Which preposition to use with maintenance

of Occurrences 717%

Prior to that time the principle of a fixed guarantee for each game played had given each home club a stupendous bulk of the sums paid by the public toward the maintenance of the sport.

for Occurrences 13%

[900] Dr. John Radcliffe, who died in 1714, left by his will, among other great benefactions to the University of Oxford, '£600 yearly to two persons, when they are Masters of Arts and entered on the physic-line, for their maintenance for the space of ten years; the half of which time at least they are to travel in parts beyond sea for their better improvement.'

by Occurrences 8%

They favor most of the planks in the liberal platform, and, in addition, advocate the adoption of socialistic reforms, the loaning of public money without interest to the poor, public pensions to the helpless, sweeping reforms in the labor laws, and the purchase and maintenance by the state of all public enterprises that affect public welfare, such as the street-car lines, the insurance companies, the banks, etc.

in Occurrences 8%

4. FREE MAINTENANCE in a Depôt for a term not exceeding 4 weeks if the worker is OUT OF EMPLOYMENT through no fault of her own.

during Occurrences 5%

A vast number of observations gathered by laboratory experimentalists as well as by those naturalists of the abnormal, physicians in active practice, prove that the construction of the individual both during development before maturity, and maintenance during maturity, his constitution, in short, is directed by the endocrine glands.

on Occurrences 5%

It is open to him to bury himself in the earth up to his waist, relying for his maintenance on the alms of pious donors.

from Occurrences 5%

They are promised a permanent maintenance from their master's estate, and promise in return a fixed term of marriage.

with Occurrences 3%

The Frisons, true to their old character, held firm to their privileges, and fought for their maintenance with heroic courage.

at Occurrences 3%

These kings or nobles never marry; but every one has a mistress of the Nayre cast, which, among the Malabars, are considered as the gentry; even the zamorin has only a mistress, who has a house of her own near the palace, and a liberal allowance for the charges of her household and maintenance at her own disposal.

to Occurrences 3%

It is not perhaps generally known or suspected, that the rabbis of the London synagogues are in the habit of affording both employment and maintenance to the poor of their own persuasion, by supplying them with oranges at an almost nominal price.

out Occurrences 2%

He uses no Artifice in the World, but makes use of Mens Designs upon him to get a Maintenance out of them.

than Occurrences 1%

Without expressly abandoning their principles, the policy of the Holy See became essentially defensive and conservative, more occupied in the maintenance than the aggrandizement of itself, and sometimes even more stationary and stagnant than was required by necessity or recommended by foresight.

through Occurrences 1%

Although we do not presume to account for our own success, or to trace its maintenance through all the fluctuations of six yearsyet we are prone to believe that the economy of the plan, coupled with the spirit of curiosity which it is our aim to encourage,have been the prime movers of our fortunes, as they have been the pivots upon which we have performed our half-yearly revolutions.

throughout Occurrences 1%

It is recognised in almost all grades of the middle class that the chance of a daughter marrying, and, further, the chance of her marriage being an assured provision for her maintenance throughout life, is by no means a certainty.

against Occurrences 1%

One still remainsits successful maintenance against a formidable internal attempt to overthrow it.

under Occurrences 1%

I ended by saying I was sure they would devote themselves to the maintenance under all circumstances, not only of the efficiency, but of an object which they would pursue with equal interest of the happiness and well-being of the native army of India.

among Occurrences 1%

Out of our way, or' 'Sir! sir!' entreated the lad, grasping the bridle, 'if no more might be, we would be content if Sir Roger would but leave my mother enough for her maintenance among the nuns of Romsey, and give me a horse and suit of mail to go on the Holy War with Duke Robert.' 'Ho! ho!

Which preposition to use with  maintenance