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in Occurrences 88%

Many of us were inclined to think that the casualties, sometimes heavy, which were incurred in these raids, and the great quantity of ammunition shot away, were largely wasted.

for Occurrences 30%

When she came to herself, in a neighbour's house, a letter was given her from Lord Earlshope, saying that he could not exact from her the sacrifice he had proposed, and incur for both the penalty of remorse and misery; so he would leave for America alone.

by Occurrences 21%

How then, my lords, is this contradiction to be reconciled, and the necessity avoided of breaking the law on one side or the other, but by the method now proposed, of setting those whose evidence is required, free from the danger which they may incur by giving it.

on Occurrences 14%

"Wherefore?" "As part collateral security for expenses incurred on behalf of objects deemed of more importance by the majority of the philosophers.

at Occurrences 13%

In the meantime I am to inform you that, until my report has been received and considered, you are under the protection of the law, and need not apprehend any molestation of the kind you incurred at first.

during Occurrences 10%

This acquisition by far outbalanced all the expenses which Alexander had incurred during the war of liberation.

to Occurrences 9%

In this respect, the Medici, and their abetters of the fifteenth century, discharged a portion of the debt which they had incurred to humanity.

from Occurrences 6%

So very tame were the victims, and so totally unconscious of the danger they incurred from the presence of man, that the crew moved round among them, seemingly but very little observed, and not at all molested.

towards Occurrences 4%

" "Madame," replied the Prince, "it will be infinitely more easy for me to justify myself for having previously paid my respects to yourself, than to recognize in an efficient manner the debt of obligation which I have incurred towards you.

through Occurrences 4%

The mistletoe, which exists now as a mere parasite, was before the crucifixion a fine forest tree; its present condition being a lasting monument of the disgrace it incurred through its ignominious use.

under Occurrences 4%

Horatius, by training them in sallies, and making trial of them in slight skirmishes, had accustomed them to trust in themselves rather than remember the ignominy incurred under the command of the decemvirs, and these trifling engagements had greatly contributed to the successful consummation of their hopes.

of Occurrences 3%

Glorying in the risk incurred of proscription and imprisonment, they turned their dwelling into a conventicle.

with Occurrences 3%

In consequence of some disgrace which the University had incurred with Government, by its supposed attachment to the Stuart family, Mason had written his Isis, an Elegy; and in 1749, Warton was encouraged by Dr. Huddesford to publish an answer to it, with the title of the Triumph of Isis.

as Occurrences 2%

He will find, that we are about not only to remit yearly into a foreign country more than a million and a half of money, but to hazard the lives of multitudes of our fellow-subjects, in a quarrel which at most affects us but remotely; that we are about to incur as auxiliaries an expense greater than that which the principals sustain.

without Occurrences 1%

It is amusing in the present day to hear a man talk of 'a debt of honour,' as if all debts did not demand honour to pay themas if all debts incurred without hope of repayment were not dishonourable.

before Occurrences 1%

Neither husband or wife is liable for the debts or liabilities of the other incurred before marriage, and except as herein otherwise declared, they are not liable for the separate debts of each other; nor are the wages, earnings, or property of either, nor is the rent or income of such property liable for the separate debts of the other [§3403.]

than Occurrences 1%

The levellers, whose muckworm minds, and love of the arts is only shown in that of money-gettingmaintained that the demolition of the Chapel would be "a pecuniary saving;" but theirs was a penny-wise and pound-foolish spirit; for, by removing the Chapel, a greater expense would be incurred than in its restoration.

within Occurrences 1%

The entire cost incurred within the United States was greater than that incurred in any other country.

amongst Occurrences 1%

The history of the Scandinavian and East Coast convoys dates back to the autumn of 1916, when heavy losses were being incurred amongst Scandinavian ships due to submarine attack.

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