| 单词 | makeweight |
| 例句 | Nonetheless, the poems foregrounding verbal technique – concrete poems, a riff on anagrams, and "Pissarro's Orchard" itself – are more than makeweights. Poem of the week: Pissarro's Orchards by Marianne Burton 2013-06-24T10:20:03Z Yet the whole affair feels mannered and makeweight, and I could never shake the sense that Gilman and Hayward were acting for the director as opposed to talking to each other. Cannes 2012 diary: day one 2012-05-16T14:06:05Z As Manchester City launched its ultimately unsuccessful attempts to sign a marquee striker during the transfer window, one player was regularly touted as a makeweight in negotiations. Bernardo excels as embodiment of Guardiola’s vision at City 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z As recently as January, Chelsea looked like nothing more than makeweights in the Champions League. The Summers We Won’t See Again 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z There are makeweights, for sure: Eat at Home, Smile Away, 3 Legs. Paul McCartney: where to start in his solo back catalogue 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z From the moment the Champions League’s groups had been drawn in August, Group G had the look of the most finely-poised, the least predictable: no obvious favorite, no vast financial disparity, no doomed makeweights. Soccer’s Sleeping Giant, on the Sidelines Once Again 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z At the moment these devices, which weigh only a kilogram or two, are launched mainly as makeweights on missions whose principle purpose is to put a large satellite into space. A Chinese company plans to launch a rocket into orbit this year 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Rome is almost certainly going to withdraw under its radical new mayor, and Budapest, frankly, is a makeweight. There's a Dark History Behind the Glittering Olympic Games 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z Felipe was regarded as a solid enough signing, but probably one whose value would be determined in terms of who else was signed with that allocation spot — which essentially characterized him as a makeweight. Red Bulls look to midfield trio for Sunday success against Columbus 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z The Wallabies will play Wales at Twickenham for top spot in the pool before England close their tournament against makeweights Uruguay in Manchester next Saturday evening. Australia Shatter England's World Cup Dream 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z They did get winger Antonio Núñez as part of the deal but he proved to be a makeweight on the pitch too. From Keegan to Suárez: how Liverpool coped with other stars leaving Anfield 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z He was the makeweight in a swap deal, but could prove to be a bargain. The Guardian’s predictions for the new Premier League season 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z The prospective valuation of Vidal is not thought to be an issue for Van Gaal, with one option being to offer a player as a makeweight. Arturo Vidal a £40m target for Louis van Gaal at Manchester United 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z Barcelona are willing to offer the winger as a makeweight in the deal but whether the Chile international can be manoeuvred into a corner remains to be seen. Money will write Luis Suárez’s future as Barcelona prepare to bare teeth 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Mainly though, it was a great moment for De Gea, a goalkeeper who received a brittle reception at first on these shores, portrayed by many as a makeweight, a scarecrow, a vanity project. David de Gea's collision with Andy Carroll may be a watershed moment 2013-04-19T11:07:52Z Whether they are tournament makeweights or not, longevity remains an achievement in its own right and on this score England's gilded generation might just deliver right at the last. Centurions set to become the norm as elite football narrows the field 2012-11-14T09:30:01Z The German champions, who dazzled at Manchester City, are still down among the supposed makeweights. Bate Borisov the early shining light of this year's Champions League 2012-10-04T14:20:15Z After a series of clumpen-footed displays, less than a year after joining his new employers, they offered him as a makeweight in a proposed deal for a moody Argentinian scurrier. The Fiver 2012-07-16T15:03:47Z The Union fans are unlikely to be appeased by the makeweight signing of Michael Lahoud - a decent man and decent footballer, but anonymous in comparison to Califf's iconic stature with the Union fans. MLS: Five things we learned in week 11 2012-05-21T13:00:00Z Simmons was merely as a makeweight, then comparing it to Brown v. Science in court: Arrested development 2012-04-18T17:20:47.020Z They will all wish to make of us a makeweight candle, when they are making out their pounds. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z Thrown in as a makeweight came the reek of hot oil from the badly overheated engine. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z “I’ll throw in two for makeweight,” said the woman, with her good-natured look. A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z Hitherto the supernatural has always been the makeweight of human ignorance; is it, in truth, this and nothing else? My Path to Atheism 2011-08-30T02:00:29.183Z Carroll certainly could not be termed a makeweight once Liverpool had spent £35m to take him from Newcastle United. England 1-1 Ghana 2011-03-29T21:03:45Z As is well known, immediately after the battle of Leuctra the Arcadians proceeded to build this metropolis, as a safeguard or makeweight against the neighboring power of Sparta. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z For instance, when bread is sold over the counter, two loaves may be 5 or 6 oz. short, while the piece of makeweight may not reach an ounce. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" He was wholly free of that conceit and superciliousness of temper by which most of the rash and blatant empirics of "advanced thought" manage to disgust the slow and conservative makeweights of moderation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 I can say of my own knowledge that Count Saxe would rather be Marshal of France than to own Chambord, with Versailles and the Louvre thrown in as makeweights. Francezka They want to use you as a makeweight in their game of wresting from the Russian workers their dearly-won liberty. Communism and Christianism Analyzed and Contrasted from the Marxian and Darwinian Points of View It was part of that advantage for the hour—a brief fallacious makeweight to his pressure—that there were plenty of things left in which he must feel her will. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II Into scales of doubt, equally balanced, he should be ready to throw his lyre, as a makeweight. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. But he and Hobbie can hardly save a book which Scott seems to have thrown in with its admirable companion, not as a makeweight, but rather as a foil. Sir Walter Scott Famous Scots Series The possibility that the measure would enable rash young men to marry dancing-girls out of hand was also noticed, but, I fancy, by way of logical makeweight. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice Then Christopher, I cannot tell whether consciously or otherwise, threw in a makeweight that fell in the scale that was threatening to rise. A Red Wallflower It opened without the intended makeweight, and the court of France was less inclined to make concessions for a peace. The Reign of Mary Tudor We read, for instance, that Sir Godfrey Kneller sometimes received in payment for a portrait a considerable sum in hard cash, with a couple of Rembrandt's thrown in by way of makeweight. Art in England Notes and Studies It had served its purpose admirably as a makeweight for Canada in acquiring the most generous and profitable market she ever enjoyed for her products. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 All that was eaten afterwards was literally, with them, pure makeweight, though they kept a hungry look to the last. Recollections of Europe Ah! the women who forget, set their hearts upon the attainment of a fine house and large establishment, with a husband thrown in as a makeweight; if they succeed, the world calls them happy. The Farringdons They therefore subscribed a half-dollar piece each, in coin, as a sort of makeweight. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. All translation is a compromise; and while being conscious of having to sacrifice much, the translator finds himself often seeking to add something as a makeweight. Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse I have no sword; and if I had, in this case, most certainly, I would not use it as a makeweight in political reasoning. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) Yon apple was meant to live an' bear fruit; the bonny apple's juist the makeweight. Captivity If ever North should be arrayed against South, the makeweight in the balance would be these pioneers of the Northwest and Southwest. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics And then, as a makeweight in the bargain, the venal sacristan placed in my hands the head of Charlemagne. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 They find the makeweight intolerable before they have crossed the Channel, and, having agreed to cut their cable from him, are from that moment never in the same mind about anything else. Some Private Views But there are heavy duties, deep responsibilities, and much true heart-felt anxiety to stand as makeweight against all these sweets. Hunting Sketches "I'll throw in two for makeweight," said the woman with her good-natured look. A Little Princess; being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time It actually was at last thrown in as a makeweight. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 They might serve as a makeweight to turn the scale in favor of his beatification. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 They are men of prudence, and persuade E. to go with them, as a makeweight. Some Private Views Gradually, too, the kings began to look for support outside their Norman baronage, and to realize that even the submerged English might serve as a makeweight in a balance of opposing forces. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution Canadian statesmen were determined to prevent poaching on the inshore fisheries, both because poaching was poaching and because they considered the fishery privileges the best makeweight in trade negotiations with the United States. The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor There was a circumstance, just after we came on board this evening, that is extremely suspicious, and which may be set down at once as a makeweight against this lad. Pathfinder; or, the inland sea Healing time, a healthful lack of publicity, changing fishing methods, and Canada's abandonment of her old policy of using fishing privileges as a makeweight, gradually eased the friction. The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor |
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