| 单词 | waverer |
| 例句 | The term “waverers” captures those who are pregnant but not excited about becoming a parent, those who are 50 percent certain they want a child, and those who are 99 percent sure in their decision. Scared to Be a Parent? 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z He feared that such waverers might expose him to the kind of posthumous condemnation that was heaped upon Josef Stalin after the Soviet leader’s death. In the heat of the sun 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Hoping to win over soft-right waverers, Mr. Netanyahu has been less divisive than in the past, ceasing his attacks on the police and the judiciary and leaving that to some of his Likud stalwarts. Another Israeli Election Looms, and a Familiar Face Plans a Comeback 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z One waverer, the South West Devon MP Sir Gary Streeter, told BBC Radio Devon he was "wrestling with his conscience" on whether to continue to support the prime minister. Tory MPs continue to play the waiting game 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z With convinced anti-vaxxers the chances of success may be slim, but the ambassadors could have some influence with that large group of waverers. Coronavirus doctor's diary: Why are some of Bradford's elderly refusing the vaccine? 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z It's still possible Mr Johnson's new promises will sway some waverers, though a major rebellion may simply be postponed rather than avoided entirely. Coronavirus: PM writes to MPs amid anger over new tiers 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z Being tough on Islamist separatism, and paying a price globally, hardly wounds him with waverers on the right. Macron’s clash with Islam sends jolt through France’s long debate about secularism 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z But incumbency, and the blessing of a revered monarch, are powerful assets for Mr Muhyiddin, which will certainly attract waverers to his side. How Malaysia’s government collapsed in two years 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z I have spoken entirely off the record to other waverers, inside and outside government. Tory MPs continue to play the waiting game 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Downing Street launched a shoring-up operation, with Johnson himself speaking to key potential waverers. Boris Johnson heads to Dublin amid fears of more resignations 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z It is not clear whether there is a symmetrically opposed group who are “vaccine curious”, but to call such waverers “hesitant” is at least gentler than calling them “deniers”. 'Vaccine hesitant': a gentler label than anti-vaxxer, but just as scary 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z There are the waverers — torn between leadership that opposes impeachment and a fiery base that demands it. For Democrats, Trump impeachment question is a personal struggle transcending politics 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z However, his carefully couched judgment appears unlikely to win over many waverers. May makes final appeal to MPs ahead of crucial Brexit deal vote 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Brexit-supporting Conservatives joined with opposition parties and the Democratic Unionist party to trounce the government in the “meaningful vote”, which the prime minister delayed before Christmas in the vain hope of winning over waverers. Theresa May loses Brexit deal vote by majority of 230 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z She will try to present MPs with a take-it-or-leave-it choice between her deal or no deal in the hope enough waverers will be frightened into backing her. How could May turmoil affect Brexit? 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Instead, parties are increasingly focused on the "waverers'" and "undecideds" - the people whose votes are going to win elections. General election 2017: How much do the parties know about you? - BBC News 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Despite his leftward elasticity, Mr Smith does not seem to be winning over the waverers. Rage against the dying of the light 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Politicians on both sides made their final pitches yesterday, slaloming the UK in a last-ditch effort to win over waverers and opponents. Voting begins in EU referendum as polls say result too close to call 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z According to the FT, about 80 waverers within the party are a "key prize" for both campaigns. Newspaper headlines: Mars recall, Elizabeth Line and EU referendum - BBC News 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Mr Cameron will be a formidable asset to the Remain campaign, and he will win over some waverers by trumpeting the results of his renegotiation. Let the campaigners begin 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z "The task is to reassure waverers that the benefits of staying in accrue to the many, not the few," the paper says. Newspaper headlines: EU 'in' campaign launches, and Facebook tax anger - BBC News 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z But much will depend on what the waverers, the people in the middle ground, decide the referendum is really all about. Greek debt crisis: IMF says extra 50bn euros needed - BBC News 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Expect more waverers to be given the Oval Office treatment in the days ahead, says Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. Six ways the president will try to convince Congress 2013-09-03T20:32:06Z However a slim majority of economists think the Bank of England will restart asset purchases - perhaps as soon as May, when fresh quarterly economic forecasts may sway waverers. Bank of England set to keep policy steady despite new remit 2013-04-04T09:39:10Z Israeli public support for a war, once under way, would depend on whether patriotic sentiment sweeps up waverers and surpasses the stress of sheltering from Iranian counter-strikes. Analysis: Are Israelis tough enough for a long war with Iran? 2012-08-13T13:45:13Z She said it would be a pity if "waverers" - people thinking of holidaying in Devon - decided to "beat a retreat overseas" because of the forecasters' pessimism. Gale-force wind and rain forecast 2012-06-15T03:26:01Z The waverers in the Cabinet—excepting three members who resigned—were converted. My Mission to London 1912-1914 2012-04-17T02:00:14.497Z The overriding message to Democratic waverers will be simple, says Sabato - do not emasculate your president. Six ways the president will try to convince Congress 2013-09-03T20:32:06Z Stand firm, waverer, and gather thy children under thy care; hearken, Jerusalem, to my voice of warning. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z Because those who should support me, those who from one end of France to the other should support the King, are like you--waverers who do not know their own minds! The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Setting it at the foot of the tree with a grand air, which of itself was enough to arrest the waverers, he solemnly covered it with a red cloth. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z A general fusillade spattered bullets among the waverers; it quickened them into action, but instead of continuing their advance they turned tail and bolted down the slope, pursued by a shower of arrows. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z "What part have we in David, what portion in the son of Jesse?" he cried to the waverers, caused the trumpets to be blown, and gave a new centre to rebellion and resistance. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z So broad a discipline must of necessity have led back some waverers into the pale of the church, but the Waldenses of Lombardy, in their congregationes laborantium, preserved the tradition of the independent Humiliati. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z The waverers, the unfaithful, and the hostile, on the other hand, were continually asserting their fidelity, and accusing those who were really well-disposed towards Egypt of all kinds of hostile acts against the supreme power. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z The Liberal party was of growing radicalism, the Union Constitutional party of growing conservatism; and after 1893 a Reformist party was launched that drew the compromisers and the waverers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z And though the assembly said nothing, it was plain that there were many waverers in the little body whom the affairs of the last week had shaken sadly in their simple faith. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z He stemmed the gathering retreat, put heart into the waverers, and used his personal credit with his old friends. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z It has served to bring in adherents to the Opposition, who in the strictest sense of the word belong to the Roman Court party, and to provide waverers with a comparatively innocent method of resistance. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z The zealots were confirmed in their faith, the waverers convinced, the disaffected overawed. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z And the waverers began to shake in their shoes. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z The split was intended to persuade Taliban waverers they were not being lumped with the global al Qaeda movement. U.N. sanctions panel delists 14 ex-Taliban figures 2011-07-16T01:12:43Z Gwynneth was afield upon the upland, far beyond the church, a pitiful waverer between desire and indecision. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z At the critical moment it will be of immense weight with many waverers. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z This averred deference, and the evasion of a direct award after so lengthy and solemn an assemblage, confirmed even waverers in the belief that the pretender was indeed the true Sebastian. Claimants to Royalty 2011-03-31T02:00:20.557Z Its capture would have mightily impressed the waverers in Cape Colony, consequently General French determined to celebrate the New Year by making another lunge at the enemy. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z The brave make danger opportunity;— The waverer, paltering with the chance sublime Dwarfs it to peril. The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry 2011-03-28T02:00:23.133Z It's too early to say but, for doves and waverers on the MPC, any excuse to delay the big decision might be useful at this point. What the Argos profit warning means for interest rates 2011-03-10T20:18:53Z On face of it, then, make-your-mind-up time is approaching for these waverers. A fine balancing act at the Bank of England 2011-02-23T20:53:04Z To convince the waverers, ministers are insisting that the sheer scale of the devastation requires a united approach involving the government, corporations and individuals. Vote winner? 2011-02-01T23:35:30Z Indeed, there are hints that, to mollify the waverers, the White House may be willing to temporarily extends tax cuts on incomes up to $1 million. Put the millionaires' tax money to good use 2010-09-03T00:16:00Z So Mohammed inflicted a great terror which reduced to silence individual opponents, and carried waverers into the bosom of Islam, which promised them security. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII Nevertheless, the creative instinct was too powerful in him to let his depression at the interference of this eternal waverer affect him long, or sap his strength. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II Despite his fever-shaken nerves, he was perfectly entitled to say to any waverer, “Fear not.” The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus There were waverers, but the unity of the Lower Fifth was destroyed. Just Gerry The waverers hang back until success is assured. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel His varied life is toss'd on Faction's wave, A leader now, and now a party's slave; And shall his character a waverer's seem? The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. Very many of the waverers at once flocked over to the Secessionists, while others sided with the Union. The Struggle for Missouri Some of the hands were wavering now, but the party of resistance grew more and more violent, and the waverers dared not raise their voices. Facing Death The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines All the while Dorothy and Jack had been arguing with and persuading the other waverers to join the strike, Gerry had been battling strenuously within her own heart. Just Gerry The waverers among the jury went over at once, and even the friends of the prisoner no longer dared to hold out. The Queen Against Owen Fights and Love Affairs alike are grateful to bystanders who do not interfere; but interference is admissible in the former, to assist waverers up to the scratch. When Ghost Meets Ghost Dolores would have thee before all the rest, friend; but she despises a waverer. The Pirate Woman Could not the waverers, they asked Gage, be induced to change their political faith, and especially could not the leaders be tempted? The Siege of Boston A Grierson was never a waverer when a deed of blood was to be done.” Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI The weapon hurtled on viciously, and pierced the squat body of one of the waverers a dozen paces behind. In the Morning of Time In these views Samuel Adams shared so thoroughly that his attitude toward the Constitution at this moment was really that of a waverer rather than an opponent. The Critical Period of American History Their firm resistance to extravagant demands reassured many a waverer and showed how carefully their comprehensive plan had been matured. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) He and his few thousand Highlanders were pledged to a desperate undertaking, but it was essential that the waverers must not be allowed to suspect how slender 134 were the chances of success. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Their creed, like that of many waverers in those days of transition, was by no means clear, possibly even to themselves. The Life and Times of John Wilkins Warden of Wadham college, Oxford; master of Trinity college, Cambridge; and Bishop of Chester He brought home a few waverers to talk to them where they had no chance of getting away.” Anna the Adventuress The personal presence of Gustavus decided the waverers, and even the Bishop received him as a friend, because he would otherwise have stood in danger of a hostile visitation. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 It would have been larger, had not the government been supported by some waverers, but its significance was appreciated by the ministers, and still more by the king. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) "Zarah shall decide for me!" exclaimed the unhappy waverer at last. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History It is the curse of a policy of retirement that waverers haste to leave betimes with all the spoils obtainable. William Pitt and the Great War "Two thousand sesterces!" urged the auctioneer, as he looked with marked severity on the waverers. "Unto Caesar" At the critical moment, it will be of immense weight with many waverers. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 It was probably this reminder that turned the scale among the waverers, for at the mention of the word “water” they again seized their oars, and with a yell gave way for the ship. The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast Elizabeth had no will to follow in the track of Rome, and to help the Pope to drive every waverer into action. History of the English People, Volume IV Like the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews, who wrote shortly before him, he cannot endure the thought of any waverers or deserters. The Books of the New Testament That is what the waverer says: 'Good my lord, I'll obey in all save in what doth not please me!' "Unto Caesar" At last one of his periods extorted a cheer from a waverer. Half a Hero A Novel It confirmed the waverers, and thus, under the influence of sympathy, the whole tribe came that day to be of one mind! The Madman and the Pirate Now, it must be quite clear that if we would reduce this number, it is to the fifty per cent of waverers that our efforts must be principally directed. Six Years in the Prisons of England You know, the deeds of “our William” must be bolstered up; lest “waverers” should waver off to the ranks of the “Constitutionalists,” and the “great Liberal party” come to grief at the next general election! She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. Due announcement was made to this effect, and Rule 5 carefully rehearsed in the ears of all waverers. Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton Even his waverer, the one who had cheered, was deep in it. Half a Hero A Novel "They must be fools to bring a mad bull among the people on a holiday like this," murmured these waverers. A Hungarian Nabob His enemies knew that if he were once allowed to get a hearing, his authority might even yet overawe the waverers. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre After holding four Cabinet councils in one week, winning over some waverers, but still failing to get a unanimous vote, he expressed a wish to resign. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies At that time thou wilt find the waverers in manifest loss. Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas On that day thou shalt behold the waverers, men and women alike, frustrated of their hopes and in manifest loss. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá He stood so firm against the waverers that they dared not draw a breath. Memorials of the Faithful If anything happens to Trochu, and he assumes the command-in-chief, I suspect the waverers of the National Guard will have to choose between fighting and taking off their uniforms. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris It confirmed, in their alliance with the English, many of the chiefs whose friendship had hitherto been lukewarm; and brought over many waverers to our side. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire Those of the Republicans of Illinois who were former Whigs desired the election of Lincoln, but could only secure it by the adhesion of a sufficient number of former Democrats and waverers. Abraham Lincoln No waverer could face the terrors of that mighty gathering of infernal powers. The Arian Controversy Mirabeau was venal, Barnave jealous, Robespierre fanatic, the Jacobin Club blood-thirsty, the National Guard selfish, La Fayette a waverer, the government a nullity. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution But to Lewis the possibilities seemed endless, and he could find no solution save the old one of the waverer, to wait for further light. The Half-Hearted With utility in direct proportion to numbers of adherents, every recruit augments its value—a thought which may well encourage waverers to make the slight effort necessary to at any rate learn to read it. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar Nay, She went lower still, down to the cellars of Her palace, waiting in the crypt to give audience to the waverers, the timid souls who were abashed by the sunlit splendour of Her Court. The Cathedral Sacrificial dinners kept the soldiers devout, and lavish bribery secured a good number of renegades—mostly waverers, who really had not much to change. The Arian Controversy Robespierre, by his very isolation, proved his force, and obtained fresh influence over the minds of the waverers. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Trilateral members, or waverers, are those which have three sides. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 9, 1841 To witness this spectacle alone might almost convince a waverer as to the utility of the common language. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar Riding on horseback before the invigorating lines, he swept on the stragglers and waverers until all of them came under the full blast of the Turkish flames vomited from the redoubt. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) A waverer, half-caught between the light, half fearful with an old fear, pleads: "This is too much—we are men, not angels." Principles of Freedom All the waverers were decided, and all determined to throw in their lot with the victor. The Story of Ireland These words from a man as popular as Aylward decided many of the waverers, and a shout of approval burst from his audience. The White Company He stopped short, and a single twitch of his rifle froze the waverers in their tracks. Way of the Lawless She was not admiring her own seemliness; far from it; she was rating and despising herself for a feather-brained waverer and good-for-nothing. Delia Blanchflower What, then, will uplift him if he has been a waverer in principle as well as in fact? Principles of Freedom Because there are always waverers who will accept a fait accompli; and you know how opposition has a trick of cooling towards the end of a Bill. Sir George Tressady — Volume II But if one goes on developing, keeping pace with one's own age, renewing oneself with the perennially youthful impulses of contemporary thought, one's called a waverer and a renegade. The Road to Damascus The unexpected success urged them to fresh exertions and brought to their side vast numbers of waverers. True to the Old Flag A Tale of the American War of Independence The modest man is one poor in spirit, the devout a hypocrite, the honest man is artful, the hero is a barbarian, the ascetic is a fool, the unreserved a chatterbox, the prudent a waverer. Initiation into Literature The wind of action willy-nilly sifted the waverers into one group or another. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House What scores of thousands of waverers must he have encouraged into resistance! The Virginians It was F. B.'s opinion that his private eloquence brought over many waverers to the Colonel's side, and converted numbers of the benighted followers of Sir Barnes Newcome. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family The timid feared hasty acting would precipitate the marshaling of the waverers under the same flag. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form The friends that you have already will thus become more confident, and the waverers will be encouraged to join you. The History of the Peloponnesian War The retreat from Derby had completely chilled the enthusiasm of his adherents, while the waverers and time servers had been induced thereby to declare against him. Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden It was no time for hesitation about purging out all traitors or waverers. The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History He was no longer the coward and the waverer. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation This utterance did not tend to encourage the seven waverers. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales He then surrendered and was brought into Montreal, where the sight of him as a prisoner made a considerable impression on the waverers. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton It was for him to plan and carry out, to negotiate with princes, to organize troops, to raise money, to compose jealousies, to rouse the lukewarm and appeal to the waverers. By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic But I am told that both Catholics and Protestants consider me a weak waverer, and call me incorrigible. Ideala Without such stipulations, the waverers, it was thought, would be driven by despair to resist any scheme of restoration. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 We are a conservative, strong-willed race, and we despise the waverer. Senator North If she had been weak, a waverer, no structure could have risen on the foundation; it must have lain futile, accusing. Youth Challenges “These are times that test loyalty to the full,” replied Washington, “and there has been many a waverer in the land.” Janice Meredith The squire's words suggested so much relief in that conviction that Farquharson, sharp on the flair of the experienced nose for waverers, looked at him observantly. The Imperialist Between these main groups there were waverers and compromisers. The Invisible Man It was of the utmost importance that Gustavus should strengthen his friends and overawe the waverers by the approach of his army. The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus His visit was followed a year later by one from Sr. Keating, another enthusiastic Tasmanian supporter, whose lecture inspired South Australian workers to even greater efforts, and carried conviction to the minds of many waverers. An Autobiography He pauses, and looks round with such an impertinently confident air, that three waverers in the party amidships slip nearer to hear him. For the Term of His Natural Life Mr. Newman left the Church of England and with him carried many a waverer. Barchester Towers The waverers, the laggards who stop almost at once on some bush shall be left out of the reckoning. The Mason-Bees Put off, poor waverer, thy happiness to the last hour. Zanoni The generosity with which Somers treated his opponents was the more honourable to him because he was no waverer in politics. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 More than one waverer was kept steady by being assured in confident terms that a speedy restoration was inevitable. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 Several of the waverers especially in Edinburgh seem to have returned to the Church. History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 2 Mr Newman left the Church of England, and with him carried many a waverer. Barchester Towers The waverer's will was in flux, but the loyalty in him still protested. Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) The waverers at the State House chose to believe that Jeff had sold them out and fled with his price. The Vision Splendid This decided the waverers, and the waverers decided the majority. A Rogue's Life But come, young waverer, come go with me, In one respect I'll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove, To turn your households' rancour to pure love. Romeo and Juliet This reverse having brought home to the waverers the danger of procrastination, a fresh spirit set in among the passive loyalists. Native Life in South Africa "Let us hold back; let us wait till the rebels commit themselves by some odious outrage, and then hatred will unite the waverers, and resentment lead them." Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes The waverers will find in it their excuse for deserting. The Vision Splendid Albeit a waverer between heart and mind, And laurels won from sky or plucked from blood, Which wither all the wreath when intertwined, This cherishable France she may redeem. Poems — Volume 3 This did much for us, yet when the vote was taken the old cowardice was again shown; but several of us stood in the cloak-room and fairly shamed the waverers back into their places. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 The danger that would follow a German victory in South Africa was so lucidly put by the Premier that many waverers were at once imbued with the patriotic spirit. Native Life in South Africa Let it be our precept ever To admit no waverer here! The Poems of Goethe Translated in the original metres This was not the first waverer Jeff had brought back into line, not the first by several. The Vision Splendid |
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