Which preposition to use with attainments

of Occurrences 364%

" Again, "There are three attainments of the superior man which are beyond methe being sympathetic without anxiety, wise without scepticism, brave without fear.

in Occurrences 45%

He replied, "Let a man have the sagacity of Tsang Wu-chung, the freedom from covetousness of Kung-ch'oh, the boldness of Chwang of P'in, and the attainments in polite arts of Yen Yu; and gift him further with the graces taught by the 'Books of Rites' and 'Music'then he may be considered a perfect man.

as Occurrences 8%

"'To Whom it May Concern,'" began the Colonel, in a voice that carried to the confines of our business centre; "'The determination of our esteemed citizen, Colonel J. Rodney Potts, to remove from our town makes it fitting that I record my high appreciation of his character as a man and his unusual attainments as a lawyer.

to Occurrences 6%

He was concerned to impress on the minds of his friends the necessity of a due attendance of week-day meetings, believing that such as were negligent in this duty never experienced an attainment to the state of strong men in the truth.

at Occurrences 4%

This remarkable man, like Canning, Peel, and Macaulay, was precocious in his attainments at school and college,especially at Oxford, which has produced more than her share of the great men who have controlled thought and action in England during the period since 1820.

than Occurrences 3%

She thinks more highly of solid attainments than of accomplishments, and would incite to useful rather than unnecessary works.

with Occurrences 2%

But he had ordered his life towards its attainment with the method of a far older man, examining each opportunity which came his way with always the one question in his mind"Does it help?"and leaving or using that opportunity according to the answer.

for Occurrences 2%

Yet experience shows it to be too hard of attainment for those who tamper with disinterestedness of conviction, for the sake of luxuriating in the softness of spiritual transport without interruption from a syllogism.

under Occurrences 2%

Reform is difficult, perhaps even impossible of attainment under the existing system where universal, unlimited suffrage and the party system are firmly intrenched as opponents of vital reform, and where representation and legislation take their indelible colour from these unfortunate institutions.

by Occurrences 2%

The great event of that century was the attainment by Germany of the unity that makes a nation and her consequent remarkable growth in wealth and power, resulting in a maritime ambition inconsistent with the position which England held at sea during the nineteenth century and was disposed to think eternal.

like Occurrences 1%

The suggestion and advice of his friends, who thought that abilities and attainments like his required a more extensive sphere of action than was afforded him by the discharge of his duties as a private tutor, strengthened, probably, by a consciousness of his own power, induced him to relinquish that employment, and henceforward to apply himself to the study and practice of the law.

before Occurrences 1%

Keep some high attainment before the singers all the time.

beyond Occurrences 1%

Mrs. Blount had herself given her sons all the instruction they had ever received, and, being a woman of attainments beyond those usual in her station, she seemed quite competent to the task.

among Occurrences 1%

The variety in complexion, status and attainment among town slaves led to a somewhat elaborate gradation of colored society.

on Occurrences 1%

The best scholars will almost invariably be those who make special attainments on the foundation of a broad and liberal culture.

through Occurrences 1%

Oh, there is something incomparable about such workthe long steady pull of willing and healthy muscles, the mind undisturbed by any disquieting thought, the feeling of attainment through vigorous effort!

Which preposition to use with  attainments