| 单词 | leveler |
| 例句 | Beginning in the fifties, less discrimination, a truer merit system, and leveler playing fields existed inside the gates of our military posts more than in any Southern city hall or Northern corporation. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Architect, utility worker, maid: heart attack is the great leveler, and in those first fearful moments, three New Yorkers with little in common faced a single common threat. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “London is a leveler. We are now all in London and we are now all the same, what nonsense,” Bose said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In “Mockingbird,” a book once described by Oprah Winfrey as “our national novel,” Atticus praised American courts as “the great levelers,” dedicated to the proposition that “all men are created equal.” Review: Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Gives Atticus Finch a Dark Side 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z “In prison there are no paparazzi. It’s the great leveler,” Rosen said. Apologetic actress Felicity Huffman gets 14-day sentence in U.S.... 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z But you have to admit that Radiohole is a great leveler. Theater Review | 'Whatever, Heaven Allows': If Douglas Sirk and Milton Walked Into a Bar and Started Trading Yarns 2010-02-24T22:27:00Z Money is the great leveler in the industry, absolving all sins, including creative ones. ‘Like a Boss’ Review: Tiffany & Rose’s Very Unfortunate Adventure 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Laughter is supposed to a unifying force, a leveler of distinctions and a healer of divisions. Adjusting to a World That Won’t Laugh With You 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z In April, the county installed a “beaver baffle” — a pond leveler. With beavers in the suburbs, park officials look to balance needs of humans and ‘nature’s engineers’ 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Their mother, they said, used to hang her feet off the side of her father’s horse-drawn leveler, creating undulating patterns in the dirt that would eventually be repeated in her work. The Japanese-American Sculptor Who, Despite Persecution, Made Her Mark 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Ms. Koch called the game a great leveler and noted that since no one lives on the island full time, there is no division between residents and visitors. An Island of Culture in the Harbor 2011-05-26T20:32:56Z The great thing about Whelan’s is it was a great leveler. Q&A: Dublin, Beyond the Guinness Storehouse 2014-01-29T20:03:24Z One cannot fairly call them great levelers, since each of us is affected and reacts differently according to our resources. Dear Hollywood: In times of international crisis, speechlessness is always preferable to stupidity 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z In this spirit, The New York Times recently asked Mr. McCollum, a pioneering Conceptual artist, to create a work specifically for a newspaper page, that great democratic leveler and, these days, an endangered species. Allan McCollum’s One-of-a-Kind Shapes in ‘For the Millions/Just for You’ 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Cultural progressives such as Levine view the market as the great leveler, working to democratize culture, but never to control it or to reinforce hierarchy. The war on culture: How conservatives and progressives joined forces to crush art 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z It’s almost as if he were proposing art as the universal binder, the great leveler, a form of social and spiritual — he’s not afraid of that word — salvation. Art Review: ‘Pawel Althamer: The Neighbors’ Is at the New Museum 2014-02-13T20:22:19Z Lunch is the democratic meal, the great leveler, a break in the rituals of social and economic life. Exhibition Review: ‘Lunch Hour NYC’ Opens at the New York Public Library 2012-06-22T22:04:35Z "Food is a great leveler of people, and everyone loves watching food." Chef in 'Hundred-Foot Journey' serves up a feast for the eyes 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z “Air travel is a leveler even without a hijack,” Smith, the director, said. ‘Hijack,’ With Idris Elba, Is a Throwback Thriller 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z It is the great leveler, a puncturing of pretension, and those who find pie throwing beneath their refined comic sensibility deserve nothing more than a lemon meringue treat, smack in the kisser. Comedy’s Sweet Weapon: The Cream Pie 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z But the leveler was just the beginning of the second-half goals. Raul Ruidiaz and Cristian Roldan score in return, but Sounders settle for tie in Charlotte 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z All of the people in the emergency room need help; acute need is a type of immediate social leveler. What indicting Donald Trump can — and can't — achieve 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Most adult Israelis complete military service, and the institution is considered a social leveler that unifies an otherwise divided population. Israel’s Army Fears Effect of Judicial Crisis on Battlefield Readiness 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Adrien Rabiot netted the only goal of the match in the first half and both sides had a goal ruled out for offside, including what would have been a late leveler for Fiorentina. Juventus edges Fiorentina 1-0 to close in on European spot 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z Rather than resorting to traps, it’s better to use “pond levelers”—pipe systems that partially drain impoundments, thereby balancing human needs with rodents’ instincts. How Beavers Shaped America, from Capitalism to Climate Change 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z City’s leveler came from an unlikely source in Lewis seven minutes into the second half. Alvarez inspires Man City CL win in absence of Haaland 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z “Buses are a leveler. If everyone rides the bus, there’s not this tiered system.” 'There's a human cost to this': California school bus funding stalled for 40 years 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z “It is futile urging Pakistanis to forgo not just what is the national beverage but their very identity since tea is the great leveler.” Pakistan urges citizens to give up tea to help economy 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z But familiar defensive issues contributed to the hosts’ downfall as James Maddison’s leveler and doubles from Vardy and Barnes condemned them to a 26th Premier League loss of a miserable campaign. Leicester routs Watford 5-1 in Hodgson’s last home game 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z But a leveler never came and the Eagles saw a seven-game unbeaten run come to an end, ahead of next week’s FA Cup semifinal against Chelsea at Wembley. Dewsbury-Hall gets 1st EPL goal, Leicester beats Palace 2-1 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z “On the whole, there’s a divide between older generations and younger generations, and crypto is seen as a leveler, an equalizer, a fresh opportunity for a reset,” he says. Islam has a rich tradition around finance. Crypto is prompting new questions. 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z In a sense, the digital pivot has been a great leveler, Villar said. Corporate America is coming around to remote work. But more big changes lie ahead. 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Young Boys was eliminated from Champions League contention by Atalanta’s late leveler, but can still finish third which earns a place in the Europa League knockout playoffs in February. Atalanta, Young Boys draw 3-3 in frantic finish 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Against the run of play, Newcastle struck a leveler in the 65th minute when the ball fell to Hayden, who volleyed into the back of the net. Newcastle draws 1-1 with Brighton in front of Eddie Howe 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z The virus, such a minuscule speck of disease, has proved to be both a great leveler and great divider of humanity. Gluing back the bits in a post-COVID myriad of human divides 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z “It’s the great leveler because nobody cares where you’re from in sports and nobody cares where you’re from in music. It’s only about what you bring to the table.” StarGate, creator of Super Bowl anthem 'Black and Yellow,' to open L.A. music school 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Still, Serbia was strongly favored to win in Belgrade, even more so after a 90th-minute leveler tied Christie’s opening goal. EURO 2020: Scotland’s coming home to end 23-year wait 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Gifted a leveler, Poland gradually looked more of a threat - even without the injured Robert Lewandowski. Maguire nets after Stones’ mistake, England beats Poland 2-1 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Gifted a leveler, Poland gradually looked more of a threat — even without the injured Robert Lewandowski. Maguire nets after Stones’ mistake, England beats Poland 2-1 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The coronavirus has emerged to become an even more unforgiving leveler of restaurants than the free market. Column: 'Scared like crazy': Going viral saved Burritos La Palma from the ravages of COVID-19 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z I wanted a government that would be responsible with its power and judicious in its interventions, a leveler when our systems became unbalanced. Opinion | I was a Republican, and I drew my red line too late. I’ll answer for my choices for years to come. 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Beyond the mentioned qualities, the movie shows me that in the midst of trying to live a life different from their forebears, food is a great connective leveler of generations and disparate traditions. Stars of D.C.’s restaurant scene recommend their favorite food movies 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z Certainly this is a theme of “Black Panther” — that technology, used in pursuit of equality and justice, can be the great leveler. Column: We are all horrified, but only white people have the luxury of being shocked 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z “Maybe this is like a devil in disguise … and it’s kind of a leveler,” said Sugar, who fronts the British version of reality TV show “The Apprentice” on the BBC. AP Interview: Ex-Tottenham chair Sugar on EPL financial woes 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z In many respects, they say, the virus is the great leveler. How 2 Very Different Los Angeles Hospitals Are Facing Coronavirus 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Microbes, as agents of illness and death, are the ultimate social leveler. Perspective | Why we should be skeptical of China’s coronavirus quarantine 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Laser levelers he was using to install window framing showed that the building was not level. How a worker who survived a catastrophic building collapse ended up in ICE detention 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Gnabry made no mistake four minutes into the second half with a fine individual goal, but the visitors were stunned again by Cordova’s late leveler. Bayern denied again as Augsburg draws 2-2 in injury time 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z “Prison is necessary here as a great leveler between rich and poor,” Eric S. Rosen, an assistant U.S. attorney, said at the sentencing. California businessman sentenced to four months in college admissions bribery scandal 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z “For wrongdoing that is predicated on wealth and rationalized by a sense of privilege, incarceration is the only leveler,” the prosecutors wrote. Looming Over the College Admissions Case: Will Parents Like Felicity Huffman Get Jail? 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Kronman paints a paranoid picture of campus life, and I am unpersuaded by the recycled anecdotes meant to show that a tide of levelers rejects the very notion of recognizing great achievement. Review | A Yale professor frets about a waning aristocracy 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z The Big One, of course, could be the big leveler, not discriminating between us and them. Ridgecrest earthquake shattered California’s cool 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z “It’s something new, the great leveler that we all live through equally,” Ms. Figueroa said. Venezuela Was Crumbling. A Blackout Tipped Parts of It Into Anarchy. 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z For a tax system that is based on dollar amounts, across a country with a wide variation in cost of living, the only leveler was the state and local tax deduction. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: India’s socialist past, R.I.P. Bryce and a bad malaprop 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Instead it was Zaha, sent off at Southampton last week after sarcastically clapping the referee, who milked the applause with his late leveler. Zaha scores late to grab point for Palace vs West Ham 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z In the dramas that would follow “The Sopranos,” from “Dexter” to “Breaking Bad” to “Jessica Jones,” individual justice regularly voids the social contract, serial killers become avengers and Avengers become the leveler of cities. ‘The Sopranos’ at 20: Melfi, Carmela, Livia — the women of HBO's mobster epic made it magic 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z So let’s not dwell on the lost leveler, the vanished national commons, that was Sears. Opinion | Cherish the demise of Sears 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Disparagement is the default position of all levelers. Opinion | Trump’s presidency is one giant act of trolling 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Where did the wrong idea that the Internet would save us by being a type of great social leveler and space to create opportunity and freedom come from? How algorithms reproduce social and racial inequality 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Voting is supposed to be the great leveler among us. Trump wants us to forget that the Russia investigation is really about our votes 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Digital technology was dreamed of as the ultimate connector and leveler, the ideal destroyer of borders and boundaries. As emerging economies bring their citizens online, global trust in internet media is changing 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z In the second half, Adnan Januzaj forgot the script as he curled in a brilliant goal to win the match for Martinez’s side, and England were unable, or unwilling, to find a leveler. England chews on the ultimate bittersweet 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z A dock leveler is a device used to allow a forklift to travel between a loading dock and a trailer. OSHA cites northeastern Nebraska plant in worker’s death 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z The Belgian did not pass up the invitation and charged the length of the field before exchanging passes with Sterling and thumping home the leveler. Man City grabs 2-1 lead vs Bristol City in League Cup semis 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Matters of national pride aside, dancers are also great socioeconomic levelers. Inside Cuba's National Ballet School 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z After Borini’s late leveler, West Ham finished with ten men after Sam Byram was dismissed in the fifth minute of stoppage time after being shown a second yellow card. Borini gives Sunderland lifeline by clinching West Ham draw 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z College is the great leveler of American life, and the great divider, too. College Is the Goal. The Problem? Getting There. 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z “We find that the stage is the leveler,” he said. Duran Duran bassist John Taylor on band’s New Year’s Eve concert in D.C. 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z The United States and European Union are some of the biggest levelers of anti-dumping measures under this process against China. China launches WTO dispute resolution case against U.S., EU 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z As I wrote in a book, “Health diplomacy is the great leveler which brings countries together in common cause, fighting one of humanity’s most ancient and powerful foes: disease.” How the AIDS quilt stitched ties between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Tech evangelists often tout cellular phones and internet access as great levelers—tools that promote equality and ease social disparities. Why the Vast Majority of Women in India Will Never Own a Smartphone 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z The body's functions were seen as a social leveler. When Did the British Get So Uptight About Mocking the Monarch? 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Typically we measure dry ingredients by scooping with a measuring cup, overfilling it, then sweeping a leveler across the top. If you’re interested in accuracy, speed and consistency when you cook, you need to use a scale 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z She is the moderator that holds the family together, the leveler and the emotional support. Vancleave couple’s unique love story is etched in stone 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z But it’s also a great leveler, allowing older and physically weaker players to hold their own and, sometimes, even beat the world’s best. Only masters of spin win at Olympic-level table tennis 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z For students from rural homes, the exam has been praised as a leveler of the playing field and a catalyst for social mobility. China uses SWAT teams to crack down on college exam cheats 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z It isn’t only that his wildly conceived and frequently revised positions are at odds with those of leveler heads, but also Trump has embarrassed those who can still be embarrassed. Farewell, Grand Old Party 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z It isn’t only that his wildly conceived and frequently revised positions are at odds with those of leveler heads, but Trump has embarrassed those who can still be embarrassed. Farewell, grand old party 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z In a world divided by way too many things, sleep is one of the great levelers. How Different Countries Sleep 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z “And skills,” he said, “are an enormous leveler in the legal profession.” Law Firm’s First Latina Partner, With Boost From N.Y.U. Program 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z The courts have a way of being great levelers. Apple’s Privacy Fight Tests Relationship With White House 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z The Internet of Things, say its proponents, promises to be a great industrial leveler, offering all-comers access to networks of innovation, global markets and international media audiences. In Beijing, Internet Inspires Both Fear and Hope 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z We’re talking levelers for hanging art and frames, hammers and nails, and screwdrivers. New Vs. Used: When to Splurge and When to Save 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z The irony is that holacracy is supposed to be a great leveler, tearing down red tape and formal bureaucracy that supposedly stymie creativity. Tony Hsieh's Workplace Dream: Is Holacracy A Big Failure? 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Switzerland's Valentin Stocker netted a late leveler as United States continued their recent habit of conceding late goals and were held to a 1-1 draw in a friendly on Tuesday. U.S. concede another late goal in Swiss draw 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z A leveler had seemed increasingly inevitable, and five minutes earlier another Swiss substitute, Pajtim Kasami, header over an open goal from close range. 10-man United States hold on for 1-1 draw at Switzerland 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Besides providing good paying jobs, the USPS, or “the great leveler” as Glover called it, provides a community with a vital watering hole. Danny Glover, the Postal Workers Union’s lethal weapon 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z The promise that the Internet would be a leveler was finally becoming a bit more fulfilled. For Stanford Class of ’94, a Gender Gap More Powerful Than the Internet 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z After Madrid’s stars twice struck the frame of Basel’s goal, the hosts pressed for a leveler as Liverpool led 2-1 late in the game in Bulgaria. Ronaldo goal lifts Real Madrid to 1-0 win at Basel 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Even for Parisians – as my opposite number was – the Marais is a great leveler. Le Business Etiquette: Sealing the Deal at a Tough Business Lunch in Paris 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Often, it helps to think of the cost of inaction as a descending force, not a leveler. 6 Questions to Ask Before You Quit Your Job to Start a Company 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Research studies show it is a socio-economic leveler and a booster shot for school readiness. Editorial: The Times recommends to vote for Proposition 1B to bolster quality preschool in Seattle 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z And yet the bladder is a great leveler. Taking Relief: Steve Rushin 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Another calls the season a “true leveler of social distinctions.” New York Summer Stories: At the Turn of the Century 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z He’s the grand leveler of perspectives, and the crystallization of all that should be feared from our dangerous dance with nature. Godzilla Is More Than A Monster, And We're Less Than In Control 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z The league has changed, the salary cap has come down and it’s a great leveler — much more parity.” Wise: The Capitals have all the makings to be a contender. But we’ve heard it before. 2013-10-04T03:41:00Z Applied with the best of intention, technology is a leveler. What Tech Can Do For Your Health And Your Government 2013-06-10T21:20:42Z They say sales tax is the great leveler. Senate Passes Online Sales Tax 69-27 But You Can Avoid It For Now 2013-05-07T07:14:03Z Actually, 10 times earnings is the leveler for specific sectors of the S&P 500 Index where either cyclical or secular issues prevail. Where Are The $800-A-Share Bulls On Apple Now? 2013-04-24T18:48:42Z Death may be a great leveler, but so is time. Margaret Thatcher's Funeral: An Elegy on Decline and Fall 2013-04-17T17:50:23Z What I Learned the Hard Way About Leasing a Car The Internet is undoubtedly the great leveler between buyers and sellers. Bucks Blog: What I Learned the Hard Way About Leasing a Car 2013-01-08T18:44:40Z Lastly, the report concludes that the dizzying development of communications technology will prove “a great leveler” in the next 20 years, shifting power to citizen networks. National Intelligence Council Report: Megatrends That Matter For Business 2012-12-19T19:28:06Z Technology will continue to be the great leveler. U.S. intelligence sees Asia's global power rising by 2030 2012-12-10T14:18:10Z Sport is a great leveler and we are most certainly seeing this at London. UK royals join regal line competing, cheering at Games 2012-08-02T14:34:51Z As for his disability – he was born without a left hand – Reilly says, “Rugby is just kind of a leveler.” For Maryland rugby team, NBC-televised tourney may be start of something big 2012-06-01T14:55:00Z A class of levelers in the time of K. Henry I. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z It is the mighty leveler, the irresistible enemy of social subordination. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z Can we expect the leveled to do justice to the leveler? Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Rather come cremation than mere tenure at will at the tender mercies of these levelers. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z "We think that this year, the playing field is not level, but it's leveler," Walsh said. South Carolina tries to break political "old boys network" 2012-01-23T22:43:09Z The Bengals’ Andy Dalton and A. J. Green have the potential for big plays, but their inexperience in a playoff game could be a leveler. The Fifth Down: A.F.C. Wild-Card Matchups 2012-01-02T05:03:16Z But on the Internet it’s all zeros and ones – it’s one of the great levelers. India Ink: A Conversation With: Sachin Pilot 2011-12-22T09:54:24Z Death is a great leveler, and strong emotions banish formalities. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z It was what we called a one-axis system” — that is, it could move along only one path — “and over time, it transitioned to electronic winches and a rope-based system with gyroscopic levelers, remotely controlled.” Jim Rodnunsky, Cablecam Creator, Dies at 54 2011-06-18T01:37:48Z Her father had a leveler head -- perhaps too level. Germany decides to abandon nuclear power by 2022 2011-05-30T13:58:23Z The leveler, being the hindmost man, rolled over this fence just as a heavy bowlder, hurled by Luke, struck the top rail. Hoosier Mosaics 2011-05-20T02:00:35.173Z You and the nation will benefit from the healing balm of that great leveler, the locker room, with its Bay Rum and Barbicide, the audacity of soap. Golf & Politics: Obama vs. Boehner 2011-05-09T04:00:00Z Mario Balotelli had put City in front in the 28th minute, but Duff's leveler will give extra delight to Fulham manager Mark Hughes, who was fired by Manchester City 14 months ago. Birmingham wins English League Cup final 2011-02-27T22:58:25Z And it occurred to me what role the barbershop plays in the community, how it's a great leveler and the barber is the arbiter. Cancer survivor revs up prostate warning 2011-02-16T02:57:04Z Nonetheless, it certainly is ironic to see the Internet, the great equalizer, leveler of playing fields, transformed into a giant game of Monopoly. Monopoly Money In Silicon Valley 2011-02-09T23:00:00Z The law was intended to be a much-needed leveler between the governors and the governed. A Law Empowers Indians, but Some Pay a Price 2011-01-22T15:09:25Z In showing us the subway, they show us ourselves sharing a great underground and elevated common, a leveler of prince and pauper, Bloomberg and Jazzbo, where everyone is entitled — or condemned — to the same experience. Album: Our Subway, Ourselves: Images Through the Ages 2010-10-23T22:13:00Z The tribunal is a great leveler, funneling the city’s finest restaurants through the same glass doors as its most humble. Where Restaurants Plead Their Case 2010-10-13T15:46:00Z The English golfer Paul Casey, ranked eighth in the world, called the sport “a great leveler, even for a world leader.” Golfers Welcome Obama 2010-09-06T03:39:00Z The Jan. 12 earthquake was an equal opportunity leveler with such mass deadliness that it erased the individuality of its victims. 2010-02-15T03:23:00Z They serve as a battlefield leveler for elusive fighters who are wary of meeting Western forces head-on. 2010-01-24T08:33:00Z The fact that the frontier is a great social leveler is well illustrated by the combination of Enos and Iles as joint owners of a town site. The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830 The tomb is the great leveler; the emperor and his humblest subject must alike crumble to dust. The Story of Malta To her it was not generous Nature's humane leveler; it was vicious Nature giving one's enemies an opportunity to exult. A Yankee from the West A Novel Can this, we exclaim, be a leveler of mountains and mausoleums! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 I says; "your head gets leveler and leveler all the time, Tom Sawyer," I says. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade A grapple-armed machine laid hold on one of the wrecked beetles and, whining with effort, sought to drag it to leveler ground. World of the Drone Time, the leveler, seemed to have no more effect upon the princely pile than to increase its hauteur with each passing year. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch But above all the frontier was a great leveler. History of the Constitutions of Iowa There is no leveler like a ship's fo'c'sle, no better school of philosophy than that of men upon their "beam ends." The Vagrant Duke That our water-courses act as levelers of interstate rates is apparent from the fact that railroad rates invariably rise with the freezing of the water-ways and fall with the opening of river and lake navigation. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses Books are the levelers—not by lowering the great, but by lifting up the small. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character He recorded his belief that education would prove a leveler, and that it would merge to some extent the strata of industrial society. Introduction to the Science of Sociology I remember that I asked him what he did for a living back in the States—those service uniforms were great levelers—and he said he was a parson. The Fight for the Argonne Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man The ballot-box, that great leveler among men, is beneath their dignity. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Lord and vassal together entered upon enterprises of danger and suffering, which were great levelers of class distinction. History of Education Heat is a great leveler, and we are nearing the equator. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions I am the great leveler of the land. Conservation Reader Emotion, whether of ridicule, anger, or sorrow; whether raised at a puppet-show, a funeral, or a battle, is your grandest of levelers. Pearls of Thought Men spoke kindly to her, but none offered to help her, because Woe was the great leveler and all were on the same footing. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror But he got a level head—a heap leveler than a lot of folks that—” “I think Tom Chavis would make a good range boss, Ruth,” said Masten. The Range Boss What is this but agrarianism? what but the first blow of the levelers? The Right of American Slavery The smile became a grin, then a soft chuckle, ending in joyous laughter; then he applied the masculine leveler of all emotion—he smoked. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility The concrete mixer travels along the prepared roadbed, and after it follow the workmen with levelers and stamps. Diggers in the Earth Natural science, the great leveler, had hardly stepped in as yet. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance But William was not a widower; besides, love is the leveler of human judgments in such matters and the builder of new destinies. A Circuit Rider's Wife Certain degrees of badness in jokes stamp the joker as a natural inferior in the eyes of even the most rabid of social levelers. Potts's Painless Cure 1898 It is a deadly weapon, ma'am, and the greatest leveler in creation, for the trigger pulled by a child will settle the business of the stoutest man. The Settlers in Canada Even if infatuated with another person, one can hang on to what one knows is right until Time, the mighty leveler of passion, comes to one's help. The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book Public calamity is a mighty leveler; and there are occasions when any chance of doing good must be laid hold on, even by the most inconsiderable person. Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform But the prevailing element in the population were the men of New England, born levelers of the forest, the greatest wielders of the axe the world has ever known. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters The old sun that shone down upon us that day had never witnessed on this planet such a leveler of fortune, station, country and religion. The Fifth Wheel A Novel These were probably to prevent crawling of the smaller material used as a leveler. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 No Otsego pioneer deserves honor more," says Halsey, in The Old New York Frontier, "not the road builder or leveler of forests, not the men who fought against Brant and the Tories. The Story of Cooperstown In the presence of Death, the great leveler, all detraction is hushed, all enmities are extinguished; and even some who had thwarted and criticized the admiral sincerely deplored his loss. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow There is no such leveler as the ploughman. Humanly Speaking French custom might have compelled a difference at other times, but war was a great leveler of manners. The Forest of Swords A Story of Paris and the Marne For True love is a greater leveler than anarchy. Hints for Lovers Now, alas, how had the mighty leveler laid them low! Story of Chester Lawrence Another is its power as a leveler, and hence as an adjunct of democracy. A Librarian's Open Shelf Matrimony in that case was a good leveler of imaginary rank. A Texas Matchmaker Time and place were extraordinary, and war, the great leveler, was once more at work. The Forest of Swords A Story of Paris and the Marne The notes of the surveyor, Matt Rice, and of the leveler, 'Gene Black, were at utter variance. The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest "For my part, I wouldn't find much of any cheer in the thought that I was going to be allowed to carry a transit, a chain or a leveler's rod through life." The High School Captain of the Team Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard And the life is the leveler of the words, up or down. Quiet Talks on Service But Death, the great leveler, striking upon the one hand and threatening upon the other, had wrought a marvelous transformation in the bearing of the two women. The Marrow of Tradition But he is rather a leveler than a builder. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers "The other engineers are Just plain surveyors or levelers." The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest Not poverty, but wealth, is the most potent leveler. The House Behind the Cedars The modern leveler, after having done away with conventional inequalities, with arbitrary privilege and historical injustice, goes still farther, and rebels against the inequalities of merit, capacity, and virtue. Amiel's Journal The river bluffs still continue to get lower and the plains leveler and more extensive; the timber on the river increases in quantity; the country in all other rispects much as discribed yesterday. The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 I am led to believe that the roller skate is certainly a great civilizer and a wonderful leveler of mankind. Remarks Death, far more than a leveler of class, is the melting-pot into which are thrown all antagonisms, all violent discords of character. The Native Born or, the Rajah's People Some men are very liberal, and love is a great leveler. The House Behind the Cedars War is a great leveler and had swept away all differences. The War Romance of the Salvation Army Gossip, that universal leveler, theoretically she despised; and she had that magnificent esteem for rank which works so beautifully in England. Erema — My Father's Sin Immediately it was evident what a great leveler war is. Four Weeks in the Trenches The War Story of a Violinist The gaming-table is a notorious leveler of distinctions, and the worst-behaved of the guests were too frequently the king's own brothers; they were rude, overbearing, and ill-tempered. The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France It was a time of war, and war is a great leveler of social scales. The Velvet Glove Sorrow is as great a leveler as death. Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood A common peril is a mighty leveler of barriers. To Have and to Hold I asked, pointing to a group of noisy sand levelers not far away. The Bell-Ringer of Angel's "Hunger is a great leveler," she said with a laugh. Tarzan the Untamed In the face of hunger, the great leveler, he was as the old, the toothless, and the decrepit. Tarzan the Untamed |
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