| 单词 | unserviceable |
| 例句 | On June 10, Israeli airstrikes on Damascus International Airport caused significant damage to infrastructure and runways and rendered the main runway unserviceable. State media: Israel strike on Syria airport kills 5 soldiers 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z On June 10, Israeli airstrikes that struck Damascus International Airport caused significant damage and rendered the main runway unserviceable. UN: Israeli hit on Damascus airport stopped aid deliveries 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The June 10 Israeli airstrike that struck Damascus International Airport caused significant damage to infrastructure and runways and rendered the main runway unserviceable. Syrian plane lands in base after Damascus airport attack 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z “My body served me obediently for 80 years but is now, quite suddenly, in every sense, unserviceable and well past its sell-by date.” 'My body is unserviceable and well past its sell-by date': the last days of Avril Henry 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Prosecutors allege Hussain allowed an improperly licensed driver to operate an “unserviceable” vehicle. Shop manager says brake work not done on limo before crash 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Gary McFarlane, the Northern Ireland director for the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, told BBC Radio 4's PM programme that the number of officers required was "unserviceable". No-deal Brexit threatens N Ireland's farmers 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z The findings in the report on single living accommodation, used by unmarried soldiers, highlighted faulty equipment and “broken or unserviceable infrastructure”. Army barracks 'not fit for animals', says Tory MP after leaked fire safety report 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z A windshield sticker placed on the limousine by state transportation officials deeming the vehicle “unserviceable” was removed before the accident, according to the lawsuit. Family of woman killed in NY limo crash files lawsuit against operators 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The limousine was ordered taken out of service in September and had an “unserviceable” sticker on the windshield, which was removed by the defendants or their agents, the complaint said. Fatal New York limo crash victim's family sues owner, operator 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z State Department of Transportation spokesman Joseph Morrissey said a sticker was placed on the vehicle after the September inspection declaring it "unserviceable." Limousine company operator arrested following deadly crash 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Through Revert, metal removed during the manufacture of components and from unserviceable engine parts is collected, segregated by specific alloy type, cleaned of all coatings and contaminants, and returned to the material supplier for recycling. Circular economy: Getting the circulation going : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z “The ‘extend and pretend’ game that began after Greece’s public debt became unserviceable in 2010 will end,” he wrote. European Ministers Go to the Brink To Avoid Greek Bankruptcy and Euro Exit 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Albert said the conversions replace outdated, unserviceable 1970s technology. Residents alarmed as Coast Guard changes foghorns 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z RAF staff reported it was extremely unusual for all four of the RAF Valley helicopters to be unserviceable with such substantial technical faults. Helicopter problems 'delayed rescue' 2013-05-22T02:11:25Z The troika lends money to Greece in order to pay outstanding debts that are clearly unserviceable. Greece's debt: A bail-out by any other name 2012-11-27T14:01:33Z With less tax going to government and rising public expenditure for benefits, debt rises and either destabilises the currency or it becomes unserviceable. Rio+20: Tim Jackson on how fear led world leaders to betray green economy 2012-06-25T15:24:00Z In November 2011, engineers at one of the country’s major airlines, Air Nigeria, went on strike over what a union head said was the wrongful operation of “unserviceable aircraft.” At Nigeria Crash Site, Residents Recount Silent Descent of Sudden Death 2012-06-05T21:32:47Z "Most of the ground-support equipment is unserviceable or the wrong type, or the part's missing," the person said. Maintenance Snafu Grounds Afghan Fleet 2012-05-25T02:18:35Z Such glasses are unserviceable for optical purposes, and special attention has been devoted to the investigation of the methods for eliminating or avoiding these defects. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z That officer’s ship was rendered nearly unserviceable, and he was obliged to crowd on sail to catch up with the others, who showed little disposition for fighting. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Still the scurvy kept a number of the men in an unserviceable condition. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z For a doctrine of inerrancy is manifestly unserviceable until errors of transmission have been eliminated. The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z They arrived at Tidore on the 31st of December 1526, as did, in a short time, the remainder of the squadron, with few men, and those unserviceable. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-01T03:00:24.137Z Doris, which was condemned at Valparaiso; being unserviceable. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z They were the weapon freely used by all the French rulers until, from long service, it became blunted and unserviceable. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z By way of precaution, our vessel was fastened to a large tree, which proved our safety, for the rudder was soon afterwards deranged, and rendered unserviceable. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z One ship was broken up here for the materials: the other met with an accident, and became unserviceable; and they cut her up, and made a bark of the timbers. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z A powwow was held over another horse, unserviceable alive, and therefore marked for diet; but this time I did not compete for any part of his carcass, my pocket-stores being quite sufficient, and more attractive. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z Gundlach pointed to Europe with "its banking system and obviously unserviceable debt" and U.S. government finances as "twin towers of risk," the newspaper reported. Bond manager Gundlach sees debt crescendo: report 2011-12-22T02:42:55Z All the sick, or wounded, or unserviceable men in the army, and all the messengers could only be sent back over the bridge on the Danube. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z N. B.—I call them hateful, because of the true American steam-boat breed, smirking, supercilious, and unserviceable. A Trip to Cuba 2011-12-05T03:00:49.610Z The material chosen was unserviceable for the purpose, inasmuch as rabbits, even when crossed in the ordinary way, never throw intermediate characters. Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility 2011-10-16T02:00:14.153Z At the same time the present work has not been written without consultation of original sources, and it is trusted that it will be found—for Canadian readers especially—a not unserviceable or uninteresting narrative. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z When horses become unserviceable from any cause, they are disposed of by public auction to the highest bidder. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z We certainly shall be unserviceable if we are persons of that type. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z "It is a fine time to consider your nonsense, when such a work as my 'Penthesilea' has been returned to its author as 'unserviceable!'" thundered her brother. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z A single cruise has been enough to make them unserviceable. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Old Schalk always resented any reference to his unserviceable legs, so his wife usually had the last word at these discussions. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z "At first," says our traveller, "the Peruvian horse-trappings appear to a stranger both unwieldy and unserviceable; but he soon becomes convinced of their suitableness, and even finds them handsome." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z The source of their practical trouble 229 lies here: the two principles, election and prescription, are nowhere united; they remain sundered and at war, unserviceable for each other’s defects. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z With her hundred eager fighting-men on her decks, and her ninety sick lying unserviceable on the ballast, she slowly made her way into the narrow channel between the oncoming galleons. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z The waters swarm with certain worms that attack the ships' bottoms, and often make them unserviceable in two or three years. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z And above all, if it can be done without too great annoyance to tailors, amateur and professional, deliver us from braided pelisses, bearskin caps, crimson pantaloons, and all such costly and unserviceable fopperies. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z He was a person picked up in a hurry, the former captain having resigned his command on the ground that the ship was not seaworthy, and that the engines were frequently unserviceable. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z Retail Purchasers of Rags, and unserviceable Cordage, for Sale to Paper-makers. 4th. A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention 2011-03-23T02:00:17.353Z In this case the law ceases; for, since it is made for the community as a whole and as a lasting ordinance, it cannot endure, if it becomes permanently unserviceable to the community. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z Through a wide space, of which the rickety broken gate hung by a single hinge, Mary entered a large yard, a court littered with disabled carts, harrows, and other field implements, all equally unserviceable. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Soldiers are apt to look with disgust and contempt upon equipments that are tawdry and unserviceable, or that give them unnecessary trouble. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z It were a most uncharitable and unserviceable part, for good men to desert their own Congregations, where many may glorifie God in the day of his Visitation, for their presence and assistance. The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America 2011-01-17T03:00:44.767Z Wholesale purchasers of Rags, and unserviceable Cordage, for Sale to Paper-makers. 3d. A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention 2011-03-23T02:00:17.353Z At the time of muster if any one was unserviceable or had served a long time, he was taken off the muster-roll, and declared free, given his discharge, and provided with a pass or certificate. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. The barracks and public buildings were burnt, the magazines blown up, the guns burst or otherwise rendered unserviceable along the whole line from Point Abino to Chippawa. Battle of Fort George A paper read on March 14th, 1896 But the whole of Abelard's life was the shipwreck of genius; and of genius, both the source of his own calamities and unserviceable to posterity. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Domestic unhappiness is a palliation, but not a justification, for an unserviceable life. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus It was broken at the stock and bruised in many places, but still seemed not unserviceable. Jack Hinton The Guardsman Here they halted to take a little repose and put their arms in order, rendered almost unserviceable by the rain. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools This canal, having fallen into disrepair, was restored in the 7th century a.d. by the Arabs who conquered Egypt, but appears not long afterwards to have again become unserviceable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The Phœnix was freighted with a cargo of cedar, and the unserviceable, gold-hunting Captain Martin, concluded to return with her to England. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia Let him also sell the old oxen, the calves, lambs, the wool, the hides, the unserviceable carts, the rusty iron, the old, infirm, and sick slaves. Sónnica We hear a piano “gone out of tune,” and whose intervals may thus have become “pure, but unserviceable,” and it sounds impure to us. Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music His long boat having been rendered unserviceable, the English captain sent his own to convey him on board. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 The men stood picket on foot; all of the stock was rendered utterly unserviceable, and one fourth of it died. History of Morgan's Cavalry The children of Virginia, naturally of beautiful persons, and generally of more genius than those in England, were doomed to grow up unserviceable for any great employments in church or state. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia It was a language well suited to those who followed the profession of letters, but unserviceable to one who would communicate his thoughts and feelings to others. Pot-Boilers But plasmodic characters are at present unserviceable generally, for two reasons; they vary in the same species; and unfortunately, when most needed, they are unknown and inaccessible. The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species At least four hundred of them were unserviceable, and in unloading them, through the carelessness of one of his officers, two hundred strayed away. The Battle of Atlanta and Other Campaigns, Addresses, Etc. He accordingly marched out from Saltville on the night of the 16th, with eight hundred men, leaving the reserves and the men belonging to the cavalry whose horses were unserviceable. History of Morgan's Cavalry For the man in good health Christianity is an unserviceable religion, with its resignation and one-sided precepts. Arrows of Freethought In the word "spiritual," however, Mr. Tylor brings into the definition his theory of Animism, and thus makes it unserviceable for those who do not adopt that theory. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems An inspection of horses was made this morning, when a large number were condemned as utterly unserviceable; and they were started off toward Washington, to be exchanged for better ones. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry Of the 146 wagons, one was apparently unserviceable by the time it reached Wills Creek. Conestoga Wagons in Braddock's Campaign, 1755 When that expedition was undertaken, many had been sent back from Albany as guards for returning trains, and because their horses were unserviceable. History of Morgan's Cavalry An elegant gas chandelier is suspended from one of the cross-beams of the sloping roof, and a couple of unserviceable console tables, with their corresponding pier-glasses, complete the decorations of the sala. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba This was found to harden to such a degree as to crack, and eventually to break, the canvas, and so to render it unserviceable in a short time. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Under these circumstances our horses are afflicted with the scratches, many of them so badly as to render them unserviceable, and occasionally they lose their lives. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry When wagons were damaged on the march, and repair was impossible, the load was divided among the other wagons and the unserviceable wagon abandoned. Conestoga Wagons in Braddock's Campaign, 1755 When it could be discovered and laid hold of, the wagons and teams were usually found to be unserviceable. History of Morgan's Cavalry But things unserviceable in one way, may with advantage be applied in another—that is, if one has genius enough for the purpose. Typee Many coppers are injured, and rendered unserviceable, for want of proper attention to this particular. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families After our frugal breakfast, which consisted mostly of hard-tack and coffee, a thorough inspection of the command was made, and all men reported to have unserviceable or unsafe horses, were sent to the rear. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry There he found that only 25 wagons had come in and several of these were unserviceable. Conestoga Wagons in Braddock's Campaign, 1755 B.L. guns despatched at the end of the same year to replace two which had become unserviceable. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government Its wood is as soft as a green cabbage-stalk, and has been pronounced “utterly unserviceable.” The Giraffe Hunters It is necessary to observe, however, that boots or shoes thus prepared ought not to be worn till they become perfectly dry and flexible: otherwise the leather will be too soft, and the boots unserviceable. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Hundreds of them have been killed and wounded in battle, and not a few have "played out," so that they are utterly unserviceable. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry If only that might be; if only upon the verge of night I might redeem by usefulness my lost unserviceable day. Apologia Diffidentis A report of the portcullis's unserviceable condition had been finally made to Quinton Edge, and already he was on the scene—a master indeed. The Doomsman Twenty-six years later the Karano, as this vessel was called, having become unserviceable, the Emperor ordered a new Karano to be built, so as to perpetuate her name. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era She was so much knocked to pieces as to be really unserviceable, nor could she have held another person. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader But often the knee remains bent and unserviceable for walking, so that crutches or machines must be used. Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated He went immediately to the battery, where he helped to work the guns, and during the heat of the action, when the match-rope proved unserviceable, volunteered to go out to procure a new supply. The Defence of Stonington (Connecticut) Against a British Squadron, August 9th to 12th, 1814 To his disappointment he found most of the rifles in unserviceable condition, covered with rust and verdigris. The Doomsman In the summer of 1907, the resident-general advised the Throne to disband the standing army as an unserviceable and expensive force. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The powers of the body and mind," said he, "should be equally kept in exercise, unless we mean them to be unserviceable, as money buried in the ground would be to its owner. The Looking-Glass for the Mind or Intellectual Mirror In this connection company commanders and supply sergeants should be thoroughly familiar with Ordnance Department pamphlet No. 1965 and G. O. 26, 1917, the two covering the care, repair and disposition of unserviceable Ordnance equipment. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition A most unserviceable rumble of a fort mounted guard over the town, in a position little likely to be of use in repelling an attack by sea. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 Military weapons that have become unserviceable soon find their way either to the museum or the foundry. Miracles and Supernatural Religion Little was gained by the conquest of the town, so long as the castle held out; and how unserviceable a force of peasants was for a siege, Gustavus was often subsequently to experience. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 Immediate contradiction is, therefore, wholly unserviceable, and highly imprudent; an after repetition is equally unnecessary and injudicious. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World It is a generally recognized fact that more rifles become inaccurate and unserviceable by the lack of care than by firing. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition Driving a large nail or iron spike into the vent, which will render the cannon unserviceable until removed. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. These increased to a heavy gale, when it was discovered that many of the spars were so unserviceable that sail could not be set on them. With Cochrane the Dauntless We found it so out of repair as to be unserviceable, and the owner complained that he could find no one capable of mending it. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 "Raging flame," note; unserviceable;—flame of the black grain. On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature These qualities make the creature unserviceable in active war or in agriculture, and they seem to be so fixed in the blood that they are not to any extent corrigible. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization To take a ship to pieces when she becomes old and unserviceable. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. But it was found that the water had entered the magazine, and that the whole of the ammunition, except a little on deck and in the cartridge-boxes of the soldiers, was rendered unserviceable. With Cochrane the Dauntless Two of her guns had been made unserviceable on the first day by shots striking their muzzles. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima They were often unserviceable at the very time their services were most required. A Yacht Voyage Round England Once, while I was walking with the major on the parapet, he turned to me abruptly, and asked me what would be the best course to take to render the gun-carriages unserviceable. Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 To drive an iron spike by main force into the vent or touch-hole of a gun, which renders it unserviceable till the spike be either worked out, or a new vent drilled. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Silver-grey silk is the most unserviceable thing in the world. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 Their most precious possessions were placed beside them, first made unserviceable for the living, to secure their remaining undisturbed. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California The farriers went round to examine those which had been rendered unserviceable by their hurts. The Three Commanders The rudder had been torn from its position; the starboard tiller rope had been carried away, and the neck of the rudder was wrenched off so as to render it unserviceable. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. On all foreign stations men are discharged by foreign remove-tickets, and in other cases by dead, sick, or unserviceable ticket, whether at home or abroad. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Not thin, unserviceable affairs, but light as to actual weight. Woodcraft Then the females and the young ones are driven away, as well as the males whose skins are unserviceable. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Unless allowed to graze at night they will fall away rapidly, and soon become unserviceable. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions There were several in stock at Cavite Arsenal, but, when wanted, each had an important piece missing, so they were unserviceable. The Philippine Islands "I brushed against it and it is now unserviceable." The Misplaced Battleship By hunger, and the fatigues of war, their seven thousand three hundred and sixty-one fighting men, were reduced to four thousand three hundred, one-fourth part of whom were rendered unserviceable. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs Of the timber of those which had sustained most damage, a storehouse was erected in 66° 36' N.L., in which the provisions landed from the unserviceable craft were placed. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II I hastily pressed all the valuables that I had with me—four postage-stamps and an unserviceable watch-key—into her hand, and entreated her to give me an interview with Miss Smith. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890 No provision appears to have been made by the War Office to replace our guns or their parts, which became unserviceable through use or through damage by the hostile artillery. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 One-half of an unserviceable canteen, or a tin plate perforated by means of a nail or the sharp point of a bayonet, served the purpose of a grater or mill for grinding the corn. Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 Under the influence of the mechanical idea the modern teacher's most valuable possession, empirical knowledge of the voice, becomes utterly unserviceable. The Psychology of Singing A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern It cannot be easily rendered unserviceable by thorn, nail, or spike of any sort. Ernest Bracebridge School Days Several of the others followed his example, and even Bombay complained of pains and became unserviceable. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley A most portentous note on the chart informs us, that 'about one-half of the boats are unserviceable!' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 445 Volume 18, New Series, July 10, 1852 Provisions were running short in camp, the ammunition was almost exhausted, and numbers of the guns were rendered unserviceable. At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War In every new era, too, such Solution comes-out in different terms; and ever the Solution of the last era has become obsolete, and is found unserviceable. Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Ten thousand men are without arms, or with arms unserviceable and broken. The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo Quite a number of these guns are already unserviceable and, in the 42nd Division, to keep one and a half batteries fully gunned, we have had to use up every piece in the Brigade. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I Pure white is often unserviceable, because it quickly becomes soiled, and therefore gray and tan- colored garments are recommended. Vitality Supreme In case any should be taken as the foundation for piling serviceable shot, they are to be painted entirely white and their number returned as unserviceable. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. They were so clogged with dust, however, as to be almost unserviceable, and their ammunition was expended. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War Having therefore delayed only till the abandoned guns were rendered unserviceable, on the evening of the 18th it also began its retreat. The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 They simply put out of their mind as unserviceable all professional knowledge, and respond as a man to a man. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals The grassy slopes instantly became so slippery that it was absolutely impossible to climb them, and the fire from above died away, as the wet rendered the firelocks unserviceable. With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent The ring and cylinder gauges shall be examined before each inspection, and when found to have enlarged 0.01 of an inch, must be laid aside and marked as unserviceable. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. Her mainmast was shot through in two places, and her main-boom rendered quite unserviceable. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 There is nothing narrower or more unserviceable than the professional point of view, to have the attitude toward life that it centers in your profession. President Wilson's Addresses At the same time all unserviceable stores, worn out in fitting the ship, are returned to the dockyard, including the hulk hammocks, which must be well scrubbed, dried, and made neatly up. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels Crossing a ruinous wooden bridge over a wet ditch, we saw a rusty unserviceable brass cannon, which vain-gloriously assumed the prerogative of commanding the entrance. Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. Therefore, when the established sights are not furnished, or have become unserviceable, wooden dispart-sights lashed on the reinforce should be immediately substituted. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. The flagship Languedoc, 90, had carried away her bowsprit, all her lower masts followed it overboard, and her tiller also was broken, rendering the rudder unserviceable. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence The troop would have been unserviceable, had men not volunteered for it from other corps, and drivers been posted to it from the Royal Artillery. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief He cast great numbers of old and infirm men to the wild beasts, to free the state from such unserviceable citizens. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. A chronic, progressive, hyperplastic-degeneration exists in some cases and the subjects are in time rendered unserviceable because of the burden of getting about encumbered by the affected extremity. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 Such a tutored actor among us would be like a paralytic arm to a body; an unserviceable member, only fatiguing the healthy action of the sound parts. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 With all the skill of the seamen of that day in making good damages, the ships remained long unserviceable, causing great apprehension for the other islands. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence Furthermore, I discovered that my only British Infantry Regiment, the 2nd Battalion of the 8th Foot, was sickly to a degree, and therefore in an unserviceable condition. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief It is a trite Observation, but not unserviceable in Life, that a Man had as good be out of the World, as out of the Fashion. The Theater (1720) Symptomatology.—This disease develops slowly, and progressively increases in severity as a rule, but does not ordinarily constitute cause for rendering an animal unserviceable. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 On the hill is the Citadel, with the union flag flying, and two Government Wind-mills, one built of wood and the other of stone, the latter of which is unserviceable. The Present Picture of New South Wales (1811) The beast impatient of his smarting wound, And of so fierce and forcible despight, Thought with his wings to stye above the ground; 225 But his late wounded wing unserviceable found. Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I This lasted nearly an hour, at the end of which time the fire was considerably slackened, for the greater part of our guns had become unserviceable. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 Those of the 100th have been two years in wear, and are so far expended, that they will become wholly unserviceable before next winter. The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock In light-harness or saddle horses, it may render the subject practically valueless or unserviceable if the condition cannot be corrected. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 The ceaseless marching and fighting had worn out the clothes and boots of the army, and a certain number of the guns of the field artillery were unserviceable through constant firing. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria We got the anchor up; but we found it so much injured as to be wholly unserviceable, the palm being broken. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time To convey mere information, it seems quite unserviceable. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 They bade him send them all home, and regard them all as unserviceable, since he had such a fine troop of young gallants at his disposal to go and conquer the world with. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. However threatening they appeared I was informed they were unserviceable for purposes of war, and only employed in firing salutes. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life It is not right that some trader or transient resident, who has rendered no service, but who has rather been unserviceable to your Majesty, should usurp and enjoy these benefits by unjust means. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 08 of 55 1591-1593 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century While this was doing, Captain Mouat, who commanded the Tamar, informed me that his rudder was sprung, and that he had reason to fear it would in a short time become wholly unserviceable. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The tower mounted only one 6 and two 18-pounders, and the carriage of one of the latter had been rendered unserviceable during the cannonade. Notes and Queries, Number 37, July 13, 1850 Great part of the lungs, it appears, is totally unserviceable for respiration; from the remainder, especially in times of coughing, it is with the greatest difficulty that breath enough is obtained. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II. His military force comprised thirty Cossacks with five muskets, of which three were unserviceable. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life We again closely interrogated Peltier and Vaillant as to its state, with the intention of sending for it; but they persisted in the declaration that it was in a totally unserviceable condition. The Journey to the Polar Sea The juice, it may be thought, will be changed by the addition of a strong acid, and rendered unserviceable. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 But, strong gales coming on, we made the unpleasant discovery that the frigate's main-topmast was sprung, and, when putting her about, the main and main-topsail yards were discovered to be unserviceable. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I In this guise the Centurion was sore galled and battered, her main-mast greatly wounded, all her sails filled with shot holes, and her mizen mast and stern rendered almost unserviceable. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 In the afternoon of that day, having got into the main sea, they allowed their boat to go adrift, being rendered quite unserviceable by the late storms. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. By the same shot, Mr Richard Hounsell, the master of our ship, had a great piece of the flesh of his arm carried off, which rendered him unserviceable for a time. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time At length the wheels of one of the carts, and the axle of another, became unserviceable, and could not be repaired, unless we halted for two days. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 Their unserviceable canoes were commonly broken up and applied to this use. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. He was short of transportation and half of what he had was unserviceable. The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War There was hardly a gown worn last season which was not of the most delicate texture, garnished with chiffon and illusion and tulle—the most crushable, airy, inflammable, unserviceable material one can think of. As Seen By Me My companions, finding me in this plight, carried me back, extremely sick and unserviceable. The Pirates Own Book The soil was likely to become impassable after two days rain, and our cartwheels were represented by the carpenters to be almost unserviceable. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 Of all animals introduced by the Europeans, the most unserviceable, and indeed injurious, have been the dogs. A Narrative of a Nine Months' Residence in New Zealand in 1827 Of the steam fleet one was on the Lakes, five were unserviceable, seventeen were in foreign parts, and nine laid up in navy yards and out of service. A School History of the United States Some further barometrical observations were made between the lake and the Kennebec road, but for a portion of that distance the barometer was unserviceable in consequence of air having entered the tube. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 3, part 2: Martin Van Buren What with this shifting of the zero and the very slight rise and fall in the current produced by rapid signalling, the ordinary land line instruments are quite unserviceable for work upon long cables. Heroes of the Telegraph Robin's arrow struck one of the assailants in the juncture of the shoulder, and disabled his right arm: Marian's struck a second in the juncture of the knee, and rendered him unserviceable; for the night. Maid Marian What with her flapping cap, and what with her unserviceable eye, she was quite partitioned off from her Little Mother, whose seat was opposite the window. Little Dorrit I am an unserviceable friend of hers, who began to know her after her departure from this neighbourhood. Our Mutual Friend The clothes found many customers to buy them, but the bodies being, from the want of all exposure and exercise, white and tender-skinned, were derided and scorned as unserviceable. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Otherwise the death penalty must be considered as an unserviceable and neglected means of terror, merely to be printed in the codes; and in that case it would be acting more seriously to abolish it. Criminal Sociology Organdy's the most unserviceable stuff in the world anyhow, and I told Matthew so when he got it. Anne of Green Gables There was a legion of Sundays, all days of unserviceable bitterness and mortification, slowly passing before him. Little Dorrit It could not be said to be love; it was a sort of traditionary loyalty; a sentiment, however, not altogether unserviceable. Wylder's Hand But he, after having endured a siege of forty-five days, made his escape secretly, and fled away with all the best part of his army, having first put to death all the sick and unserviceable. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans And though no other of our officers acted so villainously, yet they were useless and unserviceable, as never once attempting to charge, nor so much as keeping their men in a body. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 But all these resources are rendered unserviceable, ineffectual, unprofitable, by those who traffic in them. The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2 Indeed the most complete knowledge of the laws of nature would have been unserviceable in her case; for it was impossible to classify her. Adela Cathcart, Volume 1 He cast the wet and unserviceable piece away, and grasped his tomahawk; but a band of Pequots rushed in to the rescue, rendering resistance madness. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish They rested for two hours before advancing—waiting until the rise of the tide should render the sands unserviceable for cavalry, their main reliance being upon their infantry. By England's Aid Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604 Their muskets were so rusted with the almost constant downfall of rain and snow of the past month as to be almost unserviceable, and these were at once exchanged for new arms. With Moore at Corunna The muskets of the soldiery had been rendered unserviceable by the wet, and Blucher, drawing his sabre from beneath his cloak, dashed forward exclaiming, "Forward!" Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 And yet the young man was not ungenerous, not untruth-telling, not unserviceable. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family The change was justified by Sir Charles not only on the score of economy, but upon the ground that heavy cavalry had proved unserviceable in the Franco- Prussian War. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 There must be a good heavy charge under the rifle trucks, for we shall have to blow them all well into the air to bend and damage them enough to be altogether unserviceable. With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader He, therefore, was even more unserviceable as a champion against the deliberate impeacher of Christian evidences than my reverend guardian. Autobiographical Sketches It cannot be supposed, that timber which has been tested in every way for seventeen years, and is known throughout Australia to be indisputably FIRST-RATE for ship-building purposes, should be condemned at home as unserviceable. The Bushman — Life in a New Country Man would be a tame, indolent, unserviceable being without them, and his fate would be starvation. Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation He was evidently of an acquisitive turn, however, for over his shoulder was slung a bag which appeared to contain a collection of the most heterogeneous and unserviceable rubbish conceivable. A Girl Among the Anarchists "Health," just as much as these other things, is, for this purpose of marriage diplomas and the like, a vague, unserviceable synthetic quality. Mankind in the Making His head is unfixed, out of order, and utterly unserviceable upon any occasion. Character Writings of the 17th Century On their arrival, as they were mounted on unserviceable horses, he takes horses from the military tribunes and the rest, nay, even from the Roman knights and veterans, and distributes them among the Germans. "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries He was the first, as has been frequently remarked, to attack this enemy of the Church with the keen missiles of wit and satire, throwing aside the lumbering and unserviceable weapons of scholastic controversy. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 What navy the Maroquines have, is still laid up here, but the dock-yard is now nearly deserted, and the few remaining ships are unserviceable. Travels in Morocco, Volume 2. So that here again, on the negative side, we find a general expression unserviceable for our use. Mankind in the Making The artillery captured by the Constitutionalists had had the breech blocks removed to render them unserviceable; new ones, however, were made in the shops at Cananca by a German mechanician named Klaus. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) The last thing he had done for me was to get everything ready for rendering the guns unserviceable in case we should have to abandon them. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement They rested for two hours before advancing -- waiting until the rise of the tide should render the sands unserviceable for cavalry, their main reliance being upon their infantry. By England's Aid or the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604) Their acquirements are not unserviceable either; the one great thing they gain is beyond dispute; their bodies are hardened and strengthened by this rough treatment. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 Tending as it did to fill the ships with unserviceable men, it was speedily discontinued and the historic shilling made over to the certifying surgeon. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore In vain do the friars cry out from the pulpits against our demoralization, as the fish-venders cry out against the cupidity of their customers, disregarding the fact that their wares are stale and unserviceable! The Social Cancer Yet I think casual readers too may find my essay not unserviceable, since it is not only destructive, but, for men of sense, constructive also. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 I find many of them unserviceable and irreparable, from the fact that the principal parts are defective. Great Fortunes from Railroads If the other players say “Pass,” each depositing his counter at his own left hand, the Ombre begins by discarding from his hand two, three, or more cards that he thinks unserviceable. Playful Poems Those designed for normal Antarctic conditions had been found unserviceable. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Two of these however—those of Green and Philips—had been so saturated by long immersion in the water, that they were wholly unserviceable. Hardscrabble; or, the fall of Chicago. a tale of Indian warfare This seemed to show that they had been rendered unserviceable, or at least unsightly, by the walk she had taken. Agatha Webb The Supreme Court found true the Government's contention that "the arms were unserviceable and unsafe for troops to handle." Great Fortunes from Railroads Between her and Marcian the acquaintance was but slight; he had hitherto regarded her as unserviceable, because too dangerous. Veranilda Her surmise did not remain baseless; evidence of undeniable strength came to its support, yet all was so vague—so unserviceable. Denzil Quarrier Mary silently brought it, and as quietly obeyed the finger that directed her to cordial and spoon—well knowing the need—since that unserviceable right arm always made these operations troublesome to her father. The Trial Mrs. Proudie had also seen that those on the doors of the servants' bedrooms were in an-equally bad condition; indeed, the locks all through the house were old-fashioned and unserviceable. Barchester Towers The two British guns were put out of action and the maxim was made unserviceable by a bullet. The Great Boer War So he found his little boots not so unserviceable and retained them as a matter of pride. The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West Of the rest one was on the Lakes, five were quite unserviceable, and thirty-four were scattered about the world without the slightest thought of how to mobilize a fleet at Page 72 home. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray Mrs Proudie had also seen that those on the doors of the servants' bedrooms were in an equally bad condition; indeed the locks all through the house were old-fashioned and unserviceable. Barchester Towers Their arms were then unserviceable, and they in poor condition for a fierce assault against artillery and superior numbers. Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee In a connection, the most inconsiderable man, by adding to the weight of the whole, has his value, and his use; out of it, the greatest talents are wholly unserviceable to the public. Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches, etc. My English saddle had vanished with Aggahr, and, as the stirrups of the Arab saddles were simple rings for the accommodation of the big toe, they were unserviceable. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs Now, there was no doubt that this cook in the mountain inn was a very unserviceable young fellow. Adventures Among Books All these attempts at theory are only to be considered in their analytical part as progress in the province of truth, but in their synthetical part, in their precepts and rules, they are quite unserviceable. On War — Volume 1 Till 10 A. M. the men were cleaning their unserviceable arms. Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee Days pass and, as long as the unfamiliar web is not wrecked to the extent of being unserviceable, they make no attempt to weave another in their own style. The Life of the Spider When the house of an American is carried down the river, he builds himself another, as he would get himself a new coat when his old coat became unserviceable. North America — Volume 2 A leg or an arm too long or too short is at once ugly and unserviceable, and the same is true if body and soul are disproportionate. Timaeus Five or six thousand; but very weak and unserviceable: the troops are all scattered, and the commanders very poor rogues, upon my reputation and credit, and as I hope to live. All's Well That Ends Well The same artful savage had got at them, somehow or another, and the cartridges were all unserviceable. Perils of Certain English Prisoners This now unserviceable knowledge is neatly inclosed in the outgrown shell he threw off two or three years ago. New Chronicles of Rebecca Excellent for keeping the ship's crew at peace under their Phantasm Captain; but unserviceable, under such, for getting round Cape Horn. Latter-Day Pamphlets In every new era, too, such Solution comes out in different terms; and ever the Solution of the last era has become obsolete, and is found unserviceable. Sartor Resartus: the life and opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh If it cannot be avoided it must be taken rather than that a man should become unserviceable. God the Invisible King The stock was cracked, and the main screw broken, so that the lock had to be tied in its place with a string; yet happily it was not rendered totally unserviceable. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life |
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