| 单词 | compactness |
| 例句 | Unlike the long-limbed, long bodied animals of the south that are cooled by dispensing heat on extended surfaces, all live things in the Arctic tend toward compactness, to conserve heat. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z All these languages, “big” and “little,” fall into four language families, which differ greatly in the compactness of their distributions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She marveled at the comforting compactness of his weight on top of her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Even an aluminum cookset offered considerations of weight, compactness, thermal dynamics, and general utility that could occupy a mind for hours. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z His galley was a marvel of compactness but every item in it had been the result of months of thought and work. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z England had a sense of compactness, like a garden, a lovely garden, but this country was without borders. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess the compactness of it pleased people and also the absurdity of the collision — Old English heroic poem meets tiny aspirin tablets.” ArtsBeat: 'Little Dorito' and More: Suggestions for Literary Product Placement 2012-06-11T20:00:59Z "The price of compactness is a certain amount of arbitrary exclusion." Obama, Palin and Jobs join Bartlett's club 2012-11-09T18:27:08Z I looked specifically at slim, everyday-use cases, as opposed models with protection from severe trauma, many of which sacrifice compactness and usability. Best iPhone 5 cases on the market 2012-10-14T16:00:00Z Now, of course, both are operating in rarefied air, as the compactness of the Gehry-Shriver-Sandberg-Zuckerberg phone tree makes clear. A low-key Facebook building? In Gehry's hands, Zuckerberg has it both ways 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z "Hey Darling" rolls through its 2:27 running time with a compactness that belies its complexities. Sleater-Kinney continues the conversation in 'No Cities to Love' 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z There is a noticeable kind of compactness and even a new attention to architectural posture. 'Frank Gehry' at LACMA is well framed but still needs build-out 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z The compactness of the room forces the audience into a camaraderie; it’s slightly too close for comfort, the perfect type of tension for a comedian to break. ‘Live @ the Apt’ Comedy Shows Really Happen in Apartments 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z "I learned, through osmosis as well as design, much technique from Mr. Fleming's work: compactness, attention to detail, heroic though flawed characters, fast-pacing, concrete imagery and straightforward prose." Bond, James Bond, comes back for more in new novel 2010-05-27T23:02:00Z The extreme vertical organization and compactness of the room bring to mind La Fenice in Venice. 2010-01-21T06:29:00Z That narrative compactness — which would seem to make the sketch an especially unlikely candidate for feature length — is in fact what put MacGruber on his Hollywood path. Film: Will Forte?s ?SNL? Action Hero Explodes on Screen 2010-05-14T17:50:00Z A tweet hits that sweet spot where the compactness of the humor and the readers’ patience meet. “I’m flattered, but also worried about what this says about our culture”: Meet the man behind “Drunk Hulk” 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Pistachio the nut is special because of its pale green color, its compactness and its grassiness. Where do the best-tasting pistachios come from? 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z An emotional depth-charge, its most striking technical quality is verbal compactness. Poem of the week: The Bed That Is a Tree by Kim Lasky 2012-05-28T10:54:50Z But for its compactness, functionality, aesthetic charm and the fact it makes me feel like a metrosexual frontiersman, I have fallen in love with it. Kitchen gadgets review: the Ozpig – the vaguely druidic way to heat your patio and cook a chicken 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The accessibility and the miraculous compactness of this set are bound to be its huge selling point; as a handy work of reference, certainly, it's hard to fault. The Complete Bach Edition on USB – review 2013-04-17T15:30:21Z Sometimes the compactness of the short story involves a radical dramatic unity, with the events of a single day or evening revealing all we will ever know of a character's life. Guardian book club: Lorrie Moore's Collected Stories 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z The accessibility concerns not only Kaminsky’s musical style and the opera’s emotional directness but also its compactness. 'As One,' the every(wo)man transgender opera 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Their melancholy seems as much a matter of form as of subject matter – a result of narrative compactness. Guardian book club: Lorrie Moore's Collected Stories 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z Despite the book’s laconic compactness, Enia manages to fuse into it a fully realized personal narrative: that of a beloved uncle lost and a reticent father finally understood. The Life-or-Death Struggle of Refugees Braving the Mediterranean Crossing 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z If it has the compactness and structure of a high-end television drama, there are signs that it was severely edited. | 'The Company Men': Perils of the Corporate Ladder: It Hurts When You Fall 2010-12-09T22:34:00Z I can easily see international producers snapping up “Blackout Songs,” not least because its compactness — two characters, one set — is attractive financially. London’s Theater Cuts Matter, on Broadway and Beyond 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z As well as vibrant design, a strength of this rising company is a talent for compactness. achieved more in a single hour than would seem possible. Edinburgh fringe theatre roundup 2012-08-04T23:06:05Z “It takes a compactness of the center to get the body coordinated and lifted.” An Unassuming Prince Dons the Velvet Cloak at Ballet Theater 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z DeSantis contended the previous district extended 200 miles just to link Black communities, violating the constitutional standards for compactness. A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They’re still waiting for new maps 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Intervening defendants in the lawsuit argued that the new district should focus more on compactness and shared interests and less on race. Order to redraw discriminatory WA district map is the right call | Editorial 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z "During the tournament, what we're seeing is an increase in compactness within the defensive shape," said Jill Ellis, the former US manager who led them to their last two World Cup titles. What we learned from the World Cup group stages 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Republican lawmakers hope to showcase the issues of compactness and unified communities in court. Alabama GOP proposals for second Black district are unlikely to win court approval, experts warn 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z “You have to calculate the compactness of districts. You have to estimate voting patterns for minority voters and white voters.” How to Police Gerrymanders? Some Judges Say the Courts Can’t. 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z And both are illustrative of minds that boil down experience to bewitching compactness on a stage. Review | Broadway loses more stellar work as ‘Ohio State Murders’ abruptly exits 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Fentanyl is 50 times more potent than heroin, and its compactness makes it far easier to smuggle. Overview: From Mexican labs to U.S. streets, a lethal pipeline He’s originally from Uruguay and the compactness of this World Cup allowed them to make the trip, see two matches a day, and cheer for the USA. American fans captivated by US team’s World Cup run 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Bullock and Crayton were skeptical that the high court would immediately backtrack on its ruling and said federal courts discount compactness and preserving communities in redistricting. Alabama GOP proposals for second Black district are unlikely to win court approval, experts warn 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z The main problem is not a district's lack of “compactness.” Geometry Reveals the Tricks Behind Gerrymandering 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z “But around 2005, we started researching air pads for lightweight compactness.” Therm-a-Rest, born in Seattle and still here, celebrates 50 years of warm nights under the stars 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Aside from its compactness, it was also affordable at $449 and provided very good, if not quite great, image quality. I spent a month with the DJI Mini 3 Pro 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z For his part, Mr. Grofman says that he feels the critiques of Mr. Cervas have missed how difficult it can be sometimes to account for various criteria like equal population and representation, contiguity and compactness. How a Mapmaker Became New York’s Most Unexpected Power Broker 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z Developed in the late 1960s, it has 195 townhouses at its center, but its compactness is balanced by intermittent green spaces. Conviviality reigns in Kings Manor 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z DeSantis has singled out that district, saying it violated guidelines for compactness. Voting groups sue over Ron DeSantis-drawn Florida congressional map 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Republican lawmakers defended their map-drawing, arguing districts were reconfigured to equalize population while following various traditional guidelines, such as preserving political subdivisions, communities of interest and geographic compactness. Texas AG Ken Paxton quietly lays groundwork for Supreme Court to undermine voting rights law 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z These requirements of contiguity, population equality, and compactness were often disregarded by State legislatures, and Congress made no real effort to enforce them. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Lawyers for plaintiffs argued Alabama is misrepresenting the ruling as prioritizing race instead of assessing whether an additional majority-Black district could be created consistent with compactness and traditional districting principles. Justices weigh Alabama’s bid to stop redistricting order 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Lawmakers tactically abstained and floated symbolic candidates used to measure the compactness of their voting blocs. Italian Lawmakers Re-Elect Sergio Mattarella as President, Preserving Status Quo 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Track maintenance will then harrow the track to release the compactness and return it to its regular consistency for racing. Santa Anita cancels Thursday racing in anticipation of rain 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z In a memo as part of the proposal, the special masters said they had prioritized the compactness but acknowledged that their proposal had fewer minority-majority districts than current maps. Proposed Virginia redistricting maps leave Spanberger miles away from her congressional seat 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Democrats’ districts make a mockery of compactness and contiguity, two traditional standards of nonpartisan map-drawing. Opinion | Maryland Democrats’ race to the bottom 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z The map backed by legislative Democrats received an F grade from the Princeton Gerrymandering Project for both partisan fairness and geographic compactness. Maryland lawmakers take up gerrymandering, veto overrides 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Helen Brewer, a legal analyst with the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, agreed, noting that it was apparent simply by looking at the strangely shaped districts that lawmakers sacrificed compactness for partisan advantage. Maryland redistricting at center of special session as GOP fires accusations of partisan gerrymandering 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z DRA rates the map as "OK" on compactness, competitiveness, and community splitting. "A damn shame": Ohio Senate approves "extreme" gerrymandered map favoring GOP 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z CEO Gen Terao said on stage that he felt that smartphones have gotten too big and unwieldy in recent years, so the Balmuda Phone was designed with compactness and elegance as the primary goals. The Balmuda Phone is a compact Android phone from a high-end toaster company 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Thanks to its compactness, I can easily slide the board from under the couch to in front of my television for a quick sliding session. The Verge’s favorite unrealistic gift wishes for 2022 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z “Our principles,” Shevchenko explained, “are compactness, balance between attack and defence, playing through short- and medium-range passes. We want to control the ball.” Euro 2020: Jadon Sancho in line to start for England against Ukraine – live! 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z As they do not slide over quickly together, they lack compactness and can be broken by a player playing off the blindside of the midfielder who is pressing the ball. How do Scotland defeat Croatia? 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Bayern’s extremely high line last season always seemed a gamble, but the compactness of their midfield and the discipline of their press meant it was never exposed. Bayern v PSG was pure footballing fun – until you delve beneath the thrills | Jonathan Wilson 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z As he puts it, “Every part of this bicycle has been engineered for maximum compactness.” The 16 best bikes for beginning commuters 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Newton said Republicans used no racial or partisan data to draw the maps and closely followed criteria including compactness and equal distribution of population. Democrats would likely gain two seats under new congressional map approved by North Carolina legislature 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Some might be disappointed by the lack of compactness, but others will appreciate the more straightforward method of stowing the NCH 700s away. Bose’s Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 have the upgrades we’ve been waiting for 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z "The compactness, elegance and reliability of the resulting design is a fitting tribute to his skill." Pioneer behind oldest working computer dies 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z When I held the device at Native Instruments’ booth, I was pleasantly surprised both at how incredibly light the M32 was and also its compactness. Native Instruments’ new keyboard controller is affordable and backpack-ready 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Other factors, such as compactness, geographical situations and contiguity of districts, may also be included in the digital format. Opinion | Md. should require truly nonpartisan redistricting 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z That same lack of compactness was in part responsible for City’s second goal. José Mourinho’s midfield dogs of war yap harmlessly at City ankles | Jonathan Wilson 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Many criteria for electoral mapping compete with one another — such as population equality, compactness, maintenance of political and geographical boundaries and respect for communities of interest. Gerrymandering: computers are impervious to power, users are not 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z And their convenient compactness has an ugly side: sometimes they’re easier to lose. The best truly wireless earbuds to buy in 2018 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z The Legislative Services Agency uses prioritized criteria - population equality, respect for political subdivisions, contiguousness and compactness - to draw the boundaries. Recent Kansas editorials 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z What Virginia voters need are fair maps drawn by an independent redistricting commission in an open and transparent process that respects compactness, contiguity and communities of interest. Opinion | Time for a true win against gerrymandering 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z The bills sought to establish standards for drawing congressional and legislative districts that would, among other things, require compactness. Legislature fails to override Northam vetoes but pushes back on amendments 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z I bought them for their compactness while contemplating flying north with 10 checked bags packed with research equipment, but set against this stark and expansive landscape, they looked tiny—and precarious. A Quest for Old, Cold Mud 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z The court said the map’s voting districts were not warped by politics and “follow the traditional redistricting criteria of compactness, contiguity, equality of population and respect for the integrity of political subdivisions.” Supreme Court Won’t Block New Pennsylvania Voting Maps 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Good jazz music requires the architectural compactness of a jazz club, not the airiness of a huge auditorium designed for symphony orchestras. Keith Jarrett’s jazz trio releases its first album since disbanding 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z The court said that unlike the offerings from partisan mapmakers, the districts it drew “follow the traditional redistricting criteria of compactness, contiguity, equality of population, and respect for the integrity of political subdivisions.” Court-Drawn Map in Pennsylvania May Lift Democrats’ House Chances 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Leaving the definition of “compactness” vague or, worse, asserting that “compactness” means whatever a legislator wants it to mean, as was argued in Vesilind v. Opinion | Misassigning voters to House districts is a result of gerrymandering 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Athletes and visitors are likely to enjoy the compactness of the Pyeongchang Games. 5 things to know about Pyeongchang Winter Olympics next year 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z My one grudge with the Gear S3 was that it lost the elegance and compactness of the Gear S2, and it was trying to appear small when it truly wasn’t. Samsung’s Gear Sport mixes classical design cues with modern fitness tracking 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Others desire geographical compactness or a strict adherence to county or municipal lines. In gerrymander case, Supreme Court takes on long history of brazen political self-dealing 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z He said the compactness of a district — and how squiggly or rectangular it was — was rarely a good indication of how gerrymandered it is. Gerrymandering Case Echoes in Inkblot-Like Districts Across the U.S. 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z But Duchin argues that methods that analyse only one aspect of gerrymandering, whether it’s lopsided wins or low compactness scores, are less than ideal. The mathematicians who want to save democracy 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Almost simultaneously, I learned the practical definition of compactness in Euclidean spaces: a set is compact if it is closed and bounded. What Does Compactness Really Mean? 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z The hailstone-spewing storm that swept across parts of the region Friday evening made up for its brevity and compactness with wind-driven intensity, sending trees and limbs into roadways and onto power lines and houses.. Hail-spewing storm in D.C. region uproots trees and knocks out power 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Paris bid leaders stressed the plan's compactness while also highlighting the fact that it is a European bid. LA, Paris pitch Olympic bids amid vote uncertainty 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Apart from her enormous eyes, everything about Anderson is tiny, and the compactness reinforces the sense of efficient self-possession she conveys. Gillian Anderson: ‘There were times when life was really bad’ 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z For another, mathematicians have more than 30 different ways to calculate a shape’s compactness, each of which gives slightly different results. The mathematicians who want to save democracy 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z It is a peculiar kind of small, but at its heart, compactness is a precise way of being small in the mathematical world. What Does Compactness Really Mean? 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z The lower court held that if traditional redistricting practices such as compactness and protecting incumbents could explain a district, then race could not have been the predominant reason for their creation. Supreme Court says Virginia redistricting must be reexamined for racial bias 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z “This compactness is reflective of our concept as a whole.” Budapest Olympic bid moves forward with court victory, new plans 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Technically, the most impressive thing about the Feniks Essence, once you get over their looks and compactness, is the stereo imaging they provide. These speakers show what luxury tech should be about 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z By altering the importance of the compactness score, or how equal the different populations in each district need to be, she can generate a new set of districts. The mathematicians who want to save democracy 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z It took me a long time to connect these two ways of looking at compactness, and I’m not going to do that in this post. What Does Compactness Really Mean? 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z Under Swatton, Day developed a game reminiscent of Norman's in the stability, compactness and speed of his swing, the height of his ball flight, and his skill with the short game and putter. Cover story: Jason Day: All In - Golf Digest 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Given that it's not trying for compactness, the range of spec options is pretty wide. Alienware celebrates 20 years by launching OLED laptop and new Alpha console 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z He describes it as “a melodrama with something extraordinary happening in every scene. On top of the flavour, there is the compactness – the plot is always exciting.” William Shakespeare: a quintessentially American author 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Mathematician Moon Duchin at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, has spent the past few years trying to devise a compactness metric for gerrymandering. The mathematicians who want to save democracy 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z But I think smallness is a valuable way to see compactness. What Does Compactness Really Mean? 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z Academics agree that the process is complex and that no one standard, such as compactness, will produce maps that don’t perpetuate some of the excesses of current maps. We need an end run around gerrymandering 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z It’s time to demand districts drawn by impartial third parties who put a premium on compactness, contiguity and natural and geographic boundaries. I’m an Md. Democrat, but I’m voting Republican until gerrymandering ends 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Lewis said the new map achieves key criteria including roughly equal population for each district and compactness. Redistricting plan may put a few incumbents on shaky ground 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z The independent commission would focus on drawing districts based on population, compactness and natural boundaries. Hogan proposes nonpartisan panel for redistricting 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z As a notion of smallness, then, compactness is a bit fraught. What Does Compactness Really Mean? 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z It recommended that an independent panel be created to draw district lines based on standards for fair districts, such as compactness and avoiding splitting cities and towns. Goodwill isn’t good enough to fix congressional gridlock 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The two most satisfying aspects about using the LG Gram are its compactness and its software. LG Gram review: The unbearable lightness of being an LG laptop 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z “Contiguity and compactness were one of the top priorities used in developing the current House districts.” A third redistricting lawsuit targets Va. elections map 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z The only problem was in the centre of midfield, where City lost compactness in the second half and replicated Chelsea’s mistake of leaving too much space between the lines. Manchester City’s David Silva exposes Chelsea’s defensive naivety | Michael Cox 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z I don’t think I’ve spent more time with a mathematical definition than I did with compactness. What Does Compactness Really Mean? 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z If compactness were not considered, the Republicans won 63 percent of seats, the same percentage won in the 2012 election. You Can’t Draw Unbiased Districts in Florida Even if You Try 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z It’s an eight megapixel action camera with a 170-degree wide angle lens aimed at users who value compactness over all else. Hands-On With the Smallest GoPro Ever Made 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Those goals included complying with the Voting Rights Act, equality of population, compactness, contiguity and respect for communities of interest and natural boundaries. Independently Drawn Districts Have Proved to Be More Competitive 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The community is small - with only 3,000 people – and filled with homeowners, a compactness that is unusual for an urban area. One Man’s Millions Turn a Community Around in Florida 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z But compactness is less important for another fast-growing branch of the information-technology business, cloud computing. Ever more from Moore 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Many groups settled on the “3U” form factor—three CubeSats' worth of space, the size of Planet Labs' Doves—as the ideal balance of compactness and capability. Feature: CubeSats are swarming—and transforming space science 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Almaty: “With its three-fold advantages of compactness, ultramodern venues and ideal conditions, the Almaty 2022 concept is a first of its kind in the recent Olympic winter era.” Almaty and Beijing: Breaking down the 2022 Olympic bid files 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Wenger praised a "great unity, solidarity, togetherness and compactness in our team", as Arsenal recorded a seventh clean sheet in 22 league outings this season. 'Arsenal answered defensive doubts' 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z The EuroSCHIRM Light Trek distinguished itself as a solid performer in every category we tested, balancing size, compactness and durability. This Is the Best Umbrella You Can Buy 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z In Southern California, compactness is more often measured by odometer. Thursday is key moment for L.A.'s 2024 Olympic bid 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z The compactness of Europe allows those attending college in the United Kingdom, France, Germany or another nation to travel to neighboring countries with relative ease, especially within the European Union. 4 Types of Students Who Should Consider International Universities 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Despite their compactness, these types of galaxies still tend to be more massive than astronomers would otherwise expect. Astronomers Find A Supermassive Black Hole In A Tiny Galaxy 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z “We must remain highly focused, very disciplined, maintain our compactness, act extremely carefully,” Benaglio said. Argentina tries to find new ways to score at Cup 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Yes, it was an important factor for all of us, the compactness of the games.” IOC weighs Tokyo 2020 Olympic venue changes 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z If they can combine that with defensive compactness to thwart the supply to Gyan, and keep the defensive discipline to stop the Ghana counter-attackers from pouncing, they may yet change recent history. Jürgen Klinsmann’s USA hoping for third time lucky against Ghana 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z Technology evolves towards greater flow through greater compactness. Famo.us Part I: New Concepts Will Increase The Flow Of Highly Dynamic Web 3.0 Apps 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z And it doesn't seem like these changes in compactness can be explained away by changes in population or overall seat allocation, which tells me that something else is happening in those states. What 60 years of political gerrymandering looks like But its fuel efficiency and compactness foreshadowed today’s Smart cars and hybrids. Rediscovering the Future With Old-Time Concept Cars 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z “This will retain the compactness of campus. To not use that space is a waste.” Notre Dame unveils $400M expansion around football stadium 2014-01-29T15:32:00Z Let your rapidity be that of the wind, your compactness that of the forest. Sun Tzu's The Art of War, Illustrated (Chapter 7: Maneuvering) 2013-10-22T13:00:00Z "We won on our experience in staging major sporting events and the compactness of the venues," Gerardo Werthein, president of the Argentine Olympic Committee, told reporters. Buenos Aires to host Youth Olympics in 2018 2013-07-04T18:31:26Z Recently, Kia launched a "sleek, low, yet muscular coupé… cheeky and cheerful in its compactness", its name "hinting at the fun on the open road". On the road: Vauxhall Mokka 1.4T AWD Exclusiv 4x4 S/S 5dr 2013-03-16T09:00:50Z City were consistently too open in that zone between the lines – it is rare to see a top Premier League side demonstrating such a lack of compactness. Luis Suárez and Daniel Sturridge stretch Manchester City to the limit 2013-02-03T22:04:58Z If you have no unity and compactness you will struggle. Gianfranco Zola: 'I was exhausted but I never lost my passion for football' 2012-10-01T12:38:30Z His compactness and physicality make him a tremendous inside and short-area runner. The Fifth Down: Giants, 2012 N.F.L. Season Preview 2012-07-27T04:51:22Z But because of the compactness … the columns being where they are, the scoreboards in the two end zones, it leaves very little space for even temporary seating expansion. Did Chicago botch Super Bowl chances with McDome fiasco? 2012-06-15T23:50:00Z It is also said that such meters have the merit of superior economy and compactness, as well as of cheapness in construction. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z Very small specimens—i.e., under 9 inches high—are only desirable if the type, soundness, compactness, and sturdiness are unimpaired. A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them 2012-03-25T02:00:07.687Z Their almost uniform color of leaden black, and their compactness of form, make them a striking feature in the scene, though they cannot be compared in beauty with many other waterfowl. 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 This warfare was checked by the beginnings of industrial civilization, which made it possible for a vastly greater population to live upon a given area, and in many ways favored social compactness. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z It is one of the most valuable of all whetstones, abrading the hardest steel, and possessing sufficient compactness to resist the pressure required for sharpening gravers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z These American units did not give the impression of compactness which one gets from Frenchmen on the march. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z I should have taken him for an English sailor but that there was a singular compactness in his bearing, and his gait was that of a man perfectly balanced. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Her appearance is quiet, and only attracts attention by its extreme neatness, cleanliness, and compactness. 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 He seized the strong points of a cause and presented them with clearness and great compactness. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z A marvel of perfection, cheapness, simplicity and compactness. Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.?No. 24. [New Series.], December 14, 1878 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:31.783Z There was a sudden tremor, a compactness in the herd, and the cattle in the rear crowded forward against those before; another tremor, and the herd was quiet. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z The district, which was designed to ensure the election of a Republican state senator, violated the constitutional requirement for compactness, Smith said. City Room: Way Back Machine: Long Before Cuomo, Slaying the Gerrymander 2011-11-22T21:16:50Z The Teeswater or Yorkshire stock are a large, coarse-boned animal: the object of this cross was to get a smaller bone and greater compactness. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z It is characterized by condensation, compactness, and brevity. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z In addition, the flame being of equal thickness throughout, its illuminating power is somewhat improved; while, from its compactness, it is better enabled to resist atmospheric influences. Gas Burners Old and New 2011-11-07T02:00:20.003Z In the region of the auriculoventricular junction it loses its compactness, the fibers divide, and the bundle seems to fork. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. 2011-10-11T02:01:07.890Z In the West, and by moderns, it is employed more as an emblem of the strength, compactness, and durability of the state. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z Not only is there a puddled core, but the mud, sand, and rocks of which the principal mass will be composed will be laid down in the manner best calculated to secure compactness. The Panama Canal and its Makers 2011-10-10T02:00:22.307Z "Let your rapidity be that of the wind, your compactness that of the forest," Sun Tzu teaches. Column: Chelsea coach needs to study 'Art of War' 2011-09-19T18:54:14Z Thus the definitions of compactness and of the Dedekind property can be at once transferred to a closed series. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z But for philosophical purposes, all that is important in continuity is introduced by the lowest degree of continuity, which is called “compactness.” Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy 2011-08-16T02:00:44.423Z Along the shores, where the solid compactness of beetling cliffs holds back the sweep of the tide, the ice piles itself in mountainous ridges and chains. 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 Schiller, for another, would have gained a swifter compactness for his play if he had left out the needless fifth act of his 'William Tell' and rolled his fourth act into his third. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z Space needs in its turn regulation, for the saving of steps must be considered and compactness is essential. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z Its compactness, superior softness, specific gravity, and coloring matter, distinguish it from silicious sinter. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Mathematical space and time also have this property of compactness, though whether actual space and time have it is a further question, dependent upon empirical evidence, and probably incapable of being answered with certainty. Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy 2011-08-16T02:00:44.423Z Like everyday speech, the quoted dialogue lacks compactness. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z About this time the day of the doughboy was a pattern of compactness, though he called it a harsher name. Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z This indicated a locality where a mob of more than average compactness was pressing westward, impelled by the strange trek instinct. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z The town of Boston had little of its present compactness in those days. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z But when these difficulties have been solved, the mere compactness in itself offers no great obstacle to the imagination. Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy 2011-08-16T02:00:44.423Z The point is that when you’re on the road, you want the compactness of a laptop. State of the Art: Docking Your Laptop, Wirelessly 2011-05-04T20:35:32Z Strength, compactness, great steaming capacity, fair economy, moderate cost, and convenience of combination with the running parts, are secured by the adoption of this form. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z All the balance and compactness of the French conte are there, with every line inducing to intensity of expression. War Posters Issued by Belligerent and Neutral Nations 1914-1919 2011-04-04T02:00:11.403Z Perhaps I can help you to a greater stead-fastness, a greater compactness of soul. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z In more concrete cases, however, such as motion, compactness becomes much more repugnant to our habits of thought. Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy 2011-08-16T02:00:44.423Z He has a genius for the construction of forms which are highly generalized without thereby losing compactness and vivacity. Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2011-02-15T03:00:17.853Z The compactness of the whole machine is exceptional. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z Another weaver, the yellow-capped, is remarkable for the extreme neatness and compactness of the nest it builds. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Even if the logic tiles do not compete with traditional top-down processors in performance, there are some niches where compactness and low power consumption will be attractive. Scaled-Down Success: Programmable Logic Tiles Could Form Basis of Nanoprocessors 2011-02-09T23:45:05.227Z The entrance into the ordinary fishing-stations on the western side of Spitzbergen was, on this occasion, occupied by ice of extraordinary breadth and compactness. Memorials of the Sea My Father: Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby 2011-02-07T03:00:26.033Z This system has its merits on account of its compactness. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z These “water-tubular” boilers have a slight advantage over the “fire-tubular” boilers already described in compactness, in steaming capacity, and in economical efficiency. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z Owing to its compactness and to its being shaded by a covering of d�bris from the direct heat of the sun, the ice underneath the moraines of glaciers appears sometimes of a pitchy blackness. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. Many of the British members, even, make silken cocoons of moderate compactness, but none of them yield a quantity and quality of silk to justify any attempt to utilise it in the arts. Butterflies and Moths (British) The expression is usually written, for compactness, a + 1/b+ 1/c+ 1/d+ &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" But the compactness and continuity was comparative only. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical The city is remarkable for the compactness of its business centre. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands The compactness of glacier ice is, of course, affected by the air-bubbles contained within it. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. The compactness of this rotating drum mixer, often known as the Rotary mixer, recommends it on shipboard and in other places where space is limited. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" And we can start off with a few fresh eggs, for compactness and safety broken a dozen at a time into glass jars. Unexplored! Twice I saw one of the animals attempt to cover another, but driving rain and the compactness of the band prevented me from determining the sex or age of those involved. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin She snuggled her face into it, voluptuously breathing in its compactness laden with scent and tobacco smoke. A Bed of Roses These seams, however, never attained the compactness and prominence of the larger ones which had their origin far higher up. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. The bar that has been tilted into the most perfect compactness, has now to acquire the utmost possible tenuity. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. For this purpose the line and cut-off relays are specially made with the view to securing the utmost compactness. Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. This, together with the compactness of the mortar, hinders the ingress and egress of water, and prevents the dissolution and ultimate destruction of the cement. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" We have admired its wonderful compactness and literary symmetry. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II The power of yielding to pressure diminishes as the mass becomes more compact; but it does not cease even when the substance has attained the compactness which would entitle it to be called ice. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. A striking feature of this camera is its extreme thinness and all-around compactness. Kodaks and Kodak Supplies 1914 Particular attention is called to the 3A size for its all-around popularity, and to the 5 × 7 for its unusual compactness for a 5 × 7 camera of its great capabilities. Premo Cameras 1914 The narrow path which they trod led to Unyanyembe, and had been tramped to hardness and compactness. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa "Begin at the beginning and tell every word," she said, sitting erect in her chair, her arms folded with tight compactness. Anne This healing of ruptures extends to the smallest particles of the mass, and it enables us to account for the continued compactness of the ice during the descent of the glacier. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. The loom used was scarcely an improvement on that which the East Indian had used centuries before, though it was constructed with greater firmness and compactness. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 It is made of seasoned wood, with front bed of aluminum and metal runways, making an instrument of unusual compactness for a plate camera. Premo Cameras 1914 The apparatus possesses the great merit of simplicity and compactness, in consequence of which it is comparatively cheap and not liable to derangement. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Each of these was inspected in turn, the boys being delighted with the compactness and neatness of everything. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam His long list of educational works have no equals in accuracy and in beauty and compactness of expression. Garden and Forest Weekly, Volume 1 No. 1, February 29, 1888 The story will gain thereby in compactness and uniformity of interest. The Technique of Fiction Writing In a word, this is the finest, most capable, handsomest small camera you ever saw—a marvel of compactness and efficiency. Premo Cameras 1914 A brick building, its architectural features suggest roomy attractiveness—a condition little sought after in these days when the value of every inch of ground calls for compactness regardless of beauty of appearance. Literary New York Its Landmarks and Associations There is a compactness in his stories which I can only describe as Emersonian. Lectures on Russian Literature Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy What is particularly striking about it is at once its compactness, completeness, and unpretentiousness. A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land Much more, therefore, was it certain to prevail, considering its numbers, its ramifications, its compactness. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition For those who want the highest possible efficiency in a hand camera, combined with compactness and convenience, the Filmplate Premo Special is truly the ideal camera. Premo Cameras 1914 A facsimile of one of these, taken from an old rubbing and reproduced in Dr Bushell’s Handbook of Chinese Art, shows that great strides had been made in this writing towards symmetry, compactness and conventionalism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Of this virtue of compactness his works offer examples on almost every page; but nowhere are its flowers strewn in such abundance as in his “Diary of a Superfluous Man.” Lectures on Russian Literature Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy Fortunately for us, this regiment, in scrambling through the brush, had lost the compactness of its formation. History of Morgan's Cavalry His personal influence, at a critical period, did much to secure strictness of doctrine and compactness of organization in the Lutheran Church. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" The difficulty that has perplexed many persons respecting the compactness and unity of intelligence that a sentence contains, principally arises from their ignorance of the precise meaning of individual words. On the Nature of Thought or, The act of thinking and its connexion with a perspicuous sentence The whole acquires a solidity and compactness not to be attained by any other method. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford Of its distinctive features, the most noticeable is the compactness secured by the use of India Paper—a compactness not gained at the cost of using small and eye-trying type. The Recipe for Diamonds The book is without beginning and without end; but its very lack of neatness and compactness of plan contributes to the general impression it gives of India's immensity. Materials and Methods of Fiction With an Introduction by Brander Matthews The unity and compactness of the language are very much in evidence. History of Human Society It is the unity of object and the compactness of the party which give the Government strength. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II The system is considered remarkable for its compactness and speed of operation. The Flying Stingaree Thus both the ground and the air were utilized, and by the compactness of the arrangement an entire family with its worldly goods, was enabled to live in a comparatively small space. The Pathless Trail Let us also assume that bone increases in size and/or compactness in response to selection for meeting demands of increased stress, but is selected against when requirements for support are reduced or absent. The Adductor Muscles of the Jaw In Some Primitive Reptiles Cedar Mountain had not reached the size or compactness required for the wipe-out when its baptism of fire took place. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country "It is marvelous to note how happily Mr. Higginson, in securing an amazing compactness by his condensation, has avoided alike superficiality and dullness." Bridge Disasters in America The Cause and the Remedy The book is without beginning and without end; but its very lack of neatness and compactness of plan contributes to the general impression it gives of India’s immensity. A Manual of the Art of Fiction There is great variability in the compactness of the spores in the sori, or pulvinules. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses To admit any other thought militated in some way against the singleness and compactness of my being. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 The unusual linkage necessary to create these unequal strokes in the Atkinson engine made it seem impractical for a carriage engine, where compactness was desired. The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology In about seventy pages, close pages it is true, Mr. Symonds presents us with a sketch of Florentine history, the like of which, for compactness and minuteness of information, one knows not where to seek. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 She was too busy rustling about with perpetual motion, folding and refolding, and smoothing into miraculous compactness all the heterogeneous elements of that mass. The Doctor's Family For compactness and simplicity and general satisfactoriness this phase of Home Rule diplomacy takes the cake. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Nearly all grapes require a friable soil, compactness being a serious defect. Manual of American Grape-Growing In the second way, density implies compactness of molecules. The Machinery of the Universe Mechanical Conceptions of Physical Phenomena Almost as remarkable as the compactness and efficiency of the Russian retreat was the swiftness and insistency of the German advance. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War He looked up and saw them, and their gait, and ominous compactness. Red Men and White The surface rotted by day and froze again by night and this destroyed its compactness. A Man to His Mate Clusters variable in size, length and breadth, sometimes single-shouldered, variable in compactness. Manual of American Grape-Growing The Eastern horse has been found to improve in size, compactness of muscle, in strength of limb, in wind, with a marked increase in power of endurance. Our Italy The crowd surged forward, filling the outer office with something like sardine compactness. Anderson Crow, Detective It was its smallness and compactness that commended it to Borrow, and it also had the extra recommendation to a man of his disposition of being quiet and secluded. George Borrow in East Anglia Our old house being designed and built with a shiplike compactness, there was but one room on the ground floor besides the kitchen and its offices. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 But at the same time, despite its compactness and general convenience, there are many defects in the building—defects chiefly of a sanitary character. The Toilers of the Field Everything that could be thought of that could add to comfort had been supplied, always with reference to compactness and weight. Doctor Jones' Picnic On the other hand, however, a soil must not possess too great compactness, otherwise the plant-roots will experience a difficulty in pushing their way downwards. Manures and the principles of manuring Others had more of this or more of that, but there was a symmetry, a compactness, a sweetness, a true delightfulness about him I can remember in no one else. Spare Hours We have as yet the advantage in compactness and simplicity, with adjustability and adaptation to varying classes of work. Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 Its compactness and inevitableness make it excellent for an epigram and adequate it for a satire, but its perpetual snap and unvarying rhythm are thin for an epic, and impossible for a song. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory The direct-acting pumps have all the advantage of compactness and the disadvantage of being the most Page 141 inefficient of pumping machines used in mining. Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration One of the functions of the soil is to support the plant in an upright position, and this is a function which requires in the soil a certain amount of compactness or firmness. Manures and the principles of manuring The accompanying engravings illustrate a country house that embraces many of the best features of exterior variety, and interior compactness and convenience. Woodward's Country Homes The style of the present performance is not at all inferior, and it is especially commendable for a perspicuous compactness. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 The oldest, ripest peats are those which contain the most carbon, and have at the same time the greatest compactness. Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel The feathers, their warmth, and compactness for shedding water. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study There is no perceptible break, though there are gradations of compactness, in the settled district between the foot of the island and Central Park. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 For instance, a cast of the head of a modern “nut” shows a compactness which compares most favourably with the overgrown cranium of the prehistoric boy reported on by Professor Keith. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 29, 1914 It is not only that his loss to me socially is quite irreparable, but that the sense I used to have of compactness and comfort about me while I was reading is quite gone. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 It is infinitely smaller than those first rooms we had at Meurice's, but for elegance, compactness, comfort, and quietude, exceeds anything I ever met with at an inn. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 The most remarkable thing about the book was its maturity and compactness. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays The following is from Dasent's Popular Tales from the Norse and has long been a favorite with the younger children by reason of its remarkable compactness and its strong accumulative force. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes The Empire had practically ceased to be; but its ruin had given fresh extension and compactness to the states which had profited by it. History of the English People, Volume VIII Modern England, 1760-1815 The houses of the peasants are veritable western shanties, except in color and compactness. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland If the pipe is steel, under a magnifying glass the texture of the filed surface will appear to be smooth and have small irregular-shaped grains, and there will also be an appearance of compactness. Elements of Plumbing If, on the other hand, I mean that my infinite being shall have the compactness and organic unity of a triangle, I must admit that such a being is indeed problematic. The Approach to Philosophy Now the telegraph has annihilated space; but then, as in the campaigns of Francis I against Charles V, the compactness of France and her central position told enormously in her favour. William Pitt and the Great War First, the very compactness of the modern Parsi creed accounts for the tenacity with which the exiles of Western India cling to it. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion But in invention, as far as neatness, compactness, and adaptation of means to ends are concerned, the sturdy German must yield the palm to you. Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual Yes, there was something oppressive in the completeness and compactness of Leila's well-being. Autres Temps... 1916 A hasty judgment, in any case, that the land is over-drained, should be suspended until the soil has acquired compactness by its own weight, and by the ameliorating effect of culture and the elements. Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles But in a foreign land we try to find our compensation for the meagreness of our data by the compactness of the generalisation which our imperfect sympathy itself helps us to form. Creative Unity He is of the school of Everett, but has more earnestness, and consequently more compactness of expression, and more force. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 As compactness is one of their prime requisites, it is a mistake to put them into type even comfortably large. The Booklover and His Books For more compactness and that we may be more useful we are gathered in still smaller circles in the home group. The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony This compactness exists more or less in most subsoils, certainly in all through which water does not readily pass. Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles Perpendicular stripes of a darker greenish colour could be observed arising from the unequal degrees of compactness of the ice; the strata showed almost horizontal, with no curvatures nor depressions in any part of them. In the Forbidden Land In other words, Greek art expressed the rare quality of Greek life; its naturalism, its compactness, its clearness. The Moral Economy The aims in its design should be legibility, beauty, and compactness, in this order; but these are more or less conflicting qualities, and it is doubtful if any one design can surpass in all. The Booklover and His Books The corps organization of the Confederate Army, in addition to the division, gave more general officers and greater compactness in the handling of a large army. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 They serve the purpose of binding the sides together, of preventing them from collapsing, and of supporting the decks, as well as of giving compactness and great strength to the whole structure. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships But these marks only give compactness of look and unity of tone to everything, improving the appearance of the place vastly. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure It is late, lacks compactness, is very liable to degenerate, decays soon after being harvested, and must be considered more curious than useful. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. If the latter desire compactness, they should condense their style, not their types. The Booklover and His Books In printer's phrase the composition was "close-up and solid" to the extreme degree of compactness. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages He reasoned from his well-chosen principles with such clearness, force, and compactness, that the tallest intellects in the land bowed to him with respect. Our American Holidays: Lincoln's Birthday A Comprehensive View of Lincoln as Given in the Most Noteworthy Essays, Orations and Poems, in Fiction and in Lincoln's Own Writings The compactness and clearness of his statement, the facts and arguments which he could marshal in that brief time, were a constant surprise and delight to his hearers. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 Subsequently, however, the ministerial body so developed in compactness that in relation to the outside world, and even to Parliament, the individual officer came to be effectually subordinated to the group. The Governments of Europe The volumes of this dainty series, while larger in all but thickness than the "Elzevirs," yet make their appeal by much the same qualities, compactness and portability, with a suggestion of the Elzevirian plumpness. The Booklover and His Books "H. D." is another woman who understands the beauty of compactness. Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets The transition to terra firma also involved a greater compactness of body, so that there should not be too great friction on the surface. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told He claimed to be a good farmer, but no orator, yet he was noted for the compactness of his logic, which was unenlivened by a figure of speech or a flight of fancy. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis The consequence is that the Council is commonly lacking in compactness and morale. The Governments of Europe But there can be no question of the esthetic appeal which it makes upon the reader who is looking for compactness and beauty rather than for the greatest bulk for his money. The Booklover and His Books The fact that they were all small and side by side realised that feeling for a formidable comfort and compactness which, as we have said, was the heart of his patriotism, and of all patriotism. The Napoleon of Notting Hill The general plan of this pueblo is quite different from that of the present villages, and approaches the older types in symmetry and compactness. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 In buildings erected for manufacturing and similar purposes, and in engineering works where the greatest degree of strength and compactness is considered of the highest importance, English bond should have the preference. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" He had a marvellous compactness of speech, and a marvellous sagacity in seeing the turning-point of a great question. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 By its compactness and ease of management, rocks, and stumps too high to be cut over, can be easily avoided. Obed Hussey Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap In a word, this movement possesses,—despite the apparent independence of its Songs,—some degree of that continuity, compactness and artistic finish which culminate in the genuine Rondo-form. Lessons in Music Form A Manual of Analysis of All the Structural Factors and Designs Employed in Musical Composition Germany, due to its compactness and well-drilled and subservient population, should succeed if any nation can, for social legislation has never been in stronger or wiser hands or more admirably and honestly administered. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View A subject wrought to this pitch of objectivity is no doubt given weight and compactness and authority in the highest degree; it is like a piece of modelling, standing in clear space, casting its shadow. The Craft of Fiction There were occasional dissensions among his people, but the church gradually increased in compactness, order, and efficiency. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. Since the earlier act was not repealed it was argued that the mandate concerning compactness, contiguity and equality of population of districts was still controlling. The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 Note, especially in the novels previous to 1905, the conscientious artistry, the compactness of structure, and the unity of tone commonly associated with poetry. Contemporary American Literature Bibliographies and Study Outlines Here I am not referring to a judicious compactness of phrase, but to a style 79 which is dwarfed, and its force frittered away. On the Sublime Remembering the brevity of the film drama, compactness and simplicity in every feature are to be desired. Writing the Photoplay "A life of Lincoln that has never been surpassed in vividness, compactness, and homelike reality." Honey-Sweet Dr. Peabody's style is forcible and virile, and his compactness of statement, enables him to put "infinite riches in a little room." The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 6 There is no characteristic of his work more evident, none more admirable or more rare, than the unity, the compactness and completeness, the skill and care in construction and definiteness in impression, of each poem. An Introduction to the Study of Browning Bunner's dainty creations to illustrate the musical refrain characteristic of the rondo form because of its compactness. How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art For aerial motive-power, the principal requirements are: great power for weight with a fairly high factor of safety, compactness, reliability of operation under flying conditions, and safety from fire. Public Speaking Clement's style has not the merit of compactness and conciseness. Companion to the Bible My enthusiasm rose as I drew nearer to it, There was a warm, homely compactness about it, as of a nest among the trees. The Quest of the Simple Life Clearness, compactness, measure, and balance are evident in nearly every canvas. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Penmanship demands compactness, legibility, neatness, and ease in writing; also, the correct writing and placing of figures. Wage Earning and Education These result from three causes: First.—In tunneling, there is more or less loss of material, while, in back-filling, the material does not at first reach its final compactness. Pressure, Resistance, and Stability of Earth American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, Paper No. 1174, Volume LXX, December 1910 We see then that the power of the soil to take in rainfall depends on its texture or the size and compactness of the particles. The First Book of Farming I have also, for the sake of compactness, briefly touched on their subsequent careers. The Life Story of an Old Rebel Regularity and compactness reduce the appearance of mass; and you receive a profounder suggestion of size from a comparatively small pile of natural rocks than you do from the geometrical pyramids. World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. The laundry, wash-house, gun-room and game-larder occupy another building, which, however, is easily approached, and the whole building, though it extends seven hundred feet in length, is a perfect model of compactness. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 The tests to apply in selecting a view camera are its workmanship, compactness, and the various attachments and conveniences it has. Outdoor Sports and Games We find then that the power of soils to absorb and hold moisture depends on the amount of sand, clay, or humus which they contain, and the compactness of the particles. The First Book of Farming Pruning lawn trees: Here the charm of the tree lies in the low reach of the branches and the compactness of the crown. Studies of Trees But, for all that, she imparted an impression of compactness, the compactness of things dwarfed and stunted. A Man's Woman This is saying a great deal, though it is not claiming for him the compactness, nor the robust vigor, nor the depth of thought, of many others masters in it. Washington Irving The story he tells in his first volume is given with the simplicity and compactness of a trained journalist, and yet with sufficient fulness to make the picture distinct and clear in almost every detail. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 1, October, 1884 This process continues with greater or less rapidity according to the dryness of the air and the compactness of the soil. The First Book of Farming We have already seen that snow and ice at different degrees of compactness are not equally permeable to moisture. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 It was getting to a compactness that could be easily poked up and divinely appropriated. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him His arrangement possesses the compactness of the carbon-filament lamp and is shown in Fig. Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. Library edition, half leather, $2.00 "A Life of Lincoln that has never been surpassed in vividness, compactness and lifelike reality,"—Chicago Tribune. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics To give compactness to soils that are light and loose and thus enable them to hold moisture and plant food better. The First Book of Farming One could see at a glance from its neat compactness that it was English. Prince Lazybones and Other Stories By Mrs. W. J. Hays This little bit commonly called the prologue is a gem of simplicity and compactness. Quiet Talks on John's Gospel Its compactness and portability and its freedom from local action make it particularly adaptable to use in portable testing outfits where constant electromotive force and very small currents are required. Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. Very short, thin, and ill-shaped, his person wanted the compactness necessary to stand alone, until it was encased in stays. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction And what shall we say of bone itself as a mere material or tissue, with its admirable lightness, compactness, and flawlessness. The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 Both men were of heavy physique, but as they sat facing each other an observer would have remarked that Elton's visage possessed a clean-cut compactness of expression despite its rotund contour. Unleavened Bread Many of them were laid out at a time when walled cities rose from the plain, and although the walls are gone the tradition of compactness for protection still holds good. Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front They are better than either form of mechanical visible signals because of three principal qualities: simplicity and ease of restoring them to normal as compared with drops; their compactness; and their greater prominence when displayed. Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. The reader may judge for himself, of what precision, compactness, and energy, a language is capable, which has so little need of circumlocution. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations The air within is free from all moisture caused by dropping, and is quite pure, owing to the compactness of the rock, which diverts all the wet and droppings to the spring. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. He had the ability to seize the strong points of a case and present them with clearness and compactness. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him A girdle of red was his Equinoctial Line, giving a compactness to his plumpness. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I And a third trait in Browning--to make an end of a dangerously categorical attempt to characterize him--follows logically from this second; its extreme compactness and concentration. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 The French Revolution introduced the system of divisions, which broke up the excessive compactness of the old formation, and brought upon the field fractions capable of independent movement on any kind of ground. The Art of War When the blast is directed against them they at first form a cake of some compactness, probably in consequence of the fusion of impurities they contain. Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency The compactness of the nest is such that it might be thrown about without being damaged. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 This was the name given to the divided roots of the spruce fir, which the natives wove into a degree of compactness that rendered it capable of containing a fluid. Pioneers in Canada Strange to say, the compositors did not complain of this eye-straining copy, which attracted them by its compactness and stretched out to nearly half a column in the "strings" by which their pay was measured. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 Any man who yields habitually to melancholia may expect his brain, sooner or later, to degenerate from its original strength, and relax the toughness and compactness of its fibre. What Dreams May Come New routes must be taken daily; the weather would govern the compactness and course of the herd, while a radius of five miles from the corral was a liberal range. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings We have already seen that one of the chief characteristics of French classicism was compactness. Landmarks in French Literature It revived and exaggerated these bad emotions—it methodised and justified them—and gave to impulses and impressions, vague and desultory before, something of the compactness of a system. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 4 And Chinese, with its unmodified words and rigid sequences, has a compactness of phrase, a terse parallelism, and a silent suggestiveness that would be too tart, too mathematical, for the English genius. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech The compactness of Webster's statements occasionally reminds us of the epigrammatic point which characterizes so many of the statements of Burke. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style On the march which lay before it, its compactness must be maintained, and to turn half the herd into the sand dunes and let the remainder wander adrift was out of the question. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings First there were the physical features, the compactness of the kingdom, a fertile soil, a propitious climate, and a frontage upon two great seas. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 As to her infantine bones, they were such as needed not to fail of straightness in the limbs, compactness in the body, smallness in hands and feet, and exceeding symmetry and comeliness throughout. The Grandissimes A bed in one corner took up most of the space, and the remaining necessities were bestowed with the compactness of a ship's cabin. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 Her form, neither plump nor spare, had yet a firm, elastic compactness, and her slightest movement conveyed a certain impression of decision and self-reliance. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 He had that fine compactness of person which we regard as the promise of longevity, and no mind was ever more exultant in youthful feeling. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 Having seen the compactness and simplicity of an army column at the front, we were to find that the same thing applied to high command. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form One impression that Brussels is almost certain to make upon the visitor is its compactness. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 4 France and the Netherlands, Part 2 Over the Apennines, towards Genoa, there was a ridge of dark clouds piled up with such compactness, that they might have been mistaken in a hasty survey for part of the mountains themselves. Venetia But Mr. Pattison had intended a companion volume to his Casaubon; and of this, which was never completed, we have some fragments, not equal in force and compactness to the original sketch. Occasional Papers Selected from the Guardian, the Times, and the Saturday Review, 1846-1890 In compactness of texture and infusibility it was reckoned perfect a hundred years ago. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 548, May 26, 1832 Perhaps the solid, square compactness of the buildings has much to do with this. Virginia: the Old Dominion He speaks of "the profundity of thought," "simplicity and beauty of diction," the "compactness of argument" and "instructive expository character" of this preacher's discourses. The world's great sermons, Volume 08 Talmage to Knox Little The Montaud accumulator is much less liable to accidents, on account of the firmness and compactness of its construction, and if any accident happens, the repairs are simple and easy. Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 He was a slight man of Japanese ancestry who, in spite of his compactness, exuded power. The Runaway Asteroid The immense solidity and compactness of the structure precludes the danger of accident, each of the sides being arched outwards, so that the heaviest pressure only strengthens the whole. Views a-foot Where ditches or embankments were necessary, as for sugar and rice fields, the high cost of reclamation promoted compactness; elsewhere the prevailing cheapness of land promoted dispersion. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime They are strong only in the compactness of their union, while the citizens of the free States are divided in interest and opinion. A Visit to the United States in 1841 Her luggage was a model of compactness: it consisted of a sleeping-bag, a notebook, half a dozen pencils--and a powder-puff. Fighting in Flanders The engines of modern automobiles are marvels of compactness—so compact, indeed, that a seven-horse-power engine occupies much less space than an ordinary barrel. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers In the concluding chapters, too, the various threads of interest are gathered together with very little artistic compactness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 Some look as the Tartar warriors who swept over eastern Europe must have looked; some, with their good-natured faces and vigorous compactness, remind one of Japanese infantrymen. Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them The wireless outfit of the Humming-Bird was a marvel of compactness. Tom Swift and His Sky Racer, or, the Quickest Flight on Record He reasoned that the advantages thus obtained would be fourfold: a minimum of machinery and parts; greater compactness; a saving of power; and greater economy in mining. Edison, His Life and Inventions It is formed of rough stones, selected with care, and laid in courses or circles, with much compactness, but without cement of any kind. Ivanhoe I think it is a model of compactness. What Is Man? and Other Essays Her form, neither plump nor square, had yet a firm, elastic compactness, and her slightest movement conveyed a certain impression of decision and self-reliance. Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home His later years were occupied in revising, correcting, or amplifying his published poems, and in preparing the notes to Italy, which are admirable studies in compactness and precision of language. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 It was as if a compress had reduced him from great height down to his tightest compactness, concentrating the strength of him. Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It On the contrary, he stood a full five feet ten, was thewed with fine compactness and solid with clean living and clean with solid living. Star-Dust The main palaces, eight in number, are built around three courts, producing an admirable compactness and unity. The Architecture and Landscape Gardening of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Most Beautiful Achitectural Compositions of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition The remarkable lightness and compactness of the new boiler invented by Ericsson led to the employment of steam in many instances in which it had been previously inapplicable. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 57, July, 1862 Whatever be his general size, strength and compactness of form are requisite. The Dog In height, the Englishman had it somewhat in his favor; but, then, not above an inch or so; while Barry, in agility and compactness, seemed to be vastly his superior. Ridgeway An Historical Romance of the Fenian Invasion of Canada He had not changed in weight, but in compactness and as if the house of his being had settled with a fine kind of firmness. Star-Dust The indurated appearance and compactness of the strata, as well, perhaps, as the mineralized condition of the coal, are probably due to igneous action. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Thus the steam-machinery of the Princeton fulfilled the most important requisites for a war-steamer, combining lightness, compactness, simplicity, and efficiency, and being placed wholly out of reach of the enemy's fire. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 57, July, 1862 Their troops were scattered in small units; their rank and file were heaven knew where; their enemies, fully organized, had been mustered by the alarm bell to full alertness and compactness. The Gray Dawn Booker, compared with the compactness and fewness of the troops commanded by General O'Neill. Ridgeway An Historical Romance of the Fenian Invasion of Canada XXI., special mention was made of the compactness of the engines. Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. For compactness, simplicity and vigor of expression, I will "back" that sentence against anything in literature. Roughing It, Part 2. It is an amplification of Horace's Integer Vitae, and when we compare it with the original we miss the point, the compactness, and above all the urbane tone of the original. Among My Books Second Series The early chapters of this novel lack the brisk movement, the sparkling compactness, the stinging surprises of Mr. Reade's usual style, but he kindles and condenses as he proceeds. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics The form now given by Hughes to the balance is one of so great compactness and convenience that it will probably prove a most acceptable addition to the resources of the physical laboratory.—Nature. Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884 It differs from ordinary paper in consistency, compactness and solidity. Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Twenty-two words to say the ladies came aboard and the boat shoved out up the creek, is a clean waste of ten good words, and is also destructive of compactness of statement. Life on the Mississippi, Part 9. Sometimes the holder surrounds, or is otherwise an integral part of, the decomposing chamber, the whole apparatus being made self-contained or a single structure with the object of gaining compactness. 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 All I mean to say is, that the Alacrity is a vessel of singular compactness and magical arrangement of room. The Pilot The vessel is remarkable for diversity of uses, for heavy engine power in a small hull, and for general compactness of arrangement.—Engineering. Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884 If everybody is to have independent thought, would there not be a fearful instability and want of compactness? Friends in Council — First Series Good nerve, as well as strong spring, and compactness of power are needed for it; and even in this athletic age there are few who find it easy. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War This higher light-yielding capacity of calcium carbide, ready to be developed through acetylene, gives the latter gas a great advantage over all other illuminants in respect of compactness for transport or storage. 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 The trot permits that compactness which the gallop breaks up. Battle Studies The use of gauze, which is its only weak point, is more than compensated for by the very high duties obtained in practice with it, owing to the compactness and concentration of the heat obtained. Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884 His verse stands almost unrivalled for its exquisite elegance and compactness; and posterity has abundantly avenged him for the neglect of contemporaries. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes I accepted this as a necessary consequence of our new freedom—a freedom that left us less close and unyielding in our religious loyalty by withdrawing the pressure that had produced our compactness. Under the Prophet in Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft FORE-QUARTERS—His work underground demands strength and compactness, and, therefore, the chest and shoulder regions should be deep, long, and wide. Dogs and All about Them While in the very act of performing the exploit of delivering the message, Mr. Pert was struck on the nose with a snow-ball of wondrous compactness. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War Beautiful, not only for the compactness and delicacy of its texture, and for the regularity and smoothness of its surface, but still more for its colour. Town Geology The first has kept his place, and on account of the compactness of his form, and the excellent quality of his flesh, he is a great favourite with butchers who have a select family trade. The Book of Household Management In the ancient city, on the other hand, the extreme compactness of the political structure made representation unnecessary and prevented it from being thought of in circumstances where it might have proved of immense value. American Political Ideas Viewed from the Standpoint of Universal History But the possessions of Charles lacked unity alike in territorial compactness, political distinction, and local rule, and in national characteristics, language, and laws. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation It is quite certain that our planet was once a very different thing from what it is now; it differed in form, in substance, in compactness, in everything from its present condition. Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod For convenience in walking, some are long; for strength and compactness, some are short and thick; for covering a cavity, some are flat; and for special purposes, some are irregular. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics Inductance coils for short wave lengths are usually wound in single layers but bank-wound coils, as they are called are necessary to get compactness where long wave lengths are to be received. The Radio Amateur's Hand Book Their small number gave a compactness and concert to their operations, which could not have been obtained in a multitudinous body. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 He seized the strong points of a cause, and presented them with clearness and great compactness. Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01 Solidarity, compactness in all things, became the order of nature; the atmosphere surrounding the earth, became more and more fitted for the higher and more complicated animal organizations. Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod In all the elements that constitute a great lawyer he had few equals … He seized the strong points of a cause and presented them with clearness and great compactness…. The Life of Abraham Lincoln No more remarkable test of the efficiency of the sledge straps and the compactness of the load could have been made. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 For the present, however, the interests of all were best served by speed and compactness. West Wind Drift Both kinds showed a tendency to form clusters, the compactness of which impeded the movements of those which were in motion. The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) You want strength, novelty, compactness, intensity of interest, a single vivid impression left upon the mind. Through the Magic Door The effect of the potash is to overcome the granular structure and increase compactness. One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered He has neat, well-nourished hands, short arms, and is built for strength and compactness rather than for height. The Doctor's Dilemma Flinging aside the Indian blanket he had caught up before leaving the cabin, he stood for an instant on the bank, a human being with the physical poise, compactness, and lithe-muscled smoothness of a tiger. A Texas Ranger And the line of an illimitable horizon is exactly the best to set off its own quaint compactness. Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort With Haydn at any rate the result was entirely satisfactory, for, as Sir Hubert Parry points out, the neatness and compactness of his works is perfect. Haydn From the compactness of the streams and fragments, it is probable that, with the exception of some districts in Northern Chile, the eruptions took place in profoundly deep water. Geological Observations on South America It succeeded in reaching a compactness that made for convenience without leading to overcrowding. The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts and palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, with a discussion of its architecture, its sculpture, its mural decorations, its coloring and its lighting, preceded by a history of its growth The bonds of a wise organization would give firmness and compactness to the whole moral force of the dispersed nationality. Irish Race in the Past and the Present Farther down the road a path between fir-boughs led to a hidden hospital, a marvel of underground compactness. Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort This is saying a great deal, though it is not claiming for him the compactness, nor the robust vigor, nor the depth of thought, of many other masters in it. Washington Irving I have not met with any account of similar concretions; and considering their great toughness and compactness, their occurrence in a bed, which probably has been subjected only to atmospheric moisture, is remarkable. Volcanic Islands The hardest and driest spots, which still retain the compactness imparted by the steam-roller, are the favourite veins; and the work of making the pellet is slow and painful. The Mason-Bees It was the regal and commanding element in his character which gave it unity, compactness, and vigour. Character The flight was soon over, and we stood admiring the machine while Norton expatiated on the compactness of his little dynamo. The Silent Bullet They fitted well his figure, which had increased both in height, compactness, and grace. John Halifax, Gentleman The smooth and the rough are severally produced by the union of evenness with compactness, and of hardness with inequality. Timaeus Thus the compactness of their ideas, and the tenacity which education grafted on their nature made the Flemish people a formidable body of men in the defence of their rights. The Alkahest By this means, the whole was bound together with great compactness. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West It was stowed away unfolded in the remotest corner of my pocket, where it was gradually pressed into a beautiful compactness by the other contents, which were knives. Elizabeth and Her German Garden The knot was hopeless now, double-tied and pulled to smooth compactness. The Street of Seven Stars Catholicism obeys the orders of one man, and has therefore a unity, a compactness, a power, which Protestant denominations do not possess. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science He was of the middle size, well made and well set; and a military frock of foreign cut, that had seen service, gave him a look of compactness. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West |
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