| 单词 | fillip |
| 例句 | They lived mostly on these things made from stale bread, and condensed milk and coffee, onions, potatoes, and always the penny’s worth of something bought at the last minute, added for fillip. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “My husband has a whole squadron full of aviation cadets who would be only too happy to shack up with their commanding officer’s wife just for the added fillip it would give them.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “The third day from this must be our wedding-day, Jane. Never mind fine clothes and jewels, now: all that is not worth a fillip.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z That fillip was apparently the whole-cloth invention of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. ‘The Risen,’ an absorbing new historical novel about Spartacus 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z But these scenes do have fillips of humor that leaven the sobering sadness. Review: Teenagers Grapple With Their Demons in ‘Wilderness’ 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z And in this case, there is not even the fillip of a grand prelude and fugue, like the “St. Anne,” to leaven the mix. Early Music Festival: NYC Opened Its Inaugural Season 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Brief songs for clarinet snake between string trills and percussive fillips. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z There’s no equivalent of Madrid’s Prado, though I do recommend the Tile Museum, dedicated to the decorative fillip that makes the city so distinctive. How I Fell for Lisbon 2012-05-25T20:23:37Z Then again, these visual fillips also bring to mind a story that the actor Bill Duke once told about working with the director Samuel Fuller. 2010-01-15T04:07:00Z The Rolling Stones' much-trumpeted Worthy Farm debut also delivered a notable fillip to their figures. Glastonbury brings festival of album sales for Mumford & Sons and Chase & Status 2013-07-03T11:42:05Z It's a neat visual fillip and it's just about the last such moment in the movie. 'The Anchorage': Weighed down by monotony of woman living alone on island 2010-10-21T20:17:00Z They also came tailor-made, in every sense of the word, for day, finished with the most casual fillip of a ruffle under swishy suit jackets. New and Old at Armani Privé and Maison Margiela 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z At the end of the melody, Shorter introduces a catchy fillip of a phrase, repeats it, then turns it over in a few different harmonic contexts. Wayne Shorter, a Jazz Hero Whose Goal Was ‘to Fear Nothing’ 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z But it received an almighty fillip with the Thatcher era, allowing everyone from Billy Bragg to Wham! to rally around loathing of one of the most hated figures of modern times. How Margaret Thatcher left her mark on British culture 2013-04-13T17:00:00Z Shutting its mind to long-term effects, the government provided agriculture a technological fillip by incentivizing the use of pesticides, fertilizers, motorized pumps, and high-yield seeds. The legendary story of Thangam Philip: food scientist, nutritionist, chef and mentor 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z It dissolved into the chromatic fillip that begins “Small Wonder,” an in-the-pocket workout from the new album. 2010-01-08T03:49:00Z Mr. Koopman was his usual animated self, conducting from a portative organ and adding fillips to cadences: sometimes illuminating, sometimes weirdly perky. ArtsBeat: When Expectations Mix With Reality 2011-04-16T11:50:33Z A new mini-series based on Herman Melville’s novel tries to have it both ways, adding a fillip of Mark Twain to the immortal tale of Ahab and the white whale. Television Review: Ahab Has a Wife and a Heart. Oh, and a Whale. 2011-07-31T22:18:03Z And the LJF buzz spreading out to the city's small clubs and pubs confirmed that this eclectic event continues to provide a fillip to jazz at all levels. London jazz festival 2012: big bands blow the away the competition 2012-11-19T17:19:35Z Fifty dollars nets 11 courses, “the José way,” with fillips including sea urchin. Review | Fish by José Andrés review: The area’s best seafood is now at MGM National Harbor 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Did anyone really need that little fillip to our collective horror? Perspective | No studio audience and an elbow bump: The Biden-Sanders debate was a study in contrasts 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z A fillip of shaved burgundy truffles suggests an evening at one of Washington’s temples of haute cuisine. Sushiko’s vegan omakase menu is an invitation to skip seafood at a sushi bar 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Plain dresses, given a fillip with epaulettes disembodied from the traditional trench coat, might be good for the boardroom. Fashion Review: Buffing Up British Heritage Brands 2012-02-19T17:45:13Z I'm curious as to whether it lives up to the stage version, which is likely to get a box-office fillip. Les Misérables: why the snobbery about musicals? 2013-01-14T15:25:21Z It was an announcement that Souvla would respect Greece but reinterpret it with fillips all its own. In Hong Kong, a World of Menus 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Later in the Bryan, there are fillips of Afro-Cuban rhythm and moments of thick orchestral modernism, as well as traces of stentorian, post-Minimalist American opera. Review: The Philharmonic Departs From Business as Usual 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Hurt adds a clownish fillip of his own here, as Krapp playfully moves in and out of the square of bright light dividing him from the surrounding darkness. | 'Krapp?s Last Tape': ?Krapp?s Last Tape,? With John Hurt, at BAM - Review 2011-12-09T03:01:00Z A curl of the conductor's lip to encourage a humorous bassoon fillip when shown in close-up on the video screen got a greater audience response than any line delivered by Howard. Dudamel adds his dramatic touch to a night of Mendelssohn at Hollywood Bowl 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z There are digressions and some wonderful visual fillips — beautifully curved trees and noble stone statues lined up like soldiers. Review: ‘Legend of the Mountain,’ a Magical Mystery Marathon in Ancient China 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Similarly wide-ranging is León’s “Alma” — the lyrical opening of which follows a winding, entertaining path toward the bumptious rhythmic fillips of its central section. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z “Valley of the Boom” abounds with self-aware asides and fanciful fillips, and these are variously pandering, bizarre, and endearing. “Valley of the Boom,” Reviewed: A Rah-Rah Reënactment of the Dot-Com Cataclysm 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Imagine how badly Britain needed a fillip after the wartime battering and the austerity and rationing that followed. My best bit of historic Britain: historians' and authors' top tips 2012-08-17T21:45:07Z Smoked and Stacked is as relaxed as dad jeans, yet it thinks to slip in some fillips. Smoked and Stacked review: A chef packs passion into her sandwiches 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Here, too, Sirk introduces another fillip to his sociological gallery—children who are the real bosses of American life. Douglas Sirk’s Glorious Cinema of Outsiders 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Brittle electric guitar picking pairs well with hollow percussive fillips. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Soon after she had headed offstage, another Twitter user added a cruel fillip: “Kim Novak was just safely transported back to the Hollywood Wax Museum.” Dr. Fredric Brandt: Cosmetic Dermatologist to the Rich and Famous 2014-03-28T20:25:48Z Pulling on his bourbon old-fashioned, Mr. Clinco, a native Tucsonan and former member of the state House of Representatives, added a fillip, “When they do, they tend to leave.” In Tucson, an Unsung Architectural Oasis 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z The only fillip the appetizer requires is parked nearby: brown soda bread with dreamy Irish butter. Review | In Dublin, Chapter One begins and ends with pampering 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z That fillip is an unspoken homage to Dumas, whose grandmother was an African slave in Haiti. A New Version of ‘The Musketeers,’ on BBC America 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z It’s a playful fillip — and perhaps anachronistic, at first glance. The Syncopated Sounds of Old San Juan Hill at the New Geffen Hall 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z The beauties arrive with lemon foam and tomato jam, each fillip bringing something nice to the party. Review | At Punjab Grill, there are plenty of gilt-y pleasures 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Maybe you mirror your partner’s twisting and add a little fillip of your own; he whips up a variation on that theme and you parry with something new all over again. Some day, we’ll hit the dance floor again. And it will be glorious. 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z For that kind of money, a diner expects more flair: a fillip of foie gras, a scattering of gold leaf, a drum roll, maybe delivery by the chef himself. Pinea review: New W Hotel restaurant needs tastes you can count on 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z His farewell was much better than the usual mawkish television send-off: He mixed favorite segments like his Top 10 list with clips of classic skits and a few restrained fillips of sincerity and humility. Review: David Letterman Says Goodbye, With Self-Mockery and a Little Mush 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The first of his “2 Japanese Folk Songs” for harp, written in 2003, contains peculiar timbres and percussive fillips. The Thrill of a Contemporary Classical Concert, Captured on Disc 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z A potentially clunky twist is made much less so by the acknowledgment that it's all probably psychosomatic, and then given an extra fillip with a joyous cameo from Ralph Brown as Neil's dad. TV highlights 10/04/2013 2013-04-10T06:00:04Z But it'd be a massive fillip for Mr Sunak and a huge dividing line with Labour - who have said they'd scrap the scheme if they came into government and it was already operational. PM facing tough week on Braverman and Rwanda 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z India's successful mission last month to land a spacecraft on the moon is another factor that feeds into the country's feel-good image and gives Modi a fillip, they said. Analysis: Riding India's G20 wave, Modi's party sets up for elections 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Those hopes got a fillip on Tuesday after data releases, especially one showing a drop in monthly job openings, and along with gains in mega-cap stocks, helped Wall Street end sharply higher. S&P 500, Nasdaq futures dip with more economic data on tap 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z It’s just another exquisitely entertaining fillip of invention. 'Red, White & Royal Blue' is the gay rom-com we've been waiting for 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Without the fillip from Arm, the picture was less rosy with the company's Vision Funds reporting a combined loss of 13 billion yen. SoftBank reports mixed quarter, says 'timidly' restarting investment 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The Meitei have sought special benefits for more than a decade, but received a fillip last month after the Manipur High Court recommended the government should consider the demand and set a deadline of mid-May. Explainer: What sparked deadly ethnic clashes in India's Manipur? 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z And that cycle, for all the recession fears that abound, got another fillip from Friday's news of a marked acceleration of U.S. and global service sector firms in April. Morning Bid: Tech tally in focus, China alarms Europe 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z His indictment has proven to be a fillip to his reelection campaign, pulling former fans who were leaning toward Florida Governor Ron DeSantis back into his orbit. Biden Midwest factory tour offers contrast to Trump hush money case 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z It remains to be seen whether revenge shopping from Chinese consumers will provide the fillip the industry has been pining for. Heading for a soft landing? 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Britain is badly in need of a growth fillip. Analysis: Tough budget leaves UK's growth challenge unmet 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Aug. 21 - Coup collapses, destroying conservative caucus at centre and giving a huge fillip to separatists in republics. The Gorbachev era and the collapse of the Soviet Union 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z It refused even to invest adequately in its own economy, depriving German industry of digital infrastructure and the rest of Europe of a useful fillip to demand. Opinion | Germany is finally acting like Europe’s major power 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Given that China’s population is aging and its workforce is shrinking, the government needs the productivity fillip from tech firms — which is why Beijing’s top economic official recently made nice with the sector. Opinion | The West is winning the economic battles in Putin’s war against Ukraine 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Freeman says the fillips are the restaurant’s way to offer “a little extra boost of hospitality.” Perspective | Restaurant service has taken a hit in the pandemic. Here’s how to turn it around. 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z But growing frustration over mainstream politics and controversy involving both candidates' families have been a fillip for Ahn Cheol-soo, a renowned software mogul and doctor who is a minor opposition contender. S.Korea candidates kick off presidential race dominated by scandal, third-party challenge 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z But however it came about, Mercedes gave Hamilton's title hopes a fillip by locking out the front row at the Mexico City Grand Prix. How did Red Bull miss out on the front row? 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z South Korea's push for a domestically made space rocket promises wide-ranging benefits for its military and government, with a fillip to national prestige - but it is also good for business. American Airlines posts profit vs year-ago loss as travel demand improves 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z It saw potential fillips in measures such as offering COVID-19 vaccines to migrants, as well as better protections for undocumented children. Exclusive: 'Migrant president' Biden stirs Mexican angst over boom time for gangs 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z The latter was a welcome fillip — sometimes that is what you need, after all, that jolt of luck — but it did little to gloss over the striker’s troubles. Sometimes the Numbers Lie 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z But, Mr Mackenzie's campaign was given a fillip when Mr Corbyn was suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party, giving him a defining rallying cry. Will trade union contests help or hinder Keir Starmer? 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Standard tickets cost £12 and the show earned more than £40,000 in its first week, giving the LBT and its two sister theatres a welcome financial fillip. What A Carve Up!: How an all-star lockdown hit is redefining theatre 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z “His return is a fillip for the government,” said Craig Oliver, a former director of politics and communications at Downing Street. Boris Johnson, Back on the Job, Urges Caution in Easing Covid-19 Rules 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z The retreat in the dollar proved a fillip for gold, which was up 0.4% on Monday at $1,625.18 an ounce. Asia shares under threat as futures fall early 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z So to see Aeolus working - and working well - is an enormous fillip to all the teams involved in the project's development. Weather forecasters start using space laser data 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday that Washington was getting close to a trade agreement with China, providing a fillip to investor confidence. Asian shares rise as Kudlow comments lift trade hopes 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Providing a fillip to investor confidence in Asia were comments from White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow that Washington was getting close to a trade agreement with China. Asian shares rise, but gains capped by weak sentiment 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Daniel Ricciardo’s run from 13th to eighth was a fillip for driver and team, and the Aussie certainly seemed to have enjoyed himself. F1 Mexican Grand Prix: five things we learned at Hermanos Rodríguez | Giles Richards 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Some of the stylistic fillips feel excessive, and at the end of the day, this is just a tawdry, gory B-picture, with little to say about human behavior. Review: A funny, intense 'Harpoon,' Aaron Paul, a terrifying 'Clown' and more 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z If his victories in three successive Brexit votes came as a huge fillip to Corbyn’s supporters, it was as nothing compared with the lift they would receive next morning. Brexit countdown: inside Boris Johnson’s terrible week 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z But Trump ordered Khalilzad to conclude the deal, and he added the surprise fillip of the Camp David signing. Opinion | Trump has a chance to reset the table in Afghanistan 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z The MSC’s distinctive blue label with a white tick was a huge fillip to the industry. Where did all the cod go? Fishing crisis in the North Sea 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z “The extra fillip for the black reader is to see their community given a kind of validity and even sacredness. To see your community in literature is a kind of empowerment.” Paule Marshall, literary chronicler of the African diaspora, dies at 90 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z The tragedy may even offer a fillip of support to a president who polled low even before the months of violent “Yellow Vest” protests erupted late last year. In Aftermath of Notre-Dame Fire, Macron Urges Unity in Fragmented Nation 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z His six-part "Miserables" hits all the novel's main narrative points and many minor ones, and adds some fillips of his own. Review: A ‘Les Miserables’ that doesn't sing 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z The backing of the DSA will provide a further fillip to Sanders, who quickly outraised most of his rivals for the Democratic nomination. Democratic Socialists of America back Bernie: 'The best chance to beat Trump' 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Despite getting an upcoming fillip in the UK from new presenters Graham Norton and Alan Carr, fatigue will inevitably set in – the show is already on its 11th season, not including All Stars seasons. Can drag queens become pop stars? 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z In the present show, they run to death and sorrow, with a fillip of political history. Jasper Johns and the Question of Meaning 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z It has also given a fillip to those seeking better legal structures to bring perpetrators to justice and deter others. We revile sexual violence but misogynistic populists thrive around the world | Anne McElvoy 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z His efforts received a fillip earlier this month when the Ecumenical Patriarchate announced that it was sending two bishops to Ukraine as a step toward declaring ecclesiastical independence for the church there. Russian Orthodox Church issues warning to Orthodoxy's leader 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z For arts education, so squeezed by policymakers’ relentless emphasis on maths, science and literacy, McQueen’s project will surely be a fillip. Steve McQueen’s school photo will open a window on to our collective soul | Susanna Rustin 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z There are original twists and fillips, of course. Review: Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman host handmade tales with 'Making It' 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z A few of them are even based in the UK, and they will regard a home spaceport as a great fillip to their endeavours. Scotland to host first UK spaceport 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z Though both were a fillip, really, on what the first prize gave him, which was the most precious thing: “Freedom. I had been teaching for many, many years up to that point.” ‘It's the book that gave me freedom’: Michael Ondaatje on The English Patient 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Their arrival provides a welcome fillip for the British economy that’s expected to be bruised by its departure from the European Union. Silicon Valley’s Giants Take Their Talent Hunt to Cambridge 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z However, if it gives you a fillip to lie in bed checking whatever news or chat feed nourishes you, then experience a short thrill of indignation, is that a bad thing? Why are we living in an age of anger – is it because of the 50-year rage cycle? 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z He described the surprise of Peck’s creations — the way he’ll embroider a typical balletic movement with a mundane fillip that renews it. Justin Peck Is Making Ballet That Speaks to Our Everyday Lives 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z But his countrymen who export in the opposite direction get a fillip, as their wares become more competitive. New research suggests the dollar’s level drives world trade 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z That looks like a fillip for those worried by declining faith in the news. “The Post” versus “All the President’s Men” 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z It was a superbly executed goal, exploiting selfless running from team-mates, and it offered Conte and his players a timely fillip. Eden Hazard and Victor Moses relieve Chelsea pressure in West Brom win 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z China pepped up its economy with faster credit growth and other fillips to spending. Why the oil price is so high 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z In early 2016 some analysts fretted that consumers were squirrelling away the money they were saving on cheap petrol, and so denying the economy a needed fillip. Will America’s economy overheat in 2018? 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Less whining from foreign visitors would also provide a fillip to national pride. China plans one last push in the toilet revolution 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z James Knightley, chief international analyst at ING bank, said the tax cuts would provide a fillip to US growth but added that a degree of scepticism was warranted. Wall Street sets record highs after passage of Donald Trump's tax cuts 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z More significantly, it also represents a huge fillip for the US soccer system. Jack Harrison's England U-21 call up is the feelgood story US soccer needs 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Victory for the theocrat would be a fillip for them, perhaps leading to a string of primary challenges to sitting Republicans next year. Roy Moore: kickboxer, sacked judge, US Senator? 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Such moves are giving a fillip to the economic growth of the country. Read the Full Transcript of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day Speech 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z But then, “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” is nothing if not a paean to obviousness, no matter how many jittery narrative and stylistic fillips Ritchie employs in an attempt to ward off inertia. Guy Ritchie's 'King Arthur: Legend of the Sword' is a head-pounding, nothing-sacred origin story 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z For the students, teachers and fans in China, it's a chance to watch their idol bring home glory and potentially provide a fillip to the game. Chinese snooker world watches idol Ding with high hopes 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z It would also provide a fillip to local economies, with farmers’ markets, community-supported agriculture schemes, urban food co-ops, small farms in the green belt, conservation graziers and similar ventures all likely to benefit. Could VAT on meat help us save the planet? | Simon Fairlie 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z And that fillip could offset any concerns, perhaps in the White House, about the negative effect on real estate firms of removing the interest deduction. House Tax Plan May Shift Use of Corporate Debt 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z The company's logistics unit Vulcan Express and e-commerce solutions provider Unicommerce will break even in the quarter to June, giving a fillip to its profitability plan, Vikal said. Snapdeal looking to raise $100 million from SoftBank, other investors 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Friday’s failure was a fillip for the anti-Trump “resistance” but it was hardly grounds for complacency. ‘Move fast and break things’: Trump’s healthcare failure and the backlash ahead 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z Mr Trump has provided only a temporary fillip. Vein hope 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z But even this fillip was mostly the result of businesses restocking inventories. Consumers Save the Economy 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z The typical New York host earns more than $5,000 a year, and that’s a nice fillip in a city with a high cost of living. New York Tries to Kill Airbnb 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z She was informal, colloquial, her sentences bookended by the word “see,” a conversational fillip that also strangely felt like a mark of authenticity. To the First Lady, With Love 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z With a tableaux so real, even basic movie fillips seemed outlandish and out of step with what we were watching. NYFF: Ang Lee's war film 'Billy Lynn' divides audiences. But are traditional assessments beside the point? 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z For BAE, a new Saudi deal would be an important fillip. BAE Systems in arms talks with Saudi Arabia - BBC News 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Alonso's position in seventh place was a surprise fillip for McLaren. Lewis Hamilton returns to form in Malaysia practice 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Normally, a soaring stockmarket would be a fillip for all corners of finance. Waking up 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z There was a further fillip for the Brussels audience with the belated award of gold medals to the Belgian women's 4x100 meters relay team from the 2008 Olympics. Thompson seals sprint supremacy on golden night in Brussels 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Mountaineering is a major source of income for impoverished Nepal and this year's succession of successful summits is expected to provide the industry with a major fillip. Nepal bans Indian police pair for 'fake' Everest climb - BBC News 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Attendance at the conferences got a fillip two years ago, when about 200 people converged from as far as the U.S. and Japan for Bakunin’s 200th birthday. At the Anarchists’ Convention, There’s Not Much Structure 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z The authors say much of the fillip is thanks to a strong economy, which is the best route to higher wages. Seattle’s Minimum-Wage Education 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z A Brexit might not lead to a cascade of membership referendums, but it would be a huge fillip to anti-EU forces elsewhere, not least by demonstrating that membership is reversible. The sleep of union 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z The success of Lisa Pathfinder is a fillip to British academia and industry. Gravity space mission passes big test - BBC News 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z The song is fantastically repetitive, but the melody is less important than the rhythms, the fillip that keeps the snare drum just ahead of the beat and the high hat just behind. What the Candidates' Rally Music Says About Them 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z But this includes a fillip from the leap year and an accounting change: in reality the top line only grew marginally, if at all. Why Vodafone Needs Liberty Global More Than Ever 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z While the Fed’s lack of urgency doesn’t mean it suspects the U.S. economy is faltering, it does provide a further fillip to stock prices. Why Things Are Looking Up for Risky Assets 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z For those hoping to block Mr Trump, Mr Cruz’s triumph in Utah is a rare fillip. Mormons against the Donald 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z "I'm firmly convinced, that day - hopefully - we decide to leave, that little bit of insecurity, that little bit of unknown will be an absolute fillip to everyone," said Mr Hargreaves. EU referendum: Founder of FTSE 100 broker backs EU exit - BBC News 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Mr Cruz received another fillip on March 2nd, when Ben Carson, a former neurosurgeon with a Christian following, who has long been cluttering the Republican field, suggested he was about to quit. Goodbye, Rubio Tuesday 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z The government earmarked 2.21 trillion rupees for ramping up infrastructure development, money it hopes will provide a fillip to weak private investment and support growth. India Budget Aims to Help Farmers, Keep Deficit in Check 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z "The curve keeps trending upwards," said Mr Upton, adding that sales will get a fillip from the release of the Raspberry Pi 3 on 29 February. Raspberry Pi becomes best-selling UK computer - BBC News 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z He believes the parties judge the political cost of gifting a 2% a year GDP fillip to their rivals outweighs any benefits to the people of India. Taxing democracy: Why easy decisions can be hardest to make - BBC News 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z The news provided a fillip to risk appetites across Asia and nudged the safe-haven Japanese yen lower. China shares resume with losses, yuan fixed at month-high 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z This is the largest single transfer of prisoners from Guantanamo, correspondents say, and is a fillip for the president who began his first term of office in 2009 by promising speedily to close the centre. Guantanamo Bay: Population below 100 as Yemenis freed - BBC News 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z At best, this will provide a short-lived fillip to growth. The ham-fisted government that made China’s stock market stumble 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The indicator resumed its fall the following holiday-shortened week, giving a fillip to crude prices. No Pressure Release for Natural Gas 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Of course, the fillip to their share prices didn’t last long. Fannie and Freddie’s Propaganda War 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z The figures, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, will provide a fillip to negotiators from 195 countries entering a second week of climate talks in Paris on Monday. Global emissions to fall for first time during a period of economic growth 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Add to that the substantial fillip to household budgets from energy, and meeting retailers’ expectations, if not beating them, seems likely. Cheap Energy Bestows a Holiday Bonus 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Municipal elections in December may provide a fillip to the BNP. The noose tightens 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Success on the field of play is a precondition for the sport taking off, and the U.S. men's Sevens victory in the London leg of the World Series in May was a further fillip. Olympics success could herald golden dawn for U.S. rugby 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Separately, in a fillip to the industry, U.K. regulators are rowing back on a much criticized rule that would find senior bankers who oversee failed banks guilty until they prove their own innocence. U.K. Regulator Holds Firm on Bank Segregation Plan 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Quantitative easing may not do much for the Greek economy, but would undoubtedly be a fillip for Greek bondholders. Greek Vote Spells Investor Opportunity 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z General enthusiasm for the pope, whose approval rating among Americans is in the high 80s, is a fillip for all Catholics. Who owns the pope? 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The result for consumers is the flip side of the fillip bank profit margins are expected to get when interest rates go up. Rate Increases Help Banks First 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z So this match could give one of these managers a much-needed fillip. Manchester United v Liverpool: Premier League – as it happened 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z That failure, with the two clubs blaming each other for the administrative snarl up, will have likely handed a psychological fillip to Real's bitter rivals Barcelona. English Clubs Break Spending Record in European Transfer Window 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z Pandas bring in revenue and excite interest, and they are not going anywhere any time soon, but — they’re a fillip. The case against pandas 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z His own side’s slow start to the season could also do with a fillip. West Brom v Chelsea: Premier League – live! | Nick Miller 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z Victory for either side will be a huge fillip for their chances of qualifying for the tournament in France next year. Four defining Euro 2016 qualifiers 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z So this match could give one of these managers a much-needed fillip. Manchester United v Liverpool: Premier League – as it happened 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z If Mr Robinson could extract some advantage in the annual row over parading it would be a great fillip for his demoralised community. Another false dawn 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z So Italian football needs a fillip, and Juventus is poised to deliver it on Wednesday. Juventus ready to end Italy’s Champions League semis drought 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z His own side’s slow start to the season could also do with a fillip. West Brom v Chelsea: Premier League – live! | Nick Miller 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z As well as being good news for a company which will now be firmly in the spotlight of tech investors on both sides of the Atlantic, Improbable's success is also a fillip for London. Glittering spires and silicon roundabouts 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z If India is to catch fire, it will require not only more domestic liberalization than yet attempted, but also a series of regional fillips. Buzz Rotation In Asia: From China To India 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Investors seemed encouraged enough by all this policy action to nudge most share markets higher while giving a fillip to commodities such as copper. Stimulus swells as China eases, India spends 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z This would be highly unfortunate, given that those ties just received a major fillip with Obama's historic Republic Day visit. India: Modi Must Embrace Religious Tolerance It also promises a greater fillip to hard-pressed, mature economies than to their emerging market competitors. Transforming Economic Growth With The Industrial Internet Of Things 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Lower input costs and the fillip that cheaper fuel gives consumers ought to boost the profits both of firms that use energy intensively and those that sell to consumers. A tangle of anxieties 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z An interest rate cut last month by China’s central bank—the first in two years—“provided a fillip to sentiment,” writes Chen Long of Beijing-based researcher Gavekal Dragonomics, in a note published today. Here's Why China's Stock Rally Will End in Tears 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Allowing temporary corporation tax deferral would be a fillip for business investment. High Growth Small Businesses Are The Secret To Growth And Employment 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z A great fillip to its expected IPO perhaps? Microsoft And Dropbox Announce Strategic Partnership--Pre-IPO Validation? 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z The paper says the results are a "major fillip for the anti-EU party" ahead of a by-election next month. Migration, EU and Cameron jogger 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z We expect the server division revenues to fillip due to bundling of these services and the company to report good growth in revenues in this quarter as well. Microsoft Earnings Preview: Focus on Hardware And Cloud Sales 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Just in case no one got the point, the Republican added a reverential fillip to the standard sign-off: “We approve this message because some things are just worth fighting for.” Like Tammy Wynette, another political wife stands by her man 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z It will also urge its car and electronics firms to invest more in India, a fillip to Mr Modi’s plans to boost manufacturing at home. A strenuous September 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z The euro was close to cracking on Wednesday as feverish speculation of further policy stimulus in the euro zone drove bond yields to all time lows and gave a fillip to stocks globally. Euro close to cracking on ECB talk, shares on the up 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z “I’m not a scientist, man,” he said—adding the “man” fillip because it presumably suggested a certain whew-this-stuff-is-hard fatigue. Republicans and Science: A Relationship Gone Bad 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z But it was above all Margaret Thatcher who sank her party north of the border, providing a bigger fillip to the nationalist cause than William Wallace and Mel Gibson combined. How did it come to this? 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z That will be a fillip to savers, warming another chunk of the electorate to the Conservative chancellor. Enjoy it while it lasts 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Even some prominent investors who have benefited from the stock-buying trend have raised alarm about corporations no longer making investments that produce long-term growth in their companies, not just short-term fillips in their stocks. Corporations hoard cash overseas away from high U.S. taxes, have little incentive to reinvest 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z Together, these steps offer a modest fillip to home sales and construction. Return of the toxic twins 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z But the paralysis over Syria has marked a new level of dysfunction, experts say, and has given a fillip to those who call for a fundamental shake-up of the Council’s composition and rules of engagement. Diplomatic Memo: In Dealings on Syria, Security Council Exposes Its Failings 2014-05-09T00:02:50Z Despite the holiday-thinned trading, stock markets did get a fillip after the Institute for Supply Management's U.S. services sector index rose to 55.2 in April, the fastest pace in eight months and easily topping forecasts. China leads as Asia shares ride Wall Street gains 2014-05-06T05:31:45Z Fans have yearned for an overseas fast bowler for years, so the addition of Doug Bollinger for the entire campaign to lead the bowling unit is a huge fillip. County cricket club-by-club guide 2014-04-03T11:06:25Z The market should get a fillip from the current and planned redevelopment of several chunks of downtown Miami. Property in Miami: Erectile resumption 2014-04-03T14:57:38Z There was no immediate economic fillip - in fact strikes and power cuts continued, and rising oil prices caused double-digit inflation. Love 'em or hate 'em - Britain's rocky relationship with the EU 2014-04-01T00:14:34Z Ireland gave their Six Nations title hopes a huge fillip with a surprisingly one-sided victory over a poor Wales in Dublin. Ireland 26-3 Wales 2014-02-08T16:25:42Z So far, there is no sign of a fillip in the polls. Under Gabriel, Germany's SPD sets the pace in Merkel coalition 2014-01-29T14:46:26Z Russian purchases of 500,000 bpd of Iranian crude would lift Iran's oil exports by 50 percent and provide a major fillip to its struggling economy. Exclusive: Iran, Russia negotiating big oil-for-goods deal 2014-01-10T10:15:27Z At the time, Mr. Adelson’s choice was seen as not only a fillip for Madrid’s regional economy but also a sign that foreign investors were ready to return to crisis-hit Spain. Las Vegas Sands Drops Giant Spanish Casino Project 2013-12-13T19:57:03Z "To do otherwise will not only give a significant fillip to the Labour Party but, more significantly, would risk serious damage to our future armed forces." Tory MPs plan Army vote rebellion 2013-11-20T04:12:30Z Manchester City's win in last weekend's Manchester derby was a massive fillip for them and for their new manager Manuel Pellegrini. Lawro's predictions 2013-09-26T19:00:59Z "The close government scrutiny and infrequent publication certainly fillip the climate change agenda," said Prof Forster. Five key questions facing the IPCC 2013-09-23T01:10:26Z Japanese shares saw a 1-month fillip after Nagano won the rights to the 1998 winter Olympics, while shares in Athens and London rallied for 1-3 months after they were chosen to host their summer Games. Tokyo's bid a high-stakes gamble for Japan PM, Abenomics 2013-09-06T00:28:35Z The firm's update adds to evidence that while sunny weather has been a fillip to Britain's food and drink vendors and those offering seasonal ranges, it has wreaked havoc on furnishings and out-of-town retailers. Carpetright sales hit by heatwave 2013-07-23T17:18:59Z Sharing a currency with weaklings will be a fillip in global markets, but for business the euro zone will matter ever less. The economy: Dissecting the miracle 2013-06-13T15:10:47Z Richard Noble said Rolls-Royce's direct backing was a tremendous fillip to the project and would help to bring on board the final sponsors needed to fully fund the construction of the car. Rolls-Royce to back supercar project 2013-05-13T09:45:46Z Still, despite no bid being made, the news proved a fillip for Betfair's shares, which have languished since joining the London Stock Exchange two and a half years ago. CVC may bid for gambling firm Betfair 2013-04-15T17:10:17Z Yet the fillip of more German demand would not necessarily save the rest of Europe from the difficult road ahead. Germany and the euro: Right target, wrong shots 2013-04-11T15:18:13Z When the England manager Hope Powell told her there would be no repeat performances, she was not worried about the fillip for sponsors, but the additional emphasis it put on her left peg. The Joy of Six: Lefties 2013-03-29T12:28:47Z Having Alun Wyn back is a big fillip and we will decide the bench after the weekend when some players will be in action. Sam Warburton suffers Lions blow as Wales name same Six Nations team 2013-02-12T19:20:56Z Exclude the fillip from the float in working capital which runs at an enormous number, $2.7 billion in 3 years. Amazon! My Pricey Gut Play 2013-02-06T16:08:49Z Though the Lincoln film might not gain much benefit from the Mandelson’s endorsement, he could derive a fillip from it. The Dark Lord Touts Honest Abe 2013-01-28T16:57:00Z Cycling was given an enormous fillip by the Olympics and the Bradley Wiggins factor. Letters: Support for cycling 2013-01-22T21:00:02Z But regardless of its rationale, punning is clearly more than a mere linguistic fillip. The pun conundrum 2013-01-16T00:55:26Z At least one Taliban operative in Kabul says it’s unlikely the releases will add good will or a fillip to any negotiations. Taliban: Pakistan Tortured Us 2013-01-12T09:45:00Z Manager Paul Lambert still believes they will get there and a cup final would be a big fillip for the Premier League strugglers and perhaps show their ideas are not folly after all. Bradford Stuns Aston Villa in English League Cup 2013-01-09T04:43:42Z For black and minority ethnic people, the news that the country increasingly looks more like them than mos of our politicians would have us believe, has definitely provided a fillip. Some people are not white; let's get over it 2012-12-19T07:41:00Z The promise of some degree of political stability after a turbulent time for the world's third-biggest economy since the disasters of March 2011 is also a fillip in itself for investors, some said. Yen Falls on Election News 2012-12-17T02:28:10Z Bolt's success was a fillip for Puma, number three in sportswear sales behind Nike and Adidas, which said last month it would cut back on sponsorship deals after second quarter earnings slumped. Bolt brand has unique appeal for sponsors 2012-08-06T16:09:00Z A fillip for black Britain too, he says. The Usain Bolt effect on Jamaica's national pride 2012-08-05T13:26:02Z That was how the government envisioned the economic impact of the Olympics, at a time when the country has rarely been in direr need of a growth fillip. Olympics: why the British economy isn't a winner 2012-08-02T20:28:15Z Meanwhile Els had openly spoken of the fillip his US Open performance had given him. The Open 2012: Links experience sends Ernie Els back into major league 2012-07-22T20:18:19Z Retail spending figures increased by just 0.1% last month, despite hopes of a bigger fillip from the jubilee, while surveys of the major sectors of the economy have weakened since the beginning of the year. IMF tells UK: boost spending to save economy 2012-07-19T19:20:18Z Prices have stabilized recently but demand remains resilient, and could provide a serious fillip for the country in these crisis times. Portugal turns to natural resources in crisis times 2012-07-04T12:40:17Z Despite the fillip there was "no evidence" of improving consumer confidence, James said. Dixons decides to hang on to its loss-making Greek chain Kotsovolos 2012-06-21T18:51:40Z And with investors nervous and short term in their outlooks, it should not be underestimated how much any sign of a positive fillip from the tournament might help a company's share price. Aviva Investors picks companies likely to benefit from Euro 2012 2012-05-30T14:08:19Z Markets were down this week as the eurozone crisis escalated, with talk that China might buy government bonds provided a minor, if short-lived fillip. No Facebook fillip at end of worst week since August 2012-05-18T18:27:47Z Talk that China might offer support to the eurozone by buying government bonds, and suggestions of a ban on short selling European shares, provided a minor fillip during the day, but this soon wore off. FTSE 100 suffers worst week since August with ?80bn wiped off value of UK's top companies 2012-05-18T16:43:32Z The era of American academic entrepreneurship was given a fillip by the , which allowed universities to patent advances made on their campuses even though the basic research was often funded by US taxpayers. US scientists who mean business 2012-05-06T23:29:11Z Industry as a whole will be helped, particularly the housing sector and will provide a fillip to growth. India Ink: What They Said: India's Interest Rate Cut 2012-04-17T09:24:10Z But that gave me, in the middle of my astonishment, the fillip that I needed. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Talk that China might offer support to the eurozone by buying government bonds, and suggestions of a ban on short selling European shares, provided a minor fillip, but this soon wore off. No Facebook fillip at end of worst week since August 2012-05-18T18:27:47Z The excitement of the meeting had waned, the fillip of the unwonted treat had lost its power. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z But though many who had been there, had left, the more select remained, and the King's return to his seat had given the company a fillip. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z The insult gave the needed fillip to the other's courage. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z A considerable fillip was, this year, given to printing on gelatino-bromide paper by the issue of “The Argentic Gelatino-Bromide Worker’s Guide,” published by W. T. Morgan and Co. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z Like a sharp fillip, it strung her nerves. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z He was one of those to whom a spice of danger is a fillip, whom a little peril shakes out of themselves. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z She boiled with healthy wrath against the selfish old hag who was gone, and anger was a fillip to her energy. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z They got a fillip when envoys at the United Nation’s latest talks in Durban, South Africa, agreed to aim for a 2015 deal to cut carbon emissions. Satellites for Climate Checks Get Boost After Durban Talks 2012-02-13T10:58:39Z Mr. Simon added a particularly funny fillip: Al asks where one guy died and Willie, without losing a beat, answers, “In Variety.” | Long Island: ?The Sunshine Boys? at the Engeman Theater ? Review 2012-02-11T05:01:12Z On the funding side, a recent fillip in bank bond deals also masks deep underlying problems. European banks prepare for worst, hoard cash 2012-01-20T13:06:35Z Whether this start gave the Protectionists a fillip or no, they were in great spirits, and Mottisfont was up and down shaking hands all the morning. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z A fillip for the IMF is likely to be discussed by G-20 deputy finance chiefs, scheduled to meet this week in Mexico. IMF Said to Seek $1 Trillion Resource-Boost Amid Euro Crisis 2012-01-18T11:23:02Z Yesterday’s decision will be a “fillip” for EON and RWE, Stern said. Gazprom Price Retreat Offers EON Hope as Euro Crisis Cuts Demand 2012-01-18T08:17:41Z I am the more disposed to take their word for it, since as they are both happy, they cannot be supposed to have the fillip of discontent. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z But it did not give him the usual fillip; on the contrary, he felt rather chilled. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Why, I never saw him again myself—I believe he was too disgusted with the fillip he had given Dr. Johnson's reputation, and did not even take advantage of the Christmas Bank Holiday. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z I hear the Cause received a tremendous fillip last Sunday. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z A fillip should be given to the appetite; whenever this is destroyed, and sleeplessness ensues, cycling is being overdone. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the central banks of Japan, Canada, Britain and Switzerland to provide cheaper dollar funding for banks eased credit strains and provided a fillip to market sentiment. Ten days of secret planning to rescue markets 2011-12-02T07:14:22Z Mr. Levi threw himself back in his chair, and looked with a roguish expression still upon the table, and gave the corner of the note a little fillip. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z "Pshaw! your appearance will give a fillip to his impoverished appetite." The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The former Massachusetts governor has been running high in the polls among Republicans and Thune's backing will be a fillip to his campaign. Romney picks up Thune endorsement for White House 2011-11-23T07:45:31Z His words, far from causing her alarm, seemed to act as a fillip. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z A great number of things seemed to lie on the tip of her tongue, ready, apparently against her own better judgment, to be detached from it by a perfectly-timed fillip of opposition. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z The drop in tourism in the Arab world has been good news for struggling European economies, which need every fillip they can get. Arab Protests Send Tourists to Europe, Costing Region $7 Billion 2011-10-17T07:05:18Z Such remarks suggest global authorities want European governments to take fresh steps to contain their region’s turmoil before considering additional aid, let alone a fillip of the IMF’s coffers. G-20 Signals More IMF Aid for Europe Possible, Splits on Fillip 2011-10-15T22:23:01Z Policy makers held out the possibility of rewarding European action with more aid from the International Monetary Fund, while splitting over whether the Washington-based lender needs a fillip of cash. Europe Crisis Plan Wins Global Backing as G-20 Urges Action 2011-10-15T22:23:04Z Policy makers signaled the possibility of rewarding European action with more aid from the International Monetary Fund, while splitting over whether the Washington-based lender needs a fillip of cash. Europe Crisis Plan Wins U.S. Backing as G-20 Urges Action 2011-10-15T18:40:01Z And the reflection helped him somewhat with his dinner, which needed a fillip or two. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z And it can’t be a fillip for the status of Germany’s international credibility, based on an image of excellent economic and financial performance. Politicus: In Germany, Slump Casts Long Shadow 2011-09-19T10:33:55Z In the nine months before birth an angel teaches it the whole Torah; then he gives it a fillip under the nose, and the soul forgets everything it has learned. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z Japan’s reconstruction will provide a fillip just when the country needs it. Japan?s economic prospects: Out of the ruins 2011-08-25T09:48:19Z SINGAPORE—Asian shares were higher on Monday, tracking gains on Wall Street on Friday, with stocks in Tokyo getting an extra fillip from better-than-expected economic growth data. Asian Shares Rise; GDP Data Boosts Tokyo 2011-08-15T02:54:39Z Nothing is so capable of giving a fillip to a sluggish will, arousing it to efforts that even its possessor never dreamt it capable of, as religion. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z But in that awful climate the addition of a small quantity of spirits to the tea acted as a restorative, giving the stomach a fillip, and enabling the food to be eaten and digested. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z She seemed as if the events of the last hour had but stirred her to endeavour, had given a fillip to her sluggish life. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z Rather had all this excitement given her a fillip. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z The carousers spoke openly and boldly against prelatical government, to which they believed they had given a good fillip. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z It was at this psychological moment that the final fillip was given. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z Nevertheless the little fillip administered to her self-esteem made her feel more contented; into the bargain, it deepened her interest in the business in hand. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z And a victory at Lord's would propel them above Graeme Smith's team, the perfect fillip for their enthralling summer four-Test series against India, the world's number one ranked side. Strauss eyes Sri Lanka series win 2011-06-02T15:24:03Z Little of this was wasted labour, though Wilde had no need to fillip his invention by such practice as the writing of reviews provided. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z These sales are a fillip to western economies that are otherwise hemorrhaging jobs and losing their competitive edge to the rising powers in the global South. War in the Multipolar World: Customers One Day, Targets the Next 2011-04-19T05:50:08Z In February he thought a journey southwards might give him a mental fillip which he sadly needed. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z There was a fillip, too, that Redknapp would have prized, since the side needs to regain focus in the Premier League if it is to feature in this competition next season. Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Real Madrid (Real win 5-0 on agg) 2011-04-13T20:43:31Z Successful elections would be another fillip for foreign investment in sub-Saharan Africa's second biggest economy and strengthen its international standing. Nigeria races to get aborted elections back on track 2011-04-03T12:12:23Z Successful elections would be another fillip for foreign investment in Nigeria and across fast-growing Africa as well as strengthening Nigeria's international clout. Nigerian vote aborted after ballot paper chaos 2011-04-02T13:52:12Z The fillip provided by private and public investment in the aftermath of the 1995 earthquake helped the economic expansion accelerate for two years after three years of near zero growth. Bank of Japan Is Said to Consider Emergency Lending Program 2011-03-31T07:17:17Z The fillip provided by private and public investment in the aftermath of the 1995 Kobe earthquake helped the economy accelerate for two years after three years of near zero growth. Japan Economy’s V-Shaped Rebound Depends on End to Blackouts 2011-03-21T15:29:30Z The drop in the currency, which helps bolster export competitiveness, offered a fillip to equities, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average advancing 2.7 percent, limiting its loss since March 10 to 12 percent. BOJ Reluctance to Finance Japan’s Borrowing Set to Be Tested 2011-03-20T15:22:01Z Scoring a point, let alone a podium finish, would be a huge fillip to the 24-year-old who, in less harrowing times, does not really feel very Japanese. Home is where the heart is for Japan's Kamui Kobayashi 2011-03-20T00:07:02Z He comes, and prescribes, and goes away again, leaving behind him that little fillip of cheerfulness that the doctor's visit always gives; and another day wears on. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z As an added fillip, the judge let it slip that Mr. Simon had been cut out of his parents’ estates. NYC: Justice Delayed and Delayed for One Felon 2011-03-08T03:35:35Z The want of food, the nervous depression, the rage and exhaustion, all intensified by the sharp and unaccustomed fillip of the wine, had done their work. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z It is a nice fillip for a placid, blank or uneventful life, but for a man overdone with the stress of business, give me this. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z The wind struck their faces with a dank fillip of dew. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z The conditions were horrific and his performance was a big fillip for us. Harlequins 21-9 Sale 2011-02-19T20:02:17Z She rapped each man's knuckles hard, to the delight of all the rest, and yet the fillip left no pain, but only a pleasant glow. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Association with the Royal wedding looks set to provide a fillip to a range of organisations. Demand soars at 'Kate dress' firm 2011-02-13T14:41:41Z I tell you this, sir: I 'd rather a man would give me a fillip on the nose than talk to me about luck. Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service 2011-02-04T03:00:18.850Z The signing is big fillip for manager Steve Kean, who himself only secured his long-term future at Ewood Park with a new contract this week. Nelsen signs new Blackburn deal 2011-01-22T11:22:39Z Nor is this boy-love without the occasional fillips and spicinesses, which at times, by an apparent abatement, enhance the permanent delights of those more advanced lovers who love beneath the cestus of Venus. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z SINGAPORE—Asian stock markets were lower Friday, after Wall Street's losses on Thursday and disappointing U.S. jobless-claims data, but some markets got a fillip from technology stocks after a solid earnings report from Intel. Asia Slips on Wall Street Weakness 2011-01-14T01:29:23Z Isadora Duncan had coached her for the dance in the last scene, as an act of generous friendship, and this had given "The Song" a new fillip in London. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z He pushed back his hat and with a fillip of his fingers slatted off the perspiration. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z "And such is the condition of Sir Hugh," said Martin, "unless we can give a fresh fillip to his depressed spirits, and teach him to forget his griefs; he will despair, and despairing, die." William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Some would climb up trees, holding one foot in the air; others poise themselves over a fire, and without mercy fillip their noses. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Prior repeatedly stresses that he retains ambitions in the shorter formats of the game and it will be a great fillip for him if the deal goes through. The Ashes 2010: England's Matt Prior to join Victoria after Tests 2010-12-22T11:32:00Z The mud he scatters has one good quality—it does not stain; one fillip ... and it is gone. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z They are in search of some sort of fillip. Chelsea and Manchester United burdened by effects of passage of time 2010-12-18T00:08:42Z The share sale, the country's largest yet, opened last Monday and closed Thursday, drawing demand of $52.48 billion, providing a fillip to ... Coal India Sets IPO Price at Top of Range 2010-10-25T16:12:00Z Bale believes that the prospect of Ramsey and Collison coming back into the fold, after spending so long on the sidelines, will give Wales a huge fillip ahead of the England fixture. Gareth Bales insists Wales can cause an upset against England 2010-10-13T21:30:00Z In a further fillip, Cross was at the front of the queue at the club's end-of-season award shindig last week. The Spin 2010-09-28T10:23:00Z That will be considered a fillip as Capello seeks to rebuild his own reputation and that of the national squad following their failings in the summer. Fabio Capello to call up Fulham's keeper David Stockdale for England 2010-08-28T05:00:00Z That psychological fillip will be unavailable in Cape Town. World Cup 2010: Holland holding out to shake off ghosts of Seventies 2010-07-05T20:04:00Z Gasquet will get a points fillip in the ATP rankings for winning in Nice and put behind him a couple of ordinary years but his mind, for now at least, is trained on Murray. Win lifts Gasquet into match with Murray 2010-05-23T21:39:00Z The fact that they went on to win the Twenty20 is a massive fillip, so I don't expect things to be radically different to how they were when I left. Success in my absence can only benefit England, says Andrew Strauss 2010-05-23T08:00:00Z It would be a great fillip for the country to win it this year in these difficult times. David James should start for England at World Cup, says Gordon Banks 2010-05-19T14:03:00Z Rooney's recent injuries suggest he, too, may find a fillip in a timely rest before embarking upon his task in South Africa. Rio Ferdinand's recovery brings fresh hope for United and England 2010-05-07T23:42:00Z The victory gives Zimbabwe a huge fillip ahead of their Group B opener against Sri Lanka on 3 May. Zimbabwe in shock cricket victory 2010-04-28T08:52:00Z His return would represent a timely fillip for the manager, whose side are now four points behind Manchester City with daunting fixtures against the current top four still to come. Ledley King set for Premier League comeback for Spurs against Arsenal 2010-04-12T21:30:00Z I thought West Ham showed a lot of spirit last week against Everton, they kept coming back and I think that will be a big fillip to them. Lawro predictions 2010-04-08T13:59:00Z Flood of new apps The iAd initiative also seems designed to provide a fillip to the growth of new applications for Apple's handsets. Apple v Google 2010-04-09T14:41:00Z Win tonight and Newcastle have one foot in the Premier League, lose tonight and Forest's automatic promotion hopes receive a Lottery win-sized fillip. Live - Monday football 2010-03-29T17:58:00Z It will provide a massive fillip to hard pressed FTBs who have seen their aspirations for home ownership dashed by harsh lending conditions. Budget 2010: the business reaction 2010-03-24T14:18:00Z If he wins for his role as Nelson Mandela in Invictus, this will provide a fillip for not only the proportion of non-white winners, but for the grey-haired as well. And Oscar winners usually look like this... 2010-03-05T15:41:00Z The new study, which only involved 28 patients, is modest fillip. Brain images suggest Alzheimer's drug is working 2010-03-01T00:08:00Z "We haven't won away under the new manager and it would be a big fillip if we do get the result," said number eight Nick Easter. 2010-02-13T17:40:00Z Of all who had broken bread with the ruined man, there were not two who cared a fillip whether he were living or dead. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir Except the heads of the carpet departments in some few large concerns, they know much more about their wares than other salesmen, and their personal, live knowledge gives a fillip of enthusiasm to the purchaser. The Oriental Rug A Monograph on Eastern Rugs and Carpets, Saddle-Bags, Mats & Pillows, with a Consideration of Kinds and Classes, Types, Borders, Figures, Dyes, Symbols, etc. Together with Some Practical Advice to Collectors. Miss Binswanger leaned forward in her low rocker, suddenly pink as each word had been a fillip to her blood, and a faint terra-cotta ran under the olive of her skin, lighting it. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole The next night Gay came accordingly, and, treating him as Pope had done the night before, Cibber very fairly gave him a fillip on the nose, which made them both roar. A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope The cards, obedient to his words, Are by a fillip turned to birds. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 A gallant little exploit at this juncture, gave a fillip to the spirits of the community. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools It assembles within itself the contributions of the whole world, and gives a fillip to industry among the most distant tribes and nations. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 It is ripping to work hard when you feel you are getting on, and a little taste of success now and then will be a wonderful fillip. The Daughters of a Genius For these agreeable "notices" M. Sarcey appears to have mended his pen and to have given a fillip to his fancy. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. I declare to you, sir, in all seriousness, I 'd rather that a man should give me a fillip on the nose than take the liberty of a joke with me. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly And then, of course, this amazing romance of his—this deathbed marriage—as you might call it—has given him a wonderful fillip. The Brightener But this Bethlehem was a small, small place, and the Romans cared not so much as one finger's fillip that a strange white star waited there for a little while to light up a birth-bed. Seeds of Pine When he wanted an emotional fillip, he wandered about the streets until he met some poor wretch evidently hungry and out of elbows. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections They give a fillip to the lazy, creeping hours, and relieve the lassitude of country-places. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time Three of the women, squatting on the floor, began to fillip their castanets with lively clacking, while another beat with her hands on a globe-bottomed timbrel tucked under her left arm. Sónnica Without the fillip of a little scandal, honest people would fall asleep; and surely it is far preferable to that to abuse one's friends with moderation. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Don't you know that it matters not a finger's fillip what any one says about a climber's mood or manner once she has reached the heights? Seeds of Pine It gives a fillip to their jaded senses. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature A meeting such as to-night’s gives an immense fillip on the part of society to what they are pleased to call the supernatural. The Moving Finger Voltaire might have canted if he’d stood in my shoes; but the brains“—with a rattling fillip on his bald head—“the brains were clear and active, and I saw and made no deductions.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) The sudden smash of the Northern Pacific, just completed by Villard, brought the stock down lower than before the fillip had been given. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways Her beauty, her flattered response to his attentions, her fresh, unsophisticated charm of gaiety, might well appeal to him for a time, adding the fillip of the unaccustomed to a jaded palate. Kildares of Storm Don Ruy sauntered near enough to hear the fillip and see the woman dry her eyes. The Flute of the Gods The fact was Barnriff’s scandal had received a fillip in a fresh and unprecedented direction. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country There was a victrola in the corner, too, and this they kept going to stimulate their nerves, which already were sufficiently on edge without the added fillip of music and champagne. The Crimson Tide A Novel New discoveries of gold and rising prices gave everywhere a fillip to trade. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways And that one of those yawps would be Jason, stodgily on his bench, gave Lonnie an extra fillip. Zero Data And then, giving his horse a fillip, away they went, bowling along over the park amid high fern brakes, lofty trees, and many deer. The Fairchild Family When his great work was completed in 1791, its author contributed to the European Magazine for May and June a little sketch of himself, in order to give a fillip to its circulation. James Boswell Famous Scots Series Take hold of the right ear with the left hand and fillip the knife so that it turns once or twice in the air and strikes on its point in the earth. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 Whoever owned them had the power to make the tides instantly rise or fall at his word, to make the dry land appear, or the sea overwhelm it, in the fillip of a finger. Japanese Fairy World Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan The added impetus of his leap over the Gorm had given him the required extra fillip of speed. Pirates of the Gorm He took the cigarette from his lips, eyed it regretfully, and flung it away with a petulant fillip. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation If you'll give us dinner first, I might collect a few bright lads and give the thing a bit of a fillip. The Education of Eric Lane Seventh: Still holding the knife in the same manner, bring the handle up to the nose and fillip it over through the air, so that it will stick in the ground. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 His Lordship attended many functions, gave a fillip to every one of them, and all he said was reported and saved up ready to be cast in his teeth sometimes. The King's Post Being a volume of historical facts relating to the posts, mail coaches, coach roads, and railway mail services of and connected with the ancient city of Bristol from 1580 to the present time Upon their return to the French capital, they introduced the idea, with the added fillip of service in tall glasses, in their favorite cafés, where it became known as café mazagran. All About Coffee Dipping into Herr Wilner’s diary added a fillip to the increasing fascination that was possessing him. The Dark Star They were exclusively for die Herren, and always gave a fillip to the conversation, which was also more or less a masculine monopoly. Home Life in Germany The apparition of the great comet of 1843 gave an additional fillip to the movement. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition The common parent was given a fillip of a contemptuous thumb and finger. A Man of Two Countries Among smaller items he mentions ten thousand fillips and a million and a quarter raps and hits. Lafayette The monstrous deference of the footman who received Anthony's coat and hat gave a disconcerting fillip to the latter's uneasiness. Anthony Lyveden She got an encore, to Barty's great relief; and to hers too, no doubt—if she hadn't, fillips on the nose for supper that night! The Martian Then, in return for a little service, only worth a fillip, you made me a present of a horse which was worth a hundred louis, and I love generous men. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental It might give a needed fillip to the national music of Japan. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 2nd, 1914 He curled up his finger and thumb, closed his eye, and began to fillip me on the nose. Jewish Children Corrupting a Legislature is not something a man may do with a fillip of his finger and thumb. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated She knew that it wanted but this fillip to carry her through. The Merry-Go-Round At the theater, when Pa lost his temper, she could reckon on a mighty fillip, and then it was over: Pa was sorry, rather than otherwise. The Bill-Toppers "But, my dear Pamela, a little gaiety would give you a fillip." Vixen, Volume III. "It comes as a fillip to your already blunted purpose," said the lawyer with a curious smile. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time He has given a fillip to existence, loath as I am to acknowledge it. The Prairie Mother This broad hint must have been signalled by the gallant Major in the way of a stimulating fillip, and accordingly it aroused considerable attention. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. "The Best People" is a pleasant spring fillip. Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing Some fillip was needed to bring it to an easy flow, and the simultaneous scrape of their feet turning round showed the direction of their thoughts. The House with the Green Shutters She spent the whole time this morning telling me how charming and fascinating Ydo was and what a fillip she gave to life. The Silver Butterfly Here the eager trader gave a slight fillip to the canvass, as if he expected the snow to fall off. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Perhaps my success at Edinburgh may have given fillip to Liberalism in the Lowlands. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, August 13, 1887 IV. “fillip me with a three man beetle.” A Glossary of Provincial Words & Phrases in use in Somersetshire Here Ribsy got upon his legs again, and, after a refreshing fillip with his heels, cantered off along the road, whistling as he went. Davy and The Goblin What Followed Reading 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' Her face was a little flat, but it was young, and the scar gave it just the fillip it needed. The Night of the Long Knives Vaucorbeil watched him, then, with a fillip, knocked off his cap. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life Taking up a glass of wine, the prince gave it a fillip, so that a little flew in Oglethorpe's face. Stories Of Georgia There is a fillip, no doubt—and we should not be men and women if we did not feel it—in the recognition of what we have tried to do. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John To give the class a needed fillip, I appealed to them to settle whether I or the boy was right. Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk I suspect that he had been roughly handled by Captain Anthony up there, and the resentment gave a tremendous fillip to the slow play of his wits. Chance A Tale in Two Parts And at no great distance was the monument of Sardanapalus, on which there is a marble figure putting together the fingers of its right hand, as if it were giving a fillip. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry Both wear swords; one, exhibiting the most developed wig of the two, offers a snuff-box, from which the other has accepted a pinch, and fillips it into his companion's eyes. Notes and Queries, Number 74, March 29, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. We spoke of the lands, scenes, and adventures, each had passed through, while a fresh bottle was called to fillip our memories. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver In consequence of the new tax on imported films the Cinema industry in England has received a new fillip, and a wave of enterprise is passing over the studios. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 3, 1916 Principal result of manœuvre, beyond giving fillip to majority, is that a day will be filched from meagre holidays, and House must needs sit on Thursday. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 8, 1893 Eat, drink, play; all other human joys are not worth a fillip.' The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry Her simmering anger received a fillip from an accidental meeting with Kilmeny, the first since the night of her engagement. The Highgrader Her words were a fillip to the Ranger. Oh, You Tex! A slight fillip was given to Robert's waning enthusiasm by the arrival of new furniture for his room. Salthaven Strange to say, her stupidity helped to render her own prophecy incorrect, for the indignation quickened the soldier’s feeble pulse, and that gave him a fillip in the right direction. Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan Then with the wish for some stimulating fillip he stripped and plunged into the sobering coolness of the water. The Tyranny of Weakness We had never known all this while how much we missed them; but it gave us a fillip to see the smoke from their chimneys. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) Let me look round the cabin for some external object to act as a fillip to an exhausted imagination. The King's Own We now all found our tongues, a fillip had been given to our spirits, and we thought scarcely of our hunger or thirst. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman Of course, the “Scandalous Disclosures” heading was premature—inserted, indeed, to give a fillip to the sale of the paper. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War Then I produced Morillo’s letter of defiance, which I took with me to show him, and which added a fillip to the conversation that lasted us until the cloth was drawn. A Pirate of the Caribbees What she did there gave a new fillip to the Stanton-DeLisle-St. A Soldier of the Legion "Just to give me a fillip in the right direction." The Great Amulet But the opening of the 1917 Spring Offensive soon gave a great fillip to activities. The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion) Record of War Service, 1914-1918 At Mbau, they fillip small stones from the end of a bamboo with sufficient force to make the person hit wince again. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia "You need not have troubled yourself," Bayne protested, looking fixedly at his cigar as he touched off the long ash with a delicate fillip. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee With a fatherly nod he hurried off down a side street, and Milly went home with a new fillip to her lively imagination. One Woman's Life "It will wear you out," he objected, fishing for the denial which would give the precious fillip to the craftsman vanity. The Price "We must give the fleet," said Nelson to Blackwood, "something by way of a fillip." Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes The little spice of difficulty gave a fillip of interest, however; and he remembered how the charming child on the boat had said that she "liked doing difficult things." The Golden Silence I can only say for myself, that if I had lived through his Majesty’s last twenty-five years, I should need no other fillip to digestion than my chuckles over the prophecies of my enemies. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View "Get to the point," said Aubrey, encouragingly, fearing, I suppose, that if he did not give the conversation a fillip, I might go on in that strain for ever, which would be wearing. At Home with the Jardines She has some pressing business on hand, and ten chances to one she has gone to fillip your young lady out of your sight and hearing. The House of Martha They do not care whether they have milk with it or not, so long as the tea is strong and gives them a fillip. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 357, October 30, 1886 Her hair, of a reddish yellow, had faded to a yellowish white, which by a faint fillip of the imagination could be made to seem golden in some lights. The Golden Silence But he had to make Him give a fillip to set the world in motion; beyond this, he has no further need of God. Pascal's Pensées Nevertheless, something about it had given a fillip to his spirits. The Hidden Places A visit from Governor Gore of Upper Canada, and the arrival of the fleet from Guernsey and two frigates from Portsmouth, gave a fillip to society. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 The slight fillip which Lucia had innocently given to his bored faculties, soon subsided. A Canadian Heroine, Volume 1 A Novel That will give him just the extra fillip, and he will go, and you will be demure, and then by those stimulating lions' and tigers' cages you can plight your troth. Red Hair "It is high time to give you a fillip." The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood She no longer had any feeling, any desire for those two lovers, whom a fillip from her rosy fingers could bend to her will. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2 The needed fillip came when the mountaineer staggered to the threshold to swear thickly at his daughter. The Quickening Taste, indeed! when I would not let her sing a song I cared a fillip for. Autumn Leaves Original Pieces in Prose and Verse Indeed, dear—I should not only be glad but grateful to go to you by and by for a short fillip. Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books And what was the tonic which had given such a fillip to his system, and hurried on his recovery? The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars There the Buduk decoits, Thugs, and poisoners, remain without sentences, and will do so till Richmond goes, unless you give him a fillip. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II "It will give a fillip to your appetite." A Prince of Sinners Later this expedient began to lose its fillip. Empire Builders His one recreation—and it was the only one in which he found the precious fillip of enthusiasm—was motoring. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush She then proceeded, with well-directed fillip of thumb and middle finger, to send the holy Ladies there where, in her judgment, they belonged. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century Barnaby Rich describes this custom: after having drank, the president "turned the bottom of the cup upward, and in ostentation of his dexterity, gave it a fillip, to make it cry ting." Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 The journey seemed interminable, but just as I was losing all patience, I received a fillip that awoke me to alertness, and set all my nerves tingling. The Passenger from Calais "Where one fillip belongs to him, a great many belong to thee," answered the waiting-maid, affectionately. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance Sunday morning church is a this-world function with a pietized gossip and a decorous sort of sociable with an intellectual fillip thrown in. Preaching and Paganism Who art thou, to send me to Paradise with a fillip of thine old finger-nail, yet to keep our excellent Sub-Prioress in Purgatory? The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century I tell you, Mollie, after finding them out, my life would not be worth a fillip in their hands. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week The first decisive, advantage to either would give a prestige and fillip to that cause which might be absolutely fatal to the hopes of the other. In the Wars of the Roses A Story for the Young But though many who had been there had left, the more select remained, and the King’s return to his seat had given the company a fillip. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France They thirsted for mock horrors, and two glaring moons rising swiftly over a hill gave the psychological fillip to their imaginations. The Lookout Man I abhor cards, outside of draw-poker on shipboard, with a crook of sorts sitting in to lend the game a fillip. A Woman Named Smith But a rebuff to him was in the nature of an appetizer, a fillip to press the acquaintance. Judith of the Plains For a warning, such a futile one as I had given would only inflame a girl like Marcia, and the suggestion of danger was just the fillip her jaded tastes required. Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment But for that strange fillip of politics Lockwin must have been beaten before he began the campaign. David Lockwin—The People's Idol Maria told herself that she despised a man who could so dismiss the great social problem and its prophets with a fillip of his thumb. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 Simply his interest in things and persons seemed to have received a fillip. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest In France the moratorium and immunity from taxation gave a fillip to recklessness. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference Sometimes we get a little fillip of excitement. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria It needed only a fillip now to convert that interest into something warmer; and the fillip was not long in coming. The Sorcery Club The mere fact of having her feet firmly planted upon the floor gave Cuckoo a certain fillip of courage, and she tossed her head with that old vulgar gesture of hers which suggested the harridan. Flames It had only wanted a fillip such as this to rouse him from the curious lethargic hopelessness into which the terrible night's doings had cast him. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest As for the second defect, pretended in our law, that it hath provided no remedy for lies and fillips, it may receive like answer. The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) G.'s presence at Morning Sitting gave only possible fillip to interminable Debate on Land Purchase Bill. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 2, 1891 Satiated women are the most grateful for such a fillip, and once a woman's grateful, she's generous. Through stained glass We don't want this PHILIP, but we do want a fillip of our own. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, January 3, 1917 That idiom is not very strange to present-day readers, indeed we may say it has but a fillip of strangeness. The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature G. "If I recollect, they were actually fired to give the car a fillip when it reached the dead-point on its way back to the earth." A Trip to Venus He had a quiz and a fillip for every one, and a good thing on every occasion. Tales of a Traveller The advent of Pantomime, early in the eighteenth century, gave a special fillip to spectacular display, as they were all announced to be set off with "new scenery, decorations, and flyings." A History of Pantomime This, however, is pretty George's way; where some would use a whip he "fillips" people with "a three-man beetle." Our Stage and Its Critics By "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette" Antonyms: tame, gentle, docile. fiery, a. igneous; vehement, impetuous, passionate, irascible, irritable. fifteen-sided figure. quindecagon. fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October. ides. fig, n. fico, snap, fillip. fig, n. Putnam's Word Book "Know?" he resumed, having had the necessary fillip. The Collectors There must be louder laughter, and something to win and something to lose; an excitement to drive the heart faster and fillip the blood and fire the imagination. The Abominations of Modern Society At the same time, they serve as a fillip to the attention. The Making of Arguments One might be persuaded to find here simply an ebullition of rhythmic impulse,—the desire for a special fillip that starts and suggests a stronger energy of motion than the usual conventional pace. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies Small ones—young smelts, perhaps—with oval lips, fillips to their tails, and sides that glisted. The Vertical City A bright note of red in the upper jewel of one earring, now, no doubt, cruder than was originally intended, gives a fillip to the whole, after a fashion peculiar to Titian. The Later Works of Titian This man was not, when left to himself, immoderately given to drinking; but being naturally of a saturnine complexion, and his spirits constantly requiring a fillip, he acquired a prodigious liking for Bob Martin's company. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 4 I am very tired of it, but I could have no such good fillip as you among the audience, and that will carry me on gayly to the end. Yesterdays with Authors In awesome quiet of unsoothing sounds we feel, over a dual elemental motion, a quick fillip as of sudden lapping wave, while a shadowy air rises slowly in hollow intervals. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies A man-sized fish with its mouth jerked open to the shape of a gasp and the fillip still through its enormous body, as if its flanks were uncomfortably dry. The Vertical City The situation gave a fillip to her imagination; it was piquant. The Purple Heights A fillip on the nose chances to bleed, and, behold! you are maimed for life. The Man Who Laughs It was a fillip to his blood, and his nerves began to recover from the tremendous strain and excitement of the last four days. The Shades of the Wilderness A Story of Lee's Great Stand And the expressive melody is of the same essence as the original sighing motto, save with a shift of accent that gives a new fillip of motion. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies "Bah!" said he, sending it on with a contemptuous fillip of the forefinger and thumb. In the Days of My Youth But the great Thames strike may be said rather to have given a fillip to Colonial Trades Unionism, apart from politics altogether, than to have created any Party. The Long White Cloud The spice of danger gives a fillip to business to the town whose population heard the din of the most thunderously spectacular action of the war echoing among the surrounding hills. 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 He indorsed, blotting with a swift dab, and a final fillip through the window. The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On It gives the brain a fillip, stirs memory, puts the gears of imagination in mesh. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 The young ladies in that part of the world had been slow in marrying lately, and it was felt that the present occasion might give a little fillip to the neighbourhood. John Caldigate The letter p, however, is commonly doubled, in some words, even when it forms a needless exception to Rule 4th; as in the derivatives from fillip, gossip, and perhaps also worship. The Grammar of English Grammars In other times of stress, as just before a critical hour in court, the tub and the cold plunge had been his fillip where other men resorted to the bottle. The Grafters This happy change gave a pleasant fillip to my spirits. Lectures on Art Mail, Mr. Jennings went over to another local evening paper, the Daily Times, and by way of giving it a fillip he published in its columns a series of papers on "Our Public Men." A Tale of One City: the New Birmingham Papers Reprinted from the "Midland Counties Herald" It would give a fillip to your sermons. The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage He was a nice enough young man; for all she knew, he might be a concentration of all the manly virtues, but he gave no fillip to either her imagination or her emotions. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest Some Champagne Punch gave a new though temporary fillip to the entertainments of the evening. Martin Chuzzlewit Nevertheless, my stray visits to Titbull’s since the date of this occurrence, have confirmed me in an impression that it was a wholesome fillip. The Uncommercial Traveller Another circumstance, of a similar kind, gave an additional fillip to the phrase, and infused new life and vigour into it, just as it was dying away. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 Catching sight of him presently, she greeted him with a flash of her dark eye that made him writhe as though his heart had received a fillip from a ponderable missile. The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage I watched it stupidly, but it gave me the fillip needed to pick up the threads. Mr. Standfast As I reasoned it out, the Turks must be in a bad way, and, unless they got a fillip from Greenmantle, would crumple up before the Russians. Greenmantle The eyelashes and the figure gave an agreeable fillip to his humour. The Shuttle Voltaire might have canted if he'd stood in my shoes; but the brains' - with a rattling fillip on his bald head - 'the brains were clear and active, and I saw and made no deductions.' Tales and Fantasies They could tell the people who had come down from London for the day; the keen air gave a fillip to their weariness. Of Human Bondage That had added the last fillip to an already tense situation. Fanny Herself What if it were true, this wonderful fillip of fortune striking in there like some chance-driven bolt? McTeague Socially he had received a startling fillip downwards; and, having already lost commercial buoyancy from rash transactions, the velocity of his descent in both aspects became accelerated every hour. The Mayor of Casterbridge And, as a final fillip, Sundevil was a message from the Secret Service to their longtime rivals in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier So the attorney had no notion of allowing this highly satisfactory arithmetic to be thrown into confusion by the fillip of a small gloved finger. Wylder's Hand And Mrs. Oldaker, with a coy fillip of her fan, called him a naughty boy. The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation "Pooh! if he has any bowels at all, he won't mind a fillip or two from a poor lone woman; I'm sure no other Christian would." The Spy She loved him as a tigress may love her tamer, the man with the whip; and the knowledge that she was deceiving Hans and her husband and Ferdinand added a fillip to her satisfaction. The Price of Things Then, the strength regained by exercise and air, the few dollars made by fruit picking, gave a fillip to his languishing spirit and an objective point rose on his vision. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California Then when she perceived Pao-yü reduced to such straits as to turn purple, she clenched her teeth and spitefully gave him, on the forehead, a fillip with her finger. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books To feel that she could, gave her a fillip, and added a fresh charm to her face. His Hour On slighter joys, a fillip to the taste. Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life Just this was needed to fillip his fancy. The Gray Dawn I have a strong hope that all those splinters have worked out now, and your being here has given him a fillip, so that he is altogether better and more cheerful. With Moore at Corunna The boating episode and that of the tea at Oak Farm had been events which had given a fillip to existence. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War In Uzbekistan, whose crumbling economy has enjoyed a fillip from the presence of 1500 US troops, support for America's military campaigns is understandably high. The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism O' Mondays, lending each other flirts and fillips on the nose. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 Sitting at table once in company with a prince of Wurtemberg, the latter gave a fillip to a glass of wine, so as to make some of it fly in Oglethorpe's face. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography Mr. Horton was complacently consuming his breakfast with an excellent appetite, to which the prospect of six weeks among Bermuda lilies with Adrienne lent a fillip. The Call of the Cumberlands So the trip to Europe may not do much in the way of instructing the wearied and overloaded intelligence, but it gives it a fillip which makes it feel young again for a little while. Our Hundred Days in Europe A natural fillip followed, the beetle went floundering into the aisle and lit on its back, and the hurt finger went into the boy's mouth. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2. They see it only as a fillip to appetite. Gone to Earth One ought really to take these fillips now and then, they make one enjoy life a great deal more. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present My prison bars are but a sixteenth of an inch thick; I could snap them with a fillip—only the window-pane, to me as impenetrable as the twenty-foot wall of the Tower of London. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies |
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