Which preposition to use with draft
PUNCHINELLO has perused a draft of the next Constitution of the French people, or of France, if that is better.
He might not too fancifully be called the "Father of American Constitutionalism," for he caused a constitutionpossibly the first time that that word was ever applied to a comprehensive scheme of governmentto be drafted for the little colony of Virginia in 1609 and amplified in 1612.
Remittances should be made in Post-Office Orders, Bank Checks, or Drafts on New-York City; or if these can not be obtained, then by Registered Letters, which any post-master will furnish.
This "Venetian story," or sketch, in which the author broke ground on his true satiric fieldthe satire of social lifeand first adopted the measure avowedly suggested by Whistlecraft (Frere), was drafted in October, 1817, and appeared in May, 1818.
Under the old National Agreement it was possible to pick up a player by means of the annual draft from one of the Class C leagues and just before the opening of the season send him back to the club from whence he came without ever having given him a chance to land with a club in some higher organization.
In their advanced age they are exempted by the discerning from enterprises that call for a lusty agility, but are drafted into service by those to whom all levies are alike.
After a considerable period spent at headquarters, I was drafted to a station in the Far West.
If that is bad, the whole thread on which the ideas string themselves becomes twisted; thoughts placed in a wrong connection are not expounded in a manner that suits the right, and a first draft with this original vice is next to useless as a foundation for the final treatment.
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With that in view I drafted at the time a memorandum setting forth what the preliminary treaty of peace should contain.
"I think it's the noise of the draft under the door, sir.
Two soldiers were drafted off our place.
St. Clair still has the rough draft as an historical relic, and St. Clair is a true and loyal friend of yours, as is your humble servant."
The committee also say that the mule is a more steady animal in his draft than the horse.
Almost every part of a locomotive is controlled from the cab, which prevents unnecessary stopping to correct defects; from his seat the engineer can let the condensed water out of the cylinders; he can start a jet of steam in the stack and create a draft through the fire-box; by the pressure of a lever he is able to pour sand on a slippery track, or by the manipulation of another lever a snow-scraper is let down from the cowcatcher.
Wipe the rim of the jar; dip the rubber ring in boiling water, place it on the jar; cover and remove the jar, placing it upside down on a board, well out of drafts until cool.