Which preposition to use with recognition

of Occurrences 1109%

There is a growing recognition of the affinity between God and the human soul.

in Occurrences 66%

Ringan came forward to look, but there was no recognition in his eyes.

by Occurrences 43%

"Radical!" retorted Byron, "if I had held up my finger I could have crushed your press,"but this did not prevent the recognition by each of them of the excellent qualities of the other.

from Occurrences 37%

The great moment of her lifesurely as great a moment as there had ever been in anybody's lifehad hardly earned adequate recognition from Mary.

as Occurrences 31%

We may dismiss Alexander's savage conquests with a sigh of pity; but we cannot deny him recognition as a most potent teacher of the world.

for Occurrences 17%

We never betrayed recognition for fear of the spies who infested the place.

on Occurrences 17%

"The proposal was unacceptable to Austria, because it would have been an indirect recognition on her part of Russia's interest in the conflict.

to Occurrences 13%

But Italy will never subordinate her recognition to plutocratic considerations.

at Occurrences 8%

Looking long upon the blood-stained snow, the load of meat for my starving father reached my recognition at last.

with Occurrences 7%

He knew his way about these holy houses, and exchanged a nod of recognition with the lay brother on duty in the office.

under Occurrences 4%

Until a few years ago the two were interbred, but disputes as to their essential differences led the Kennel Club to intervene and the types have since been kept rigidly apart, the smart little bat-eared Bulldogs of France receiving recognition under the breed name of Bouledogues Francais.

than Occurrences 4%

"There are other means of recognition than the eyes, and other sources of admiration than the senses, lady.

among Occurrences 4%

Venice over which he had often grieved, there was no open recognition among thempartly because they feared that ubiquitous ear of the Senate, which penetrated unseen through many closed doorways, partly because they realized how strange it was that their own sympathies had not confessed his view of right.

against Occurrences 2%

Henry, son of Arthur, gave ten dogs to have a recognition against the Countess of Copland for one knight's fee [q].

between Occurrences 2%

for the Swan, the wounded bird feels not so acutely the arrow that pierces, as she that look of recognition between the cousins!

amongst Occurrences 2%

The initiated used particular signs of recognition amongst themselves, and they also had lucky and unlucky numbers, emblematical colours, &c. The more dangerous the sport the more it was indulged in by military men.

towards Occurrences 2%

"At Brighton, my wheels rattled along the cliffs as briskly and as loudly as the noblest equipage there; but no female turned a glance of recognition towards my windows, and the eyes of former friends were studiously averted.

over Occurrences 2%

Sir Harry was not fond of tragedy; and after five minutes' strained attention to the players, he turned his eyes from the stage, and began casting easy, good-humored glances of curiosity or recognition over the audience.

through Occurrences 1%

Now it seems to me that the two greatest obstacles to the development of a right society have been first, the enormous scale in which everything of late has been cast, and second, that element in modern democracy which denies essential differences in human character, capacity and potential, and so logically prohibits social distinctions, and refuses them formal sanction or their recognition through conferred honours.

before Occurrences 1%

The American people went through a great war and spent thousands of millions of dollars to maintain the indissoluble union of their States; but the events of that war and the civil reconstruction forced the demonstration that African slaves have the same inalienable rights for recognition before the law as the free descendants of the English and the Dutch.

outside Occurrences 1%

Undaunted, they sought recognition outside the mother country.

due Occurrences 1%

Yet in spite of these grave faults of character Dubby accorded McMillan the recognition due his wonderful strength and keen intelligence; for Dubby, while intolerant of mere speed, was ever alert to find the sterner and more rugged qualities in his associates.

throughout Occurrences 1%

These likewisesince the new "theory of genius," spreading from England, had gained recognition throughout the whole of Europe, especially in those countries speaking the Germanic languageswere imagined to be a mere succession of inspirations and even of improvisations.

until Occurrences 1%

The opposition of New York delayed Vermont's recognition until 1791 when she was admitted as a state with this provision unchanged.

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