intrenched every claw deep in the proctor's back, in order to keep up a firm resistance to the White Boys.

14 collocations for  intrenches