| 单词 | valueless |
| 例句 | Crease by crease he unfolded it, until at last there came to view eight small misshapen seed pearls, as ugly and gray as little ulcers, flattened and almost valueless. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Bunny had had a mild tendency towards kleptomania, and was apt to pocket any small, valueless articles that caught his eye—nail clippers, buttons, spools of tape. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “No,” he said, “they would not have tried to steal it if it had been valueless.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those dealers did not discuss these things. Each of the three knew the pearl was valueless.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end, something is worth only what you invest in it, whether the currency is one the world agrees on or a personal one that is valueless to others. Possessed: Amy Cappellazzo of Christie?s Keeps a Quartz Crystal 2012-04-13T17:55:48Z Ours is, in fact, the worst of all possible worlds, both valueless and unreal. Review | ‘On the Suffering of the World’ sounds depressing, but perhaps it is a call to action, too 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Originally viewed as an inhospitable wasteland and essentially valueless, now with the melting ice it is seen as a source of riches. Jarvis Cocker: the iceman cometh 2012-06-02T19:53:37Z A thing is always valueless just after its own time. From the Observer archive, 15 July 1962: In praise of a thoroughly modern home 2013-07-13T23:05:25Z Clearly, we are reaching a point where the currency of male tears is becoming valueless. With Spock's tears, manly crying has gone too far 2013-05-16T08:13:00Z Mr. Norris focuses on the evasions, euphemisms and tongue-tied paralysis that afflict such discussions and comes to the conclusion that talk — at least among the all-American solipsists he portrays — is worse than cheap: it’s valueless. Theater Review | 'Clybourne Park': Good Defenses Make Good Neighbors 2010-02-22T08:11:00Z They suggested the painting might be valueless on the open market — too hot to handle — unless it had been requisitioned by a very wealthy private collector. Happy Birthday to the Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa and Took It to Italy 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z West isn't content without feedback; his effort is valueless without response. Kanye West: Do not disturb 2010-11-20T01:25:00Z Mr. West isn’t content without feedback; his effort is valueless without response. Kanye West, Still Unfiltered, on Eve of Fifth Album 2010-11-19T04:30:00Z There it was apparently customary to express indifference by saying that an object, an idea, or a person was not worth a "dam" – a "dam" being a small, almost valueless coin. In praise of ? Gone With the Wind 2010-09-01T23:01:00Z If you said anything at all, you passed, and were rewarded with a Cuban peso, a coin utterly valueless outside the island’s bizarre dual-currency system. Havana’s Vital Biennial Was Trumped by a Stifled Voice 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z I have built my career around trying to find the value in things that our culture and our society considers valueless, most notably in “My World Of Flops.” Who’s the real insane clown posse? Trump fans give Juggalos a run for their money in “7 Days in Ohio” 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z The series is overtly valueless — maybe it’s about valuelessness, not only in sex work. Review: ‘The Girlfriend Experience,’ a Window Into Upscale Transactional Sex 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Some players would consider it “automatic” for South to balance, despite the potentially valueless heart queen. Bridge: 10th Slava Memorial Cup in Moscow - Bridge 2012-03-01T00:12:46Z With something which relies so heavily on the name of the painter, once the name is tainted the art is valueless. Should you feel guilty owning Rolf's art? 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z Where is it written that it is a parent’s job to do valueless homework every night? Motherlode Blog: My Last Back-to-School Night 2011-09-23T15:52:48Z At a moment when a valueless president somehow finds his staunchest defenders in America’s evangelical churches, one might hope for “The Righteous Gemstones” to land a cleaner punch. Review | ‘Righteous Gemstones’ misses a golden opportunity to satirize evangelical piety 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z A study last week suggested fewer than 3% of torrented files are music: is the stuff so valueless now that people hardly even bother stealing it? Beyond music: Pop stars in the transmedia age 2011-02-10T22:30:00Z American comic books, regarded mainly as valueless filth, weren't regularly distributed. Stewart Lee: my life on the shelf 2010-07-31T23:07:00Z The thing I love about poetry is its uselessness, the way it is, with a few exceptions, superfluous to capital, difficult to commodify, gratuitous in its insistence on avowing that which has been marked valueless. Will AI replace writers — and the rest of us? An L.A. scholar-poet games out the future 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The prosecution estimated the pigs were worth $42.20 each, but since they were likely suffering from infections, the company would likely have discarded them, which would have rendered them valueless, certain jurors said post-trial. Activists call it rescue. Farms call it stealing. What is ‘open rescue’? 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z This is the only difference between these two worlds, and most TESCREALists would argue that the second world is utterly valueless. AI and the threat of "human extinction": What are the tech-bros worried about? It's not you and me 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Contestants are judged for their originality, quality of execution and strength of concept — a set of criteria so universal that it’s essentially valueless. Review: Art becomes blood sport in formulaic reality competition 'The Exhibit' 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z The absence of a human hand — made glaring and discomforting through the tiniest lapses of approximated intuition — can render the listening experience a valueless exchange, the music a bunk currency. Perspective | AI is taking music lessons. They’re not going great. 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z But a storage building is often viewed as a valueless blight, especially in an urban core. In Search for Sustainable Materials, Developers Turn to Hemp 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z When asked if he was surprised by Russia's tactics in the war, Mr Zelensky described them as "valueless". Ukraine war: Zelensky rules out territory deal with Putin in BBC interview 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The scandalized director deemed his talk “absurd, confused, valueless,” and protested to the Mexican government. A Return Trip to Timothy Leary’s Psychedelic, Day-Glo Mexico 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Video games are free, but it does not mean video games are valueless. Chris Dixon thinks web3 is the future of the internet — is it? 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z "I am dealing with Russians who can't get out of hotels, students who have no money because credit cards are valueless," said Bob Amsterdam, a founding partner of Washington- and London-based law firm Amsterdam & Partners. Sanctioned or not, Russians abroad find their money is 'toxic' 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z “Being stateless makes you, diplomatically, a valueless mission,” Mr. Mamundzay said of his embassy. ‘Completely Lost’: For Some Afghans, Returning Home Is as Difficult as Fleeing 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z The stones were "all but valueless" to the buyers, Mr Durose said, as they would have to pay 20% VAT on their investment before they could be sold. Lewis Bloor: Towie star 'part of £3m diamond scam' 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z The word/image of a “rat” dehumanizes a person, paints the person as valueless, and is easily associated with the word “exterminate.” Opinion | Republican antics and rats 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z “We are valueless for them. They sacrifice us,” said a medical worker at a public hospital in Giza. Egypt: doctors targeted for highlighting Covid-19 working conditions 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., responded to Trump's acquittal by calling it "virtually valueless," and House Democrats have indicated that they plan on continuing to investigate the president. Rick Scott announces Constitutional amendment to raise threshold for impeachment 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z After WeWork’s disastrous IPO filing, many were claiming the company would soon be valueless. Cousin Greg to play equally tall, inept WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann in new series 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z And so when Florida became a state in 1845, one of the Legislature’s first acts was to pass a resolution asking Congress to survey the “wholly valueless” Everglades “with a view to their reclamation.” To save Everglades, guardians fight time — and climate 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z He says, if the UK leaves the EU defence union, it will become valueless. General election: Council tax more likely to go up under Tories than Labour, IFS suggests – live news 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z They just thought stories are valueless or extraneous. Q&A: Brian Grazer talks new book 'Face to Face' and how Tom Hanks kept him from dropping '8 Mile' 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Diaz can keep her a little closer into the stretch. 9-2 is good value in a valueless card today. Racing! Looking at limiting breeding rules 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z In the same year that the Jacksons found opportunity and openness here, 1857, New York writer Frank Law Olmsted described the region as “valueless”. The border wall isn't just a dividing line – it's a monument against racial progress | Michelle García 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z The Grand Canyon might be valueless as a corridor of transport, but it was a “wonderland” for the new science. Grand Canyon National Park turns 100: How a place once called "valueless" became grand 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z For enslaved women, the condition also meant that they could not work, and thus became ‘valueless’ in the eyes of their owners and white society. A medical hell recounted by its victims 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z At first, Fisher argued, females might evolve preferences for certain valueless traits, like bright plumage, that just happened to correspond with health and vigor. How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z “If you don’t want it and it’s not needed it could be almost valueless.” U.S. banks quietly pull back from riskiest loans amid recession fears 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z In addition, Greely warns, most of the information that participants receive, especially for the $100 sequence, will be valueless—or even costly, if it causes confusion. Genetics Start-Up Wants to Sequence People's Genomes for Free 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z The region is, of course, altogether valueless … after entering it there is nothing to do but leave. Grand Canyon National Park turns 100: How a place once called "valueless" became grand 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Feinerman called the survey “valueless,” in part because it showed that some consumers did not believe the products were 100 percent cheese. U.S. judge shreds main claim in Parmesan cheese labeling lawsuits 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Knowing that you are valueless, you resort to drugs, antidepressants and booze. The bad news is we’re dying earlier in Britain – and it’s all down to ‘shit-life syndrome’ | Will Hutton 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z Theresa May avoided defeat on the issue last week but rebels say concessions made by Downing Street are "valueless". Brexit vote battle to resume in Lords 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z It was an act of aesthetic rehabilitation of a realm that had been deemed not only valueless but inimical to the national spirit of Manifest Destiny. From Lawrence of Arabia to Breaking Bad: the desert as a cultural oasis 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z Evans Revere, a former U.S. negotiator with North Korea, told Reuters that the document signed by Kim and President Trump appeared valueless. Nixon in China? Forget it: Stop comparing the Trump-Kim showcase to that historic 1972 summit 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Ms Nakaya’s inheritance points to a bigger issue: that many plots are simply valueless. A startling amount of land in Japan has no official owner 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z “They have the ability to keep the government open, to put forth their valueless priorities. And so why are they accusing us of holding the Defense Department hostage?” Democrats Outline Demands as Threat of Shutdown Looms 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z “Almost everything I have now has already been cast out at least once, proving that what I own is valueless to someone,” Lars Eighner wrote in his treatise On Dumpster Diving. Death in an Amazon dumpster 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Unlike in other countries, Japanese homes gradually depreciate over time, becoming completely valueless within 20 or 30 years. Raze, rebuild, repeat: why Japan knocks down its houses after 30 years 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z Though insurance policies exist to cover acts of moral turpitude that would render a project valueless, it is unlikely that the company purchased one for such a small film, Kingman said. Indie film distributor the Orchard was on a roll. Then the Louis C.K. sex scandal blew up 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The lawsuit alleges the government illegally took over their property and left it “valueless and virtually unusable” because the state Division of Forestry “negligently, carelessly and recklessly” failed to manage the prescribed burn. Lawsuit continues over wildfire that burned 23 Nevada homes 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Markets may be human facsimiles of natural systems, and like the universe itself, they may be authorless and valueless. Neoliberalism: the idea that changed the world 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z She said seeing the ivory be rendered valueless on Thursday was “long overdue” and she hoped the destruction would hurt poachers and dealers. About $8 Million of Elephant Ivory Destroyed in Central Park 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z The Donald Trump doctrine, as it were, puts forward a “valueless leadership,” characterized by this central premise: “By relieving ourselves of that moral burden, the government can actually serve its people better.” Right and Left React to Trump’s Sharing Classified Information With Russia, and More 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Abe said Japan likewise hopes for peaceful dialogue with Pyongyang, “but at the same time, dialogue for the sake of dialogue is valueless.” Pence visits Japan, turning focus to trade with key ally 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z They contend the government illegally took over their property and left it “valueless and virtually unusable.” Nevada attorney general wants judge to dismiss fire lawsuits 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z “What you write is completely valueless because it’s sitting under another bunch of papers almost straightaway.” Arron Banks: ‘Brexit was a war. We won. There’s no turning back now’ 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z Of course, realpolitik driven by interests is integral to U.S. foreign policy, but a valueless approach of the kind Trump proposes leaves the world rudderless. Trump’s Chinese foreign policy 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z He has spent his life telling you, and girls and women like you, that your lives are valueless except as sexual objects. From the desk of 'Parks and Recreation's' Leslie Knope, a letter about Donald Trump 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Finkelstein cited 1.5 billion views of negative media reports and 154 billion social media impressions of Armstrong’s admissions, along with testimony by two experts that the sponsorship has been rendered valueless. Lance Armstrong’s latest race: Outrunning a $100M U.S. fraud claim in U.S. court 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z But even if retrospective voting is sloppy, and works to the chagrin of the occasional pharaoh, that doesn’t necessarily make it valueless. The Case Against Democracy 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z This, however, is Venezuela’s highest denomination, a note that once represented Latin America’s most powerful petro economy – but is now a near valueless symbol for one of the most dramatic reverses in a country’s fortunes. Venezuela on the brink: a journey through a country in crisis 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z He travels to his sister’s house in Atlanta to examine some old — he predicts valueless — boxes that turn out to be essential, and he even comb through his own cupboards. Toil, toil, great writer, for anonymity awaits 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The use of valueless materials is strategic, a hedge against what he sees as inevitable future social unrest. A Monument to Outlast Humanity 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Just because you don't want something any more doesn't mean that it is valueless to everyone. How to Save Thousands of Dollars to Invest in the Future 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z In the valueless created society in which you circulate you are numb to common everyday sensibilities. I Stand With Gawker 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z The miserably low savings and incomes of the impoverished population were wiped out; shopkeepers would frequently double prices between the morning and afternoon, leaving workers’ pay almost valueless by the end of the day. Zimbabwe’s trillion-dollar note: from worthless paper to hot investment 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Many farmers “are even required to harvest valueless crops at a significant expense.” Haley asks feds to speed up crop loss payments to farmers 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Some experts privately say that most medical theses are scientifically valueless. Ills of the system 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Opponents say that if the measure passes, many people who own historical items will find them valueless unless they have the documentation required by the initiative. Washington voters pass wildlife trafficking initiative 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Certificates with three-letter acronyms are often little more than valueless money-making schemes for institutes whose intrinsic purpose is to resist innovation. Certificates Are Evil (But We Can Make Them Good) 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z But, apparently, any health issues that disproportionately affect women are all the same – valueless – to the men running the country when they’ve got a political point to make. The Planned Parenthood 'sting' video's first casualty? Women with breast cancer | Kira Goldenberg 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z "It was just like he was discarded; valueless, worthless," he said. Attorney feels driven to solve 1940 slaying of NAACP member 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z “It was just like he was discarded; valueless, worthless,” Emison said. Attorney feels driven to solve 1940 slaying of NAACP member 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z A spokesman for Hamas said the Israeli report was "valueless". Israeli 2014 Gaza war actions lawful, report says - BBC News 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z "A fig leaf of artistic expression cannot convert such hurtful, valueless threats into protected speech." The Supreme Court's Elonis decision isn't a victory for trolls 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Because the Congressional Budget Office views unlicensed spectrum — like what Wi-Fi uses — as valueless, legislation doesn't look as good when it directs the FCC to create it. FCC Commissioner says Marriott shouldn't be able to block your Wi-Fi hotspot 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z I first went to Ferguson in August with #BlackLivesMatter, a national movement that serves as a “response to the tragic history of racial supremacy – one that renders black life valueless”. The only 'outside agitators' left in Ferguson are the white cops who don't live here 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Surely Gordon doesn’t see money as a valueless concept a la the monetarists, and we know this because he wants it scarce precisely because he thinks over-issuance drives down its value. David Gordon Takes Aim At Steve Forbes, But Hits Ludwig von Mises 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z The massive compromise of classified documents to WikiLeaks revealed a cultural divide between Army leaders and soldiers of a largely unpatriotic and valueless millennial generation, according to a recently released Army report. Inside the Ring: Compromise of classified documents in Bradley Manning case reveals Army’s generatio 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z "A fig leaf of artistic expression cannot convert such hurtful, valueless threats into protected speech." The Supreme Court's Elonis decision isn't a victory for trolls 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z "Consequently, many priceless personal effects will be rendered valueless." States are eyeing stiffer ivory laws amid a surge in elephant poaching 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Between 20 and 30 square miles of city real estate sat abandoned; this skewed the supply-and-demand dynamic so severely as to render land in big parts of the city close to valueless. Saving Detroit, One Tree at a Time 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z In those moments, I saw only my own pain and was convinced that I would be doing nothing more than wiping a valueless person off the face of the earth. It's Time for Celebrities To Apologize—For All Their Apologizing 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z I am most concerned that as Bitcoin is inevitably banned in other countries, Americans will be left holding the bag on a valueless currency. Senator Calls For Bitcoin Ban In Letter To Financial Regulators 2014-02-26T20:17:00Z These Bitcoins are, for as long as the monitoring continues, therefore valueless. Calling David Friedman, Redditors Providing Private Legal Enforcement Over Bitcoin Theft At Sheep Marketplace 2013-12-05T15:19:00Z Before concluding that partnerships are valueless, though, it is worth recalling the reasons why they took off in the first place. Schumpeter: The butterfly effect 2013-10-31T15:59:22Z Parliamentary groups on aviation, beer, the armed forces and even Georgia are funded by special interests, making their reports as valueless as PR handouts. Yes, Dave, the buying of influence has tainted politics for too long 2013-07-18T19:45:02Z The problem here, or at least one of the problems here, is that if a machine gets bricked then of course the entire games collection is now valueless. Links 20 June: Microsoft's Xbox One Retreat And The Value Of Competition 2013-06-20T12:54:00Z He's not stupid enough to think that more than 80% of the public are liberals but he's politically smart enough to play the valueless, non-partisan court jester. President Obama Brushes Back His Activist Left 2013-04-09T11:05:27Z By definition, junk is something broken, useless or valueless. Should 'Junk' Really Be a Food Group? 2013-03-25T02:27:00Z But the hackers group called such “intelligence” “sloppy, random and valueless”: Apparently a key word list was used to match for items of interest on IRC, Twitter and other social media. Anonymous group claims to show BofA monitored hackers, activists 2013-02-27T18:10:00Z Those banks of massive lasers to fry the incoming alien ships would be entirely valueless given that there are no aliens. Frankenstorm Sandy Will Boost The US Economy 2012-10-29T11:33:29Z GDP, properly measured, is also lower than it appears, because so much of it is investment, and some of that investment is ultimately valueless. Investment: Prudence without a purpose 2012-05-24T15:10:30Z The pearls and the gems, as if valueless, thrown To lie 'mid the sea-wrack concealed and unknown. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z Already I have the power to crush the bad man in whose grasp he is, and render his testimony, whatever it may be, nearly valueless. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z It was to be in writing, and worn constantly about the person; but, unfortunately, it would be valueless if the giver and receiver were of the same sex. The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. 2012-04-25T02:01:14.613Z The classics have come into disfavour owing in a large measure to the fact that they were overdone, that time was wasted on utterly valueless subtleties in learning them. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z Magdala, in fact, except as a stronghold to retreat to as a last resource, is absolutely valueless. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The timber from the barrens became an article of great demand; and those comparatively valueless wilds bade fair to yield an immense revenue to their owners. I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z Moved by revenge--with no doubt whatsoever of his motive--after a concealment of six years, this base man's accusation will be utterly valueless. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z A duplicate of a sequence card, though valueless for scoring purposes, should still be held up, as the uncertainty respecting it may hamper your opponent. Hoyle's Games Modernized 2012-04-15T02:00:05.927Z For not only had their sources of income been suddenly cut off, and landed property become almost valueless, but increased taxation had to be imposed. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z Except for grazing purposes it is absolutely valueless. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z But the true identification of the various crosses is of the first importance to the antiquary, since without it descriptions of the arms on early seals or monuments must needs be valueless. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Will you excuse me, Major Stapylton, if I do not enter upon a subject on which I am not merely very imperfectly informed, but on which so humble a judgment as mine would be valueless? Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z Thenceforth Edward found himself being gradually deprived of various little possessions that however valueless in themselves had for him the sentimental importance he attached to everything connected with himself. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z I pray devoutly that it may be fertile in graces and divine blessings; everything else is superfluous and valueless, and therefore unnecessary. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z To some the treasures acquired will seem valueless. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z This is the story, and should be written right, because if it isn’t, the story becomes valueless. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z For a long time this shell was supposed to be valueless, on account of its thin and fragile structure; but now there is a great demand for it, both in Europe and America. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z The anonymous author of the great English book, Supernatural Religion, has shown how utterly valueless the Gospels are as sources of evidence; and where else shall we look for an historical Jesus? The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z The mightiest engine is soon as valueless as old iron if it is continually exerted to its greatest velocity. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z After personal visits to the Pope, and to the Courts of Madrid, Paris, and London, the then almost valueless Rock of Malta was bestowed on the knights in 1530. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z No part of the hog is valueless, excepting, perhaps, the bristles of the fine-bred races. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z So little, indeed, was thought of the volume, that when Cottle's copyrights were transferred to the Messrs. Longman, the "Lyrical Ballads" was thrown in as a valueless volume, in the mercantile idea of the term. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Here, in Europe, it is valueless; but in certain caves which are situated upon the watershed on the southern side of the Sahara, the thing is worth thousands of pounds. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z However, if it be a fact that no fresh experience can be altogether valueless, Juggernaut's time was certainly not wasted. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z P. Osterloh has recently stated that my statistics were computed in so arbitrary a manner as to render deductions from them valueless. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z In regard to mares it has very frequently turned out that animals which were brilliant public performers have been far less successful as dams than others which were comparatively valueless as runners. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z As I said, I should like to know the facts, for these descriptions, except as to their appearance to a casual observer, are valueless. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The few others which are here and there to be seen are valueless, having been painted merely from the imagination of the artists. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z Well, I did not know then, what I know now, that logic and business are utterly valueless as a foundation for any contract between a man and a woman. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z The pigs were dead, and valueless, as far as any use he could make of them was concerned. Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z Once a fair garden there grew; the turf and flowers and trees are vanished; but spared through accident, or because deemed so valueless, the Box still lives. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z If the language of Racine be poetry, that of M. Hugo is not; and wherever the one is admired, the other must of necessity be valueless. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z The dead leaf or bit of paper was symbolic, in much the same way as was the valueless cross. Herbert Spencer 2012-02-29T03:00:20.773Z Your own observation will supply you with other little and valueless things, which will become valuable as soon as you stick them evenly and closely on a foundation of their own colour. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z The bitter kind contains pearls, which are valueless, because small, and of a bad colour. 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 We must never forget that subjective theory or individual speculation are valueless, when they do not agree with facts, except as failures leading to some better system. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z They are not cooked, but you know what figures are—unless they be complete and in their proper stations, they are valueless. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z His songs were, in truth, always brief; but they were not entirely valueless, in spite of her prejudice against them. For the Major A Novelette 2012-02-10T03:00:17.550Z I hurried to a jeweler's shop, and found that my wife's opinion was correct; apart from the workmanship, which was very fine, the brooch was valueless. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z Without some education, a slave would be worse than valueless. Slavery and the Constitution 2012-02-01T03:00:13.957Z Its leader Dr Rieger, indeed, obtained for the Czechs certain concessions which, underrated at the time, have since proved by no means valueless. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z It appears that the unhappy creature who is gone had been dabbling in post obit bonds, at present almost valueless, but likely to become available. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z Much of his work was either absurd or valueless. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z "Who would steal so valueless a thing as a will?" The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z On the contrary, it appears to have commenced with the most valueless or cheapest species of property then known. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z I took it, because I realized that it might have a bearing on the case, and I have learned to discard no clue, however trifling it may appear, until it has been proven valueless. The Blue Lights A Detective Story 2012-01-17T03:00:19.713Z These were becoming valueless owing to the encroachment of houses. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z So ran the talk of the speculators, vapid and valueless, without end or beginning, and begotten of the fever which consumed their veins. The Money Gods 2012-01-04T03:00:39.617Z What may be made, however, of a valueless wilderness by means of compulsory labour, we have at this day an example of in the case of the first penal colony of New South Wales. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z Gold is as yet unknown among the southern islands, and therefore is valueless in the eyes of the natives. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z There are over 260 rivers, all valueless for navigation purposes, except the Canto. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z The doctor whose charm proved valueless would lose prestige in the villages he was plundering. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Thus, as the Nandoi people came to regard these valueless swamps as their peculiar property, individual families appropriated portions of their common land, upon the undeniable claim of having expended labour upon them. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z "You are right, sir," cried I, catching at the words; "I may know but little, and that little, perhaps, valueless and insignificant; but my truth no man shall gainsay." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z In part, this argument has already been tested and found valueless. Exempting the Churches An Argument for the Abolition of This Unjust and Unconstitutional Practice 2011-12-24T03:08:02.973Z The coals were altogether valueless till labour had been employed to raise them from the pit, and to convey them to the door of the man who was about to consume them. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z It is used extensively for commercial work, but is absolutely valueless for library binding. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z This does not necessarily mean that the land was conveyed to their conquerors, for land, without people to cultivate it, was valueless. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z As the result of previous controversy this evidence had been rendered valueless. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z "Wools and cloth are grown almost valueless," write the justices of Somerset, on the 15th of May 1622, "and the people desperate for want of work." The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z From the continuing foreclosure crisis to Occupy Wall Street’s campaign against “the 1 percent,” it is easy to forget that not all banks are complicated giants, trading in derivatives and re-hypothecating valueless collateral. In a New York Village, the Bank Around the Corner 2011-12-23T16:56:31Z What can we do with our accumulations of valueless stamps? is a question often asked by the young philatelist. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z I hope to be able to send you some further information on the subject, but I well know that quotations from memory are nearly valueless. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 94, August 16, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-21T03:00:39.257Z Results are not positive, however, and any deviation from the required precision makes the curve valueless. Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches 2011-12-20T03:00:26.380Z The best engineering talent in the world is suppressed and rendered valueless by that system of organization. Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z Its norms are valueless, in so far as they can only teach the arrangement of knowledge already possessed, and teach nothing as to how to secure it or test its real validity. International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics 2011-12-12T03:00:31.160Z A third form of collection, which helps to use up the valueless stamps, is a historical collection. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z The search after a fact is sometimes as arduous as the chase after a deer, and it may last six weeks, and, after all, there may be no such fact, or it may be valueless. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z The outcome of Berthollet's work was that tables of affinity became almost valueless. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z Either through the fury of his baffled hopes, or through the stern necessity of lightening the little craft, he had hurled the valueless cargo overboard, for the chest was empty. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z After anal interests have been proven valueless, he abandons this theory and assumes that the navel opens or that the region between the two breasts is the birthplace of the child. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z This is done in families, greatly reducing the valueless things that were formerly bought when only a little money, a few cents perhaps, could be spent by each one. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z No one likes to have a valuable property suddenly rendered valueless. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z This involved deplorable destruction of property, valuable holdings of both loyalists and patriots were rendered valueless, and naturally the morale of both armies suffered from a spirit of lawlessness. The History of Cuba, vol. 3 2011-11-28T03:00:26.510Z Final Remarks.—The earlier methods in which natural masses were used have disadvantages, as already pointed out, which render them now quite valueless. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z One cannot be so easily convinced; at least if he comes by convictions without effort, they soon prove to be valueless and unable to hold their own. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z The active currents of his own being continually intervene to obscure the processes of thought and render his conclusions valueless. Beyond 2011-11-27T03:00:13.650Z However, in common with every other code, it has this weakness—once the key is located the entire system is practically valueless. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z This does not mean that the present moment of transition is valueless. The Social Evolution of the Argentine Republic 2011-11-24T03:00:43.903Z In the matter of evidence upon such a point as the conception of a man without a woman, or a woman without a man, it is clear that unsupported assertion is wholly valueless. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z They attack, indeed, the buds of the sloe and hawthorn as well; but of these, being valueless, no one takes note. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z That wretched book-binder had not scrupled to substitute a new and valueless score for my beloved copy, and had doubtless sold the original, with Gounod's autograph and annotations, to some collector for a pretty sum. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Yes, but anything other than a careful tracing or a photographic copy would be valueless. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z If the information we get is usually so valueless, why are we almost universally compelled to seek it? Why ?Data Smog? May Be Making You Depressed 2011-11-14T11:52:51Z So far as she knew the key was valueless, certainly it was of no interest to her. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z But either, alone, would have been but an incomplete and valueless thing, had it not become united with the complementary half-cell required to complete it structurally, and to engender and energise its potentialities. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z Indeed, the most distinguished performance becomes weak and valueless if the note of truth is lacking. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Now we want both: the inward would not do without the outward; and the outward would be valueless and powerless without the inward. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z Moments are not so precious to you that at this one household shrine they will become valueless in some most chastened heart-worship! The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Gems, coins, medals, statuettes, are too valuable to be lent; the books and manuscripts which the Bodleian Curators lend are comparatively valueless. Remarks on the practice and policy of lending Bodleian printed books and manuscripts 2011-10-27T02:00:27.377Z So I returned to our original subject: "But how can Campbell hoard?" asked I. "Isn't your money valueless two years after its issue?" The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z The entry must be so clear and simple that any ordinary person can readily understand the account, hence, any system that depends upon ciphers or marks is valueless. How to Collect a Doctor Bill 2011-10-15T02:00:30.593Z To it God's promise is a vague, valueless, powerless thing, simply because God is not known. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z At that time, so strong in France was the empire of habit, that this tragedy, though utterly valueless as a work of art, and wanting both in style, relief, and expression, was received with enthusiasm. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z “Since I can never hope to possess you, life has become valueless in my eyes.” Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z It is thus by discriminating between what is essentially excellent and what is comparatively valueless that we shall best reconcile the discordant claims of reason and of faith. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z Don't overlook the fact that a married woman's note is valueless in many states. How to Collect a Doctor Bill 2011-10-15T02:00:30.593Z Perfectly valueless for the really severe neuralgias, it is of the greatest possible use as a palliative in migraine and clavus, where the great object, for the moment, is to get the patient to sleep. Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it 2011-10-03T02:00:31.460Z Q. And is it not quite a question whether some dozen of our first-rate men-of-war are practically valueless? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 9, 1893 2011-09-30T02:00:15.237Z The wood was in itself all but valueless, for firewood can be bought in the town at a nominal price. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Not valueless on that account, but valuable only in so far as they express in noble types, noble aspirations of our souls. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z The chances are that they are absolutely valueless. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z The latter, however, had recently been heavily mulcted in other valueless discoveries, and refers Fulton to the savants of the Institute, who report it chimerical and impracticable. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z A. Well, scarcely a question, because it is all but certain that they are practically valueless. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 9, 1893 2011-09-30T02:00:15.237Z The growing pride he had felt in his own detective talents was crushed, and the discoveries in which he had exulted were rendered valueless. The Secret Toll 2011-09-12T02:00:26.853Z Much of his argument reads as though he were merely stating a speculation that might prove valuable, but which might also turn out valueless. Determinism or Free-Will? 2011-09-10T02:00:27.557Z Of course the prisoner's own evidence was valueless. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z While these remarks may suffice to indicate how valueless are the reasons put forward by Mr. Skene, they do not touch other theories pointing to a French origin prior to the reign of Malcolm Ceanmor. The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering 2011-09-09T02:01:00.467Z The material employed is either composed of small, valueless rubies, or alumina coloured with the right amount of chromium. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z It is perfectly valueless to God and man. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z Thousands upon thousands of garnets roost exquisite in colour are found in every sieveful, but they are thrown aside contemptuously, being almost valueless. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z The monopoly was easily evaded, even if the colonial governments supported it heartily, but any lack of inclination on their part would leave it valueless. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z It may be easy to excuse the writers for their mutual contradictions, but the pleas themselves are an admission of the shortcomings which render their evidence valueless. Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:34.690Z From these angels he receives much valueless information. Frauds and Follies of the Fathers A Review of the Worth of their Testimony to the Four Gospels 2011-08-30T02:00:32.823Z Every map and reference to the river we have on board is valueless. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z But to examine such evidence is beyond the still weak intellectual powers of the child, and therefore belief in God is beyond him, for belief based on authority is utterly valueless. My Path to Atheism 2011-08-30T02:00:29.183Z But this I know, when thou art fled Where'er they lay these limbs, this head, No clod so valueless shall be As all that then remains of me. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z If it would corrode it would be valueless for many of the uses to which it is put. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z So, all things considered, I should not have been overwhelmed with astonishment, had I on opening it discovered the information it contained to be entirely valueless. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z I have sat down to review impressions, to throw away the valueless, to classify and arrange the rest. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z Moreover, there seemed to be no median between the judgmental and the valueless. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z Review the book before you, and not the book some other author might have written; obiter dicta are as valueless from the critic as from the judge. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z Take my life and do what you like with it, for without you it is a thing valueless to me.” The Heart's Country 2011-08-02T02:00:26.847Z That readiness only makes them the more suggestible and renders valueless their opinion as to the truth of what he says. Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge 2011-08-01T02:00:14.257Z Neither gave it a second thought; it might have been a pebble picked from the beach, or some equally valueless trifle. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z So those who had sufficient influence hurled broadcast the next morning, in their favorite daily papers, a wealth of ill-considered and valueless criticism and opinion of something which they were splendidly incompetent to judge. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z If that evidence be valueless, our whole theory is founded on the sand. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The charge exploded just as the pressure of the floe was beginning to tell, but the result was apparently valueless. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z If he had been told the probable meaning of the dream he might have believed it; but the result would have been valueless—it was necessary that he should bring up the memories himself. Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge 2011-08-01T02:00:14.257Z Pay the debt you owe him for the gifts he has bestowed, and which you have held at so cheap a rate because they were valueless to one. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z The invention of the steam-engine, and the improvement of manufacturing machines, would be comparatively valueless, unless we had at command a cheap and abundant supply of iron for their construction. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z Are they then untrue, useless, valueless guides to conduct? The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z The practical results of the expedition were valueless, and only one circumstance in connection with it saved it from being a failure. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z He who scorns money can accept it from others because he knows that the outward gift is valueless, compared with the treasures of happiness love can offer. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z When a character is said to be transmitted, or to be correlated with another character, the biometricist declares the statement valueless without numerical estimations of the inheritance or correlation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z Surely she might keep it, valueless in itself, for the sake of the woman she would never see again. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z But in examining these three classes one comes in every case to the necessary conclusion that the law is valueless and harmful. Anarchism 2011-07-12T02:00:35.053Z And Science herself would then be valueless, since she had only taught us our nothingness. A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' 2011-07-07T02:00:25.637Z I have known masters in Virginia to exhibit the most intense sorrow and affliction at the death of an old venerable household servant, who was quite valueless in a pecuniary point of view. The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z He who had offered his life for her was dead—dead amid the horrid torments of the Indian stake, as the savages themselves affirmed—and to her, thenceforward, life seemed a grey and valueless thing. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z The answer to this question flashed across her determination—the consciousness of how valueless would be the life she was about to save. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z In the midst of peace, prosperity and joy sorrow falls, our loved ones are taken from us, and the world to us seems empty, valueless and of little worth. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z If such be the case, if the pledges I have given to our cause are now valueless, if forgetfulness and ingratitude go together, say so, plainly and distinctly. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z It is not a general question of political economy, but only a particular question of local expediency, whether an article in itself valueless, may bear a value of exchange in transactions with some other nation. Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy 2011-06-29T02:00:26.763Z The early settlers skirted with their farms and homesteads the borders of timber, and deemed the central parts of the prairie as valueless as an African desert. The History of Peru 2011-06-27T02:01:04.487Z In this latter case it is not expressly stated that the females meet on the same trees, but the hunters, if not specially asked, would not probably mention their presence, as their skins are valueless. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z His nursery was full of toys, but the very number and variety of these had rendered them valueless as a resource. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z And the colonel was very confident—so confident that work was being rushed on details that would prove valueless without the Bington road. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z These marsh lands are by no means valueless, as they have given rise to a very important industry—the growing of cranberries. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z It seemed rather unimportant beside the greater project for the day nursery, yet she believed it was not valueless. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z But he was puzzling over the mortgage bonds of a railroad which, if it had ever been built at all, was probably now long since in a receiver’s hands, and the bonds declared valueless. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z They have proved to us that designers can design and that women can execute fine embroidery, but their productions are but as a drop in the ocean of inferior and valueless work. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z No, your gifts are valueless, compared with my trouble and expense. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z But it is not entirely just to speak of the Quintil Horatian, in the words of a modern literary historian, as full of futile and valueless criticisms. A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism 2011-05-30T02:00:13.147Z And such denial was utterly valueless, as Jack himself realized with utter discouragement. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z At the end of that time one of the employés betrayed the secret to a reporter and the attraction was rendered valueless. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z It is beyond the capacity of the human intellect to discriminate beforehand between what is valuable and what is valueless in the pursuit of historical research. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z To a person of De Lacy's qualities the gift was valueless, for he was not the man to gain and hold the land. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z His history is valueless, almost valueless, as history. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z Ah! beside the perfection of that world, how poor and valueless are the things of this! Told on the Pagoda Tales of Burmah 2011-05-22T02:00:12.060Z A Bank of England note was valueless to them, and the brightest specimen of an American gold eagle would not buy the meanest ring-tailed monkey. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z "I had rather say nothing," whispered Blasius, "evidence given under coercion is valueless." Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Apart from the workmanship, which was very fine, the brooch was valueless. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z Were the object accomplished life would be valueless; its interest would be gone; there would be nothing left to live for, and we should be unable to die; we should be fatalists by experience. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z Because, had he not, this codicil would be valueless. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z Their assertions are often misleading, or so vague as to be practically valueless. Tennyson's Life and Poetry And Mistakes Concerning Tennyson 2011-05-14T02:00:10.627Z Once viewers reached 55, they were considered all but valueless. In Shift, Ads Try to Entice Over-55 Set 2011-05-14T01:27:34Z If they have a dirty little closet, with ten valueless books in it, they will call it their library. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z Some having perished in the conflagration of the Tuileries, the report accused Fontaine of having abstracted them, although only two valueless medals had been found in his house. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z The blame, then, for the waste of our timber has been with the laws that made it valueless. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z She had gold about her person, but even that all potent metal was valueless here. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z He laboured with passionate steadiness of energy, at work sometimes valueless and sometimes invaluable; made, retained, and lost friends of a varying quality. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z Most of them seemed to him quite valueless and he wondered that a person as grown up as Helen should want to keep them. Ethel Morton at Chautauqua 2011-05-04T02:00:16.097Z Knowledge of the former would be valueless without knowledge of the latter. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z The cry of Conservation will never stop the waste of valueless commodities. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z The race tests of the deteriorating influence of alcohol are practically valueless, nor are statistics concerning alcoholism in the ancestry of degenerates of much more use. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z Absolutely valueless—utterly without the power of giving pleasure, they only satiate the eye, and vulgarise their own forms. The Seven Lamps of Architecture 2011-04-20T02:00:20.760Z It is one in which the usual detective methods would be utterly valueless. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z I don't remember whether I ever wrote to you from Nice or not; but that, if I had, could only have been so soon after my reception as to make it almost valueless. John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z By their acts they have made this timber valueless. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z I have a number of little valueless legacies to leave the world, and could put them into codicil form and direct their destination. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z There exists a valueless MS. of this Chronicle in the Bibliotheca National in Lisbon of the end of the 17th century, and another equally devoid of interest in the Academia das Sciencias. The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. I 2011-04-02T02:00:10.597Z I reserved nothing but the diamond hoop guarding my wedding ring, and those Scotch agate bracelets, which I considered valueless and threw into a corner of my trunk. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z His life had seemed worth having during the past weeks of his cowardice; now it was valueless—more valueless than it had been before. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z Lore more valueless, and time worse spent than in acquiring it, are scarce possible to be conceived. Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life 2011-03-23T02:00:25.120Z But, to my surprise, Herr Gerhardt, looking over me, withdrew two of the most important diagrams, without which the others were valueless, because inexplicable. Uncanny Tales 2011-03-22T02:00:16.307Z It is true that internal similarities form almost a valueless test when applied to inferior writers; because in them the distinctive marks are too weak to be easily traced. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z Those issued prior to the commencement of the war of the Rebellion were long since declared to be valueless. History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America 2011-03-14T03:01:03.623Z Yet, very lately, he had decided that his life was valueless, and even thought of ending it by his own hand. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z When you deal in the abstract with government of races so influenced, a knowledge of constitutional law and economics is fairly valueless. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z For a man to profess what his father and mother believed is to make birth useless and existence valueless. Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays 2011-03-12T03:00:23.783Z But some evil thing within the man suggests that it may be valueless after all—only a big beautiful lump of glass. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Especial care must be taken not to redeem postage stamps issued prior to 1861, as such stamps were long since declared obsolete and valueless for postage. History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America 2011-03-14T03:01:03.623Z In the transaction Brown had been badly bitten, as the animal was nearly valueless and, on the day of the raid the old man made particular inquiries about the tricky trader. The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country 2011-03-04T03:00:59.137Z Vaccination has also been tried, but it is valueless. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z Being under age, your receipt is valueless in law. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z These consisted chiefly of valueless scraps, odds and ends, put there to be hidden and out of the way. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z Shouldering my bundle and rifle, my sole worldly possessions, except utterly valueless money and papers in the Captain's care, I descended to the beach and walked along in the hard sand. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Securities thus obtained, doubted and comparatively valueless at home, have been pledged to the iron manufacturers abroad, and their enterprise has been excessively stimulated, while that of our own manufacturers has been disheartened and suppressed. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z Concealment of any acquisition, howsoever small and valueless, is invariably visited with loss of office and confiscation of property. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Finally,-507- I warn you, we will make rubber unnecessary and diamonds valueless. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z The reason is not, as some suppose, that learning and oratory are valueless in the cause of Christ, or necessarily a hindrance, as was Saul's armor upon youthful David. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z He declared that the loss of this book, with some important accounts of his trading stations in the Line and Marshall Islands, rendered the others valueless. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z We have both been blind," she said; "but only when we doubted of each other's love did we learn how valueless life was to us without it. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z This is most natural, especially if the patient is one of the tens of thousands who have tried the treatment offered by a sanatorium and found it not only valueless, but horrifying. Habits that Handicap The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy 2011-02-15T03:00:18.787Z To save him she gladly offered to sacrifice life and honour, though both of these things were valueless, and dead fruit in her mouth. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z He was valueless for the accomplishment of the ends of the Revolution. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z If not so worked out, such anticipations would be either valueless or harmful. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z Merl was silent; grave fears were crossing his mind how far his claims were valid; and terrible misgivings shot across him lest the Captain might have been paying him with valueless securities. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z From a medical point of view it is valueless. Habits that Handicap The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy 2011-02-15T03:00:18.787Z The professor's lips quivered, as he said bitterly; "and to the rest of the world, it will remain mere nonsense,--dead, fruitless, valueless." A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z It is a sad reflection that the stamp worth five shillings upon a piece of unsullied paper is absolutely valueless when the words 'Jack Massingbred' are inscribed beneath. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z He was preceded, by two hours, by the order for their execution, and the reprieve which he held would be valueless did he arrive too late. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z And if you are not to see it, father," said Joe, as he pressed his father's hand between both his own,—"you and my dearest mother,—the prize will be nigh valueless. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z It is for this reason that it ceases to give value, and this is why history has shown so many instances where money endowed with legal-tender power has become utterly valueless. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Athletes are lifting weights while balancing on balls, jumping with barbells on their backs and doing valueless repetitive motions. In-Box: Letters to the Editor 2011-01-29T17:09:52Z We do not rob anybody in doing this, for they are valueless to the mother to whom they now belong. The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z So I collect trifles, that, valueless in themselves, have a dramatic or historic interest; and I wish," he beamed with pride, "you could see my treasures! The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z "I repeat, sir, that if this settlement be not accomplished in less than a week from the present moment, it may prove utterly valueless." The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Something like this does frequently happen in the history of currencies, and apparently valueless shells, bits of leather, or scraps of paper are actually received in exchange for costly commodities. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Its risk assessment simply states: "This company appears financially valueless." HMV boss calls in KPMG's expert debt advisers for cost-cutting programme 2011-01-19T20:23:22Z For you, with your millions, my wealth is valueless. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z The papers were valueless, and the pin, which held a paper band round them, was an ordinary, dull, old-looking one. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z Concerning the loss of worldly wealth and sumptuousness, and all the brocaded applauses of drawing-rooms; these were no loss to her, for they had always been valueless. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Behold, my gracious king, these ornaments; they are all artfully manufactured out of valueless metal, coloured pieces of glass and crystal. Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z "If the document was valueless, why should you bother about it?" The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z "That is a fine promise, but valueless to me," he rejoined. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z He might well sell his credentials, which would be valueless in America, for such a sum. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z "Many of these stocks may prove to be valueless." Unmasking Chinese Fakes 2011-01-13T22:00:00Z “Money,” said a Pioneer in a letter written at the end of ’49, “is about the most valueless article that a man can have in his possession here.” The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z It was valueless, and could only be held at very heavy cost. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z Their money was valueless, their slaves were freemen, the heart of their city was in ashes. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z The foregoing analysis makes clear, I trust, that the notion that the money function alone can make an otherwise valueless money circulate is untenable. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z As nobody swore to anything, before the Consul, his certificate was valueless to protect the property, and the ship and cargo were both condemned. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z It was a convenient receptacle, her subconscious mind—a sort of strongbox into which went many things valuable and valueless, to be brought forth when occasion required, quite intact. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z The plantation of this man proved to be a huge farm of many thousand acres, but much of it valueless on account of the revolutionary state of the country. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z Thou art, at least industrious," said Southampton, "and permit me to say, I believe not in the valueless quality of what I behold here. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z If there were no possibility of marketing the products, he would be equally helpless, and his idea be equally valueless. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z Search for some richer gems than these, Ideas new and rare; Soon will you learn the good to save, The valueless to spare. Poems With a Sketch of the Life and Experience of Annie R. Smith 2010-12-26T03:00:20.460Z We were asking for poison fish, and in fact were offering to pay for this locally valueless commodity. Scientist at Work: A Haul of Toxic Snapper 2010-11-17T00:43:00Z The surplus was so substantial that the permits became nearly valueless. Green Column: In Europe, Companies Work the Angles on the Carbon Trade 2010-10-11T06:31:00Z "Both are valueless, or at least worth little," said Shakespeare, smiling. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Trust is a toxic asset, sitting valueless on the national books. Glenn Beck: Fox Host Channels American Fear, Anger 2010-03-11T20:20:00Z We may therefore expect in primitive asceticism to find many abstentions and much self-torture apparently valueless for the training of character and discipline of the feelings, which are the essence of any healthy asceticism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Certain cases of anaemia which do not yield to iron are often much improved by arsenic, though in other apparently similar ones it appears to be valueless. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" If I had lost my child, how valueless would have been my own preservation! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 The result was a curious framework of absolutely valueless but fairly correct quotations, and an utter absence of anything in the shape of coherent information. "Pip" A Romance of Youth The contention, then, that sorrow in the curse meant pain was valueless. Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine South Africa is almost devoid of natural harbours, its rivers are valueless for purposes of navigation. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical Prayers of the departed are said to be valueless. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Transmission of Life," says: "The objection nowadays urged against it is that it is too severe a prescription, and consequently valueless. What a Young Husband Ought to Know Coming to the safe, Mr. Pinkerton found that the twenty-two thousand dollars were missing, and that other papers had been hastily searched over, but left behind as valueless. True Detective Stories From the archives of the Pinkertons My own valueless destiny is as inseparably connected with the life of the principal personage as the insignificant thread is a part of the pearl necklace whose costly gems are strung upon it. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History No triumph that he had ever gained contented him; all earthly fame had become to him accidental, uncertain, and valueless; an iron feeling of duty, incessantly working, was all that remained to him. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. Thanks to this innocent deception, the costly jewels entrusted to him were merely supposed to be so many pieces of glass, too valueless to tempt the cupidity of any one. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 The chance had gone, "conversational openings" were valueless to one pitted against Adrian Grant. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life Considered as a proof of such a life for the human soul, which is the one claim to our interest phenomena of the kind can possess, it is, of course, valueless.' The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen At least a lack of curiosity now was valueless, so George said: "Who's the man?" The Guarded Heights Incidentally, bore-holes supply information as to the character and depth of the valueless depositions of earth or rock overlying the mineral deposit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The instinct of hero-worship is too deep-set to be valueless. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 If there be no truth and righteousness in the heart that signs, then treaties are valueless. Victory out of Ruin For the first week the coach was an utterly valueless accessory, because the people on it were the ordinary supers in the employ of the theatre. The Inventions of the Idiot I don't understand it any more than you do, but I do know that neither of these men would knowingly buy anything valueless. The Land of Strong Men He was one of those men whom Nature, having gifted largely, "takes out" the compensation by a disposition of instability and fickleness that renders every acquirement valueless. The Fortunes Of Glencore Convinced that wine, woman and song were quite valueless things, he nevertheless knew the best R�desheimer and had an eye for the droop of Victoria's shoulders. A Bed of Roses That no one else should value them is natural, but to me it seems unnatural, almost cruel, that any one should tell me to my face that they were valueless. Ayala's Angel I think I make no mistake when I say they are utterly valueless. The Inventions of the Idiot Its material appeared to be a compound of copper and some white metal, and it was thrown aside by the prize agent amongst the most valueless of the objects which fell under his care. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan The libraries have fallen into disuse, and have become practically valueless.” The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses But now, in the light of present events, all such suppositions had become valueless. The Gambler A Novel What we accomplish on earth is often valueless hereafter, for what then avails a lifetime spent in strife, and storms, and troubles! Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. What wonder if he became as utterly reckless, as indifferent to life, as life seemed valueless? Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) As you know, in the present disorganized state of the stock market, investments which in normal times are good are now almost valueless. The Social Gangster The result was the books were generally hidden away in the clerks' offices, like monks in their cloister, and valueless to the world. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses At his words she bent quickly and brushed his forehead with her lips, but so lightly, so unthinkingly that the act was valueless. The Gambler A Novel The documents which your Majesty holds are forgeries and valueless, as the work of people little worthy of credit, who seek to advance their own selfish ends by sowing discord in the Church. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. And do you know, Cashel," cried Linton, assuming a voice of slow and most deliberate utterance, "that your own title to this property is as valueless and as worthless as that document you hold there? Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) When their acquirements were tested they were found valueless. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them They did so, but with secret protests and mental reservations of their rights, which were designed to render the recognition valueless. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" He had only provided against a terror-stricken submission, as wholly immoral and valueless, as the ceasing to resist of one who has swooned through fright. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus To depreciate objects of sense, and to proclaim the knowledge of them valueless, was a fundamental characteristic of all Plato's thinking. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy I did take some letters, but they were valueless. Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery Now that the knowledge was valueless to her, she comprehended the entire plot. Penny Nichols and the Black Imp Its being here must render the locket valueless. Faith and Unfaith Are international courts valueless if states are not bound to submit their disputes to them? The Future of International Law It should, however, be stated that the same subject is treated over and over again, and much of the later material is absolutely valueless. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Great labour may be expended in writing, printing, and binding a book; but, if nobody wants the book, it is valueless, except as waste paper. Political economy It is a false assumption which supposes that if land cannot be turned into products of sale it is therefore valueless. The Holy Earth To put aside this testimony as valueless is out of the question. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I Of course, the copyright of an unsuccessful book is valueless; but my 'Romance' was destined to prove a sound investment, though I never dreamed that it would be so. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. The rug dealers, for the most part, seem to treat their wares merely as so much merchandise, and what knowledge concerning them they are willing to impart is so contradictory as to be almost valueless. The Oriental Rug A Monograph on Eastern Rugs and Carpets, Saddle-Bags, Mats & Pillows, with a Consideration of Kinds and Classes, Types, Borders, Figures, Dyes, Symbols, etc. Together with Some Practical Advice to Collectors. The skin is valueless for rug, robe or trimming purposes, because of the coarse back and the scanty covering of mohair. Practical Angora Goat Raising "He was one who gave himself little concern about state affairs,—an easy fop that fluttered about the Court, caring for little above the pleasures of his valueless existence!" Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Delille has expiated his popularity by a full half-century of contempt, and his work is, indeed, valueless as poetry. A Short History of French Literature The region visited by him is valueless to the world, and his explorations, therefore, were of no practical benefit to anyone. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Although fifty species and varieties of this lovely family are now grown, only about twenty need be thought of, because many of them from the ornamental point of view are valueless in the English garden. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens An unfeeling monster would not have troubled himself about these few valueless and dying men; but, without a thought, would have left them to their fate. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 Were all her sympathies so bound up with the world that every success was valueless that won no favor with mankind? Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience I felt that to use a title in this country would be valueless, and subject me to comment and to inquiry I wished to avoid. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington When day broke, the natives set to work to skin the lions, with the exception of one whose skin was valueless. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars Just at this juncture the Curator told me that one of these apparently valueless rocks was about to be crushed and panned for our instruction. Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal The antiquary shrugging his shoulders, replied that these comments were valueless, and that they even detracted from the value of the books. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Your dear mother was once my pupil, as you are now; and it is my pride to see that she has neither forgotten our old lessons, nor lived to think them valueless. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience His arguments were valueless, and had no effect upon us, so we were sent back to our huts. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Many of them were very old, and as timekeepers, valueless; the works having suffered, more or less, from corrosion—but all were richly jewelled and in cases of great worth. International Short Stories American He did not dare to utter more, nor even to himself declare how valueless he deemed life, but strolled listlessly onward, till the gray streaks in the murky sky proclaimed the approach of morning. One Of Them If they had been willing, the natives could hardly have performed steady work, and as slaves they were almost valueless. The West Indies and the Spanish Main We ask you for bread and you have given us a stone; and though that stone be a diamond, it is valueless, except for its glitter. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. It's just one particular thing they consider to be valueless. The Unlearned He had, therefore, taken what from the very moment of the fraud became valueless. That Boy Of Norcott's Scarcely a day went over without some record being brought in by a farmer or a small village tradesman; sometimes valueless, sometimes of great interest. One Of Them Then, at the best the prisoners were hatters, tailors, and haberdashers, rather than agricultural labourers, many of whom ultimately proved valueless. The West Indies and the Spanish Main It is the special pleading of these records that makes them so valueless; the writer always is bent on making out his case. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Dry distillation is extremely wasteful even when definite substances or mixtures, such as calcium acetate which yields acetone, are dealt with, valueless by-products being obtained and the condensate usually requiring much purification. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" This plant of the desert for a long time was considered valueless. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks As a matter of State "rivalry," such summaries are valueless, even if any rivalry of the kind could be proved. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. Books abounding in technical terms are valueless to a beginner, and the finished artist does not need such a book. What Every Singer Should Know The mere fact of her doing so renders her utterly valueless in his sight there and then.” The Triumph of Hilary Blachland But, better than all, how many enjoyments which to the glitter of wealth or the grandeur of a high position would seem insignificant and valueless, are to the humble man sources of hourly delight! Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands There are about two thousand volumes of very rubbishy appearance, not new enough for the monks to read or old enough for them to sell; in fact, they are almost valueless. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant The firm described the Famagusta roots as thinner than the Lapithos sample and not so well freed from smooth valueless pieces, but mentioned that they had apparently been washed. Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products Yes, I have just learned that they are going to put a fertilizer factory up on the property adjoining that which you bought, and yours will be valueless to sell for building lots. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son The evidence sometimes quoted ascribing it to Lord Bacon appears to be valueless. The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes Sir Marmaduke himself examined. the servants, and compared their testimony; but fear and exaggeration conspired to make the evidence valueless. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago Several stones had actually been brought down to Toronto and Montreal, where tests showed them to be real diamonds, though they were mostly small, flawed, and valueless. Northern Diamonds Their knowledge is never made practically valueless by some yawning hiatus, causing temporary incompetence and delay. The Intellectual Life She makes herself valueless for the very highest natural duties of womanhood, and then talks of her enfranchisement! Maids Wives and Bachelors “We have only this man’s word, and in a sense his word is valueless, but he can go with us and we can deal with him accordingly, if he tells not the truth.” Frontier Boys in the South Seas The land was let at a nominal rent, as being almost valueless. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago Why, I ask you—why call me back to an existence which you intended to make valueless to me? A Rent In A Cloud Is it possible to transfer the covers of works richly bound, but valueless inside, to the boards of other books more precious in their text and more deserving of the transferred binding? Book Repair and Restoration It might be that his discovery was valueless. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life The man of law and precedents in vain struggled against decisions which a secret and irresponsible adviser contrived beforehand, and Morissy's knowledge and experience were soon discovered to be valueless. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas The millions of spring blossoms lost their splendour before the magic of these withered flowers, and the jewels of kings were valueless to me in comparison with the smallest leaf of the clover. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors Hence much depends upon the nature of the rock-formation, and many a mighty precipice, even though it may fulfil the first and third condition, is nevertheless valueless as a breeding station. Territory in Bird Life Much of the work is valueless to-day because of Engels' eagerness to score a point off his adversary rather than to state his own case. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" "With what inborn courtesy she accepted the little valueless attentions, which were all we could render her!" The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life With your aid it would have been less valueless, I think; but such as it is, it is wholly yours. Eden An Episode If the oysters are gathered when too young the pearls are small, almost valueless, and therefore a system of survey is carried on by the English government. The Pearl of India It was an anxious moment for me: should Darby make any mistake in the identity of Crofts, his whole testimony would be so weakened in the opinion of the jury as to be nearly valueless. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II Olear could and did draw fast, but a dead trader would be valueless to him in his investigation, so he stalked him with every faculty strained to maintain complete silence. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 But unless it does hold as a matter of fact, it is valueless as a guide to the unknown, and our belief is irrational. Logic, Inductive and Deductive Sermonizing on what they should do is practically valueless with boys and girls of this age, for considerations of duty weigh little until the larger moral consciousness of the next period. Training the Teacher You tell me I have gained a fortune; but I have lost the only girl I ever loved, and without her fortune is valueless. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 Oh! a reticule, a purse, a slipper, how valueless soever in itself, is, when fraught with these home memories, worth that which the mines of Golconda could not purchase. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries That sap you call valueless is dearer than life itself to the Lords of the Green Star. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 But, as we shall find, though practically valueless, a single ascertained causal sequence is of supreme value in testing scientific speculations as to the underlying causes. Logic, Inductive and Deductive In politics, in satiric treatment, and especially in satiric treatment of politics, he is very nearly valueless. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) In the first instance it makes the adviser inconsistent, and in the second case it is valueless. A Canadian Bankclerk There were common tin spoons, so valueless as to make it no object for a thief to steal them, and of no consequence if they were bent up or thrown away by roystering visitors. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 Unless there be faith in the recipient, an understanding of the meaning of the sacrament and an acceptance of it, it is valueless or harmful. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" The vaults dug below, for merchandise, proved dark and damp, and were comparatively valueless. Old and New London Volume I The letters continued, but as soon as he found she was sending him abstractions valueless because they had no roots in the living issues of things, he had to stop. Old Crow A public agent in the present emergency must be invested with wider and more positive powers than this, or his services will prove as valueless to the country as they are unsatisfactory to himself. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War Except for petty repairs this establishment was in 1909 valueless to the Chinese government. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Some critics regard it as of great importance for the history of art and a model of description; others consider it valueless, alike from the historical, mythological and archaeological points of view. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" It is evident that if the organ—the instrument upon which all order and arrangement depend—is out of gear, the organization is valueless. The Defects of the Negro Church The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 10 Plums and damsons for market should be gathered and sent before they are quite ripe; if soft and pulpy on arrival, they are valueless. The Book of Pears and Plums This particular table is, therefore, hopelessly wrong, and is certainly valueless for any purpose of destructive criticism. Are we Ruined by the Germans? Therefore, it is argued, his opinion is valueless, and he is utterly in the wrong when he says that Kossuth is no longer beloved and accepted by the Hungarians as their chosen leader. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 It can be valueless only when population is very sparse; and then an increase in the number of people dwelling on it gives to it early the attribute of specific importance. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy Two knights, for instance, without pawns, become valueless, as no checkmate can be effected with them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" The rich rogues and rascals, however, in the city, are living sumptuously, and spending Confederate States notes as if they supposed they would soon be valueless. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital His labours were then valueless, their very nature not yet ascertained, and when he opened the treasures of our ancient lore in “The British Librarian,” it was closed for want of public encouragement. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Their money was valueless, their slaves were freemen, the heart of their city was eaten out. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 And it was smarting now at being proved such an ignominiously valueless possession. Coquette Cabbage and turnip seed raised near together is valueless. Soil Culture Confederate money is valueless, and we have no Federal money. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Unless we retain and maintain our sacred ties after death, another life is valueless and void, useless and unnecessary. Tyranny of God Mr. Lunn objects that all investigations with the laryngoscope are valueless on account of the supposed necessity of holding the tip of the protruding tongue. The Mechanism of the Human Voice My suggestions are based on the view that submarine warfare, according to international law, is valueless, and in any case, the opening of peace negotiations is more important. My Three Years in America The mouldings are the same, but they are coarsely worked, and the heads set amidst the leafage of the capitals quite valueless and vile. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) The Greek designers delighted in the facts of the human form, and became great in consequence; but the facts of lower nature were disregarded by them, and their inferior ornament became, therefore, dead and valueless. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), Information that is vile and valueless may ever be had for the seeking; and it needs only to be whispered about for a season to find its way ultimately into print, and to flourish. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series At the Academy I was obliged to write in a copy-book, and to commit to memory sundry valueless dates. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography In this teaching you see no more the empty letters, the valueless husks or shells, of the Law, which unceasingly enjoins, "This thou shalt do and observe," and ever in vain. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent This character soon after vanishes; and, in 1380, the profile e, at once heavy, feeble, and ungraceful, with a meagre and valueless abacus hardly discernible, is characteristic of all the capitals of Venice. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) And, in the last place, it will be found that so surely as a painter is irreligious, thoughtless, or obscene in disposition, so surely is his coloring cold, gloomy, and valueless. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), Local colorings of life may be so provincial in their view-point as to be practically valueless in the estimation of the degree and quality of progress. History of Human Society And so I held desultory consultations across the counters of chemist's shops, and, supremely ignorant as to causes, attacked symptoms with trustful energy, consuming great quantities of mostly valueless and frequently harmful nostrums. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography All that anyone knew surely was that some one of the three original owners–or some unsuspected party outside–had bought in and sequestered the almost valueless stock and was patiently biding his time. Shadow Mountain His mine was valueless unless he had money, and Murray had abandoned the district. Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp If one day it refuses to absorb any more, and lies limp and valueless—why, the Doctor has broken down; or the Doctor is dead. The Gates Between They had the man, but his flesh and blood were as valueless as a pebble to a diamond, contrasted with the witchery of the words he had invested a few sheets of simple paper with! The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes They are as nearly as possible valueless, but they went through three editions in a very short time. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 The experience of the race is just as valueless. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) It was soon all too plain that the ores were practically valueless, though the commencement of each lode looked fairly promising. Daddy's Girl Never have I seen the Illini in action, De Artigny; they seem to me a poor lot, so frightened of the wolves as to be valueless.” Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West Oh, well, if it comes down to 'big serious eyes,' then all criticism is valueless. Money Magic A Novel Some writers recommend the use of certain drugs, which seem to have been beneficial in a few cases, but a thorough trial has shown them to be valueless. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Bacon's theory of induction, says Macaulay, in so many words, was valueless. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) Many students deceive themselves and others into thinking that they know something of a subject, because they have looked into it, while their knowledge may be entirely superficial and valueless. How to Study Of course we have, but for diagnostic purposes such professions are quite valueless. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development Mr. Keene wrote that the claim he had been working had proved valueless. A Prairie Infanta The udders often become inflamed and ruined by the formation of abscesses, and cows affected in this way are sometimes rendered permanently valueless for milk production. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle If there were no world or only a valueless world, there would be nothing to redeem, or nothing worth redeeming. Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology Mercury was charted, tested for essential minerals, and found to be a valueless rock heap too near the sun to support life. The Red Hell of Jupiter And he is unable, because the words he is accustomed to use are valueless in this connection, and he feels priggish if he tries to use others.... Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development In the present scientific age untechnical observations are valueless. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone A sterile cow is valueless, of course, for any purpose except for beef. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle |
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