单词 | actuating |
例句 | A programmable, actuating fiber developed by an interdisciplinary team of MIT researchers could someday make this vision a reality. Shape-shifting fiber can produce morphing fabrics 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Bao’s artificial nerves already do something similar, adding up mechanical signals and converting them into an actuating one. Moving skin beyond the biological 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z The bill is mostly a list of grievances against ICE, and does little of the hard work of actuating revamping the agency. Dems introduce first bill to abolish ICE 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z But technology's actuating force is to destroy such constructs. Technology is the great luxury destroyer 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Such questions grow more urgent as we fill our homes – and bodies – with sensor-studded, actuating surveillance robots. Goodbye privacy, hello Alexa: here's to Amazon echo, the home robot who hears it all 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z The actuating medium through which the roving souls of the transformed tell their tale? Why Everybody Should Play 'Everybody's Gone to the Rapture' 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z However cynically deployed for political control, actuating notions of stability and nationalism and reaction do touch on genuine grievances. Putin, ISIS, Ebola: How Globalization Is Harming Us More Than Helping Us 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Referring again to the mechanism for carrying the cutting tool and actuating it to regulate the depth of cut in Fig. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z He is through all, and in all: an Omnipresence of love, righteousness and wisdom, actuating the powers of nature and of grace, inhabiting the Church and the heart of men. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z Here are two individuals, yet in undivided psychic unity: the one as yet no self, as yet nothing impenetrable, incapable of resistance: the other is its actuating subject, the single self of the two. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z We have recently made an important improvement by adding a relay for every marker, thus enabling a local battery of greater power to be used for actuating the markers. Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men 2012-03-06T03:00:25.273Z Education here was decidedly easy, the motive actuating the student being the immediate results in the form of a better knowledge of one's Christian duty and the reward awaiting the faithful. The History of the Negro Church 2012-02-24T03:00:22.860Z It is to be observed, however, that by placing the pin actuating the rod e, Fig. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z After each opening of the valve the exhaust-valve actuating lever was automatically locked in the valve-open position by a spring-loaded pawl, or catch. The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design 2012-02-04T03:00:15.650Z Whatever may have been the actuating motive, his deeds as an iconoclast remain before our eyes. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z The spring F comprises two continuous coils contained in a brass casing, and actuating a steel striking or percussion-pin. Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines 2011-12-28T03:00:31.087Z In this design provision is made for expansion of the valve-stems due to heat, and these are not positively connected to the actuating member. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z A similar locking device is provided for the pinion b for actuating a; thus in Fig. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z That is, the mechanism was put into operation by pulling a wire running from the pilot to a lever actuating the cam which moved the control rod. The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design 2012-02-04T03:00:15.650Z The researchers placed the actuating layer onto the strain limiting/sealing layer with a thin coating of silicone adhesive. Shape Shifting Robot Shows Some Spine [Video] 2011-11-30T18:15:05.230Z The next video exhibits the technology's further potential for use in future microscale factories: The magnetic mechanisms are shown scooping up objects onto mini forklifts, actuating syringes and executing rudimentary electric arc–cutting tasks. Tiny Toilers: Precision-Controlled Microbots Show They Could Take On Industrial-Scale Jobs [Video] 2011-10-21T15:45:00.260Z This allows some adjustment to be made between the valves and the actuating rocker. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z The mechanism for actuating the cross-feed screw and the feed rod is shown in the top view, Fig. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z The lever had attached to it a small side extension, or bar, which, when properly forced, would release the catch and free the actuating lever. The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design 2012-02-04T03:00:15.650Z Here, by dint of working up to their knees in water, the artificers succeeded in bolting it in position, and the preliminary trial of the actuating rods gave promise of success. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Here’s a quick rundown of how it works from the paper: The microrobot was supported by ten superhydrophobic artificial legs and driven by two actuating legs that connected to two miniature dc motors. A Robot That Walks On Water 2011-07-30T20:12:30Z Clearance must be left between the valve stems and actuating means. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z A bracket j is shown fast to the elevating slide of the rest, carrying a roller meeting the actuating cam g. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z They result by a criminal neglect of builders or engineers to provide themselves with such devices, or by a most ignorant or careless management and operation of simple actuating mechanisms. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z The typical actuating principle of his life was plainly exhibited in his marriage. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Was it fear of the strange sight that was actuating the beast? The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z The actuating cam works inside of this yoke. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z The mechanism for actuating the feed at the end of the return stroke only, is shown in Fig. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z The current actuating the ventilating gear had been switched off. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z One of the wires actuating the elevating gear had been cut through by a chance Belgian bullet—one amongst a thousand more that had been fired at the troublesome Taube. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z When a ball enters the split segment of pipe, it pushes the two halves of the pipe apart, actuating a switching device. The Fundamental Physical Limits of Computation 2011-06-01T17:45:02.143Z But there was something more than the mere joy of life and health actuating them now. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z This proves that violins are judged the best when they are mistaken for Italian instruments and prejudice only is the actuating motive when the declaration follows that the instrument is a new violin. George Gem?nder's Progress in Violin Making With Interesting Facts Concerning the Art and Its Critics in General 2011-05-20T02:00:32.993Z Where avarice or revenge enters into any seemingly virtuous action, it is difficult for us to determine how far it enters, and it is natural to suppose it the sole actuating principle. Essays 2011-05-19T02:00:06.077Z Acts of charity and deeds of benevolence are estimated by the spiritual laws of our being in just correspondence to the motives inspiring and actuating them. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z Regarding the motives actuating the organization of the American Railway Union Mr. Howard denied that it was to destroy the old organizations but because they no longer fulfilled the necessities of the situation. The Pullman Boycott A Complete History of the R.R. Strike 2011-05-02T02:00:15.510Z Abolitionism is clearly its informing and actuating soul; and fanaticism is a blood-hound that never bolts its track when it has once lapped blood. History of American Abolitionism 2011-03-28T02:00:23.663Z Astute schemer as was Lunsford himself, he was not aware of certain motives actuating his master. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z The same approaches can be used for nearly any class of semiconductor electronic device for a range of functions such as sensing, actuating and computing. The Shape of Things to Come 2011-03-08T19:11:00Z Shelley, in a letter to Hogg, January 3, 1812, speaks about “the soul of the Universe, the intelligent and necessarily beneficent actuating principle.” The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z The courage actuating him was no longer of the same kind as that which had filled him in his first moments of fury, for it now sprang from military experience and faith in himself. Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:00:56.713Z Aft was another bulkhead separating a portion of the compartment from that containing the motors actuating the two rearmost propellers. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z It may be admitted that machinery designed to protect minorities counts for less than the spirit actuating those who work it. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z What did he care about the motives actuating the purse-proud heiress? Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z His actuating wires had been pulled by the fingers of A. O. and G. and the men who sat as overlords of A. O. and G. were only shysters of a greater caliber. The Law of Hemlock Mountain By that she meant that there was something more than that lack of sympathy with the man she had promised to marry that was actuating Mrs. Lancing in all her movements now. Capricious Caroline There was a lot of scuffling and shouting of orders, accompanied by the clanking of the auxiliary motors actuating the bilge pumps. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z No doubt the general desirability of marriage was her chief actuating motive. Ayala's Angel A small periodic error of the screw, recurring regularly at each revolution, may be similarly corrected by means of a suitable cam or eccentric revolving with the screw and actuating the template. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Another consideration actuating this precious pair was that each was in a position to give the other away. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising But, if so, in what can the jural existence consist, if not in a spiritual miniature of the whole fact’s constitution actuating every partial factor as its purpose? Essays in Radical Empiricism With his left hand he was alternately actuating the switch that connects both receivers. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Will the world of British young ladies be much scandalised if I say that such is often an actuating motive? Ayala's Angel In actuating them to that end the Genius of the Species desired, for reasons which Schopenhauer described as inaccessible, the materialization of a particular being that could not otherwise appear. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern How could I possibly know of the reasons actuating Mr. Douglass? The Song of the Wolf The book exhibited a very curious blend of divers of the motives and interests which have been specified as actuating the novel about this time. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) I believe,—yea, I understand,—that with the spirit of Christ actuating all the parties concerned about the legal quibble, it can easily be corrected to the satis- faction of all. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 Adams affirms that "not one of the motives which stimulated the puritans of 1643 had the slightest influence in actuating the confederacy of 1774." The History of Freedom They had wrecked so completely the matter-station and its actuating apparatus that none could ever have guessed what a mechanism of wonder the laboratory a short time before had held. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 He has different universes of thought, different actuating wills and sets of feelings. Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology She represented in her maternal tolerance, the principle actuating the church, which includes the facts as fast as they accomplish themselves, without changing any point of doctrine. The Quality of Mercy These watches are stem wound by turning opposite to the usual direction and are set through the winding crown after actuating a setting lever located under the front bezel. The Auburndale Watch Company First American Attempt Toward the Dollar Watch Spud saw the door open; saw the waiting horde troop through, dragging their loaded nets; and he saw the door close silently, while the actuating lever moved back to its former position. The Finding of Haldgren Selfishness and the hope of plunder are the actuating impulses at the poll; crass ignorance and bitter prejudice the mental disposition of the lower class of voters. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule On our side a solemn decision seems to be actuating the masses. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry Massachusetts Colony.Settlement of Boston.Motives actuating the settlers. King Philip Makers of History But the actuating motive has nothing to do with what we, in our retrospective analysis, are pleased to prove. The Book of Khalid Harnessed electricity actuating the tentacles—cars and tentacles subservient to the cubes. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 His grievances have been his sole theme from boyhood's happy days, the basis of his conversation, his actuating motive, the very backbone of his personal entity. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Probably the actuating motives of this policy were more political than industrial. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production Diagram of wiring of circuits actuating plunger and creeper 41 22. Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man Hence there is at first a saving of sensorial power of irritation for the purpose of actuating the other parts of the system with greater energy. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life And actuating the whole process, determining the whole great event, is an inner core of Activity which endures through all the changes. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty Doubtless the motives actuating these various explorers differ greatly. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century The spikes ran through the helmsman's hands, as he rapidly revolved the wheel actuating the steam steering-gear. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War The temperature within the drying chamber is controlled by means of any suitable thermostat, actuating a valve on the main steam line. Seasoning of Wood I would not have my readers think that the principal motive actuating "Standard Oil" in parting with its Standard Oil stock is doubt of its present intrinsic worth, for such is not the case. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated Sterne’s influence in Germany lived its own life, and gradually and imperceptibly died out of letters, as an actuating principle. Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century On the contrary, they are radically defective and corrupt; they are a body without a soul; they want the vital actuating principle, or rather they are animated and actuated by a false one. A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. For by "good" we understand an object necessarily abhorred, the principle of reason actuating the mind in each case. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics The finer impulse to protect her privacy was not actuating him; he knew that, too. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 The symbol only is fictitious: the thing signified is not only grounded in truth—it is the law and actuating principle of all other truths, whether physical or intellectual. Hints towards the formation of a more comprehensive theory of life. When not required for propulsion, they are thrown out of gear, when they serve as foot rests, and also as a means for actuating an emergency brake. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 This due to his suspicion of the motives actuating her who has promised to be his sister’s deliverer. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The older thinker conceived the vital air as a kind of soul; the younger man conceived the soul as a kind of air—an invisible force, permeating and actuating everything. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics More than the spirit of sacrifice was actuating her then. Joan of Arc of the North Woods For these same reasons her mother also desired her return, yet Mildred knew that there was another motive actuating her mother. The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army Evidently Frank was trying to discover the real motives actuating Mr. Marsh when he so suddenly decided to remain around Bloomsbury a few days, and made such a lame excuse for so doing. The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck These were the three motives actuating David, all good. The Village Pulpit, Volume II. Trinity to Advent A Complete Course of 66 Short Sermons, or Full Sermon Outlines for Each Sunday, and Some Chief Holy Days of the Christian Year Then they baited their hooks, and cast out, with the fisherman's habitual hope actuating their actions. Chums of the Camp Fire She plainly shared Latisan’s amazement, but there was in her demeanor something more than the frank astonishment which was actuating him. Joan of Arc of the North Woods No, their actuating motive was selfishness; but it was not concentrated, regardless selfishness, and it was beautifully counteracted by natural amiability of temperament. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers The actuating motive is not always kindness and humanity, but a desire to get out of danger. Impressions of a War Correspondent The precise reasons actuating Lola in adopting this step were not divulged. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert Pedal--CCC to F. The entire instrument is blown by a gas engine, actuating a rotary blower and high pressure feeders. The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments But expectation of a fight excites men, and if at a distance they itch to be in it, this feeling even actuating men who fail to show any particular heroism when the pinch comes. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War The one great longing actuating the Norton householder seems to be to see nothing, and to be seen by none. Flaming June First, because it is the fair thing to do—which reason is, of course, the one actuating the Norlaminians, but which would not be considered by Osnome, nor even remotely understood by the Fenachrone. Skylark Three Arming an expedition he set forth with this vain illusion actuating him, and travelled on day after day expecting that every sunrise would gleam upon the burnished slopes of this silver mountain. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development The old man who pulled the actuating strings made no secret of his manipulations. The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 379-468 The greatest variations found in brick presses are in the means adopted for actuating the ram; and many ingenious mechanical devices have been applied to this end, each claiming some particular advantage over its predecessors. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" What could be actuating her woman's mind in this was more than he could tell. A Husband by Proxy The various circumstances surrounding the writers, the prejudices probably actuating them, the customs they witnessed, and their ignorance and consequent impressibility by a stronger mind, were all taken into the account. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology The arrangement of the said brake actuating rods is such that no matter which end of the car is foremost, the wheels of one track will be acted on by the brakes. Scientific American, Volume XXIV., No. 12, March 18, 1871 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. With the single resolve to frustrate Collins actuating his movements, Whitmore went to his apartment, slipped on his topcoat, and left the house. The Substitute Prisoner The backbone of a religious community is the desire for personal perfection actuating its members. Life of Father Hecker Remember that the motives actuating the different characters are virtually sure to be the very foundations of a photoplay plot. Writing the Photoplay Could there be any truth in her questioning of the motives actuating the man who had sent us here? Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune There was yet another motive actuating Nelson in his present proposals. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain The apparatus is designed for the production of light and for actuating electric motors, large induction bobbins, etc. Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884 He also speaks of the fundamental necessity of "an impulse of divine love" actuating the reformer of social evils. Life of Father Hecker Sanderson knew nothing of the motives that were actuating the people of this little drama, but he was entirely conscious of the visible forces that were at work. Square Deal Sanderson To the criminal disregard for the laws of this State and the nation which seems to be the underlying motive actuating every move in this corrupt game of politics. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush Nearly every one finds it difficult to regard life and vitality as anything but actuating principles that exist apart from the materials into which they enter, and which they seem to make alive. The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope This horizontal steam engine, recently constructed by Mr. E. D. Farcot for actuating a Cance dynamo-electric machine, consists of a cast iron bed frame, A, upon which are mounted all the parts. Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 Prussia is not a democracy; Prussia is not a state; Prussia is an army," said: "It was the army and the arrogance actuating it which ordered hostilities in the first place. Germany, The Next Republic? The essential feature of the subscriber's telephone equipment in this system is the step-by-step actuating mechanism which performs also the functions of a relay. Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. The probability of such a contingency would be still further increased if the governor should happen to have imbibed the same spirit of hostility against the accused, which I have supposed actuating the military. Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America His advocacy of the bill in the House throws a flood of light on the motives actuating both friends and opponents. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics Miss Irving, without the benign and elevating influence of Hope, that great actuating principle from the opening to the close of life, what a dreary blank our existence would prove. Inez A Tale of the Alamo But as the preservation of life had now in a great measure lost its actuating principle upon us, we still kept pushing through it, till we opened a bay to the northward. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The actuating magnet 1, as has been stated, is polarized and when energized by currents in one direction, the rocker arm moves the pawl 6 so as to step the segment one notch. Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. But his actuating instincts, his psychical reflexes, stretched their roots away back to the Middle Ages. The Real Adventure When you come to examine into the actuating motives for any line of human endeavor you will find that vanity figures about ninety per cent, directly or indirectly, in the assay. The Fun of Getting Thin How to Be Happy and Reduce the Waist Line Knowing the dangerous feeling actuating this town against your Lordships, I caused proclamation to be made crediting this relief to the Archbishops. The Sword Maker With an abiding faith in the justice of the Almighty, you have bided your time; tolerance has ever been your actuating principle; reason has dictated every appeal that you have made to your masters. The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin The contact springs are shown at 4, 5, and 6, and this latter spring 6 is so designed as to make it serve as an actuating spring for the hook. Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. But that, past or present, the reward was his actuating motive, it wouldn't occur to anybody to question. The Real Adventure Her gloved hand closed round the slim roll with the delicate firmness which was actuating all her proceedings on that magnificent afternoon. The Lion's Share This popular sentiment is not an expression of the law of charity, actuating hearts influenced by divine grace; but rather originates from indifference alike to the claims of Messiah and the destinies of mankind. Notes on the Apocalypse He writes a letter to Trueman, setting forth his hopes that the interests of the people will ever remain Trueman's actuating principle. The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin First, excepting in melodrama and rough-and-tumble farces, the audience must know the motives actuating the personages of the drama—their situation, their emotions, ambitions, fears and what not. Wagner "Bad habits must not be formed" is the actuating motive of the overconscientious parents, for they do not seem to know that the "trial and error" method is the natural way of learning. The Nervous Housewife Perhaps a hint as to the reasons actuating the majority of the Court may be found in the brief concurring memorandum of Mr. Justice McReynolds. Our Changing Constitution Both are gifted with a very piercing, pungent, and voluble wit; and pride of wit is with both a specially-prominent trait; in fact, it appears to be on all ordinary occasions their main actuating principle. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Now and then some painted brave, chanting a death song, would ride slowly toward the wagon park, some dervish vow actuating him or some bravado impelling him. The Covered Wagon There are some actions so praiseworthy in themselves, that the charitably disposed will pass over the probable actuating motive, when looking only to the fair example. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society They have no preliminary measures, but at once voice the actuating emotion; that done, they come to a close. Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs But it would be absurd to suppose that an intelligent Roman of our date would have offered the original and ancient motives for this conduct as rational motives still actuating himself. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul There are other actuating powers employed in the operations of this globe, which we are little more than able to enumerate; such are those of electricity, magnetism, and subterraneous heat or mineral fire. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) By actuating grace so in the soul, that it manifesteth itself, and evidenceth itself to be there; as the heat and burning of a fire will discover itself without other tokens. Christ: The Way, the Truth, and the Life The actuating spirit of your Board will be a spirit of scrupulous fidelity to every trust reposed in you, and of untiring zeal in promoting the welfare of the University and the advancement of learning. The History of University Education in Maryland When the Indian dances, he dances with freedom; his whole body becomes expressive of the actuating emotion of the scene he intends to portray. Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs Another matter, closely akin to this, is that of the astonishing lust for torture that more and more is actuating the American people. A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia These ideas became more or less an actuating principle. Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June" The gentlemen of my acquaintance have never been accustomed to question the motives actuating my conduct. Love under Fire But, if so, in what can the jural existence consist, if not in a spiritual miniature of the whole fact's constitution actuating; every partial factor as its purpose? A Pluralistic Universe Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in Philosophy In consequence of the absence of passive resistances, motion occurs without any stress, and almost mechanically, giving air not only to him who is actuating the fan, but also to his vis-a-vis. Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 He bowed to this lady; but at the same time, the glance he cast at her French waiting-maid was evidence enough of the actuating cause of his journey. The Purchase Price It may be said indeed to have been the actuating principle of modern literature, especially of modern English poetry, which vitalizes and idealizes children and nature. Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June" And this presence of Christ in the soul she regarded, I repeat, as an actual, as well as actuating, presence; mediated indeed, like His sacrifice upon the cross, by the Holy Ghost. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss There were five separate circuits actuating five different needles. Heroes of the Telegraph The French revolution is of incalculable value to the Socialist of to-day; when he pulls the string actuating its bones its gestures are inexpressibly terrifying to gory tyrants suspected of fomenting law and order. The Devil's Dictionary Then by actuating the propeller the whole apparatus would move forward, pick up the anchor and fly away. Flying Machines: construction and operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship According to Froebel, the actuating force is the presentation of symbols, largely mathematical, corresponding to the essential traits of the Absolute. Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education The electromagnets and other actuating mechanism cannot be seen plainly in this figure, but are produced diagrammatically in Fig. Edison, His Life and Inventions It has for its actuating spirit feelings of a lively, gay, and versatile character; it seeks to please by unexpected combinations of thought, startling contrasts, flashes of brilliant imagery, etc. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section I, J, K, and L The age, as Emerson says, had no live, distinct, actuating convictions. An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry The motive power is furnished by a 10 H.P. steam engine, which serves at the same time for actuating the machine tools employed in construction or repairs. Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 The top of the box is hinged, so that easy access can be had to the mechanism, which consists of a lock, the cartridge carrier, and the devices for actuating them. Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 It will be understood that electromagnets were the ticker's actuating agency. Edison, His Life and Inventions The motives actuating the assailants are significantly analysed, and may be distributed among the three classes enumerated. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts Salvation with him means that revelation of the soul to itself, that awakening, quickening, actuating, attitude-adjusting, of the soul, which sets it gravitating toward the Divine. An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry This tube, or "tap," as it may be called, is supported on a firm base to which is attached a draught tube, and a small lever for actuating the piston. Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 The sounding apparatus, the Brothergood engine for actuating it, and the electric light apparatus were placed upon the bridge. Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 It is a measure of the energy absorbed in actuating the meter or in overcoming the friction. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power He seems to have no one actuating principle, but a steady, persevering resolution not to speak the truth or to tell the fact. Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Volume 02 It is these vast and far-reaching political, industrial, and social changes which have been the great actuating forces behind the evolution and expansion of the state school systems which we have so far described. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization There is a real unity, though the individuals be different, if the spirit actuating successive generations be the same. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII It is carried to and fro from either end of the case by compensating rope gearing which at the same time gives motion to the gearing actuating the turning screws. Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 King Philip was fighting for precisely the same object that was actuating the colonists in their battle with King Charles. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 She must not only know of my presence on the Namur, but also the purpose actuating me. Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" Probably one of the motives actuating the Society "Pax" and the Rev. B. Duhr was the intention to refute the accusations of cruel outrages by Belgian and French Catholic priests. What Germany Thinks The War as Germans see it Lorenzo's services to learning were inspired by feelings infinitely more noble than those actuating his political plans. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation Burke was, indeed, at this time the actuating spirit of the party—as he must have been of any party to which he attached himself. Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Volume 01 He was made the target for general denunciation and execration, although unreasonably so, for he had but given candid and succinct utterance to the actuating principle of the whole capitalist class. Great Fortunes from Railroads That which had been the actuating principle of life, namely, the flesh, is now deposed, and its controlling place taken by the Spirit. The Great Doctrines of the Bible But in addition to these reasons there was another, which was, I think, at last the actuating cause. Autobiography of Anthony Trollope "One never can tell what is actuating people," said Mr Beauchamp. The Way We Live Now Here I have the mechanism, operated by the feeble current from the thermopile, opening and closing switches, and actuating bells and lights. The Dream Doctor It would be worse than folly in me to pretend that I do not understand the incentive that governs you-the actuating motive that has led to these attacks upon me. The Heart's Secret; Or, the Fortunes of a Soldier: a Story of Love and the Low Latitudes. No action can be required of us as our duty, unless there be implanted in human nature some actuating passion or motive, capable of producing the action. A Treatise of Human Nature But why do I take upon me to tell you all this?-you, who are the centre of ministers and business! the actuating genius in the conquest of Naples! The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 If the actuating force cease after this operation, matter must remain for ever in disorder, and continue an immense chaos, without any proportion or activity. Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion In spastic speech, there is present a noticeable hyper-tonicity of the nerve fibers actuating the muscles used in speaking as well as marked contractions of the facial muscles. Stammering, Its Cause and Cure But in the meantime, while these feelings were actuating Isabella and her brother at Havana, Lorenzo Bezan had reached Cadiz, and was on his way to the capital of Spain, Madrid. The Heart's Secret; Or, the Fortunes of a Soldier: a Story of Love and the Low Latitudes. Nature has, therefore, chosen a medium, and has neither bestowed on every idea of good and evil the power of actuating the will, nor yet has entirely excluded them from this influence. A Treatise of Human Nature It was her mind, which beaming on her face, and actuating her every motion, had ever constituted all her charms: it was her mind which had gained her Henry’s affection. Nature and Art On the 19th of February, the House committee on pensions submitted an elaborate report on the veto in which they recited the history of the bill and the reasons actuating the committee. The Cleveland Era; a chronicle of the new order in politics This, of course, was not business; the motives actuating the syndicate were purely speculative. The Age of Big Business; a chronicle of the captains of industry But he perceived from the president's attitude that he could not do so without betraying the vindictiveness actuating him; and so he remained silent for the present. The Snare And now, when she was weeping at his feet and deploring the sin of the dinner-party,—which, after all, was a trifling sin,—he could not comprehend the feelings which were actuating her. The Prime Minister Oh! surest way of conversion to our faith, whatever it may be— regarding either small things, or great—when it is beheld as the actuating principle, from which we never swerve! Mary Barton He would still marry her, of course, but behind all his anxiety to save her had been the real actuating motive of his desire to relieve her mother's mind. A Poor Wise Man But he was fiercely jealous, with that class-jealousy which was the fundamental actuating motive of his life. Dangerous Days But the very obscurity of actuating motives drove me on and I stepped out through the doorway muttering: “Everything is as Madame wishes it.” The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes Davidson underestimated naturally the driving power of the Frenchman’s character and the force of the actuating motive. Within the Tides But that the great actuating motive of a man's maturity, of the middle span, was vested along with his dreams, his pride and his love, in his son, his man-child. Dangerous Days Mark my words, Grace, he may love the child, but his real actuating motive is that. A Poor Wise Man |
随便看 |
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。