| 单词 | assailable |
| 例句 | Every day, the first minutes of class would be filled by harsh salvos of criticism aimed at Mr. Loring’s round, assailable figure leaning against his lectern. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The only thing that might be assailable is the process that winds up earning Watson a harsher, more deserving penalty. Perspective | Deshaun Watson’s inadequate suspension gives Roger Goodell a chance to save face 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z And, to a great extent, Harris’ Senate career is prospective, the tough decisions ahead of her and not an assailable part of her record. At senators' town halls, voters take an uneven measure of Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z In the beginning they were Great Men, politically assailable only in theory, and personally assailable not at all. The new south: searching for Jefferson in Charlottesville, Virginia 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z "That is the demonisation of Islam and the attempt by fundamentalists on both sides - if you will - to turn Islam into an enemy as monstrous and assailable and dangerous to us as Soviet communism was." Le Carre's frustration with Britain 2013-05-13T01:53:32Z Is there a single, unassailable trait that every leader should possess?Everything is potentially assailable to an academic. Thoroughly Counterintuitive Approach to Leading 2012-07-03T04:01:00Z Just so," said Withering; "you are quite right there, and I have frequently found myself posed by evidence that I felt must be assailable. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z This lapsus, and a few technical errors subsequently detected, rendered the will assailable. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z The desire to make Ethics as far as possible independent of assailable assumptions is likewise active in the establishment of a system of Philosophical Ethics. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z I believe, however, that the evidence in favor of the possibility of puerperal septic�mia originating in this way is too strong to be assailable. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Envy and jealousy brandished their weapons against the unaffected young artist pushing on in his career, whose internal as well as external originality afforded more than one assailable point. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z In spite of this the Spaniards, informed of his approach, had placed troops of horse upon the shore at various assailable points. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z The shrewdness of these men soon detected the assailable points in the mission’s character, and adapted themselves to circumstances, and found it easy to profess compliance and receive the benefits of the association. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z To feel myself suspected of treachery at the very moment when I was impatient to make every sacrifice, assailed my temper, where, alas! it has ever been most assailable. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z I asked him to make the reconnoissance and designate the assailable points. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z The Christians, at least, ought to join with us in reversing the ruling of the Lord Chief Justice, since their own sacred book is one of those most easily assailable. Is the Bible Indictable? Being an Enquiry whether the Bible Comes within the Ruling of the Lord Chief Justice as to Obscene Literature 2011-12-13T03:00:25.353Z To have shown Hosford the weakness of the control barriers was bad enough, but to have pointed out the exact spot at which they were most easily assailable was worse. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z If, influenced alone by vindictive feelings, she sought her husband’s life, she must have been sensible that, when the nuptial tie was dissolved, he would be more easily assailable. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z Defeated by the manœuvre above referred to in their attack upon the Crown grants, the country party brought their forces to bear upon a position at once more limited and more assailable. William the Third 2011-07-31T02:00:12.077Z From his first reconnoissance he pronounced Fort Sanders the assailable point, but, after riding around the lines with General Jenkins and General Alexander, he pronounced in favor of assault from our left at Mabry’s Hill. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z The Cambria was full of them; and their company might have tried Sir George Vernon, who was one of the assailable sort described. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z He had also observed the precaution, to select a spot under that part of the ceiling that appeared most assailable. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z The great problem to be solved is, first, Was Sebastopol assailable by the north side? Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z No. Well, then, by no other argument is the foreigner assailable. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z Martin was that species of man which, of all others, is most assailable by flattery. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z His is not one of those flighty romantic natures which are easily assailable by such temptations. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z We climbed the walls of rock, and wound round the ledges, seeking the assailable points. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. That there must be some assailable point, some port-hole, some door, something penetrable he felt sure. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies All this is as assailable and as justifiable as the punishment of the Schoolmaster, my worthy squire. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 The Valentine Repton of his imagination was a crafty pleader, a subtle cross-examiner, an ingenious flatterer of juries; but he was not a man whose nature was assailable by anything "not found in the books." The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z They were, however, the instant that a shot was fired from the Union, to lay the Dolphin aground alongside of her, that thus we might present only two assailable sides to the enemy. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea Washington felt the necessity, therefore, of guarding the camps wherever they were most assailable: and of throwing up batteries for the purpose. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools By what temptations are men so assailable as those that touch their material fortunes, and why not make this moral country an especial study? Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day A look of triumph at having at length discovered the assailable point of the witness's temperament now passed over his pale features, and gave them an expression of astonishing intelligence. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II "I have no doubt of it," said the general, rapidly; "but what are the weak points? where is he most assailable?" Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I This danger arose from a quarter in which he was most assailable to fear and anxiety—from Mimi. The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia The finger of their murderous rage pointed to every assailable European officer, of whom some were assassinated, some very narrowly escaped. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 To rest its probable truth upon these hypotheses, is to take a totally different ground, and one much lower and more assailable. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 She shows no heat, no passion, no turbulence; she leaves these as extra weapons of defence to women who are assailable. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) But so far from giving way thereupon to doubts of the reality of divine Revelation, they have sought and found less assailable defences for their faith in it than those that sufficed their fathers. Miracles and Supernatural Religion They do not hesitate to magnify the false or to bring to ruin what they find most profitably assailable. The Rapids Wherever a group of the latter appeared, or an assailable object presented, the American fire was directed to disperse or destroy. The Battle of New Orleans including the Previous Engagements between the Americans and the British, the Indians and the Spanish which led to the Final Conflict on the 8th of January, 1815 Let them, then, attack the sources of British wealth which are easily assailable. William Pitt and the Great War And he was cordially, but not powerfully, supported by the French king, who was at war with England, and who justly regarded Ireland as the most assailable part of the British empire. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges In performing these operations, the insect might be expected to meet with opposition from the bees, and to be gradually rendered more assailable as it advanced in age. Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual Without loss of time, he reconnoitred, and finding the enemy's position at Black Rock assailable, he determined upon a second nocturnal attack. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Beer is assailable by all the organisms here referred to, some of which produce acetic, some lactic, and some butyric acid, while yeast is open to attack from the bacteria of putrefaction. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 In a city like Benares many have acquired a considerable acquaintance with the Bible, and these endeavour to find flaws in it to show that our religion is as assailable as theirs. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 But he soon found that the position extended too far southward to be assailable by his limited forces. The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900 That Spain was most assailable on the sea the ministers at Madrid knew as well as the leaders of the Commons. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 This was the most assailable side of the house. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean One of the most assailable laws ever passed by the Congress of the United States ... The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 They render them weak and assailable in case of war. Diary in America, Series Two He was assailable and punishable at last, then, this potent tyrant—but the attack must be made warily and cautiously. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author It was odd that this gentle-natured man, so easily assailable in general, should prove so unapproachable on the subject of personal expediency. The Genius His tremulously susceptible nature, especially assailable by the delights of sense, led him astray. The Life of David As Reflected in His Psalms I saw it in his face when he rose to his feet, and he had no hope, for we had never failed in our attempts, and the house, though strongly built, was easily assailable. The Old Stone House and Other Stories Being prepared with a couple of short crowbars, and a flask of gunpowder, he fixed upon a corner, which appeared more assailable than the rest, and commenced his laborious occupation. The King's Own He prepared for both contingencies, posting careful men at every assailable point. The Frontier Fort Stirring Times in the N-West Territory of British America This would not be so difficult a task to us as it had proved to the Spaniards, as Captain Laffan and I knew every point about it, and every spot from whence it was assailable. In New Granada Heroes and Patriots It was well for Singleton no attempt was made on any other part but this assailable buttress, and even this was scaled at last. Boycotted And Other Stories Where Chapman is really assailable is in a singular incontinence of imagery. Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois The inner citadel of London is by no means as assailable as the outer fortifications lead one to suppose. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story He said the right flank of Howard's corps was defenceless and easily assailable. Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Campaigns of the Civil War - VI But the character of a minister is the most assailable of that of any of the professions. Watch Yourself Go By For at these gates the circuit-wall was assailable, and at the same time it was possible for the Romans to go out from them against the enemy. Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. The Versailles troops are constructing trenches within 200 yards of the Auteuil Gate, but the breach is not yet assailable. The Insurrection in Paris He was therefore the more assailable by those refined forms of the ancient spell that lurk in delicacy of feeling interpreted by loveliness of face. The Fruit of the Tree Wealth worked great changes in individuals sometimes, and at best human nature was a frail, assailable, and incalculable factor. Flood Tide It has been said in all seriousness that Lockhart failed to appreciate the beauty of most of Tennyson's lines, and that he confined his remarks to the most assailable passages. Early Reviews of English Poets In that quarter, therefore, the battle was won; because the raw militia-men, who were stationed there as being the least assailable point, when once broken could not be rallied. The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 But the question of how to get safely to the assailable side of Vicksburg presented formidable difficulty to Grant and to the Government. Abraham Lincoln We shall begin naturally with the Bible, as giving us the earliest historical point at which Christianity is assailable. Is Life Worth Living? The cotyledons are tender and tasty, perhaps sugary from Nature's process of malting; and while the seed-leaf is assailable the Haltica makes the best of the shining hour. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition It secured a pure air, freedom from the molestation of insects, and a position only assailable at a few points. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. If there were an assailable point about him, he concluded, from his own words, that it was in connection with the sufferings of Lady Gourlay, and the fate of her child. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One They now occupied a position where the banks of the lower Broxburn were flat and assailable, not steep and forming a strong natural moat, as on the higher level. A Short History of Scotland Hence there would be easy access to both regions; both would be, in a way, commanded; here, too, was a readily defensible position, one assailable only in front. Ancient Egypt It reproduced "under less assailable forms" the Government which existed prior to 1782. The Framework of Home Rule With their help and counsel he had before autumn an efficient army of 57,000 men on guard behind entrenchments at all assailable points, while armed vessels patrolled the waterways. History of Holland Cochrane, "to destroy and lay waste such towns and districts upon the coast as may be found assailable," in retaliation for acts of the United States Army in Upper Canada. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Section 1 (of 3) of Volume 10. Her days are therefore sure to be occupied, and the fact that she has little time for the gaiety of life, and that she is a worker, puts her in a somewhat less assailable position. Etiquette His younger children had never stabbed to Mr. Britling's heart with any such pitifulness; they were not so thin-skinned as their elder brother, not so assailable by the little animosities of dust and germ. Mr. Britling Sees It Through Upon Hughes fell the anxiety of the defensive, with inferior numbers, many assailable points, and uncertainty as to the place where the blow would fall. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 With a tact that seems like inspiration, she feels out his assailable points, and still surprises and holds him with new and startling appeals to his innermost feelings. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England In short, if we wish to avoid being isolated, which is especially dangerous for Germany in our assailable position, we must have a reliable friend. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle The 14th, the Persians sprung another mine, by which a very assailable breach was made, yet no assault was attempted. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The French ascribed their disasters largely to the fact that German spies were everywhere prying into the conditions, and reporting every assailable point and element of weakness. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe Intrenched wealth and authority are usually conservative, especially if conscious that their position is easily assailable. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism His great apprehension was for the Reef, where his territories were much more assailable. The Crater It was equally assailable from this point by land. The Life of Francis Marion The towns immediately "assailable," therefore, were Baltimore, Washington, and Annapolis. The Star-Spangled Banner It is my belief that this position is not assailable. What Is Man? and Other Essays Sylla neglected not the report, but going in the night, and discovering the place to be assailable, set instantly to work. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Assuming that this idea of mine had a foundation in truth, the position of the Count might prove to be more assailable than I had hitherto ventured to hope. The Woman in White Every assailable point was efficiently guarded by a redoubt. Canadian Notabilities, Volume 1 It is not possible to find camping grounds in the valleys which are not commanded by some hill or assailable from some nullah. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War Then we forget we are assailable, we are strong for the time as rocks, the wind is tempered to the shorn Lambs. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 This was true enough: I had not spared him on this point, nor perhaps on any other that was assailable. Villette It is too late, now, to waste the time on Mrs. Rubelle, which may be all-important to the discovery of the one assailable point in Sir Percival's life. The Woman in White And many years must elapse before the states of Peloponnesus could train a fleet, and attack them on the sea, where alone they were assailable. Stories from Thucydides That there was nothing 'stuck-up' or pretentious about this mode of being accompanied by one's groom—a proposition scarcely assailable—was Miss Betty's declaration, delivered in a sort of challenge to the world. Lord Kilgobbin The possession of great passions is often a disadvantage to weak men and strong men alike, because they furnish so many assailable points for outside forces. Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays As far as property is concerned you are now in an unassailable position where formerly you were in an assailable one. Revenge! The camp was more easily assailable from without and less defensible than if the attack was made from inside. The Great North-Western Conspiracy in All Its Startling Details Until a late hour in the day the Athenians made vain attempts to dislodge them from their position, which was only assailable in front. Stories from Thucydides Then began that dashing course of enterprise which gave almost everything to England that was assailable, from Goree to Cuba, and from Cuba to the Philippines. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics Bent on seeing whether there was no other point at which his foe might be assailable, the General passed round the town of Quebec and skirted the left shore beyond. The Virginians The only assailable points are the gateways, of which the embankments show seven. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines In other words, Mrs. Sowler's head was only assailable by hot grog, when hot grog was administered in large quantities. The Fallen Leaves I own with sorrow that your severity does occasionally encounter us on assailable ground. Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time My friend saw it, and hit him in a Frenchman's most assailable quarter. Tom Cringle's Log It is not, however, by the Mississippi only, or the waters which communicate directly with or approach nearest to New Orleans, that the town is assailable. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 2, part 1: James Monroe I am speaking with regard to land defenses which are assailable by land forces. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front Then we forget we are assailable; we are strong for the time as rocks,—"the wind is tempered to the shorn Lambs." The Best Letters of Charles Lamb It was a painful case; but the chain of inference was not assailable. The Lord of the Sea Sallies were also made at almost every hour of the day and night on every assailable point of the Christian lines, so that the camp was kept in perpetual alarm. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2 Some of his counsellors would have persuaded him, from these considerations, to turn his arms against some weaker and more assailable point than Loja. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 But the harder questions were those involving claims which were more doubtful, between claimants whose rivalry rested upon more assailable grounds. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 Here as elsewhere he writes with seriousness and conviction, although some of his logical positions are assailable. The Eve of the French Revolution "Not assailable" found an echo in the minds of solicitor and counsel for Hogarth, who with growing anxiety were awaiting the coming of Margaret with her story of the weapons. The Lord of the Sea He fixed his wakeful eyes on the castle, now illumined in every part by the fullness of the moon's luster, and considered which point would be most assailable by the scaling-ladders he had prepared. The Scottish Chiefs One of the roads on which he must depend for retreat was readily assailable by the enemy. The Campaign of Chancellorsville If it is proposed by Sir George Grey to establish the civic administration on the broadest, safest, and least assailable foundation, it is scarcely consistent to begin by narrowing that basis. The Corporation of London, Its Rights and Privileges Hard rocks are more or less easily assailable with gunpowder, and the numerous joints and fissures by which they are traversed enable the workmen to wedge them out often in considerable lumps. Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel While she had been engaged to Captain Aylmer, Will had felt that she was not assailable. The Belton Estate He began to appreciate McVane's point of view, and it was comforting, because he realized that his own logic was assailable. The Flaming Forest For the first time in the history of warfare the rear of the victor, the rear of the fighting line becomes insecure, assailable by flying machines and subject to unprecedented and unimaginable panics. First and Last Things Our bold and reckless enemy, Relaxing not his plans, has treasured time To mass his monstrous force on all the coigns From which our coast is close assailable. The Dynasts Noel was assailable by means of Juliette, and through her was at the mercy of everything and every one. The Widow Lerouge She was assailable;—and, as this was so, why the mischief should he not set about the work at once? The Belton Estate Another day the duke's bailiff came to Hellesdon with 300 men to see if the place were assailable. Landholding in England Upon this Sabbah took flight, and fled to the hill's topmost height, leaving the assailable site, and enjoyed sight of the fight, saying, "I am no warrior; but in sport and jest I delight." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 As the place, however, was assailable only in one part, there was every prospect of a long and obstinate resistance. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada To this, however, Ebbo's title was assailable, both on account of his minority, as well as his father's unproved death, and of the disputed claim to the ground. The Dove in the Eagle's Nest Mr. Ault had made the fortune the object of keen scrutiny, when his antagonism was aroused, and none knew better than he its assailable points. That Fortune However assailable this statement may be from the standpoint of traditional legal theory, it is indubitably the principle to which American politics conform in practice. The Cleveland Era; a chronicle of the new order in politics Thus by elimination he soon rid the matter of the more unlikely theories, and was reduced—though aversely—to the less assailable one that the bottle contained a message to himself. Cabbages and Kings The earlier part of his life unfortunately presented some assailable points to their hostility. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 Foiled in this direction, Mrs. Milroy tried next to find an assailable place in the statement which the governess's reference had made on the subject of the governess's character. Armadale STRANGER: To assume that one part of virtue differs in kind from another, is a position easily assailable by contentious disputants, who appeal to popular opinion. Statesman No—he had only foreseen possibilities, on the day when it first occurred to him that Romayne's marriage was assailable, before the court of Romayne's conscience, from the Roman Catholic point of view. The Black Robe The one assailable place in that cold and secret nature was the place occupied by the memory of the Professor. No Name They were posted in detachments at different points, the most assailable of which was assigned to the Lacedaemonians and the men of Pellene. Hellenica Passing through the various corps and heavy armed battalions of the Hellenes, they marched straight against the enemy, to what appeared the most assailable of his fortresses. Anabasis |
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