125 collocations for tackled

Many a younger and stronger person than Mary would be afraid to tackle the job she had planned to do.

Little heads are quite ready to tackle the problem of defence and attack.

However, with wonderful courage and prudence, Pope Pius X. (1903-1914) tackled the work.

"My friend Tsz-chang, although he has the ability to tackle hard things, has not yet the virtue of philanthropy.

"I won't dare to tackle the bear, but I'll try and run him down till he gets tired," thought Andy.

I have seen all the foremen of the dockyard myself, told them the whole trick which we are playing on the Huns, and put them on their mettle to tackle their men.

We've overcome them to-night, we ought to be able to tackle the dogs."

Let's try to get our knowledge in an orderly shape before we tackle the actual case itself.

But while he tackled one fellow, the other might get off with the moneywith as much as he could carry.

"Perhapth it'th jutht ath well, then, that the gentleman came thraight here, and didn't tackle my two friendth when he pathed them," observed Curson, half sarcastically.

There are supposed to be two ways to tackle, but the coach who was conducting the operations to-day undoubtedly believed in the existence of at least thrice that number; for each candidate for Varsity honors tackled the dummy in a totally different style.

He had already found much to do and tackled the greater task with imperturbable spirit and a habit of hard work with, his friends say, no fault but a habit that is almost impracticable of seeing for himself almost everything he is himself held responsible for.

" Well, I just had time to put the monkey back in the cage when I saw that couple surround pa, and the woman grabbed the baby out of his arms, and the man tackled pa around the legs below the knee, and threw pa down under the ostrich cage, and said: "You kidnaper!

To-night Wright tackled 'The Constitution of Matter' with the latest ideas from the Cavendish Laboratory: it was a tough subject, yet one carries away ideas of the trend of the work of the great physicists, of the ends they achieve and the means they employ.

Bennington became very impatient indeed, but he tackled Le Conte industriously, and did well enough until he tried to get it into his head why various things happen to glaciers.

She wanted to hear everything she could about her rival, in order to lay her plans; and the moment Ethelrida was engaged with the politician and the Duke had turned to Mrs. Radcliffe, she tackled the cousin, in a lower voice.

It might be still wiser to tackle the cow at the udder end.

Of course it was perfect desperation for the five to tackle the cowboys, but they were game to do it, all the same.

" "We shall be able to tackle a crowd like that," said Mike.

Chorus: So early in the morning, &c. We hastily comfort the inner man With the warm contents of the billy can; The beef and damper are passed about Before we tackle the cutting out.

" "What madness not to have had one of those before tackling Aunt Dahlia!

But I told her I didn't seem to want to spend my time on them old ghosts that mornin', havin' such a big job on my hands to tackle that day as first chaperone to Josiah, and I got her mind off for the time bein', by the time I had fastened on my mantilly so the tabs hung as I wanted 'em to hang.

Hand in hand, husband and wife would more hopefully tackle fresh industrial difficulties as these arose, and they would do so with some slight sense of the familiarity that is the best armor in life's battle.

No wonder that by seven o'clock our fathers, and even our mothers, were ready to tackle a dinner of solid properties; and even to supplement it with the amazing supper (which Dr. Kitchener prescribes for "those who dine very late") of "gruel, or a little bread and cheese, or pounded cheese, and a glass of beer.

He came at once to Our Square and tackled the Little Red Doctor.

125 collocations for  tackled