150 collocations for retards

The extreme difficulty of moving the monster cannon with its immense balls retarded the Sultan's progress, and it was the beginning of April before the whole battering-train reached Constantinople, though the distance from Adrianople is barely a hundred miles.

The rate must nevertheless continue to be very great, in the absence of such causes as formerly retarded the growth of population in Europe.

And when the infant is afterwards racked with pain, and a night of disquiet alarms the mother, the doctor is sent for, and the nurse, covering her dereliction by a falsehood, the consequence of her gluttony is treated as a disease, and the poor infant is dosed for some days with medicines, that can do it but little if any good, and, in all probability, materially retard its physical development.

The efficiency of this combined air service is credited with having contributed in an important degree, first to retarding the movement of supplies from the enemy rear to the enemy fighting line, and next to disturbance of the enemy in retreat.

He stated that Rosa was recovering from a slow fever, and had requested him to say that they must not feel anxious about her; that she had everything for her comfort, had been carefully attended by two good nurses, was daily getting better, and would write in a few weeks; meanwhile, if anything retarded her complete recovery, he would again write.

Stay, thou dear innocence, retard thy flight, O stop thy journey to the realms of light; Stay 'till I come: to thee

But almost in the middle of the hill, the Gauls had previously built a wall six feet high, made of large stones, and extending in length as far as the nature of the ground permitted, as a barrier to retard the advance of our men; and leaving all the lower space empty, they had filled the upper part of the hill, as far as the wall of the town, with their camps very close to one another.

The difficulty of the roads delayed Caesar's army, but his cavalry pursuing Afranius's forces, retarded their march.

The natives, informed of his intention, were sensible of the unequal contest, and endeavoured to appease him by submissions, which, however, retarded not the execution of his design.

The truth is, that like everything else which appears harsh and unaccountable in nature, it was an excess of the materials for good, working in an over-active and inexperienced manner; but knowing this, we are bound, for the sake of the good, not to retard its improvement by ignoring existing impieties, or blind ourselves to the perpetuating tendencies of the bigotries of great men.

He said, "It is very rarely successful; it retards the course of your penitence.

The delays which retarded the settlement of the Reciprocity Treaty were due to causes of another kind.

Vain efforts, senseless attempts, which served only to retard your fall.

Thus commenced that tedious war which not only ruined so many Florentine merchants, but retarded the cause of learning so materially.

By enhancing or retarding the nutritional changes, the growth of the organ or tissue is favored or restricted.

What sleepy charms benumb these active heroes, Depress their spirits, and retard their speed?

But much occurred to retard the object, and irritate the impatience of the monarch.

There needed no other reason for throwing Philip into the party of Conrade; and the opposite views of these great monarchs brought faction and dissension into the Christian army, and retarded all its operations.

It tended to retard action.

This, added to the little inducement held out to farming people in a slave state, where no man can work himself without losing caste, has mainly contributed to retard the increase of population and prosperity in the neighbourhood of St. Louis.

Mademoiselle was determined to go early the next morning; nothing should prevent or retard her departure; her resolution was taken.

The interval between these walls enabled the defenders to form in perfect security, and facilitated their operations in clearing the ditch and retarding the preparation for assault.

He always retained a strong taste for literary pleasures; and when his continued illness retarded his scientific pursuits, he made literature his recreation.

He seemed to keep back his intellect, as some have had the power to retard their pulsation.

This intercourse of civilities somewhat retarded the business for which they came; but, at length, they not only victualled their ship, but cleansed the bottom, which, in the long course, was overgrown with a kind of shellfish that impeded her passage.

150 collocations for  retards