4934 examples of rise to in sentences

But Dr. Joe would not rise to it.

Mr. SLOPER then spoke thus:Sir, I cannot, without the highest satisfaction, observe any advances made in useful knowledge, by my fellow-subjects, as the glory of such attainments must add to the reputation of the kingdom which gives rise to such elevated abilities.

" She sighed, and looked down with a sentimental air; but Ida did not rise to the occasion; and with a sigh of disappointment, and a last look round, so that nothing should escape her, Isabel took her departure, and Ida was left in peace.

Some men lie by the things they make; some lie in the deeds they do; And some play false for a woman's love, and some for a cheer or two; Some rise to fame by the force of skill, grow great by the might of power, Then wreck the temple they toiled to build, in a single, shameful hour.

20 If there his merits chance to find A patriot of an open mind, Whose constant actions prove him just To both a king's and people's trust; May he with gratitude attend, And owe his rise to such a friend.

let every man to whom he has given months of delight give him a sixpence, and he will rise to-morrow morning richer than Rothschild!"

Even in cases where they do rule the market untrammelled by the direct interference of any competitors, they are still deterred from a free use of their control over prices by the possibility of competition which any full use of this control might give rise to.

Some distance away, and surrounded by his grim-looking guard, sat Malak, who, though he did not rise to receive me, beckoned me to his side with more politeness than usual.

He had too much pride to acknowledge, not not too much to receive, obligations; enough to quarrel with his charitable benefactors, but not enough to make him rise to independence of their charity.

It is not the body that gives rise to perception, nor the mind that causes the motion of the limbs which it has determined uponneither the one nor the other can receive influence from its fellow or exercise influence upon it; but it is God who, "on the occasion" of the physical motion (of the air and nerves); produces the sensation (of sound), and, "at the instance" of the determination of the will, produces the movement of the arms.

Under Herod, they rise to a second era of splendour, as a dependent kingdom of Rome: finally, they make the last desperate resistance to the universal dominion of the Caesars.

In that beautiful valley among the Green Mountains, some of whose near summits rise to the height of three thousand feet, her enthusiasm for fine scenery had full scope.

In the centre of this island, however, there was a singular formation of the rock, which appeared to rise to an elevation of something like sixty or eighty feet, making a sort of a regular circular mound of that height, which occupied no small part of the widest portion of the island.

We must now return to Rochester, who, observing Settle's rise to his unmerited elevation in the public opinion, became as anxious to lower his presumption as he had formerly been to diminish the reputation of Dryden.

His odes are founded upon those of Gray, and the best that can be said of them is that if they do not quite rise to the frozen elegance of Akenside, they seldom sink to the flaccidity of Mason.

So, he put the tail of his puggri about his face and rode all day from sun-rise to sun-set in darkness, his camel being driven by Abdulali Gulamali Bokharithe same who later rose to fame and honour as an outlaw and was hanged at Peshawar after a brave and successful career.

No orderly ever came up to the trenches, when I was in them, but he gave rise to the hope that he had orders for me to come out at once and command in chief.

This gives rise to the necessity of placing where they can their knives, pipes, and other customary objects.

Avoid having many slaves of the same nation, for this gives rise to domestic rows.

This had given rise to no special remarks, because it was well known that Mr. Prosper was a man whose feelings were often too many for him.

You will observe often, at the close of the school or at an appointed general exercise, that a scholar will bring to my desk a dark-colored morocco wrapper containing several small strips of paper, upon which questions relating to moral or religious duty, or subjects for remarks from me, or anecdotes, or short statements of facts, giving rise to inquiries of various kinds, are written.

Thus the circumstances and nature of government give rise to the vices and virtues of nations.

A later legend, which has given rise to sundry poems, connects the name of Roland with one of the most beautiful places on the Rhine.

The circumstances might have given rise to very disagreeable and mischievous complications and results.

The changes which have taken place, and which give rise to such "Reminiscences," are very numerous, and meet us at every turn in society.

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