Which preposition to use with augments
His powers, and enjoyments of bodily and mental health, augmented in proportion to the extensive utility of his pursuits.
Above the German fleet came a fleet of aircraft, augmented to a great degree by three powerful Zeppelin balloons.
The Chinese adorn their girdles with these sorts of figures, so that some of their girdles are worth two or three thousand pieces of gold in China, and sometimes more, the price augmenting with the beauty of the figures.
He also discovered that the intensity and power of the electric current were materially augmented by increasing the number of the series of battery plates without increasing the quantity of metal used in their construction.
The entire press of people followed in its wake, surged about it, augmenting at every corner.
Specialized branches push out in the most unthought-of places, and bend with the great cones, at once marking individual character, and this being constantly augmented from year to year by the varying action of the sunlight, winds, snow-storms, etc., the individuality of the tree is never again lost in the general forest.
Gradually, day by day, as though they were a pestilence, they expanded, augmented until they, and not the white, became the dominant tone.
Hunting was also one of his favourite amusements; and he exercised great rigour against those who encroached on the royal forests, which were augmented during his reign [d], though their number and extent were already too great.
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The overmastering magnetic current which seemed to have drawn him from the very first moment he had seen her now had augmented into almost pain.
We have seen under its influence our specie augmented beyond eighty millions, our coinage increased so as to make that of gold amount, between August, 1834, and December, 1836, to $10,000,000, exceeding the whole coinage at the Mint during the thirty-one previous years.
The transverse dimensions of our engravings have been considerably augmented for the sake of clearness.
being from those causes which are aggravated by increase of speed; and if we suppose the amount of aggravation to augment as the speed, the danger of travelling is eighty-eight per cent.
My previous satisfaction was greatly augmented on seeing several apes skipping about on the highest branches of the trees, while others were heard chattering in our immediate vicinity.
Thus did the Ape at first him credit gaine, Which afterwards he wisely did maintaine 690 With gallant showe, and daylie more augment Through his fine feates and courtly complement; For he could play, and daunce, and vaute, and spring, And all that els pertaines to reveling.
Your envoy will inform you that he reached me on the fortieth day of a continuous fever, which augments throughout the night.