| 单词 | opportunity |
| 例句 | Her method of attack was so downright and sudden that there was seldom opportunity to escape. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z What he knows is this: America is the land of opportunity. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Not when I, too, saw an opportunity to break them. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Activists organized boycotts, picket lines, and demonstrations to attack discrimination in access to jobs and the denial of economic opportunity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I assure you, this is the best opportunity we’ll have for hours.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Second, Jefferson suggested that Adams’s description of aristocratic power was appropriate for Europe, where feudal privileges, family titles, and more limited economic opportunities created conditions that sustained class distinctions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The timing of the invitation gave Walter virtually no opportunity to consult with the National Executive Committee. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It gave him an unfettered opportunity to express himself, and the teacher didn’t expect much from him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You haven’t hooked up with her? I know you two hang out a lot. Seems like a missed opportunity.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Liberals say the findings are evidence of the need for better early- education and antipoverty programs to try to redress an imbalance in opportunities. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Through my interpreter, I lost no opportunity to advertise the American black man’s real plight. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She will miss the opportunity to drive, as she sometimes does on her way home from the library, to the university, past the engineering building where her husband once worked. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I would have never had the opportunity to be prom queen if my mom didn’t risk her life to bring us here. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z A golden opportunity for his scorched- earth bluster arrived when the AEC released its official mission statement for Livermore in June 1952. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Lancelot dropped his sword at a moment of opportunity and caught Turquine by the snout of his helm. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a rare opportunity, he thought, to be able to glide over the roads. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Pigs, who are as intelligent as most dogs, are crowded together in the same way, with no opportunity for rooting about in the ground. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z There is a small window of opportunity for freckled girls to tan. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Miss Bingley saw all this likewise; and, in the imprudence of anger, took the first opportunity of saying, with sneering civility: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z When Mama nodded, he took his opportunity to leave out of the back door. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Since no one else was home, there were no more opportunities for our scheme. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z But what truly distinguishes their histories is not their extraordinary talent but their extraordinary opportunities. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z "Today," he said, slowly, "Alfred Brooks is resting himself for his big opportunity for advancement." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He knows that I know too much, and that I must not live, lest I be dangerous to him; my only chance is to prolong my opportunities. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It was a mundane unraveling that could not be reversed, and therefore offered no opportunities to the storyteller: it belonged in the realm of disorder. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The opportunity to get on with it arrived when Lawrence’s graduate student Niels Edlefsen completed his doctoral work early in the new year. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Voting, for me, was a habit, a healthy ritual to be done conscientiously and at every opportunity. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I had even hoped, deep in my heart, that bringing such an opportunity to their attention might win me my way back into the Archives. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But she knew from my application essay that I wanted to take Spanish and that I wanted to travel, so she said, “Jade, St. Francis provides opportunities for our students to travel the world.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z So far in Outliers, we’ve seen that extraordinary achievement is less about talent than it is about opportunity. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Newton replied, thanking Oldenburg ‘for your candour in acquainting me with Mr Hook’s insinuations’ and asking for an opportunity to set the record straight. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z A man can live a long and adventurous life without ever being spoken to by Lacey Pemberton, and when that rare opportunity does arise, one does not wish to misspeak. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest opportunity. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “Yes, Aunty,” Ibekie said quickly, as if he had been waiting for the opportunity to speak. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Look, what a golden opportunity! There’s the Scourge himself, all dressed up to kill. We’ll never get another chance like this.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I don’t get it. I offer my best friend an opportunity to double his money, and he won’t even listen to my idea.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The warders always seemed to be short of money, and their poverty was our opportunity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I must point out that the move I have taken provides you with the opportunity to overcome the current deadlock, and to normalize the country’s political situation. I hope you will seize it without delay.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My, you young people have such a wonderful opportunity today. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Two days ago, he’d lost a lifelong dream, his chance to prove his manhood, and his opportunity to fulfill a family tradition. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I don’t think there was ever an opportunity. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was the perfect opportunity to get all three crews out on the water and see whether the wind delay had affected their performance. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “One shot. No do-overs. This is your shot. Your opportunity to get out of this dump. Don’t blow it like I did.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Later that winter he found another entrepreneurial opportunity. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Exactly. Do you see, Rasheed? Yet another example of humans deciding what to do with time. With opportunity! How often do you think they make the right decisions?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Thus, Gregor now had to find his father to calm him down, for he had neither the time nor the opportunity to clarify things for him. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now that you’re older, the doctors have an opportunity to work out what you might look like as an adult,” she continued. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Almost all of the fourteen entrants wanted an opportunity to go to the Interzonal, and it was rumored that some had entered to take a crack at Bobby Fischer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “This new school is a good opportunity for you, Natalie,” my mother tells her as I watch the boat guy unwind a rope, as thick as my arm, from the cleat. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I choke, and she uses .the opportunity to throw me off, to crawl toward the gun. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z They had discovered that, at this time of day, there was a considerable amount of activity and conversation in the corridor, which always provided an opportunity to learn something. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Shin and Park, of course, had lice, but they were not given an opportunity to use the treatment. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The federation eliminated the Candidates tournament, an event that had multiple players competing against one another, which Fischer charged led to the opportunity for collusion among the Soviets. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Dussel finally had to give in, and I was granted the opportunity to work without interruption two afternoons a week. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I knew we would have new opportunities in America. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It was a story of how the outliers in a particular field reached their lofty status through a combination of ability, opportunity, and utterly arbitrary advantage. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z My only regret is that I didn’t have a camera during the whole trip to capture this once in a lifetime opportunity. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The other reason is that other opportunities for the independent invention of writing were preempted by Sumerian or early Mesoamerican writing and their derivatives. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In formal terms, the scientific panel would have the opportunity to give its advice on any subject brought before the interim committee. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “You can’t resist the opportunity to respond to everything I say, can you?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Me being me, I was stuck on a team with Fatty Bolger, which gave him even more opportunities to joke about balls flying at my face. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Not that this gave him an opportunity to escape. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I have never had the opportunity to speak with one of you. A relic, that is,” she says. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z How not to show your own thoughts, to put your feelings behind your face so you can take advantage of hidden opportunities. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The new English mass is unilinear, lacking density; there is little opportunity for private prayer. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was little opportunity for me to give in to fatigue. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Baby Sister Fifi held that title the longest, though Sandi, with her good looks and many opportunities, gave her some competition. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Sheed continued, “Sorry. I’m just thinking if people miss opportunities all the time, why is yours so special that you gotta turn all bitter and villainous instead of just moving on like everyone else?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Sergei Diaghilev, art, dance and music lover, saw in this upsurge of Russian cultural pride an opportunity. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Lady Margaret knows the prince’s chancellor,” Ana said, “and she told me I should be prepared for the opportunity at the Yule ball.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z How she’s always ready to give me an opportunity, a gift. like what she is telling me is she comes in peace. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z This is my first opportunity to talk to him, and this is what I think up? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “You had an opportunity to lead in an enlightened way,” she wrote to DAR President General Robert, “and it seems to me that your organization has failed.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The first opportunity we get to talk is later that evening when Alan is in bed and Baba is home. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z They lapse into silence and walk for a solid fifteen minutes before Scoob realizes he’s missing a golden opportunity to get some of his questions asked. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I had spent a lot of time imagining what New York would be like, but the one thing that had never occurred to me was that the opportunities would come so easily. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z And they were the ones who’d gotten most of the opportunities. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “You’d be giving up an opportunity of a lifetime. Is this really what you want?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He believed that a young lawyer had more political opportunities in a small-town practice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There are endless, creative opportunities to ask them about their lives in a few notes. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Being at that university brought opportunity for a better job and better life for us all. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “A massage will take me thirty grueling minutes. And you will be experiencing something new, a delight you have never encountered in all your long years. A similar opportunity may never arise again.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The opportunity stepped up and Lovey availed herself, heedless of the whip. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Corbett too shook the women’s hands, although one teacher declined the opportunity. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “If you leave now, you may lose the opportunity to see further than you have ever —” “I don’t want to see anything except a headache cure,” said Harry. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I will do my best to trust Mr. Berry and see their absence as an opportunity. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z With Ma wrapping up her double shift and Daddy on the way home from his last delivery, I had a short window of opportunity to disappear. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z This was pure imagination, however, as he had had no opportunity to tell Hermione what he had overheard. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Life is rife with many moments of misfortune, which we must learn to see as opportunities. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z This was his last moment in the library, and perhaps his last opportunity to foil Count Olaf’s plan. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Woolf replied that his seat to the rear of Seabiscuit in several of his winning races had given him a good spot from which to study the horse and he had simply taken the opportunity. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I made the mental commitment to share my story, more and more speaking opportunities came my way. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In this fantasy, eventually race will no longer be a factor in mortality rates, the spread of disease, educational or economic opportunity, or the distribution of wealth. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Seizing his opportunity, his father whispered in his young son’s ear and propelled the little fellow forward. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was so content in this country, so impressed with and loving of its opportunities, but then why, sometimes, did Americans fall short of their best selves? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Seems like quite an opportunity for a hardworking young girl.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He opened one bright, slanted eye when he felt the old blanket being dropped over him, then pushed his head under the cover, awaiting the opportunity he knew Would come later. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed as if somehow my questions, naive and unpremeditated though they were, had, nonetheless, provided him with some long-awaited opportunity to vent his pent-up frustrations and bitterness. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Harry at once; he could think of nothing else and was glad for the opportunity to start discussing it again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The trip had three functions: as a lecture tour, an opportunity for more fund-raising, and an introduction of the Lawrences’ first child, seven-month-old John Eric, to his Blumer grandparents in New Haven. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z "This is your opportunity to return me to power!" When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She doted on changing hats at every opportunity. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “It’ll be killed tomorrow, right after your flogging. If I were you, I’d spend the rest of this night making your peace with the Six. You may not have another opportunity to do so.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Ironically, while she was at Bergen-Belsen, she had the opportunity to talk to Anne, who was dying of hunger, disease, and sadness. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z A Louisiana boy will have that opportunity on Saturday night. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Because we so profoundly personalize success, we miss opportunities to lift others onto the top rung. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z And so I shall never have opportunity to have my leather wrecked by college, but I do owe a great debt to Miss Leep for saving me from the elementary discard heap. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I am so fascinated that I lose the perfect opportunity to cut Frightful free, because, in spite of the hood, she bated and hung down, exposing her jesses. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Should he tell them that the hatchet was somewhere in the house and offer to go after it and take the opportunity and run away? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The Sexual Revolution provided new opportunities for the enterprising sex researcher. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z How could I have been so stupid as to throw away the only opportunity I'd ever have? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z All along the way, Mark Antony took the opportunity to collect gifts, tributes, and revenues and happily mixed business with pleasure. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Mrs. Parker always has some kind of opportunity to tell me about. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Most galling to me was when she turned down an opportunity to go to an Ivy League business school after college, deciding that it would be too much work and therefore no fun. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We could seek for them the same opportunities we seek for our own children; we could treat them like one of “us.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He hoped that Haiti would provide him field opportunities to integrate the two disciplines and to make sure this was the career he really wanted. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “This is the first real opportunity I’ve had to help change the violence in our city.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z So, in other words, my parents declined the opportunity to be the subjects of a Nate Crosby film. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z She was a little revived, however, by his bringing back his coffee cup himself; and she seized the opportunity of saying: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z He was offering his good right hand, his heart, his head, for the opportunity to go to Mars! The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He had already changed into his school robes, had perhaps taken the first opportunity to take off his dreadful Muggle clothes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The sport offers so many opportunities for suffering and so few opportunities for glory that only the most tenaciously self-reliant and self-motivated are likely to succeed at it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The federally guaranteed right to vote gave them the opportunity to elect officials who would protect all the other basic rights guaranteed by federal law and the Constitution. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z However, as is well known, the peoples compared differ greatly in their social environment and educational opportunities. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They were brave, hostile, and aggressive; they would not take orders, and shouted “Amandin!” at every opportunity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They considered this fund-raising campaign an opportunity to do so. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As you can see, this plan provides many opportunities for me to die in a fiery explosion. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Though the magazine had paid for the trip, and I in turn promised them some articles about it, he gave me the opportunity to back out. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I completely miss one of Cala’s pitches because I mix up the fastball and changeup signals...which gives the Red Devil on third base the perfect opportunity to steal home. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z But Ernest’s extroverted enthusiasm and the opportunity to be in on a groundbreaking discovery carried him along, for the moment. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z However, in the old mines of nearby District 2, they saw opportunity. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “And other womanly skills. It’s quite the opportunity for a hardworking girl.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Maybe if it hadn't happened I would never have received an opportunity to meet such important men face to face. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The privileges affected by these classifications included visits and letters, studies, and the opportunity to buy groceries and incidentals — all of which are the lifeblood of any prisoner. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Under normal circumstances, if the men were innocent, he maintained, they would have been given a phone call and the opportunity to post bail. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The economic changes making material goods cheaper have forced businesses to seek out new opportunities so that they now market to groups they once ignored. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Outliers are those who have been given opportunities — and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He seemed glad of the opportunity to talk. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z After the bill was introduced, Stanton had the opportunity to testify before the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z If someone offers you an opportunity to get closer to your enemy, you always take it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She only took it as an opportunity to see him better. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The perfect opportunity arose a few weeks later, when Robert and his wife, Kitty, invited Haakon and his wife, Barbara, over for dinner. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I had had in the meantime more opportunity to observe the house; it was taller than it was broad, comprising four floors, with ivy covering much of the front right up to the gables. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Olmsted did think about it and began to see the exposition as an opportunity to achieve something for which he had fought long and hard but almost always with disappointing results. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "My God, put a camera in front of that girl, and she'll shine like a diamond! Between the single men and the job opportunities, her phone is going to be ringing right off the hook!" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Gross racial disparities in health, wealth, education, and opportunity should be of no interest to our government, and racial identity should be a private matter, something best kept to ourselves. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He told himself, They’re opportunities, those trees, every one of them. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Having the chance to say goodbye before you die is an incredible opportunity, but isn’t that time better spent actually living? They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As flobberworms flourished best if left to their own devices, it was the easiest exam any of them had ever taken, and also gave Harry, Ron, and Hermione plenty of opportunity to speak to Hagrid. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I am lucky to be a writer, to have opportunities to use my words to reach others. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “Our final destination all along. It’s mostly safe and peaceful, with work opportunities and good schools.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, yeah,” Alex says, and he takes the opportunity to ask a question he’s been wanting to ask for months. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I embraced every opportunity to talk with her.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Whatever Petey’s missed opportunity was, it had to have something to do with all these far-out gadgets and his lack of confidence. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z When he had gone I took the opportunity of going to see Kenny. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The lamb was the best she’d had anywhere, and she ate it whenever she had the opportunity. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Now Rhonda would move on to experience those special opportunities, while Reynie would mope his way back to the orphanage, defeated. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The stairwells were huge, open caverns that spiraled upward for several floors, providing ample opportunity to hurl flying objects, dump liquids, or entrap us in dark corners. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Thirdly, space exploration would bring an unprecedented opportunity to expand the body of human knowledge about the universe, prompted the pamphlet. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He stared at her as if he was reeling back years, each year a ton of hate mixed with a love that never had had an opportunity to reenter the atmosphere and burn itself out. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z As Shin worked and waited, he brooded about how the other prisoners were oblivious to the fence and the opportunities that lay beyond it. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He then drove straight to Bakersfield College, where he picked up a brochure for the Career Pathway program, which was a continuing education opportunity for people over the age of thirty. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “You, Emma, who have so few opportunities of dancing, you are really out of luck; you are very much out of luck!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z That afternoon, her family was going to an outdoor concert at Golden Gate Park, which sounded like the perfect opportunity to get her mind off Mr. Griswold and his game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I’m extra wired, wanting to play it, especially as a Decker, since its about wasted opportunities, empty lives, and time dying. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There were precious few opportunities for young black men in the segregated America of the 1920s, yet through music these two men became icons. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He would have been thrilled to get a crack at plain old regular opportunities, much less special ones. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I was on my way to the Medica for observation but decided I’d rather be late for my class than miss the opportunity to speak with him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My mother kept us away from my drunk and abusive father, she wanted us to have a better future, and the opportunity in life that she never had—to have a successful education. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I had an opportunity to query one of my own employers on this subject in Maine. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I missed something important, and I’ll never get that opportunity again. I want to do that day over. March twentieth. A year and a half ago.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Thankfully he won’t have the opportunity to drag anything out of me tonight: Daddy’s coming over. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z El Patron said easy targets were opportunities to frighten enemies you weren’t ready to tackle just yet. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If I can’t kill myself in this room, I will take the first opportunity outside of it to finish the job. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He has been given more potential, but he has not been given more opportunity. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Then she said, “Each of you will be asked one question. You will have one opportunity to give an acceptable answer.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z McCarthy was an egotistical man who regarded the fear of Communism that arose in the late 1940s and 1950s as the opportunity to gain what he most desperately wanted: power and publicity. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “I sought every opportunity to be at her side, and continually plied her with questions. I had never heard a woman talk what...I had scarcely dared to think.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z This seemed like a good opportunity to find out. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Must I remind my lord, this trouble is not of my doing? And not all of us have had die opportunity to refill our coffers with the plunder of Maidenpool and Dragonstone.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They needed an opportunity to step outside those roles when they sat in the cockpit, and language was the key to that transformation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “I’ve gone a whole year without being abducted before, but January twenty-ninth is barely a month from now, so you’d think they’d want to give me plenty of opportunities to push the button.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z This all seemed excellent sense; an opportunity for renewal and usefulness. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The races were segregated by a dense, carefully woven web of laws, signs, partitions, arrows, ordinances, unequal opportunities, rules, insults, threats, and customs—often backed up by violence. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z He would run till Buck’s head was even with his flank, when he would whirl around at bay, only to dash away again at the first opportunity. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm tense from the ride, and I’d like an opportunity to knock some sense into one of these boys. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z As a professional athlete who spent the majority of her time in sweatpants and sneakers, I jumped at any opportunity to dress up. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Another man interrupts him to say, “We leave our dear Haiti to make big money in the Dominican Republic. Is a great opportunity, see?” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Had Vergil had an opportunity to read Proclus, some of this might have made its way into his text, but it is unlikely that he would have absorbed the concept of discovery. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the boy enjoyed getting back to the familiarity of the unregimented school and to the opportunity to play with his friends at the Manhattan Chess Club. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Those five years, from eighth grade through the end of high school, were Bill Gates’s Hamburg, and by any measure, he was presented with an even more extraordinary series of opportunities than Bill Joy. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Unable to resist this ripe opportunity for promotion, Mr. Cogswell had also tacked a smaller banner across the back of the wagon, advertising “Fresh Cherries at Cogswell’s. Best price in town.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I never thought I’d get such a golden opportunity to talk to his mom. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She had always welcomed the opportunity to appear before an audience that wanted to hear her sing, particularly where large numbers of blacks were included. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z If the sight of the warriors wasn't enough to stoke their curiosity, there was rumor of a “rare opportunity.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But I hesitated, and the opportunity was lost, for Hamlet threw the helmet to the ground with a curse. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Her brain simmered with bursts of lilac, cigar smoke, sweat, the cringe of a missed opportunity, pangs of hunger. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z For the last few years, I'd been employed as a creative executive at ABC Daytime, and I'd gotten adept at finding windows of opportunity to catch up on scripts. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Blanca said nothing, but from that day on she refused to join them at the table and missed no opportunity to make the Frenchman feel unwanted. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I am hopeful that most of you will view this as an opportunity. Perhaps the only chance you will ever get to make something of yourselves.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But as the months passed and I had the opportunity to ponder McCandless’s death at greater length, this consensus came to seem less and less plausible. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Was there not some wish that he might honor his brother, his family, his God, by doing all he could, by circling the city looking for opportunities to do good? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It was inevitable that some people would just look for an opportunity to ditch class, but he supposed it didn’t really matter in the long run. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She hoped the perfect opportunity to present it would naturally arise at some point during the conversation. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z How many times in life will I get an opportunity to explore the former home of the man whose disappearance played a major part in two-hand-shoving me out of childhood? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z This made die opportunity to study a function of how much money one had. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “They’re still in Beijing. I understand they took the opportunity to enjoy a cruise on the Yellow River—very luxurious, with thirty-course dinners.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Sylvanus said, “I guess that will give us an opportunity to get to know each other better.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He was grateful for the opportunity to honour the dead. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In any case I could not mistake the hands which I had had so many opportunities of studying. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z ‘Bellona has answered my prayer. She doesn’t fight my battles for me. She doesn’t guarantee me easy victory. She grants me opportunities to prove myself. She gives me strong enemies and potential allies.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Luma herself had a better feel for the roster and how to rotate players through positions to create opportunities. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z If you needed to illustrate the idea of nineteenth-century America as a land of opportunity, you could hardly improve on the life of Albert Michelson. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z We could, if given the opportunity, compete with and beat the best in the world. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was almost equal to the dinner spread from the night before, which made sense, since it was Suheyla’s first opportunity to feed Eril-Fane in over two years. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I learned that sagacity and quick wits are necessary in avoiding dangerous situations; and that fatuity and shortsightedness make one go around in circles, seemingly unaware of the many opportunities for escape. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We lost no opportunity to educate, and I had failed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Girls your own age. Nice girls. This is a good opportunity, Malcolm.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “No—for the opportunity, crazy. Which reminds me: get to work. And I mean study—not daydream or doodle or write a poem like you usually do.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Later, in the hotel, I would have the opportunity to talk with him for about a half-hour. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They gave him limitless opportunity; Seabiscuit was one of the biggest stories in the country, so they just kept coming back for more punishment. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the opportunity to end on a twenty-one-gun salute, to move the audience to tears of pity or howls of rage, to wheel out your grandest figures and highest-sounding words. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Foragers today live mainly in isolated and inhospitable areas such as the Arctic or the Kalahari, where population density is very low and opportunities to fight other people are limited. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t we, Mrs. T.? Don’t we have a splendid opportunity for these two young people?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z He saw an endless opportunity of making money by her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s why the boy needs to seize this opportunity with both hands,” said Headmaster. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “Now it’s going to be scaled back. There will be fewer opportunities for kids to do things that are not math, science, or English.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z That meant he had an opportunity to do things most men would never have a chance to do. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Also I made use of this rare opportunity to inspect Mama Tataba at close range. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z These opportunities, therefore, made these men successful, and their outstanding virtue enabled them to recognize that opportunity, whereby their nation was ennobled and became extremely happy. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z But they also got a big head start, an opportunity that they neither deserved nor earned. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z What was the best way to make sure they shared in the wealth and opportunities of their city? A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Now, let us look to the day. Nothing will happen today. But we have an opportunity, I believe.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He asked all the right questions as to what I wanted to get from Stuyvesant, and whether or not I appreciated the opportunities I was being given. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I say, taking the opportunity to straighten a bright red bow tie Cinna must have wrestled him into. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Did this not suggest that they would give the baby the most loving possible care, along with every opportunity? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And suddenly, right in front of me, was a golden opportunity to paint myself with the Cap Anderson brush that would make me A-OK too. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you take this opportunity to listen to your father, Beatrice?” my mother says gently. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z When he offered us the opportunity to create our own roles, we became even angrier. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Using the arts yourself to enhance your lesson provides opportunities for students to experience music during the school day in a non-content related way. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z As if she won’t have the opportunity to remind me later. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z They were jealous of Guenever on this account They were delighted by the opportunity which they saw before them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But we had no real opportunity for any long talk. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z When given the opportunity, Alfred Frick rose to the occasion and seized the path of the hero’s journey. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “It’s a golden opportunity!” she said, and inked her name without reading the fine print. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The constant probing of the president's wound, insertions of tubes, and surgical incisions created plenty of opportunities for bacteria to enter Garfield's body. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “But if I do not take your likeness now, I may never have another opportunity.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Prisoners always watched for opportunities to help themselves. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Then be said: “It is a pity you never had the opportunity of seeing the Orkneys at home. They didn’t have a happy family life like yours.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Leslie took this opportunity to tell me that he had been assigned to me and a few other boys. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I knew pretty well the direction and distance of the Count’s window, and made for it as well as I could, having regard to the opportunities available. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z After she finished and we all had the opportunity to give her a hug or have her sign our books, I realized how lucky we were. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z If you characterize something as the opposite of your own proposition, and then attack it—“Down with tuition fees! Up with opportunity!” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Mr. Patterson shook hands with Ray and Robin and thanked them for the opportunity to watch the necropsy. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I took this opportunity to pull a pair of jots from my purse and hold them out to Roent. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It’s a vast congregation of hunger, infectious disease, and desperation, masquerading as opportunity. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The security guard comes up and is reaching out for me, but I dodge him, which gives Farooq the opportunity to escape through the nearest doors. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z There were all sorts of new positions opening up in town, opportunities for people who had proven their worth. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z For a good while we sat and smoked, discussing the matter in its various lights and bearings; I took the opportunity of bringing this diary right up to the moment. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Hence these local failures or limitations of food production cannot be attributed to competition from bountiful hunting opportunities. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But in the end you will have the opportunity to judge the State's key witnesses and to deliver a just verdict. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z I worried that an appearance in Ossining might present some malcontent with an opportunity to come after me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s crystal clear what happened—you had the motive, you had the opportunity....” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A large, middle-aged man, he long ago won my admiration by offering equal job opportunities to members of any race, choosing according to their qualifications and future potentialities. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our teachers aren’t used to teaching children as old as you. Or as good at writing and reading as you are. There are larger schools, where you would have greater opportunities. Better facilities.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I felt like I’d missed the opportunity to say something about the costume, and if I said something now it would seem like I was making fun of him. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z As an example Bernstein cites He felt it offered the best opportunity to do fundamental research in chemistry, which was what he had taken his Doctor of Philosophy degree in. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Booth struck the bar table with his fist and regretted a lost opportunity. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The opportunity to do so came when one Thursday morning, my mother left to go job hunting at the Indian place. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z None of us had an opportunity to say a real good-bye or make plans to meet. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wanted a private word, actually, Harry. It hasn’t been easy to get an opportunity with the cottage this full of people.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There were a million things she could say in acerbic response, of course, but Dimple still hadn’t ruled out asking to enroll in Insomnia Con if the opportunity presented itself. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Somehow the message had gone out to all the teachers that the last two weeks of school were the last opportunity to bury the students of Washington Irving Junior High in work. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I saw again their large eyes, guileless, not yet aware that doors into wonderlands of security, opportunity and hope were closed to them. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm giving him every opportunity he could ever imagine. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But his anxieties about class and status were so deep that he could not bear the thought that his own “intelligence” might merely be the by-product of privilege and opportunity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Incommunicative as he was, some time elapsed before I had an opportunity of gauging his mind. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Education meant so much to her, and she didn’t want me to blow up the opportunities that she had worked hard to provide for me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z One time when I did this, my brothers and sisters grabbed the opportunity to play a prank on me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Here, the town crowded down onto the water, trying to get as close to it as possible, all the time, at every opportunity. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “This morning it is your last opportunity to experience the Stormbreaker,” she said. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “Indentured servants complain all the time and steal us blind at the first opportunity. I’ll never hire another.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The author, Mary Wollstonecraft, argued that women weren’t naturally inferior to men but lacked educational opportunities that allowed them to achieve equality. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The caseworkers painted a picture of America as a dream, the land of opportunity. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z When I ask Stu what happened to inspire the crackdown, he just mutters about “management decisions” and takes the opportunity to upbraid Gail and me for being too generous with the rolls. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And Russia would represent the kind of opportunity Paul and Jim had hoped for when they’d taken on Peru: a chance to affect health policy for the poor on a global scale. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z That presented Franek with the opportunity to torment him and, on a daily basis, to thrash him savagely. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Reverend Moorehead, instead of asking an impersonal blessing, seized the opportunity to advise the Lord of Jem’s and her misdeeds. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “I think dating opportunities are going to be pretty thin on the ground, to be honest.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But he’s engaged in some sort of intense handshake thing with Nuah and misses the opportunity. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Anything that creates turbulence creates the opportunity for people to get rich,” said Christopher S. Jencks, a professor of social policy at Harvard. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The opportunities for rhyming were too gruesome to consider. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z This is the boarding school I attended while living there from 2005 to 2006.1 wanted to go back and thank the director of this school for giving me an opportunity to learn. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I seized on this opportunity to complain about my dolls being locked in the shed, and she said she would see what she could do. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z First, the Free Blacks, who came looking for opportunities across the North; and later, the Haitians, who had taken their independence by force. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Special opportunities, he kept thinking, over and over again. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Sing Sing moved in some ways into the future, incorporating a small number of vocational programs, a few school courses, a counseling staff, and expanded opportunities for inmate recreation. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If I were going to travel to the far side of the globe and spend eight weeks away from my wife and home, I wanted an opportunity to climb the mountain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The program that opened up opportunities for astronauts, the US space shuttle program, ended in 2011 after thirty years of missions. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z It was a question I’d wondered for years, but never had the nerve or the opportunity to ask. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Not especially. I feel that there are so many opportunities for slights — perceived or real — when we do not know who we are with.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The gang also presented an opportunity for longtime employment. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I take the opportunity to extricate my arm and rise. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The segregationists were becoming even more vocal, urging the students to harass us at every opportunity. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Use every performance to produce opportunities for increasing future performances, thus seeing what must be accomplished in every new situation. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Several other opportunities arose for Americans to claim the discovery of dinosaurs but all were wasted. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “What if I miss all those opportunities to help because I’m so focused on myself?” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I just waited for the opportunity to arise. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Look like leaves and branches, right? But every one of them is an opportunity. You just have to see it.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember my dad saying, “Everything will turn out OK. In the United States, there are more opportunities, better jobs, and no terrorism.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Traynor was trying to "take advantage of all the opportunities to advance trust" with Dasch, so he would reveal important details. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z You must discover if the person is an opportunity or a threat. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Union leaders John Fitzpatrick and William Z. Foster were galvanized by the golden opportunity for a big union win if they could just bring all the workers together before the bosses divided them. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z That was even more worrying: she never missed an opportunity to get even. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He saw an opportunity as the rest of the living room was consumed with chatter. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He moaned to himself as he struggled along, and the other baboons seized the opportunity to bully him. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z While her travels and sightseeing had been exciting, Stanton had discovered in Lucretia Mott a true mentor and friend, one who challenged her to imagine a world with greater freedom and opportunities for women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Like, you can figure out from half an hour of watching the news that there’s more opportunity for white people. And for people who speak English.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “The firefighters can’t interfere with a scythe action. They’ll let the whole thing burn down. And as for the survivors, we have a wonderful public relations opportunity.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was a crime of opportunity, and that one act had cast a shadow over Citra that she hadn’t even realized until she faced the girl today. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Crime offers internship programs and summer jobs and opportunities for advancement. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A principality is brought about either by the common people or by the nobility, depending on which of the two parties has the opportunity. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Even more important is the fact that medical men who received their basic training before 1950 have had little opportunity to realize the critical importance of the process and the hazards of disrupting it. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z And yet she had something precious that I—despite all my opportunities, or maybe because of them—did not. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But advantages wear out; she needed a new struggle, another opportunity to show those who might gossip that she had still another unfortunate burden which proved that, above all else, she was a Christian woman. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t have so many opportunities, mind you, this being a few years before Walkmans started appearing at the Sales. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I would destroy these treats, and then, if time and opportunity allowed, I would find Nadia's supply and substitute good ones for the drugged ones. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “That is very strange. But I suppose you had no opportunity. Your mother should have taken you to town every spring for the benefit of masters.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The Hunger Games were an opportunity for wealth and a kind of glory not seen elsewhere. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Because Lio presented a very real opportunity to fight against the regime. I think that, after him, Minerva was never the same.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Father took the opportunity to whisper to me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “And miss the opportunity to see Indiana? No thanks.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z As usual Cristiana seized the opportunity to mock my habit of study. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z This could be an opportunity for both of them. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Even if you’ve heard stories of safety, opportunity, and prosperity, it’s still a leap to remove yourself from your own language, people, and country. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Deepavali comes but once a year and this is the first time we have bought fireworks. Do not lose the opportunity.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Using a good stage voice I spoke to the students, “I thank Master Hemme for this opportunity. I only hope that I can help him shed some light on this most important subject.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He wanted ever so badly to read it; he would get at it the first opportunity and find out just what Jan had said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Every moment—every blink—is composed of a series of discrete moving parts, and every one of those parts offers an opportunity for intervention, for reform, and for correction. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Its utopian aim is to give equal opportunities to all people. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z No other generation of criminals had ever been presented with such an enormous opportunity to make so much money or to gain so much status among other criminals. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Amaka piled almost everything on her dish—jollof rice, fufu and two different soups, fried chicken and beef, salad and cream—like someone who would not have an opportunity to eat again soon. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Experiments produce new knowledge, but if that knowledge does not circulate there is little opportunity for further progress. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Listen to me. There’s no better opportunity for a black boy in this country than to join the army.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He filled the shocked silence with the information that a trip to Mexico would give me an opportunity to practice Spanish. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now is the perfect time,” he says, “because you will soon get the opportunity to shoot someone again, and if you don’t realize—” “Realize what?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Standing on her feet all day in the sweltering laundry was an opportunity if the tumbled military uniforms bought new school clothes, if each sock made a down payment on her children’s college educations. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I’ve given them so many opportunities to come forward with the truth. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I get my opportunity when the waiter brings the dessert menu. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Harry could not help wondering whether this meant that Slughorn was not quite as forgetful as he appeared, simply determined to give Harry no additional opportunities to question him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The War on Drugs, cloaked in race-neutral language, offered whites opposed to racial reform a unique opportunity to express their hostility toward blacks and black progress, without being exposed to the charge of racism. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I was much more comfortable flying over a bonfire at 32,000 feet than I was jumping over one, even if it did deprive Stephen Kellner of another excellent opportunity to be disappointed in me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She taps her fingers against her leg for a few seconds and then says, “I don’t think of it as stopping. More like I’m... waiting for my opportunity.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Mr. Bridges took the opportunity to sum up the meeting. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her son, named Elihue Micah Whitcomb, provided the schoolmaster with ample opportunity to work out his theories of education, discipline, and the good life. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Before this war is over, all men will have an opportunity to reveal their true selves. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z On my affording an opportunity, through the medium of the currency of the realm, of the allaying, at a later period, this beneficial evil, one of the men remarked:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Elsbeth laughed, and because she didn't want to give up her opportunity to flirt with either boy, she told them she liked both equally well. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “A man has a great many opportunities to make his way in the world. You’ve found yourself a place at the University, and if you hadn’t you would still have options.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Unworthy of privilege” and “misuse of opportunity”: these were two regular phrases Ruth and I came up with when we were reminiscing in her room at the centre in Dover. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z My sister Ferula helped me get closer to the del Valle family by uncovering distant links between our ancestors and theirs, and seeking out every opportunity to greet them as they came out of mass. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Imagine being raised without a sibling and not understanding the importance of yelling “Shotgun!” at every single opportunity. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She had held it all these years, awaiting some savage opportunity. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z But we had no opportunity to deliberate upon it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It was 4:30 p.m., sweet hour of opportunity at the Beach- wood Place Mall. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Not until the next day, when all the participants took an excursion to the Greek temples at Paestum, did I get an opportunity to introduce myself. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z "Thank you for this honor and opportunity, Your Highness." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Tidbit jumped at the opportunity to stop shelling peas and motioned to the girls to hurry before Teenie changed her mind. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They wanted equal access and opportunities to do whatever their talents and resources would allow them to do. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I would kiss your smelly feet for an opportunity like that, fat Yeste. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “I tried, Arnold. I really did. But then Joey showed up and the opportunity was gone.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z “Nobody would care to remember that, and you’d have wasted your one opportunity. You don’t get two chances to say your last words, you know.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I wonder whether Clyde has even had an opportunity to see the degenerates and wrecks and drifters who buy and apparently subsist on Paradise products. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And the longer we continued to stand there, the more tense I grew because I could see this was the opportunity I’d been waiting for. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He seized the opportunity to push me off my feet. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I knew it was an important opportunity because he bought a new jacket especially for the occasion. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He gave me no opportunity, in any case. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Walking along its windy, bustling streets, you could almost hear the hum of opportunity. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But in fact they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Finding a job allows a person to establish a positive role in the community, develop a healthy self-image, and keep a distance from negative influences and opportunities for illegal behavior. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z While they romped, Jello took the opportunity to rest behind a clump of sedge, a moisture-loving plant of the tundra. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There are stretches amounting to many minutes when all three of our trainers wander off, leaving us to sit there in silence or take the opportunity to squirm. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Or perhaps Maddie just couldn’t ever pass up a flying opportunity. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z And while Lefty stops to breathe it in, I’d like to take this opportunity to resuscitate—for purely elegiac reasons and only for a paragraph—that city which disappeared, once and for all, in 1922. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But such opportunities were rare: all talk, all teaching, all thinking for that matter, at my school was in Tsonga. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because your father has had plenty of opportunities to help and he hasn’t, Marcus. Not once.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z She had to make her own opportunity, then. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was one thing to talk about being by yourself, doing important things, but quite another when the opportunity arose. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “And this seems like a good opportunity to get more involved.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z At the same time, he agrees there is reason to be wary of too much television viewing, largely in light of the opportunity costs. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z My parents thought this was the best opportunity for me. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z But Johnson kept moving with assurance, turning the crisis into an opportunity to gain more authority to make independent decisions in Southeast Asia. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It matters because it has opened up a world of possibility for a group that had been locked out of opportunity. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z That, and the opportunity to be taken seriously. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Merrick had been secretary of the Royal Knights since 1883 and insurance seemed like a good business opportunity for several reasons, most importantly because there was no white competition. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Black minstrelsy was the first large-scale opportunity for African Americans to enter show business. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I had not wasted the talents and opportunities God gave me, and I’d tried to be, as my mom put it, the best Simone I could be. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I’m partnered up with Simone, athlete extraordinaire, for our weights unit, so there’s no opportunity to talk to Tats in class. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Mr. Birkway bounded around the room as if the opportunity to teach us was his notion of paradise. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Many take the opportunity to visit their families. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas held Teresas hand, let them all go past, felt them bump him, smelled their sweat, sensed their terror, waiting for the perfect opportunity to make his own dash. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The cane-sucking habit in Kilanga was no doubt connected to the black stumps of teeth most everyone showed off when they smiled at us, and Mother never lost an opportunity to remark upon that connection. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I took the opportunity to stuff the blanket and the dried meat into my travelsack. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I am speaking on behalf of my wife, Debbie ——, and our child, Sasha ——. Thank you for the opportunity to have our voices heard,” he began. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “They call it the land of opportunity, and I don’t think that’s changed much,” said Diana Lackey, a sixty-year-old homemaker and wife of a retired contractor in Fulton, New York, near Syracuse. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Experience convinced us that rebellion would offer the government limitless opportunities for the indiscriminate slaughter of our people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, in the summer of 1954, Bobby had an opportunity to see in action some of the greats he’d been reading about. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z That woman had a devious mind that was only predictable when she scented an opportunity to vanquish her husband. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Nazis seized power in the thirties, Hitler saw an opportunity to put these ideas into action. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z After I was born in Las Pasturas she persuaded my father to leave the llano and bring her family to the town of Guadalupe where she said there would be opportunity and school for us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The type of opportunity only a few thousand people have ever gotten. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Major Major’s father had a good joke about opportunity. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I’m very happy that God has given you this opportunity to make something of yourself, of your life. Don’t waste it, child.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Militants within the organization saw the election as an opportunity to install a new, more activist leadership—one which would reenergize a movement that had stalled after winning most of the battles against legalized segregation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Major Major’s father repeated this good joke at every opportunity. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “No!” said I, “unless it was to get an opportunity of seeing me alone.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Today you get an opportunity few are given — today you get to change history—to change time itself. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Finally he swallowed, brushed the crumbs from his waistcoat, and said, “But see here, Reynie, Miss Perumal mentioned a test of some sort. ‘Special opportunities,’ she said. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z For the surviving black community, there would be more obstacles to opportunity and progress and much heartache. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It sounded like a great opportunity, but I’d just basically talked myself into the idea that I was—that we all were—better off with my staying home. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It’s also the case that the closer an idea or a product comes to a Connector, the more power and opportunity it has as well. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Spurge said, “Thank you for the opportunity to explain, my lord. I was worried my feeble transmissions could not convey the whole complexity of the energy-making process.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The Station Inspector opened the cage, and Hugo saw his opportunity. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “Me? I’m a dance fanatic. I never miss an opportunity to groooove.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I had the opportunity to touch people’s lives and to make a difference in the world. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Almost everyone else has had an opportunity to run the world. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My solitude would give me an opportunity to take the first steps in that direction, without the kind of scrutiny that might destroy such efforts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z These urban kids, however, were never truly given the chance to prove that if only given the opportunity, we could rise to the occasion; and rise to the occasion we have. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I think about men and their facial hair, and the opportunities for disguise and concealment they have always at their disposal. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z At Williams, James took advantage of his new opportunities. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I had blown up and acted personally instead of denouncing the significance of the dolls, him, the obscene idea, and seizing the opportunity to educate the crowd. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The only thing I cared about at the moment was if Mr. Mwila saw this as an “opportunity” to call my house. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z You may not get another opportunity this good. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Later, I convinced her that I had not wanted to hurt her and she immediately seized upon my concern for her feelings as an opportunity to have one more try at bringing me to God. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Only in the second half of the twentieth century, with the dismantling of legal barriers to opportunity, did the lines begin to blur. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He stands up like he’s been waiting his whole life for the opportunity to address the combined social studies and science classes. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z But where everyone else sees disaster, Charity finds opportunity. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z There were no opportunities, no time, no permission. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The crowd soon had plenty of opportunity to make more noise. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the kind of party where you have teenage fun, but it was wonderful just the same, especially because I had so few opportunities to socialize. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Don't you realize you're throwing away the perfect opportunity to be someone else for an evening? Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z As public education expanded in the South, North Carolina legislators proved adept at giving blacks equal educational opportunities on paper while funneling most state resources to white students. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I have not seen Jefferson,” he wrote Monroe in code, “and have thought it best to present him no opportunity of protesting to his friend against being embarked on this contest.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But they’re some of the only landowners who pay in money, and there don’t seem to be other part-time job opportunities here, so I swallow my pride and work for them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And Bob hadn’t betrayed them yet, though he’d had plenty of opportunities. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Mama had already woven some of the longer ones into Father’s woolen cloak, and he strutted about like royalty whenever the opportunity presented itself. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Being a part of this global initiative would be an amazing opportunity to merge my interests in diplomacy with my love for sports. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Grades are affected in addition to access to certain opportunities and promotion to leader- ship roles. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He hoped she had taken the opportunity to sleep late. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z After lunch another worker said there was someone else she wanted us to meet, but Luke took the opportunity to bolt toward the baseball diamond. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She left behind her home, her entire family, and her life partner in a war-torn country to give her children better opportunities. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Whatever window of opportunity had existed to complete the one glaring piece of unfinished business in the revolutionary era was now closed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z At every opportunity we reminded her that we surrounded her, that she could come to us if she ever needed advice or aid of any kind. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It had grown long enough now that she usually tied it back, but tonight she had had the opportunity to bathe, and it fell loose, still slightly damp, to her shoulders. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I tell him I’ve learned I don’t have to wait to be given an opportunity, but that I can make an opportunity and use my voice to speak up for what I need and want. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z In any case, Mr Farraday seized the opportunity to grin broadly at me and say with some deliberation: 'My, my, Stevens. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Instead of feeling distraught over this turn of events, moreover, McCandless was exhilarated: He saw the flash flood as an opportunity to shed unnecessary baggage. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Philbert took the opportunity to deck me hard in the stomach. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Prying him away from his job hunt wouldn’t be easy, so I couldn’t waste what would probably be only one opportunity to help him. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z But he had found a guide, and didn’t want to miss out on an opportunity. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think it’s a good idea, but real opportunities of the kind Hazel has in mind aren’t likely to come very often.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As a result, cosmetic diversity, which focuses on providing opportunities to individual members of under-represented groups, both diminishes the possibility that unfair rules will be challenged and legitimates the entire system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I’d never gotten to look at a dracaena up close before, and I wasn’t real thrilled to have the opportunity. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Gut instinct tells me I should keep my pending job opportunity to myself. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Was this not proof of yet another great opportunity in modern America? In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Already potentially responsible for her husband’s stroke, I had now committed a sacrilege at my first liturgical opportunity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In the midst of the chaos Schindler again seized an opportunity to act on our behalf. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z We had an opportunity to relive the medieval era and enjoy a nice dinner while being entertained by knights participating in hand-to-hand combat. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z They lived for opportunities to teach people about Persian everything. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Most of them thought my presence was a good opportunity to try out their one or two English phrases: What is your name? and Where are you from? are the favorites. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z If a million teenagers had been given the same opportunity, how many more Microsofts would we have today? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z There are opportunities in every circumstance—even a circumstance as complex and troubling as the one around me...but as I take everything in, I’m finding it hard to see any opportunity whatsoever. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Comrade Pillai stepped carefully around this wrinkle, waiting for a suitable opportunity to iron it out. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They regarded each other for a moment as though giving the opportunity for airing additional demands or grievances. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z We had been given the opportunity to see the creation of the Jewish state. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z At the next available opportunity, he will seek me out—as I am not permitted to roam the streets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Why couldn’t I have at least mentioned it to Mumtaz before I dashed off at the first opportunity? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I understand that the game is going to provide him with many opportunities. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As his son later said about him, “Gustavus Franklin Swift was never content simply to get on. Always he saw opportunities ahead.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z With only a few exceptions, the Supreme Court has seized every opportunity to facilitate the drug war, primarily by eviscerating Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures by the police. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z As Lawrence had perceived toward the end of the war, peacetime offered the opportunity to make Big Science much bigger. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Most of the young Indians I talked to about this were not offended but took it as an opportunity to have some fun. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z My philosophy was that it was best not to give people an opportunity to act their worst. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The women’s journey toward equality with men in both rights and opportunities has been a long and winding path. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z And when he spent twelve hours a day sitting at a desk, far from his guitar and the inspiration of the people, he had few opportunities to feel happy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Amari figured she was waiting for her opportunity to work there instead of in the kitchen with the slaves. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the tremendous surprise created by the Spaniards' firearms provided the opportunity to escape. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But you have to want it desperately, work hard, take advantage of an opportunity—and never give up. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z This year certainly gave me plenty of opportunities to practice. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The more Liddy and I discussed both the problem of, and the opportunity presented by, Dr. Fielding’s file,” Hunt recalled, “the more apparent it became that the file should be photographed by surreptitious means.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He hoped for an opportunity when Garfield left the grounds on horseback, in his carriage, or by foot. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Fortunately, the drawing of colors quickly followed, leaving no opportunity to reflect further on the incident. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Just as the latter was getting uneasy some workmen came past the door bound for his restaurant and Michaelis took the opportunity to get away, intending to come back later. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “So you have the opportunity both to do a good deed and get something in return,” he continues. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t like it either, I don’t. But this sounds like a big opportunity.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z This is an opportunity to really make the craft shine and make the receiver feel it’s meant just for them. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “My grandfather always says that’s what books are for,” Ashoke said, using the opportunity to open the volume in his hands. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd, the minister of Bantu education, ex-plained that education “must train and teach people in accordance with their opportunities in life.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This stuff got me down, but I tried to reframe it as an opportunity to learn, to use what power I could find inside a situation I’d never have chosen for myself. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I hoped then that life might offer me the opportunity to serve my people and make my own humble contribution to their freedom struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted good schooling for them all, opportunities apart from fishing and shipbuilding. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “He felt that this was the greatest opportunity ever offered to his profession in this country, and he could not make them appreciate it,” she said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Then there were another 20,000 unpaid rank-and-file members, many of whom wanted nothing more than an opportunity to become a foot soldier. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z While I’d been off inhabiting Rex’s body Jerome had taken the opportunity to undo my shoulder straps. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The unease grew, but there was little opportunity for speculation, which in any case was officially forbidden. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The way I looked at it, giving up either volleyball or fencing would mean giving up not only an opportunity to develop my athletic abilities, but also my primary opportunity to socialize. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Raymond took this opportunity to say that he was the one the victim hated ever since he had hit the guy’s sister. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z She seriously lives for opportunities to be a hey guys I'm cool kind of mom. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Mrs. Baylor’s son was at the University of California Berkeley and she was quite proud to tell us and then repeat it at every opportunity. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Well, I never had that opportunity. Because he never sent me anything until you showed up,” says Peeta. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to support the crown jewel of Clover City.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She would take them to church at every opportunity and read them Watch Tower literature. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Most people will probably never have the opportunity to hear her story in person like we did. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z If my cousins are indeed royalty here, then I am just a peasant who only wants a good education, opportunity for a good future, and my mother. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “My aunt,” she continued, “is going to-morrow into that part of the town, and I shall take the opportunity of calling in Grosvenor Street.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Segregationists left no doubt that they were seizing Minnijean’s suspension as an opportunity to fire up their campaign. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had become frustrated, embittered and disillusioned about knocking at doors of opportunity, which seemed to shut more the harder and more persistently I knocked. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t spoken a single word to him since the day I’d seen him in bio, and for the first time in a month, I had a real opportunity to study him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z While I never met him, I had the opportunity to see him in action—see him by proxy rather, but I’ll get to that, to him, later. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Some remain in their seats, waiting for their opportunity. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The stance is, in the words of University of North Carolina researchers, “a situation of dynamic imbalance and ballistic opportunity.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As author Thomas Reppetto has noted, bootlegging was “a quick and equal opportunity pathway to the American dream.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I never thought so many amazing opportunities would be placed in my path after qualifying for the Olympics. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Even though Melanie tried all day to find an opportunity, she still hadn’t told April about her decision when the time came to get into their costumes. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z "Top fighter can make contacts with big people, get opportunities." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z While he talked to Isabella, however, Emma found an opportunity of saying, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Since when does “overseeing” include throwing knives at me and scolding me at every opportunity? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z But I guess New York City’s going to give me an abundance of opportunities to be cool and unsentimental. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z If such a thing as telepathy existed, one of its glories would be the opportunity for each of us to read the books in the cerebral cortices of our loved ones. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother felt like he had thrown an opportunity away. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z At the first opportunity, I slip from the lot and rush to the hotel. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The card allows noncitizens the opportunity to work in the United States, and it also enables them to acquire a Social Security number. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z It was a welcome break from his daily routine, which offered few opportunities for real surveillance. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Focused so intently on gaining long-denied rights and opportunities for their gender, most white suffragists were unwilling to confront their own acceptance of white supremacy. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Through her example and efforts, she already had opened up opportunities for other women. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z To Oppenheimer, Truman’s refusal to even try to forge a genuine partnership with the Soviet Union for the control of nuclear weapons was a tragic lost opportunity. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I had a couple of opportunities to score against Shandra, but I didn’t. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Some black Atlantans were brought from the margins into the sphere of opportunity by New Deal programs, but most were left behind. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Pong had never thought about escaping Namwon before, but now the opportunity lurched up like a mudskipper and slapped him across the face with its tail. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Lock up criminals for longer, so that they have less opportunity to do the rest of us harm. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The facts are when he was sixteen he got a shot at coming to America, gambled on the land of opportunity and lost. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I would like the opportunity now to educate people on what is happening in my "America" because until this "undeclared war" has ended, I am not free! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z And that opportunity played a critical role in their success. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I can well understand that you wish the world to be a better place and that you and your fellow residents here should have an opportunity to contribute to the making of a better world. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z There will be lots of opportunity for that when school starts up again. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Now the residents of the city forged an American dream of steel girders, fashioning opportunity with fire and iron. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He hoped she hadn’t missed her one opportunity. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Henry is broad and fleshy and always enjoys an opportunity to smack one of us boys. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z With Angleton gone, the Operations Directorate maneuvered for new opportunities to penetrate deep into the heart of Brezhnev's secretive and rigid government. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Sin is not an opportunity. Following Jesus isn’t a sacrifice. He did all the sacrificing.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Having crossed the Weddell Sea, Shackleton would make landfall at the best opportunity, and then set out across the continent. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z They tried to apologize, but I saw an opportunity. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The opportunity presented itself and I took it, simple as that. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Still, he hoped Coach Dub would come around to give Reggie a real opportunity with his daughter. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He loved to play fast chess, since it gave him the opportunity to try out dubious or experimental lines through an instant gaze of the board. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Besides, horses were very large, with rippling muscles and big, grinding teeth, and they looked at me as if they knew I was afraid and were hoping for an opportunity to kick my head in. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Only then did he go to sleep, trusting that on the following day the awaited opportunity would come. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Burnham loved Chicago for the opportunity it afforded, but he grew wary of the city itself. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But out of the violence and tragedy came opportunity. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But he was pleased that he had mentioned the festival to Mr. Richard, because it meant an opportunity to see Nnesinachi before she left for the North. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My mom is taking the opportunity to write a book about addictions and young people. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z So, I was listening to him talk and waiting for an opportunity to tell him—but he just kept talking and talking, and it was strange and tangential and boring. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z In a country with a 70-percent unemployment rate, the capital offered the most opportunities for work, often as servants for the wealthy. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z They’ve had plenty of opportunities, and there were definitely a few times I might have pressed the button. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z We had a number of opportunities to talk in jail and we discussed Walter’s application for bail while his appeal was pending, a move I wholeheartedly supported. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re told that this too is to be attributed not to any biological shortcomings but to social disadvantages and limited opportunities. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Young men became educated and earned money, and once these economic opportunities were available to all, our two tribes had little reason to fight. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z King was understandably upset at the prospect of losing the opportunity to perform with Marian. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Is she also being nice to me so that I won’t take this opportunity to run back to my parents? The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And what did virtually all of those opportunities have in common? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I take this opportunity to write these lines. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Instead of giving gruff, terse commands, he harangued Tree-ear at every opportunity. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She managed not to ask her father for anything, so as not to give him the least opportunity to humiliate her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a big opportunity for her mom, a promotion. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The Yule Ball is approaching — a traditional part of the Triwizard Tournament and an opportunity for us to socialize with our foreign guests. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He was a valorous opportunist who pounced hoggishly upon every opportunity Colonel Korn discovered for him and trembled in damp despair immediately afterwards at the possible consequences he might suffer. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z From there we can crank the microscope one more turn to the level of genes, which is an opportunity to review studies of dyslexia and other inherited language disorders. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z She'd covered these lessons back in the third grade and took every opportunity to demonstrate her superiority. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Kira shifted her weight, resting her twisted leg, remembering the story of her birth, and wondering if she would have an opportunity to tell it here. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Serving drinks day and night, in a dim grotto, he had many opportunities to meet women drinking with their friends or even alone. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z After all these years I finally had the opportunity to learn something about the Chandrian. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “We should never lie to each other, you and I. It wouldn’t be worthwhile. We both have too much opportunity for retaliation.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z On the strength of this success, Luce was given the opportunity to open the Psychohormonal Unit at New York Hospital. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z What will Arthur do for an opportunity like that, for that kind of fame and glory? Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z All during meals, we watched each other, and particularly Dad, for an opportunity. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I just felt sure the right opportunity would somehow come. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z It was as though she still had something to say to me, and could not decide upon the words, yet waited there, for me to give her opportunity. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But Merlyn did not speak much, and when he did speak it was never in questions, so that the Wart had little opportunity for conversation. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I decided this was a perfect opportunity to try one for myself. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z They had had their chance as he walked alone through the forest, had had plenty of opportunity as he examined the pool. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But I had no opportunity to be depressed by Delbruck’s characteristic bluntness, for the poliomyelitis congress was an unparalleled success. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z It was not lack of ability that limited my people, but lack of opportunity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But that only gave other Europeans the opportunity to take the lead in seeking sugar fortunes. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Later, I would note that whenever he had the opportunity he’d duck into a clothier in Manhattan and buy a French-cuffed shirt and several ties. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet, after a few months at Poky my steer will never have the opportunity to eat green grass again. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The week before, we’d all been given a lecture about taking the opportunity seriously and behaving appropriately. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Al’s had enough to loosen him up but not enough to get mean. I figure this is your opportunity.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Sensing an opportunity, Miss Peregrine said, “You see, children? The future isn’t so grand after all. Nothing wrong with the good old here and now!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z And then we were given the opportunity to study a variable on our own. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z At every opportunity she took Jim and his siblings to Des Moines and Chicago so they would know that the world was larger than it seemed from Muscatine. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z But his father takes the opportunity to sit beside him on the bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A freedom fighter must take every opportunity to make his case to the people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When James Garfield and Chester Arthur ran for office in 1880, Guiteau saw an opportunity to reach his ambition of becoming a great and famous man. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I’d like you to thoroughly look over the information and consider it. This is a good opportunity for you.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I’m not really sure if I was handling the opportunity in the most advantageous manner. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It usually meant a lecture from my dad about me not appreciating my opportunities, and sometimes my mom would threaten to pull me out of gymnastics altogether. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Lamentably, I would have the opportunity to accomplish only one feat or the other. Both would not be possible.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z This shall be a work for times of peace, when I have had more opportunity to study and learn. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Miss Peregrine, already seated at the head of the table, stood up and used the sudden quiet as an opportunity to introduce me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z "I was the only man throughout the entire nation,” he bragged, "that had the inspiration and the nerve and the brain and the opportunity to do the work.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Maybe he's calling to say his wife was wrong to offer such an over-the-top opportunity. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The nation needed an opportunity to top the French, in particular to “out-Eiffel Eiffel.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They are very interested in how other households are run; such bits of petty gossip give them an opportunity for pride or discontent. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z "Because we gave them the opportunity to express their feelings, to affirm themselves." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He talked about the trip at every opportunity. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There needs to be something more tangible, like fair housing, opportunities, and access to resources. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z While this circumstance is horribly unfortunate for them, it does create important opportunities for a multiracial, bottom-up resistance movement, one in which people of all races can claim a clear stake. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z All the outliers we’ve looked at so far were the beneficiaries of some kind of unusual opportunity. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z As a mother and educator, she was comforted by the thought that such remembrances would enable young people to have an opportunity to be exposed to her husband, ask questions, learn, and achieve. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The other means involved European-introduced germs to which Aborigines had had no opportunity to acquire immunity or to evolve genetic resistance. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was offering me the opportunity to Save the World Through Degeneracy. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Some judges seemed to want to get as close to life expectancy or natural death as possible before they would create release opportunities for child offenders. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z So the concrete picture and the abstract linkages of relationships fed each other, each making the other more meaningful and affording my emotions an opportunity to react to them with success and understanding. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They had strong castles and wicked retainers, who found more opportunity for wickedness under their leadership than they would have found in a settled state of society. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z This was my opportunity to run to safety, but before my feet could turn, the stranger grabbed my shoulder tightly with his other hand. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The cold winter of 1957-58, when freezing temperatures gripped northern Florida, gave an unexpected opportunity to start the program while the screw-worm populations were reduced and confined to a small area. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He accepted it because it made him free, gave him the possibility of choice, of action, the opportunity to act and to feel that his actions carried weight. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z So I guess I was offered an opportunity that not many people have. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z They earned the opportunity by first winning an in-house competition at Truman. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Since Boys 'n the Hood is a realistic portrayal of their environment, I thought making a movie would give them the opportunity to emulate John Singleton. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He would see the pitfalls and opportunities develop and run the race in his head until he saw how to win it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, every one of us regularly passes up opportunities to maim, steal, and defraud. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He said in any other country in the world he would have found an opportunity for his talents. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To Mr. D, she says, “Thank you for giving her the opportunity to participate.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The Nazi leadership was now convinced that the upcoming Olympic Games, in August, would provide the perfect opportunity for a masquerade. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In the few short decades since King’s death, a new regime of racially disparate mass incarceration has emerged in Chicago and become the primary mechanism for racial oppression and the denial of equal opportunity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Here was an opportunity to make practical use of the theories in which he had marinated for years—and in the service of a fight against Fascism that he took seriously indeed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We had the same love of reading at every opportunity, so we sometimes ate lunch together. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z It strikes him as unfair to not have the same fanciful opportunity himself. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Whether they had or not was immaterial; it was an opportunity to take the first step toward negotiations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was almost obsessed with finding an opportunity to perform her music on stage. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, it might give me an opportunity to do some hunting that I don’t normally get to do: talk directly to one of my potential targets. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My mom would jump on the opportunity to explain. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z As the opening draws near, apprehensions of small business owners rise, while others welcome the employment opportunities and shopping conveniences a SmartMart promises. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “I’m grateful to you for this opportunity to tell you how much you girls inspire me,” was how she started. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “I shall not wait for any opportunity,” said Morris. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Apparently, in the Capitol, there were opportunities to vote for your favorites at each stage. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z White families packed up and flocked to South Carolina for opportunities, from as far as New York according to the gazettes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z That he couldn’t outright dismiss Mr. Flux’s “opportunity,” in spite of the consequences for Fry, Logan County, and beyond, said a lot. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Computing pools attached to specific tunnels or branches grew larger, spawned their own supervisors, and gave the female professionals the opportunity to specialize in a particular subfield of aeronautics. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It helps us form networks, understand sources of opportunity or threat, create alliances, fight enemies. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z As it was, an opportunity did come along for her, about a month after the Midge episode, the time I lost my favourite tape. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z This was an opportunity that might never come again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They could taunt her into a self- doubting downward spiral, causing her to withdraw from the opportunity that Dr. Claytor had so meticulously prepared her for. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The visit would give him the opportunity to tell Dorothy about his success with Bill Cochran in working out the helical diffraction theory. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “It would be a good opportunity for us.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He'd be the same old Martin, but at least for the next few seconds, I still had the opportunity to be somebody different, somebody quick and dangerous. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Remaining for the moment only two women sitting at a table, rather than a fortune-teller and an illusionist, an opportunity they are not frequently presented with. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Peace without justice and equal opportunity is no Peace.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s because I provided him with the opportunity to spend a full day in the field with one when he was about your age. I hope he provides your brothers with the same experience.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z David Rockefeller, a member of the Harvard College Class of 1936 and longtime University benefactor, has pledged $100 million to increase dramatically learning opportunities for Harvard undergraduates through international experiences and participation in the arts. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The tragedy in all this is particularly great because for nearly a decade, there has been strong reason to suppose that Fischer could demonstrate his supremacy convincingly if only given the opportunity to do so.... Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Finally, each society on a continent represents one more opportunity to invent and adopt a technology, because societies vary greatly in their innovativeness for many separate reasons. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z So whenever the pressure seemed too intense and it seemed that they were about to fall, they remembered Anne’s words. . . we have the opportunity to get an education and make something of ourselves. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It comes from our time: from the particular opportunities that our particular place in history presents us with. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z What I found instead was a ready opportunity to enact my plan. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It’s just too bad the two cholos were never given the same opportunity. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Classes are groups of people of similar economic and social position; people who, for that reason, may share political attitudes, lifestyles, consumption patterns, cultural interests, and opportunities to get ahead. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She waited for her opportunity, praying for a moment alone with Mrs. Derby to ask for a more suitable position in her household. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Where the native kings saw danger, Alexander the Great saw opportunity. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z It’s quiet and comfortable and smells like opportunity. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve been given an opportunity others would trade anything for,” I repeat him exactly. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was a long line, and Reynie wondered how many special opportunities were available. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Celia bows, taking the opportunity to retrieve her gloves from the floor. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Many take the opportunity afterward to thank him personally, for the party and the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Poor people of color, like other Americans—indeed like nearly everyone around the world—want safe streets, peaceful communities, healthy families, good jobs, and meaningful opportunities to contribute to society. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Ho Chi Minh seized the opportunity to fill the power vacuum left by the Japanese defeat. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I meant to retrieve my table-book or, failing that, to seek an opportunity to transcribe the play again. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z This went on for a few days, and then Mother took the opportunity to warn him about Mrs. van D., who could make life miserable for him. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z So the task of building a new society—with the many opportunities it embodied—fell to the coloreds as well. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It’s the perfect opportunity for me to break out the red, white, and blue outfit I wore on Election Day. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I had always wanted to go to Kiddieland, the city’s popular amusement park, but I had never had the opportunity to go. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I then immediately applied for a two-week remand on the grounds that I had been transferred to Pretoria without being given the opportunity of notifying my attorneys. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is our earnest expectation that you will do all you can to help your son seize this opportunity. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, Dahlia loved opportunities to show off her influence. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I thought she would laugh because she took any opportunity she could find to laugh at him—though not to his face because he would beat her when he decided she needed it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The Steward was the superior, but the Butler had more opportunities to ingratiate himself with the Scholars, and made full use of them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Hillary, who was fighting a cold, also used the opportunity to go after Barack. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They had worked hard to give me opportunities in life. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He couldn’t permit this opportunity to slip through his swollen fingers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But as he was the son of a poor fisherman, there seemed little opportunity for him to become one. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Thus an Italian opera, typically, was a series of well-defined ‘numbers’, a glorified variety show, with something for everyone and plenty of opportunity for lead singers to have their turn at impressing the audience. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z There was only opportunity for one blow at a time, so they more or less took it in turns, King Pellinore striking while Sir Grummore was recovering, and vice versa. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z We allow the chemical death rain to fall as though there were no alternative, whereas in fact there are many, and our ingenuity could soon discover many more if given opportunity. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “And I thank you, because once again you have provided an opportunity for a lesson in language. ‘Distraught’ is too strong an adjective to describe salmon- viewing.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “Someday an opportunity will come. Think about Harry Potter. His life is terrible, but then a letter arrives, he gets on a train, and everything is different for him afterward. Better. Magical.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Starr, I want to, I do—” “I know you do. And it’s the perfect opportunity.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Among the servants, too, there was some opportunity for social pleasantry, we being drawn from so many houses. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Billed as a “friendly” contest—no titles were at issue—the two-game exhibition match was sponsored by the Manhattan Chess Club to give Bobby an opportunity to play against a world-class master. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But while the failure of Ashton’s hurt Luma’s ego, it was also an opportunity to focus her life on more important things. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Upon thinking of past loves, someone who approaches romance through the heart is likely to bemoan lost opportunities and conclude that he or she will never again love as deeply. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As freedom fighters and political prisoners, we had an obligation to improve and strengthen ourselves, and study was one of the few opportunities to do so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As the day went on, their numbers were increased by more job seekers looking to take advantage of the opportunity to replace strikers. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I was excited for this opportunity because this firm did a lot of international business in the Middle East and Europe. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Their movement into power will be, in a sense, only a part of the global movement toward opportunity, justice, and equality for all. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Trepid said, “We have an opportunity for you, a splendid opportunity.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “What happened to the former world was not a tragedy. It was an opportunity to leave our past behind.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Roy seized the opportunity to retrieve a cardboard shoe box from his room and slip quietly out the back door of the house. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z No opportunity, ever, to learn the ways of nature. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It seems that Kendra thought the move to Godric’s Hollow was the perfect opportunity to hide Ariana once and for all, something she had probably been planning for years. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But it did not matter because Briony was about to cut her off and the opportunity would be lost. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Barack activated his network of community organizers to connect us with legal aid, advocacy, and teaching opportunities. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When Grandma asked me buy her some soy sauce, I could not help seizing the opportunity to go past Number Eleven and take another look. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama seized the opportunity to give her a lecture on gambling. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The women who were already in mourning for my uncle Lucas took this opportunity to place their mantas over their faces and to scurry to their homes before the hellish storm raised its head again. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The promised opportunity to ask our questions is denied. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “After the recess, the public will have the opportunity to speak for or against any project.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Unless you see a golden opportunity,” I added. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Did she, like Dorothy, ever wonder about where the opportunity might have taken her? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She sees these swimming lessons as my opportunity to nudge Lisa out of the way and assume my rightful place on Phil’s arm. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z In other words, variations in opportunities and experiences can affect a child’s skill building and therefore impact their intelligences. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z My first poem was titled “The American Dream,” a tale of a woman immigrating to this country—“the land of unlimited opportunity”—and barely being able to feed her family. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I take this opportunity to tease more information out of him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z In any case, just to be on the safe side, every time she had an opportunity Blanca let him know that she would never marry him, not even if her life depended on it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Francis was always eager to continue our conversations, while I joyously seized every opportunity to escape from the miserable English food that periodically led me to worry about whether I might have an ulcer. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z In one thematic string we have terms like criminals, criminal warfare, crime, fun, profit, gangs, mafias, thugs, mercenaries, troublemakers, preys on the weak, executioners, violence, desertion, flight, whim, opportunity, and run. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z So even her mother's regular trip to the farmer's market presented an opportunity to browse. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I took every opportunity to go into town and strike up a conversation with anyone willing to talk with me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “There is an opportunity in San Francisco this summer I’m interested in. Do you remember me telling you about it, Mamma?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Callie, I think there’s lots of time to think about it. But yes, I would be glad if you had the opportunity I missed. Many young girls would be glad of the chance.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z And proximity would give me opportunities to catch her attention by being wonderful. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z At length, our dinner being completed, I took the opportunity to read in Virgil. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z "It was an opportunity they gave to some of the officers after the Armistice," he continued. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z All three powers merely continue to produce atomic bombs and store them up against the decisive opportunity which they all believe will come sooner or later. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z For me, the prank was just a response to a previous prank, just a golden opportunity to, as the Colonel said, wreak a little havoc. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I began looking for opportunities to use my improved vocabulary in conversation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I seized the opportunity to run down into the lobby, to see it again before Dr. Azzam arrived. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, an extraordinary opportunity in the dark, during the search for the twins, to avenge herself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Unfortunately Grub didn’t have the opportunity to open his visor before the illness struck. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The puppy seized the opportunity and tried to stage a combined entry. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d each been given the opportunity to select one object to aid them in their ascent—rope, spikes, special boots—and sure enough, Cain had gone right for the rope. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I knew Ben would never convince Lacey to go to prom with him, but I figured he at least deserved the opportunity. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He was briefly tempted—he wanted desperately to learn about those special opportunities. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I thanked him for the opportunity to serve and began my walk through the archway leading me back into the waiting area. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “You do realize the effect this will have on your future? You do understand what you’re giving up? This will impact the opportunities you’ll have open to you for the rest of your life.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We took every opportunity to make Titi Avena miserable. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It was hard to see many opportunities when faced with floor-to-ceiling pink cabinets and drawers teeming with the stuff of nightmares. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The truth is—I love you, Hermione Granger, and whatever time says—I’d like the opportunity to say so in front of lots of other people. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “Everybody will play if and when the opportunity comes.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Seeing how I was trapped in the car, my mother took the opportunity to harass me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z When I was asked if I would be a part of this initiative, I jumped at the opportunity. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t just lie there, awake, alone, my mind ticking over all those opportunities that I could take or leave, so I got up and got dressed and started walking. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Boys,” Mr. Mwila said, “there is still an opportunity for redemption.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z What would have become of Holland and its neighbors if England had signed a peace treaty with Germany, as it’s had ample opportunity to do? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Hen Wen seized this opportunity to roll into another puddle. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I felt that we were traveling around in a display case, being watched from above and maybe from below, that something was waiting for the right opportunity. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z At seven o’clock, the principal got up and welcomed us all to an exciting new year of growth and opportunity at Washington Irving Junior High School. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Besides dictating career opportunities, the system shaped geographic destiny, with the core class allowed to live in and around Pyongyang. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I took the opportunity to slip through the men to go inside the Big Store. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I realize that this is a unique opportunity to get insight into both of these people. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Thomas held Teresa’s hand, let them all go past, felt them bump him, smelled their sweat, sensed their terror, waiting for the perfect opportunity to make his own dash. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z A pep rally meant two thousand students in a huge room with endless opportunity to mistreat us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wish I could have had an opportunity to play pro. Not a ten or thirteen-year-old career, but maybe one or two years . . . and maybe get a different job.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a habit of turning everything into a learning opportunity. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Indeed, he had had little opportunity to be anything else, and he now seemed pleased out of all proportion at this slight notice from his master. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The Dauntless man screams and collapses, his hands clutching his leg, which gives Tobias the opportunity to shoot him in the head. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Ever since, as I told you, Ruth had been looking out for something nice to do for me in return, and the tape disappearing gave her a real opportunity. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you can make another call; we have a liberal policy in that regard. I can’t offer you the opportunity of calling a bondsman because your offense is unbailable, at present. When you’re arraigned, however—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It was against the law to burn anything at that time of the year, but she said a ceremony was important in order to have the official opportunity to give that year to God. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That rapid spread preempted opportunities for domesticating those and related species in the Balkans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But before he could become an expert, someone had to give him the opportunity to learn how to be an expert. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Michael and Sasha were both obsessed with the song and sang it at every opportunity. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “We want to move forward so that Curtis and your friend Liz will have the same opportunities you do. Without having to leave town.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He seized the opportunity to get some food for Eb without detection. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z If we scratch below the surface of every great achiever, do we always find the equivalent of the Michigan Computer Center or the hockey all-star team—some sort of special opportunity for practice? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z She would give him an opportunity to prove himself. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z "Camellia, the princess has requested your presence while she dresses for her party. This is a great opportunity to get to know her and to learn her preferences." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Cole’s response to this opportunity was very disappointing,” the Keeper concluded. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z And do you know what this all means—that the gossipmongers once again have an opportunity to defame my son with these ridiculous rumors about his parentage. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z For millennia the center of Jewish life had been planted firmly in the Middle East, but in the tenth century an opportunity for Jews arose in Spain. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Learn as much as you can, while the opportunity is still there,” became my motto. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Colin Creevey, a second year who was deeply in awe of Harry and never missed an opportunity to speak to him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z A new opportunity to theorize soon brought Francis back to normal form. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He always asks her, gives her an opportunity to make a request, even if he has one in mind already. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z If ever I missed my uncle’s dimples, it was now that he didn’t smile at this perfect opportunity to tease his favorite niece and let his dimples show. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes, I was interested to hear, he was telling them things I had told him months earlier: You can change the outcome; there are prospects and opportunities. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At Berkeley, that institution which symbolizes middle-class opportunity, students complained about the impersonal life on the campus—they were being reduced to IBM numbers. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the opportunities for the more conventional types of biological control are greatest in the forests. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z This gave ample opportunity to assess the damage caused to the gatehouse door. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He told Bobby he’d have an opportunity to seek revenge...on the board. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Her solution was to insist on vertical seating—an imaginary line drawn from the front of an auditorium to the topmost balcony, giving both races separate but equal seating opportunities. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z We stop in the middle of the square at the announcement board that lists jobs and training opportunities. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They felt heavy enough together, but I thought again how Father had said about the reducto absurdum of human experience, thinking how the only opportunity I seemed to have for the application of Harvard. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Had school officials been sincere about offering Minnijean the opportunity, they would have been clear about the terms for participating. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All along, Beatriz was looking for the perfect opportunity to make my dreams come tumbling down. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z On our first day in court we were not given the opportunity to instruct counsel. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1988, we discovered an opportunity to get federal funding to create a legal center that could represent people on death row. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In addition, peoples who until recently were technologically primitive—such as Aboriginal Australians and New Guineans—routinely master industrial technologies when given opportunities to do so. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was unlike Katz not to fall upon soft drinks and junk food with exuberant lust when the opportunity presented itself, but I believe I understood. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He seemed interested only in Milkman’s clothes, which he took every opportunity to examine. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “A tree is not a tree, it’s an opportunity.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is one of my specialties, yet there is little opportunity to use it. I am not adept at creating this type of illusion to be viewed by more than one person at a time.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Black people have the same opportunities as white people in this country if they’re willing to work hard enough. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Shanti had been telling her story at pageant after pageant: How her parents came to this country — the land of dreams and opportunity — from India. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z There were opportunities to travel to foreign countries with contingents of ‘minority group scholars.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “What if he doesn’t know he created Flux? Like O’Doyle missed the opportunity, and Mr. Flux just happened while his back was turned, or something.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It was the perfect opportunity, so I had a look at his calendar, noted down some dates. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I begged Mom to let me go to my neighborhood high school, but she just kept telling me, “Jade, honey, this is a good opportunity.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Her voice was now so shrill only bats would be able to hear it soon, but she had reached a level of indignation that rendered her temporarily speechless, and Ron seized his opportunity. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It is an opportunity that may never come again. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The western boundary of the Black Belt met the eastern boundary of Packingtown at Wentworth Avenue, presenting the opportunity for all sorts of cooperative interaction between the races: in stores, schools, parks, each other’s homes. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There were no surprises the second time around, no insight puzzles, no opportunities for the complexities and confusion of the real world to intrude on the Pentagon’s experiment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Finding themselves in new countries, they also found an opportunity to turn their attention to novel problems. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It was a fabulous opportunity for her, but all I could think about was how far New York was from Little Rock. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I did my best, meanwhile, to take any opportunity to imply to Ruth she had a special place in Miss Geraldine’s heart. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to ask about that day she looked into my eyes and said, “St. Francis provides opportunities for our students to travel the world,’ ’but instead I ask, “Why was I chosen for this?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I have been given opportunities to answer this call in my own city in smaller, daily ways. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But the last giant, Joe Bob, had wisely held on to his own ball, waiting for an opportunity. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He had no idea what was going on or how she’d gotten this sea of maniacs to listen to her command, but he wasn’t going to waste the opportunity. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I found this peculiar and demoralizing, and I realized I had to look for another opportunity to be heard. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Reluctantly, as the other two could tell, Hermione let the matter rest, though Harry was quite sure she would attack again at the first opportunity. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “The opportunity never presented itself last night for Hassan and me to give you this,” he said, handing me a box. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Joy herself was caught between loving the country that offered her and her family new opportunities and being frustrated with that country because it still made her feel like a second-class citizen. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It was the perfect opportunity to ask about going to Anna’s. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “That means you start today. This is an opportunity for you to explore your interests. So I ask you: what are your hobbies?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z He’s not just saying that our attention allows us to survive—say, by being able to attend to a threat or perceive an opportunity. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Without the politicians, the president...Ben, this is an opportunity to start over. A consensus.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Rabiya takes the opportunity to ask what was going to come up eventually anyway. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z It would be low-pressure, just an opportunity for the two of them to talk a bit and for Kathy, who had yet to even see Zeitoun, to meet this man who had inquired about her. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “You go ahead,” Taisin said, taking the opportunity to change the subject. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I may not have an opportunity again soon. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They were the ones with the opportunity for higher education. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When flying opportunities for women dried up after World War II, Ruth was frustrated but began to think that perhaps space would offer women new flying opportunities. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The census of 1790 revealed that the window of opportunity to end slavery was not opening, but closing. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Here, on a vast scale, I had an opportunity to observe Bigger in all of his moods, actions, haunts. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Stella wasn’t going to pass up this opportunity. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Ah, yes. Frozen time changes the rules in both dimensions. It means the residents of Fry can never let another opportunity slip by, and I can now roam freely without Witching Hour’s aid.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Think of your time here as an opportunity rather than a punishment and take advantage of all there is to offer. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When Seaborg was ten, his parents fled the meager opportunities of Ishpeming, relocating to a small community just south of Los Angeles. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z For Caesar and Cora it was one of their few opportunities to catch each other up. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We probably lost more matches than we should have, but Frank saw them as an opportunity to learn, to stretch my arm. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The man behind us whispers, Choose America, more opportunities there, especially for a family with boys ready to work. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I had the opportunity to sing to Anne Frank’s best friends, Jopie and Lies, but I didn’t. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Never one to miss an opportunity, Fabyan had already offered the services of Riverbank’s Department of Ciphers to the U.S. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z "We saw the opportunity and the community agreed with us. It's too bad you missed it . . ." "You see, he's sorry we missed it," Brother Jack said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The sudden darkness gave Liam the opportunity to knock both her and Chubs to the ground. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He had lost his money, but not his connections, nor his eye for opportunity. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “We face a situation of great opportunity as well as heightened risk,” Westmoreland told the president. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Bill Joy got an extraordinary, early opportunity to learn programming on a time-share system as a freshman in college, in 1971. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The American economy has also grown more quickly than Europe’s in recent decades, leaving an impression of boundless opportunity. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He had been back to Surrey almost every vacation and she had many opportunities to seek him out at the bungalow, or pass him a note. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z However that may be, the very next day provided a dramatic second opportunity to put Hazel’s idea into practice. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We knew she was fond of the Shirley Temple cup and took every opportunity to drink milk out of it just to handle and see sweet Shirley’s face. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z But girls like me, with coal skin and hula-hoop hips, whose mommas barely make enough money to keep food in the house, have to take opportunities every chance we get. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Part of me felt drawn to the doctor and the opportunity to help the incoming patients. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z If you see a person in need of physical assistance, keep your place in line, and notify a police officer at the first opportunity. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The first opportunity to show what it could do was just around the corner. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z What I’m telling you is you’ll have lots of opportunities to hook up with nutty girls in college, but you’ll regret it.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Run along and make friends with Mrs. Danvers, it’s a good opportunity.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But in all honesty, a wrestling match was the perfect opportunity for Luke to meet Lily. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I pause for a moment and soak in this opportunity. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z There were books and music and a TV at my disposal, which meant I never once had the opportunity to be bored. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Such an opportunity, sanctioned by authority, had never been known before. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Ignoring that nonsense, Otto tried to determine which Awesome Adventure represented the best opportunity for another Key to the City. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I was focused on not wasting any of the opportunities I now had, but sometimes I had to remind myself just to breathe. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Who knew what opportunities might present themselves in the next two months? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I knew I couldn’t miss an opportunity to interview another one of our neighbors, no matter how distasteful I found him. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Well, there’s so little opportunity for fun left in my life, I agree. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She organized an on-site seminar for career counselors at Hampton Institute so that they might better steer their students into job opportunities at Langley. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He raised up his gloved hand to fend off the icthyod, and Spurge took the opportunity to belt the guard in the stomach. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Jang was also given a coveted job on a nearby farm, where there were opportunities to steal corn, rice, and green vegetables. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Give you the Crochan? Oh, goodness no! We never give anything. Only what is worth earning is worth having. But we shall allow you the opportunity to buy it.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z For young Walt McCandless—just out of college, married, and with a baby on the way—’Sputnik opened the door to opportunity. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It also gave the public the freedom and opportunity to talk about Malcolm out loud, as opposed to in the murmured huddles that reflected the climate of tbe previous generation. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, last September, came the opportunity to talk with leaders of Birmingham's economic community. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Satisfying needs is the burden of the poor. The wealthy and powerful can afford to indulge their wants and whims. If you pass on this opportunity, you will always wonder what you missed.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “We saw the loss of the car as an opportunity,” Eric recalled later. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was those poetry letters to and from Cecile that got her playing with words at every opportunity. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Gentlemen of the All-City Jazz Band, we have an opportunity here to reach out that helping hand to one of our own. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They are products of history and community, of opportunity and legacy. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z His reputation—the gushing reports by his law school professors, the New York Times story about his selection as president of the Law Review—seemed to bring a flood of opportunity. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Now, now, Sahil, I know college isn’t the right path for everyone! But, Twinkle, I assume going to film school affords you some opportunities you wouldn’t otherwise get, no?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They’re careful to ask after each other’s families and profits, and to speak of how they are living in a time of great change, great opportunity. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen,” started Milo timidly, “I would like to take this opportunity to say that in all the——” “That’s quite enough,” snapped the king. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The act, in effect, abolished poll taxes, literacy tests and other barriers to equal opportunity at the ballot box. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Seizing the opportunity, Redtooth landed him a mighty kick on the bottom. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “The guards must’ve been distracted by the laser-tower explosion. Well, let’s not waste the opportunity. They know something’s wrong. We need to get in, grab the Story Box, and get out.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “No, Skid. Those were just examples. You should look out for your own opportunities.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It leaves out my mother’s many opportunities and the importance of her cultural legacy. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Now that I had an opportunity to admire the Fair’s layout, I realized that there was an intentional structure to the midway. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And like Dadi says, I have a feeling that if I don’t take this opportunity, I’ll look back and kick myself. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It would be an incredible opportunity—this was true. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “You have an opportunity to help your father,” she said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They were also well aware that the opportunities routinely granted to white citizens—to rise in business and politics—were still being denied them. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z But they also were given an extraordinary opportunity, in the same way that hockey and soccer players born in January, February, and March are given an extraordinary opportunity. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Adding to their troubles is the “spatial mismatch” between their residence and employment opportunities. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The two of us had the opportunity to become really close, so at least something positive was coming out of all this negativity. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Next time, let it be an opportunity to teach them about how God created us all equal.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I'd never been a big fan of the medium but welcomed them as an opportunity to bone up on my English. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I’m just asking that you try. That school was an opportunity for you to see that there’s a big, wide world outside this neighborhood. A chance to broaden your horizons.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z And this is an opportunity for it, a terrifying and slightly insulting opportunity. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And as these meetings were the only opportunity Marco was given to see his instructor, the continued absence frustrates him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Instead of making use of the opportunity to thank us—for the first time—for unselfishly taking him in, he didn’t utter a word. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The sheriff has taken every opportunity to insult us and remind us of the circumstance of our dark skin, and I'd like nothing more than to tell him what I think. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z This was open gym, an opportunity just to play basketball. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Rest also presented particular opportunities for strengthening cognitive and analytical skills. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z At every opportunity, I said all South Africans must now unite and join hands and say we are one country, one nation, one people, marching together into the future. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What path might I have walked if more opportunities had been available to me in Birmingham? While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z That’s a testament to giving a person an opportunity and letting them make something of it. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Why they hadn’t given me another opportunity to press the button and whether they were ever real at all. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “A party could be fun. You are about to graduate. It might be a good opportunity to say good-bye to all your friends.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “I wonder,” said he, at the next opportunity of speaking, “whether he is likely to be in this country much longer.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Drunkards, incorrigibles, poor whites who didn’t even own shoes delighted in this opportunity to scourge the colored population. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They had sped up the hill and down its other side, and the opportunity was lost. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Review in the Supreme Court is rare enough, but the possibility that the Court might create constitutional relief for children sentenced to die in prison made this opportunity even more thrilling. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He was the most eloquent example of what African boxers could achieve if given the opportunity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Blacks could not take equal educational opportunity for granted. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As soon as the baby was exhumed but before she had an opportunity to formally examine the body, Enstice told an investigator that she believed that the baby had been born alive. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Sensing a business opportunity, Hank escorted us into the back room and grabbed a couple beat-up boxes from a top shelf loaded with similar-looking cardboard refugees. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But that day, I did not have much opportunity to sight-see for I met immediately with the men protesting the government offer of amnesty. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They got an opportunity to put it to use that night when the Yugoslavian team decided to raise a ruckus down in the street. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “We shall lose a fine opportunity if I put off going to Cairo, and I am very much afraid I must go, Handel, when you most need me.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The reaping is a good opportunity for the Capitol to keep tabs on the population as well. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Since there is only one word in The Misfits about the election results—and much more than that in Totally Joe—l decided to use this opportunity to make the two books consistent. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z If the opportunity was there to get a college education under the G.I. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z On the one hand, the election of Barack Obama to the presidency creates an extraordinary opportunity for those seeking to end the system of mass incarceration in America. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z More time for the railroad to reach out, or for another opportunity to present itself. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When she saw an opportunity to escape, she commanded her fleet to unfurl the sails and make a run for the open sea. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Though she did not know it, she was now giving me my opportunity to ask for my dog without saying that I did not want to sell her to white people. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Outdoor activities, historical sites, shopping opportunities—subcategorized, of course, into fashion, antiques, and souvenirs.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Let us be dissatisfied until integration is not seen as a problem but as an opportunity to participate in the beauty of diversity. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I tried to make our daughters’ exposure to the wider world as positive as possible, realizing that Barack and I had a unique opportunity to show them history up close. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Thus I have created an opportunity for Lambert to earn back everything I took from the city—a fortune totaling $40 million at my last reckoning. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It fell out as Wemmick had told me it would, that I had an early opportunity of comparing my guardian’s establishment with that of his cashier and clerk. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z They left ducks on the pond—runners on base—in the third and fourth, and against the Renegades, you best not waste scoring opportunities, because it’s going to come back to haunt you. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “I wanted desperately to play football in high school and I never got the opportunity,” he said. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z York chalked up his new opportunity to Lawrence’s visionary audacity: “It certainly was a matter of great guts,” he reflected. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z "I believe you've had an opportunity to witness just how wild Sophia can be. I saw her handiwork with one of the Pompadour twins. And I take it she's shown you her portraits? Her obsessions." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And having recently been in much the same position, it was easy to recognise the signs of her looking around for some opportunity to do something nice, something really special for me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Arthur accepted this moment of division as the opportunity for which he had been waiting. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He waited for an opportunity, when the talk was going again, and Tom was telling an absurd story about badgers and their queer ways — then he slipped the Ring on. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The opportunity that the day’s rest had given me for reflection had resulted in my fully determining to say nothing to him respecting Compeyson. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Of course, the idea that we as a class would have the opportunity to go out to dinner together and enjoy ourselves was not bad. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I had spent so much time imagining what it would be like, how I would get along with the other students there, and the opportunities it would provide. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z During my first week of living with my family, I heard about an opportunity for older, uneducated kids to attend school. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They also knew that the black community had been longing for the opportunity to break down barriers that had been in place for years and achieve a better education for their children. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z With Duke Valentino as his instrument and the French invasion as his opportunity, he achieved all those things that I discussed earlier in describing the actions of the Duke. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Maybe she thinks I’m going to break down in tears because of lost opportunity. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “There are wonderful opportunities for advancement, wonderful plans for the alert young man. The salary may soon change.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Linton became good, earning first chair in a jazz ensemble in junior high school and then high school, and winning scholarship opportunities to play music in college. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But Lawrence saw opportunity in the discouraging new figure. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z My godfather, Alex Haley, bequeathed me the opportunity to write this foreword to my father’s autobiography. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He viewed the delays as an opportunity to spend time detailing the map. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z It gave the Vanderbeeker kids the perfect opportunity to collect signatures for their petition while their parents were gone. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He seized the opportunity of transatlantic travel to reinvent himself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I reached the end of my tune thinking he might take this as an opportunity to applaud or maybe even apologize for underestimating me. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Ambition and grit played a part, but she needed opportunity, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z While Bobby had no hope of placing among the top contenders, he was eager to continue his winning streak, aware that the opportunity to compete against stronger players would sharpen his game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I felt bad about how our first encounter had ended, and I waited for an opportunity to extend some sort of olive branch to the two samurai. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Derby spoke movingly of the American form of government, with freedom and justice and opportunities and fair play for all. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is his spare period, and I was like, perfect, an opportunity for Jeremy to see the real Janna!” says Tats. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z But when I wasn’t on the road and had the opportunity to be home, my favorite place to be was curled up in my bed or spending time with my family. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I thought about his deep faith in God and how he had taken every opportunity to teach me life’s lessons. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “These photos will be worth a fortune one day,” the man took the opportunity to say. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z They knew the child had ample opportunity at recess and at lunchtime. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In many cases, suffocating gender norms and economic forces combined to keep girls uneducated—effectively locking them out of future opportunities. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Education, housing, job opportunities and the vote enter the picture of any improving community. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet in order to take advantage of these new opportunities, food surpluses and improved transportation were not enough. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The dismal name came from the bleak opportunities workers faced in the region, where iron, coal, and steel companies had busted unions for two decades. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes I can think of very crumby stuff I wouldn't mind doing if the opportunity came up. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z If opportunity is taken for granted, as something that will be there no matter what, then the country is less likely to do the hard work to make it happen. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Weisberg has a low, raspy voice, baked hard by half a century of nicotine, and she pauses between sentences to give herself the opportunity for a quick puff. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had to bide her time for two weeks before she could find another opportunity to visit the Meadows. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z No doubt there would be some who'd resent my return, so it was best to confront them all at once without giving any one of them the opportunity to organize any sentiment against me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When it actually hit me that I was the winner and I would have the opportunity to become a millionaire by simply sinking a foul shot, I couldn’t control myself. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t much want to ask, but this might be his only opportunity to find out. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z While fencing was still my priority, using my opportunity as an Olympian to unify and to lead was the greatest call-to-action of my life. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Arize rolled her eyes, but it was clear she was pleased and perhaps had used this opportunity to tell her mother about Nnakwanze. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z There were some gentile Poles who also saw new opportunities. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z It was the decent thing to do—and also a prime opportunity to score points with Roy’s father. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I started asking around about opportunities in entertainment law, thinking perhaps that it might be interesting and would also spare me the sting of a lower salary. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It seemed to Oppenheimer that the opportunity to keep atomic weapons under control via international agreement was slipping away, perhaps never to be recovered. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Maybe they wouldn’t have had the same opportunities. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z In the four years since leaving graduate school, Katherine had not once regretted her decision to exchange the high-profile academic opportunity for domestic life. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z After being compressed, air would spring back, given an opportunity. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Ma first said she wouldn’t, and then she said she couldn’t stand between Isannah and such an opportunity. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, we can’t rejuvenate. But I’m very glad,” Dr. Shaw had concluded, “to have had this opportunity to see an example of senility in a human being. Thank you so much for calling me in.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z "But what if you were offered an opportunity to finish your work at some other college," he said, his eyes widening behind his glasses. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z This is an opportunity not only to stretch one’s legs, but to stretch one’s soul also. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z No opportunity was to be overlooked, nothing taken for granted. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Park always let these opportunities pass like he didn't see them. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely to be given the kinds of special opportunities that lead to further success. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He backed up a couple paces, and we took that opportunity to swerve the barrow past the three men. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Now they talk to strangers, look for opportunities to help. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I hope desperately that this wasn’t arranged to humiliate me further, to give Cardan another excuse—or worse, opportunity—to punish me more. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Go, go, go. There will never be another opportunity for a mouse to escape from my kitchen unharmed. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Well, I see me a little opportunity here. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z While such late-sprouting seeds still have the opportunity to germinate in the wild, consider what must have happened as farming developed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Police were instructed to crack down on drivers, stopping them and questioning them at every opportunity. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I must keep my wits about me, because there are always opportunities. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Our talks could go on for hours, often because Craig and I took every opportunity to grill my parents about things we didn’t understand. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But new opportunities have arrived, and Big Claude is not one to miss an opportunity. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “I’d like to give you the opportunity to do some extra credit.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z And scoffed at all opportunities to see him fight. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no opportunity to change the computer program, even as the extent of the great 1971 dust storm became clear. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, New Guineans have had ample opportunity to get to know their local flora and fauna. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He listened to the professor’s version of the tale, which differed only slightly from the one he knew, waiting for the opportunity to steer the conversation the way of his question. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z And the trip would give him an opportunity to take his next step—to tell Senator William Fulbright about McNamara’s secret study, and offer him a copy. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “I’m excited about this opportunity, but I’ll be glad to see my wife and children this time next year.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I take the opportunity to wedge my shoulder into the opening. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A narration might ask for the clarity and emotional temper of the plain style, for example, whereas the peroration— where you typically seek to stir your audience—gives the opportunity for a higher style. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “It’ll be fun. When will we have another opportunity like this?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He offered his pilots what everyone from hockey players to software tycoons to takeover lawyers has been offered on the way to success: an opportunity to transform their relationship to their work. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z After all that had happened, I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to brighten Jasper Jr.’s day. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z If the prospect of this flattening—and all of the pressures, dislocations, and opportunities accompanying it—makes you uneasy about the future, you are neither wrong nor alone. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z I wanted to text and drive, and I took that opportunity away from her, to have that with her father. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Snape loved taking points from Harry, and had certainly never missed an opportunity to give him punishments, or even to suggest that he should be suspended from the school. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Then I came around back and saw my opportunity: a doorless doorway, bearded with vines, gaping and black; an open mouth just waiting to swallow me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, desperate to keep exploring, and realizing she would never again have this opportunity, Maria pressed on, raising more species, checking her findings, sketching and recording every transformation in her study book. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z What did worry him to no end was the ominous fit between Burr’s political skills and the opportunities for mischief so clearly available in a nation whose laws and institutions were still congealing. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Which means that Nino Carlitos has even more opportunities to come up behind me at the sink and press against me and move his hands over me like magnets as I squirm away. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We came up with slogans like “We Can Do Better” and “Put the ‘U’ in Community” and hung sign-up sheets for different service opportunities. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z We women at this university are particularly grateful for the opportunities afforded us for higher education in this regime. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If it happens that you are not chosen at the first stop, you will have several additional opportunities. I cannot think of an instance . . .” She pauses and purses her lips. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But I took the opportunity to whine and complain. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The arts give students an opportunity to express and explore material in a medium to which they might not otherwise have access. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z But the open door presented a welcome opportunity. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z A handful of men wanting their money back are hustled away to be mollified by the patches before their train of thought has an opportunity to spread. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He brought all the music to her, and they looked it over together.—Emma took the opportunity of whispering, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Johannesburg had always been depicted as a city of dreams, a place where one could transform oneself from a poor peasant to a wealthy sophisticate, a city of danger and of opportunity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I could have brought it up, maybe I would have, but it wasn’t till Betty Jean had gone home and we were eating dinner that I got the opportunity. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But he understood I was hurting, and this seemed like an opportunity for both of us. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The fool took his opportunity to escape from the cliff’s edge, heading away from Håkon and yelling as he pulled more watery missiles out of the river. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “America was the land of opportunity,” she said. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I seized the opportunity, and said: “I promise you that if I see any evidence of bad dreams I will wake you at once.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z So many opportunities in this country are apportioned in this arbitrary and miserly way, distributed to those who already have the benefit of a privileged legacy. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I waited for my opportunity, impatient, unable to stop my toe from tapping. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “But they don’t have the same opportunities as those schools you applied to,” Momma says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “But an opportunity like this doesn’t come along every day.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I let my guard down, and he takes this opportunity to brush past me into my room. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She thought pensively for a moment or two, then said, “Equal rights are laws which give black people the same opportunities as white people.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When she speaks, I take the opportunity to take a break, and sit back on my haunches. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z My father was right—my increased visibility brought new opportunities, both good and bad. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Starting over in the same working-class neighborhood, Peralta and Zannikos quickly learned that New York was full of opportunities and obstacles, often in equal measure. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “We hope to triumph upon three heads, therefore, introducing His Lordship to opportunities in the New World for profit, for pleasure, and for unparalleled scientific progress.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, there was an opportunity in this girl. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z After this, he waited for the opportunity to wipe out the Orsini leaders, having already put to flight those of the Colonna family. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The idea was to make them want to be going out into the country at every available opportunity, and so compel them to consume transport. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She was glad that he had inquired because it gave her the opportunity to mention Matt. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As they were coming on at full speed, we got the two bags ready, and took that opportunity of saying good-bye to Herbert and Startop. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I hope that, when reading Proud, anyone who has had an opportunity taken from them because of their race, religion, or gender can find solace in these pages. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He says you can do anything in America, it’s the land of opportunity. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He then turned to Roberto and said, “Education pays off, mi’jo. I am proud of you. Too bad your Mama and I didn’t have the opportunity to go to school.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I was in the middle of it all, falling, screaming, crying and hacking away at every opportunity. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, it went against my nature to pass up an opportunity for a meal. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z This party was another opportunity for our families to meet John Tu and thank him for all his help. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z There was a time or two over the course of the novel that I felt Swift had gone overboard and missed some opportunities to drive home his idea of what the ideal society should be. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Every year, there was always some opportunity that would lead to us being together more. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z In any case, I don’t think there are many career opportunities for people who squirt marshmallow on Finkles. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z On seeing my person, he took the opportunity to inform me that he had just that moment finalized plans to return to the United States for a period of five weeks between August and September. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z If someone had told me that I’d get an opportunity to see this, I would have thought the only thing I’d have to stifle was applause. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In contrast, another resident complained of the local employment opportunities and lack of shopping choices. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I had no opportunity to bring the parcel of clothing with me beneath the seat; for the intruder swung wide the door and entered. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I didn’t get the opportunity to respond because Charlie returned, his shirt sticking to his still damp body. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I guess what I’ll miss most are the wasted opportunities to live my life and the lost potential to make great friends with everyone I sat next to for four years. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The server who hadn’t acknowledged me had a round, shaved head and, like many food workers, had grown a bit pudgy from the practically unlimited opportunity he had to filch food. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll go get you some caulking,” he says, and hurries off to retrieve the sealant from his garage, obviously happy for an opportunity to put his Boy Scout training into action. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z When he was given the opportunity to study law in England, he faced the same problem as the indentured sugar workers: He would lose caste if he crossed the black water. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z No other children in all the world since the world began had had such an opportunity. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z We were given special opportunities, including weekly trips to a community college to attend an advanced writing workshop or dissect a rat in the biology lab. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Well, Big Ma had gone down to Friendship Baptist Church to hear Senator Kennedy tell the black people they were American citizens who deserved decent homes, decent education for their children, safe neighborhoods, and opportunities. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He said huskily, tears all down die red glistening cheeks, “I want to thank you, sir, for the opportunity you have given me, sir, to serve here. I have prayed, sir.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As I made my desolate way back to the stairs, my wise self took the opportunity to berate me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you might allow Rhyme and Reason to return,” said Milo softly, for he had been waiting for just such an opportunity to suggest it. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “An opportunity came up to start a business in Puerto Rico,” he says. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I could see that they were taken aback by my statement, and I added that it would be only proper for them to have the opportunity to reply to my charges. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m lucky to have another opportunity at a clean start. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z What this opportunity would have been she did not know; at this moment she did not want to know. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She did not know what to do except freeze in place and wait for an opportunity to make her presence known. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “I found something in here yesterday that I think will be both useful and enjoyable. I’m especially pleased to say this opportunity comes from the newspaper that represents Negro people all over the state.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When the physician came to their tiny house, he saw his opportunity. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I was actually looking forward to the morning, to the opportunity to find Annie at breakfast and try to make things right again. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z We were exhorted to obey God, respect the political authorities, and be grateful for the educational opportunities afforded to us by the church and the government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time her foot touched the ground became a fresh opportunity to lose her balance and tumble forward. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But every crisis has both its dangers and its opportunities. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Finally, when a charming woman had invited them to a dance competition she was hosting, they’d jumped at the opportunity. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z And then, something unexpected happened in history class, and my classmates had an opportunity to understand something about me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I’ll take every opportunity to speak openly to Mrs. van D. about our many differences and not be afraid—despite my reputation as a smart aleck—to offer my impartial opinion. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She couldn’t resist the opportunity to do her Christian duty. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z There has been little opportunity since then for anything more than too-brief stolen moments. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z So I saw my opportunity, you might say. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After the Revolutionary War, Pittsburghers built their opportunities from whiskey and farming, then they broke their backs on coal and the railroad. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z And so he refused offer after offer, opportunity after opportunity. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to risk waking the old woman fully and inciting her anger, but Ophie desperately needed to know more about Clara, and this might be her only opportunity. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Ben had said, “How many million cousins does Red have?” but the opportunity for speech had died a swift death. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He believed he had given every opportunity to his daughter. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He attended school functions and the girls' sporting events as he could, but his opportunities to mingle were limited, and the presence of his security detail was never subtle. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She would see the insult in this, not the opportunity. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Most of all, they wanted us to take advantage of every opportunity afforded to us by living in the United States. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I think I really like it best when you can kid the pants off a girl when the opportunity arises, but it's a funny thing. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z All the trouble Old Petey’s missed opportunity had caused was being erased from existence. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z His father’s reasoning made all logical sense to Brian—the baby safe and cared for and adored, with every possible opportunity. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Officials were worried about retaliation after the attack, and so we were given an opportunity to leave the country and start anew. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “But please, when you see an opportunity . . .” He presses his hand to my cheek, cold and strong, and tilts my head up so I have to look at him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z We all know that opportunity would never transpire. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z That afternoon, her family was going to an outdoor concert at Golden Gate Park, which sounded like the perfect opportunity to get her mind off Mr. Griswold and his game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Without enforcement power, however, the council had little effect on job opportunities for blacks. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The children opened the packages with the appropriate sense of wonder and spent the morning happily leafing through their new treasures, which of course Penelope promised to read to them at her earliest opportunity. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Can’t say for sure. But it’s an opportunity. I’m going back in.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And, as Washington later remarked, Boudinot had “better opportunities than most other officers in the army, to obtain knowledge of the Enemy’s Situation, motions and...designs.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He takes the opportunity to remove his coat and cap, drape them over the back of the sofa. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He refused to tell me where we were going, but Charlie and Zooey had ordered pizza and traded her history homework for baby name books, so I was especially grateful for the opportunity to escape. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “I’m glad you think I’m gifted,” said Reynie, sensing an opportunity. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I knew that he was trying to do me a favor, and a few days ago I would have jumped at the opportunity for free shoes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It comes from being in a position to seize opportunity from the happy marriage of time, place, and chance. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Class contradicts their assumptions about the American dream, equal opportunity, and the reasons for their own successes and even failures. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z If the government did not give its people opportunities, he warned, there would be trouble. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Five days later, the Little Rock School Board published their statement saying that the district had been working on a plan to provide separate but equal opportunities for all the children in the city. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t want them to think I’ll have preferential treatment or opportunity.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In one of archaeology’s great missed opportunities, Gilmore walked around the area for an hour, decided that it was of no interest, and took the train back to Washington. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In keeping with the therapeutic mores of the age, he decided to do his convalescing in Europe, where the scenery also would provide an opportunity for him to enrich his visual vocabulary. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z If life on Mars exists, we will have a unique opportunity to test the generality of our kind of life. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Right there he took the opportunity to lecture me about why the hens shouldn’t wander away from the safety of the barnyard. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He assumed De Young had arranged a second opportunity for him to petition the fair’s Ways and Means Committee. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She dreaded what that meant but concentrated on one thing: she would finally have the opportunity to investigate Clara’s death and discover the secret of her end. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The adults from church took every opportunity to encourage and compliment us. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She hugged me and said, “Make good use of this opportunity and don’t let me down. I’m so proud of you.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “In this life, you see what must be accomplished, weigh your options, and then embrace the opportunity.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z My brother used the opportunity to throw a big party with beer and everything. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “And it is, Biddy,” said I, “that you will not omit any opportunity of helping Joe on, a little.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I remained standing there ready to relieve his discomfort at the first opportunity. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z No one ever gets punished in this house, because Mom says we should “experience the consequences” of our actions so that we can “benefit from the learning opportunity.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, at home with the family where he was accustomed to have Mother at his side, he felt frustrated, and seized every opportunity to go down to the hospital and visit. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “He knew what he was doing. He knew what would happen if he gave me an opportunity. He knew exactly what I was going to do.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Périer was surely glad to have witnesses, but they were there because they believed this was an opportunity to watch history being made. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Taking the opportunity to build up Ptolemy’s Museum must therefore have been something of a no-brainer. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z They had walked in just in time—not too late to miss the beginning of the movie, but just late enough to miss the opportunity for decent seats. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Without that opportunity the strength of their spirit would have been exhausted, and without that strength, their opportunity would have come in vain. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z In her estimation, I knew, I was assured a safe life, an easy life, a fine education, every opportunity. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z But as is so often the case with outliers, buried in that setback was a golden opportunity. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Before he goes in, I take my opportunity, walk inside the room, and retrieve all the cards from the drawer next to the bed. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Twenty-one players from a dozen countries had qualified to play in this march, toward an opportunity to earn a place at the next plateau. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I believe it would offer you more opportunity,” she continues. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But what if I’d never had the opportunity to be her best friend at all? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The fact that I was not playing basketball anymore opened up the door to another opportunity for me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She would have only one opportunity to grab for the iron lantern that hung from the ceiling of the enclosure. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z If a team missed its question, the other team had an opportunity to answer. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “This isn’t a punishment, Michael. It’s an opportunity. If we can’t conduct ourselves with decorum during the film, we’ll jump ahead with mathematics, and what can be better than to leap ahead?” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Kim is not allowed to be alone in her house with boys—not that the opportunity ever came up. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I decided that Aucamp’s unexpected appearance was a singular opportunity to present our grievances to the man who had the power to remedy them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There are books stacked high around them—the way opportunity and possibility are stacked around them. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Ah, Janey-Jane. When have I ever passed up the opportunity to steal a little sugar?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z And from that moment on, I made it a point to share my story as often as possible—not only through Secretary Clinton’s initiative, but whenever the opportunity presented itself. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Fugees offered a welcome opportunity to get out of the apartment. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The new assignment was a challenge and an opportunity for testing how much of what happened in Harlem was due to my own efforts and how much to the sheer eagerness of the people themselves. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was frightening, but he’d never had an opportunity like this before and he might never have it again. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Until that moment, ever since his return, Colonel Aureliano Buendía had not given himself the opportunity to see him with his heart. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He shouted that Charles was wrong; he shouted that he was sorry that he had given him the opportunity to collect the specimens that led to his theory. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "He was intelligent, spellbinding. I knew in my bones that here was an opportunity to do some work. I needed only some kind of pretext to make contact with him." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As soon as opportunity allowed, I went to the main street, and ran in the direction Bear had gone. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He shoves weaker kids and spits on them if he gets the opportunity While getting a look at him before school, I’m careful not to be spotted by Sophie. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “It’s okay, Simone. We’re proud of you. You don’t need to be sad about this. You have a fresh opportunity here. This is really okay.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Seems to me they had ample opportunity to keep peace by protecting Elizabeth.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was anxious, as I often was before interviews, but I knew this was an important opportunity to spread our message of peace and education. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He must have lied, and I bet for a while he loved the opportunity to have an audience for those stories he was so good at making up. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z It was possible she was one of the freemen who came to South Carolina for the opportunities. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The ban on phone calls was, then, purely punitive, just as the pepper-spraying of the child-man had been born of a combination of opportunity, cruelty, ambivalence, and sport. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z But I look across the pond at Will again, the boy I love, who has B. cepacia and will never get the opportunity in front of me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Or the boy who's into his books all day—all he really wants is to be “with it,” so when he gets the opportunity he’s going to do all kinds of bad stuff. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd around him seemed to be giving him space for the moment, so he took the opportunity to direct a question toward his mother. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Sheed said, “You were born because Petey missed an opportunity? Shouldn’t there be a bunch of Missed Opportunities, then? Like millions?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Mr. Hoodhood,” said Mrs. Baker, “we have been wasting our opportunities.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The office was empty, which gave us a bit of an opportunity to admire the decor. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They hoped we would go for the new school rather than integration—going where there were new resources and opportunity. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He was denied the opportunity of belonging to the white boxing clubs that had the equipment and trainers necessary to produce a first-rate, world-class boxer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had an opportunity to prove how strong his friendship was he took it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She told me once that she was waiting for an opportunity to get revenge. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He was thrilled to be able to give his family this opportunity. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “But this opportunity is too good to go to waste.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z At the university, teachers had shied away from topics like racial oppression, lack of opportunities for Africans, and the nest of laws and regulations that subjugate the black man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d never have that opportunity, but it came as a bittersweet relief to know that my sisters would. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They also had some of the same opportunities for promotion. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The next time the four girls were all together, she took the opportunity of crying a little and saying that she had done the best she could by the four girls. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Then he would carry on excitedly about some opportunity certain to befall him, or he would be silent and moody. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “But college expands your opportunities,” I say finally. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z And since you are neither able to make them happy nor to wipe them out, you lose that dominion whenever the opportunity arises. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Marx still had her radio show in New York and took the opportunity to tape an interview with Neil Sheehan, a New York Times reporter who had been in Vietnam for three years. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z While unicorns and merpeople are only too happy to stay within the territories designated for their use, dragons will seek any opportunity to set forth in search of prey beyond the reservation borders. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The event was an opportunity to sweep the dust from Jaime’s lair and chase away the insects and cobwebs with a broom. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course I couldn’t say anything after that, and as it really is a splendid opportunity, I made the bargain, and we began. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Though she lived in a segregated city with few opportunities for girls of our race, Carole found all kinds of things to do to keep busy. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Oh, I’ve tied myself up in knots thinking about it, but how could I pass up the opportunity to approach that house, the one I’ve observed a hundred times from the trackside, from the street? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z This particular form of discrimination altered the destinies of generations of African Americans, including many of the men in my family, limiting their income, their opportunity, and, eventually, their aspirations. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I also saw this as an opportunity to get on Daisho’s good side. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There were challenges ahead, but also opportunities—massive opportunities. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I should have smacked that girl,” I said, looking back at them and feeling sorry, for two seconds, that I'd missed the opportunity. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z And this I know for sure about my husband: You don’t dangle an opportunity in front of him, something that could give him a wider field of impact, and expect him just to walk away. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z This opportunity didn’t come for a long time. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Marcos maintained that his niece’s gift could be a source of income and a good opportunity for him to cultivate his own clairvoyance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end, I judged the best option to be to talk in the privacy of his room, thus giving him the opportunity to ponder his new situation in solitude once I took my leave. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Just a new apartment. It was...an opportunity.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Finally, he admitted that he’d “seen part of the reports made by the Bureau...and had an opportunity to see more of them.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I ignored her and jumped at the opportunity to change the subject. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She should have the opportunity to take the million dollar shot. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z To seize this opportunity, Woolf would have to reach for everything Seabiscuit had. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But he had certainly corresponded with Newton about the comet, and may have met him in 1682, so it is natural that he should have taken an opportunity to visit Cambridge when it arose. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z If I were her, I’d face any danger for the opportunity to walk down the street and get out of that attic. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z To Alvarez, who was chafing in his peacetime harness after spending four postwar years doing basic research, the Soviet bomb represented not merely a crisis but also an opportunity. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He began to save money, in fact, which later brought about his next opportunity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Someone had grabbed her momentarily—a boy she hadn’t noticed before—but when he’d let her go a second later, she’d seized the opportunity and made a run for it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z We reveled in the opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences for two weeks while we awaited trial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weston hugged herself for joy and lost no opportunity to triumph over her still skeptical husband. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I was thinking, too, that the stillness was affording me a first real opportunity to reflect. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Many donors had never had the opportunity to make a public statement for Civil Rights. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “San Francisco is supposed to be such a beautiful city. Full of opportunities for the young.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z If he were to win it, which, considering the way he was playing, was conceivable, then he would have proven that blacks had the ability to succeed—if allowed the opportunity. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The guy just rolled his eyes and walked away, and Margo’s hand lingered for a minute and I took the opportunity to put my arm around her. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z And it just so happened that in the fall of 1996 a new opportunity had cropped up almost out of nowhere. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I was still being kept separately as I was a convicted prisoner, and these sessions were my first opportunity to talk with my colleagues. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Melquíades revealed to him that his opportunities to return to the room were limited. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z By fall, though, Barack’s stock had begun to rise in part thanks to the publication of The Audacity of Hope and a slew of media opportunities afforded by the book tour. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “We see it,” he said, “as an opportunity for us to do each other some mutual good.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Nazario then continued to circulate, moving like a panther from one place to another, making sure all the tenants had seen him, while he looked for an opportunity to speak to me alone. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “The opportunity to earn a dollar in a factory just now,” he declared, “is worth infinitely more than the opportunity to spend a dollar in an opera house.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z If this proposition passes, it may murder the opportunities for immigrants like me to succeed. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z An opportunity to participate in a sport that wouldn’t require Mom and Dad to drive her to practice? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He seized the opportunity to review the long political partnership he had enjoyed with her husband. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “And there are all sorts of opportunities here that we don’t even know about.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She has helped us set foot into a door filled with new opportunities. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Besides the World Championships, a Grand Prix was worth double the points of a World Cup, and therefore a valuable opportunity to improve one’s world ranking. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Still,” she thought, “there will be plenty of opportunity to learn the ins and outs of my new position ‘on the job,’ as it were. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I can spot an opportunity as well as the next guy. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As it was, however, no suitable opportunity arose for me to gain such information. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “I still don’t understand. Freezing time so no one else misses an opportunity, is that you being helpful or you being vengeful?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “At last my valve seems to permit a visit to the factory. I must not pass up this opportunity. If I wait, it may seal up for several weeks.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This allows the accused the opportunity to make the government prove to a judge that their arrest and imprisonment is justified. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z In granting the permission, Hitler saw an opportunity to improve the Aryan race and to save the government money. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z My brother had privately agonized over whether to go or not—titillated by the opportunity but knowing it was sneaky and dishonorable, the sort of behavior my parents would never condone. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I’m glad I had the opportunity to hear about the past through Gerda. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The Great Migration, in which Black folks took any opportunity to flee old Jim Crow and the terror of the Klan, meant that more colored folks were pouring in to the city every day. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The truth was, I really enjoyed playing sports, and I liked the opportunity they provided to spend time with my friends. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z There was a barrier between me and the world, and I thought for a moment that the world had never wanted me and now it was taking the opportunity to get rid of me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z What good would those opportunities do him if he wasn’t qualified to be given them? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z When Doctor Copeland wrote the note to John Singer about Augustus Benedict Mady Lewis there was a polite reply and an invitation for him to make a call when he found the opportunity. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But not all who came to the United States were “pushed” out of Europe; many were “pulled” to America, a country seen by many as the golden land, offering freedom and opportunity to all. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z There is no mammal species that the first settled peoples of that area had more opportunity to domesticate than gazelles. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Halfway down was another overlook, a thin extra lane marked off less as an opportunity to gaze at the scenery, I thought, than to allow drivers a chance to stop and gather their wits. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z But the child at home is given the opportunity to shout out an answer of his own. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And Mom’s killer schedule didn’t leave a lot of windows of opportunity. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “I know this isn’t what you wanted to hear, honey, but this could be a wonderful opportunity for both of us,” She gets up and shuts the laptop. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Other than giving some blacks the opportunity to rub shoulders with some whites for several hours a day, what had integration accomplished? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I never said this was all I was ever going to do. It’s not always wise to strike as hard as you can at the first opportunity. This is a long race, not a sprint.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I discover that the phone is no longer taking incoming calls or recording voice mail, so who knows what housing opportunities I have missed. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Our church placed high value on its children, and I was there in the middle of every opportunity that was offered. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “America is an organized place, and job opportunities are rife there.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It occurs to me that she might have introduced me by that name just to have an opportunity to share where I’m from. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Those who had meaningful economic and social opportunities were unlikely to commit crimes regardless of the penalty, while those who went to prison were far more likely to commit crimes again in the future. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The regime he imposed was draconian: He subtracted the labor that kept Pennsylvania’s inmates occupied during the day in their cells, as well as the opportunity they had for daily exercise. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “To fine opportunities. A decent job, and a home with some good people who are willing to help him.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z That would just waste a valuable opportunity and most likely leave you feeling snubbed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After that Sergeant Maples availed himself of the opportunity to study kendo with an expert. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But in all the upheavals of the 1640s there had been no opportunity to reestablish the proper flow of income from the estates. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z One of my first opportunities was being asked to give the keynote speech for the National Court Appointed Special Advocates Association, the CEO of which I had met at the White House. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z But there was no opportunity to talk to him; Maurice had vanished. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He had seen a golden opportunity to attack—perhaps kill—the detestable Thlayli and Blackavar, together with their one companion—who seemed to be lame—and bring the doe back to the Council. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to take this opportunity to affirm my husband’s undying loyalty to Your Person and to avow that both myself and my daughters will continue in his footsteps as your loyal and devoted subjects. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are so few opportunities for young people on this island,” he began. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I would never have imagined that I would actually have an opportunity to address the members of the Ghanaian Parliament! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You should be honored, my boy. You will have the opportunity to join a great army! Just like that silly game you play with cards and dolls.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She made a mental note to put that one in the laundry bin at the first opportunity. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps Coin thought he might take it before he had the opportunity to kill me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The name tastes strange on his tongue, the opportunities to speak it aloud falling few and far between. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He had an opportunity to make Egypt part of the Republic. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “You have to think about these things in case the opportunity ever arises.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Never, not in her most fanciful dreams, had she imagined that the opportunity to speak with Dorian Havilliard would arise. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Not only did he miss the opportunity to disown the offensive characterization of Burr; he raised the rhetorical stakes with his dismissive tone and gratuitously defiant counterthreat. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Who knew, after all, when the next opportunity to earn significant money would come along? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “It looks like you’re off to a fine start. Have you discussed the missed opportunities yet?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z After the panel, we had the opportunity to have dinner with the panelists at the Century City Marriott. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z This was Ernie Goad’s opportunity to take revenge for the Battle of Little Hobart Street. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I had my savings and had never been much trouble, so they must have reasoned it was an opportunity for me to spread my wings and make something of myself. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “I had been hoping for an opportunity of talking to you,” he said. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She bided her time, waiting for a suitable opportunity to complain about him. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The veterans grabbed the opportunity for further sniggering: “Now you’ll really get a taste of camp!” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I welcomed the opportunity to be by myself, to plan, to think, to plot. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He said that the Harvard offer was not only a very great honor, but also offered many opportunities and that he quite understood my inclination to accept. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z This opportunity, therefore, must not be allowed to pass by, so that Italy may behold her redeemer after so long a time. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z So what they must do, they agreed, was go away to one of the big countries, either to England or France, where opportunities to make good would be boundless. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z "More than ever before, the races need to trust each other. And I want to offer you an opportunity to enter the circle of trust between the black man and the white man." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Whereas no one else in the revolutionary generation wanted the role of Catiline, Burr seemed to be auditioning for the part at every opportunity. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “This is an excellent opportunity to present yourself to the finest ladies in all of Maryland. Miss Anderson and Mr. Redfern here will be taking you to be fitted for Attendants’ wear. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Okay, Dimple could not have asked for a more perfect opportunity if she’d crafted it from rainbows and sunbeams herself. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z In Globalization 1.0, the primary questions were: Where does my country fit into global competition and opportunities? The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z “As you know, this is county fair week,” Mrs. Weidenbach said, “the annual opportunity for oar small community to make its mark.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I’d been assuming, once we were back, we’d be taking little opportunities, whenever we were alone, to exchange more thoughts on his theory about the Gallery. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z That must be why he welcomed me into his circle of trust, why he gave me so many opportunities. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z We three have been raised in good families, we have the opportunity to get an education and make something of ourselves. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It was clear to us that both students and outsiders would take the opportunity to make a huge issue of her request. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It isn’t just the case that the closer someone is to a Connector, the more powerful or the wealthier or the more opportunities he or she gets. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That opportunity had been generous, but she’d said no without real consideration. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z My only regret was that I did not have the opportunity to contact Winnie before I went into hospital. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Technology, however, has also increased the number of opportunities we have to hear music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z They were not exactly friends—they were never given the opportunity to develop a friendship before being thrust into apprenticeship together. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Of course, to talk about the negative sections and aspects of Baltimore without talking about its strengths, its history, and its opportunities would be inaccurate. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Who cared about the opportunities he would never have? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I had come up with a plan and had been waiting for the opportunity to broach it to Mom. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I held on to my mad feelings all morning, taking every opportunity I could to shoot razor-sharp glares at Howard or to bump into him real hard over by the pencil sharpener. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Louis and Regina Borgenicht and the thousands of others who came over on the boats with them were given a golden opportunity. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Oh, I will go by all means,” I answered: and I was glad of the unexpected opportunity to gratify my much-excited curiosity. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z In the first place, he was in love—that was why he had been weeping inthe boat He explained it to Queen Morgause on the fint opportunity —because he was lovesick, not seasick. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do not you feel a great inclination, Miss Bennet, to seize such an opportunity of dancing a reel?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “The kind that can then be parlayed into awesome merchandising opportunities?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She earned her engineering title through hard work, talent, and drive, but the opportunity to fight for it was made possible by the work of the people who had come before her. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I thought it was an excellent opportunity to influence the head of one of the most respected and powerful royal families in the country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Watching the play, I waited for an opportunity to speak. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He’d been mauling me at every opportunity since we’d returned from summer break, but we only hung out at his house when his parents were gone. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Condemned inmates have limited opportunity for exercise or visitation and are held in disturbingly close proximity to the electric chair. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Most of the time, though, she organizes workers to help the factionless with food and shelter and job opportunities. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z From this deficiency of nourishment resulted an abuse, which pressed hardly on the younger pupils: whenever the famished great girls had an opportunity, they would coax or menace the little ones out of their portion. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z There had been no real opportunity to conserve energy. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z For the first time the Dauntless’s disregard for age does not seem like an opportunity. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Such a position was coveted by whites, for it paid unconscionably high fees and provided ample opportunities for graft. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But I know I’m going to wear my armband tomorrow, and I can’t let Momma stop me before I have the opportunity to truly protest. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Polly pondered this a moment, trying to find any opportunity to move from the kitchen to the house. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew that it would be days before he had an opportunity to look inside it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “I want to know what might be available if the opportunity presents itself for one of you.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Meade will be . . . cautious. It will take him some time to take command, to organize a staff. I think . . . perhaps we should move quickly. There may be an opportunity here.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I approached the meeting as another opportunity to present our grievances, and at first he seemed content to listen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Although others were in a festive mood, and eager to celebrate, I knew the authorities could strike at any moment, and I did not want to give them the opportunity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was aware that Comrade K. N. M. Pillai would not pass up this opportunity. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She is the only reason you are getting this opportunity. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z My mom would have given me proper sit-down hidings if I’d given her the opportunity, but she could never catch me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z At the first opportunity I was going to tell Bodega that I had to go home to Blanca because she was pregnant. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I believe that God now is giving the world’s so-called “Christian” white society its last opportunity to repent and atone for the crimes of exploiting and enslaving the world’s non-white peoples. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z So when Kyro and some parent helpers start setting up hurdles, I take the opportunity to crutch across the track to the bleachers. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He concluded, “Which will give us an opportunity to get him. Possibly. Depending on how good he is.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Mwila told us everything about what a first draft is and what a great opportunity a first draft provides. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Americans,” she wrote, “seem to be groping for a vision in which women have as much opportunity as men to develop their talents and reap the rewards of their labor and still remain women.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z There still existed an opportunity for salvaging the expedition, however. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He consulted a priest about the dream who told him that the iron wolf symbolized a large and formidable city, a city of opportunity. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z This day, in the kitchen, Zeitoun wasn’t about to give Kathy the opportunity to tell the whole story, again, to their children. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z A good opportunity arose, and the use he put it to was even better. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Kochu Maria used the opportunity to switch channels and watch a bit of Prime Bodies. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, many people judge that a wise prince must cunningly foster some hostile action, whenever he has the opportunity, so that in repressing it his greatness will emerge all the more. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “New York still gives you more opportunity than any other place. If you want to do things, you will.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Chubs took the opportunity to try to empty the contents of his stomach onto the ground but accomplished little more than some enthusiastic dry heaving. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z ‘The state and the defense will be given opportunities to make any submission they want tomorrow morning at ten o’clock.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You’ve only done one task; whoever put you in for the tournament’s got plenty more opportunity if they’re trying to hurt you. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He called that an “opportunity to involve the home community with the school community.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Ben told me we’d have lots of opportunities like that, that our lives would be full of adventure. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There are often fewer and fewer opportunities for children to actively engage in music making themselves. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I was then arrested without a warrant, and given no opportunity to call my lawyer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra always enjoyed the horse fair; as well as the chance of stealing a ride on a less-than-well-attended horse, there were endless opportunities for provoking warfare. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z With my free hand I tried to remove Songololo from my waist, and she took the opportunity to grasp my other palm, escorting me along on two legs. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Wes, always up for a challenge, relished the opportunity to beat up on a new group of neighborhood kids. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But there is scant opportunity for private prayer. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm startled by his intensity but recognize an excellent opportunity for getting food, so I try to keep up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The job is unpleasant and forbidding in at least two significant ways: the likelihood of violence and the lost opportunity of having a stable family life. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z In other words, Queenie was given the opportunity to Gracefully Bow Out. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Some of them portrayed her as a hardworking immigrant who had come in search of opportunity and had been overcome—temporarily, her supporters insisted—by the obstacles and the odds. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I move closer to her and whisper, “Someone has to be here for Lily, especially if Jackson sees this breach as an opportunity to come looking for her. The girl’s right next door. Please.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Washington preferred agents who “live with the other side; whose local circumstances, without subjecting them to suspicions, give them an opportunity of making observations.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the turn of the century, Africans owed their educational opportunities primarily to the foreign churches and missions that created and sponsored schools. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For my final round of commencements as First Lady, I spoke at Jackson State University in Mississippi, another historically black school, using the opportunity to talk about striving for excellence. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I told them to have a great time and headed down the hall, thinking about the unsupervised opportunity coming my way. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z If time and opportunity did not allow, then Ginger would have to go into her act without a bribe. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Nor could she resist the opportunity to remind me every single day that I had nothing and no one. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The first performance of the day goes surprisingly smoothly, though most of the seniors use it as an opportunity to sleep in an extra two hours. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Finally the opportunity came: Jackson looked down to straighten his sash, muttering something to himself. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Why am I giving her the opportunity to change her mind? Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I was brought here to have a golden opportunity, but unfortunately, it’s not being given to me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It was the perfect opportunity for a patented Roy Lee kind of move. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Few politicians will leap at the opportunity to support black people labeled criminals. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He joined the glee club and relished the opportunity it gave him to sing and perform in plays and make music. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We make the best use of such opportunities. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The opportunity came a week after her birthday. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Their opportunity had been developing since Memorial Day, when Senator Henry Jackson of Washington called at Livermore. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He pauses, then continues, “Jade, other students need opportunities too.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Always waiting for an opportunity, a way to navigate the minefield. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Also, we couldn’t be free unless everyone else was offered the same opportunity. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Some local education agencies currently offer a full, balanced education that includes rich and varied arts opportunities for their students. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Call it sentimental, but the twentieth- century Broadway musical was created by Jewish men and women whose families had - almost universally - been offered a lifeline of opportunity via immigration from Europe to the United States. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z As Phillip Swagel, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, put it, “We want to give people all the opportunities they want. We want to remove the barriers to upward mobility.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z There were days I would happily have traded the entire future of England for a single jar of mayonnaise but unfortunately the opportunity never arose. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z As the man dug for his wallet, the Owner, quietly and stealthily, slipped his right hand into his own pocket to find the small glass jar he always kept ready for a ripe opportunity. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Are you seriously not going to take this opportunity to talk to beautiful women?” he asked. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “She didn’t feel that the Jamaican context offered enough. And if the opportunity was there to go on, and you were able to take it, then to her the sky was the limit.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In 1886 Japan had for the first time allowed its citizens to emigrate, and thousands from his district had already left the country in search of better opportunities. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “Boy!” he said—and it was what he always said after running down a dog, which was something he did whenever the opportunity arose. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z There are so many things she wants to say, things she feared she would never have the opportunity to tell him again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This was the opportunity that greeted Bill Joy when he arrived on the Ann Arbor campus in the fall of 1971. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The trio played jazz tunes during intermissions at the Olympic movie theater in Sequim in exchange for an opportunity to watch the films. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She arranged and rearranged her clothing at every possible opportunity, admiring the hangers and the shelving in the shallow closet. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “It’s one of the reasons why I offered you this opportunity.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In the roar of the crowd, Lavinia muttered, “That was a perfect opportunity. Why didn’t your boy kill him?” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He was the Machiavelli of Ohio politics, the classic behind-the-scenes fixer, a shrewd and insightful judge of character or, at least, political opportunity. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Although they lived in an America where in theory there existed equality of opportunity, they knew unerringly what to aspire to and what not to aspire to. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And what Korean Air did, when it finally turned its operations around, was give its pilots the opportunity to escape the constraints of their cultural legacy. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “But thank you very much for the opportunity, Ms. Campbell.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Mr. Gonzalez took the opportunity of her disappearance to retrieve his stamp pad from the bag and discovered that it was covered with what felt and smelled like bacon grease. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I take this opportunity to congratulate officers and men of our armed forces for their gallantry and bravery, which have earned for them the admiration of the whole world. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But then I realize this is an opportunity. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Instead, what started out as adversity ended up being an opportunity. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z His meaning was that Africans did not and would not have any opportunities, therefore, why educate them? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was narrow and shaky, but the sailors made sure the women had no opportunity to escape into the sea, should they dare. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z We rely on them to give us access to opportunities and worlds to which we don’t belong. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The driver took this opportunity to break his silence with the brief and heartfelt outburst mentioned earlier, but it is not necessary to reprint his exact words. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z There was nothing to argue about, his life in Chamisa County had ended; he was lucky they offered an opportunity to walk out alive. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Do you realize the opportunity you’re getting? my father would say. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z More likely, they sensed an opportunity to have their own way when their mother wasn’t around. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The president’s murder gave my teachers and parents and pastor the perfect opportunity to talk with us children about death and dying, about bombings and hatred. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But it’s time to think about the opportunity as well as the pain, just as it’s time to think about the obligations of off-shoring as well as the opportunities... The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z The change, I decided, was not a liability but an opportunity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Denna and I took the opportunity to eat some lunch of our own. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z This Senate race presented a unique opportunity, Barack explained that day. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She seized the opportunity to show off her wealth and gain a wider sphere of influence in the eastern provinces. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z But it has not dared to accept this opportunity, or even to conceive of it as an opportunity. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z He received nothing from Fortune but the opportunity, for as the citizens of Syracuse were oppressed, they elected him as their captain, and from that rank he proved himself worthy of becoming their prince. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z This gave Butler an opportunity to take the fight to them. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z If people have the courage, this could be an opportunity. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Since 1980, the Dallas Cup has given talented and up-and-coming players the opportunity to compete against marquee teams from across the globe. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He never missed an opportunity to say how happy he was to have traded all that for the enchantment of America. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s just say that at one point in my life, I too wanted to be in the Miss America pageant. Only I didn’t have an opportunity like this.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z We have to take things as lightly as we can, so we make the most of every opportunity, and nonsense stands stark and immediate beside horror. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When the court was quiet, he summed up the charges, after which I had my opportunity to speak. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And soon an opportunity presented itself, in the form of a much-anticipated letter. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “There is going to be a larger opportunity for us in the future,” he said. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I had, but this was a singular opportunity I could not resist.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I thought about it a couple of times, but the opportunity never seemed to present itself. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z True Persians are heavily invested in the reproductive opportunities of their descendants. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Is it possible the same pattern of special opportunities operate in the real world as well? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Olmsted used the opportunity to describe in detail Jackson Park and the trials of dealing with the exposition’s many layers of committees that for the moment seemed to have so much power. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “We are so grateful for this opportunity, sir,” Polly said, her voice breaking. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Still others are little more than ideas in the minds of imaginative scientists, waiting for the opportunity to put them to the test. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z As more nations put their languages into apps and websites, you have opportunities to learn I words in those languages. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Gardiner’s caution to Elizabeth was punctually and kindly given on the first favourable opportunity of speaking to her alone; after honestly telling her what she thought, she thus went on: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Just look at the stream of opportunities that came Bill Joy’s way. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Xan found herself stopping again and again just to take yet another opportunity to unsling the baby and stare into those deep, black eyes. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The thought stirred her, but not for the usual reason of lost opportunity recalled. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z How everyone is given the same opportunities to succeed if they’re willing to try. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z At the edges of town, ancient-looking cottages stood abandoned and roofless, evidence of a shrinking population, children lured away from centuries-old fishing and farming traditions by more glamorous opportunities elsewhere. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “We really appreciate the opportunity to let her show what she can do.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z For a moment I thought, and as my eyes ranged the room, unconsciously looking for something or some opportunity to aid me, they lit on a great batch of typewriting on the table. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “General,” Garnett said formally, gracefully, “you must know how much I appreciate the opportunity.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Tommy had always liked spying; maybe this was an opportunity not to be a mediocre kid. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Adding to the temptation to avoid race is the fact that opportunities for challenging mass incarceration on purely race-neutral grounds have never been greater. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I took any opportunity to escape to the sugarcane fields when the noise became too much. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Your mom, of course, took this as an opportunity to pass on some of her ‘treasures.’ The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In examining their deeds and their lives, one can see that they received nothing from Fortune except opportunity, which gave them the material they could mould into whatever form they liked. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t hurt that they liked to hear themselves talk, and it gave them opportunity. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The new heir apparent soon had an opportunity to endear himself to the Athenians. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt unloved, unwanted, abandoned and betrayed by a world that seemingly denied me an opportunity to find my niche. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I had half expected her to be angry at this inquiry, but on the contrary, it was almost as though she had been long awaiting an opportunity to raise the very topic. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Because when I want something to happen—or not happen—I begin to look at all events and all things as relevant, an opportunity to take or avoid. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z And some four hundred young men, born into an America that is bursting with opportunity and promise, have ended their lives on Vietnam’s steaming soil. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Someone else can do your job—I’m sure there are others itching for the opportunity.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Looking back, there was probably a perfect opportunity hiding in there somewhere. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z To entice him to stay, G.F.’s father offered him twenty-five dollars to set up his own business right there on Cape Cod, a challenge and an opportunity that G.F. agreed to take on. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Though I was not aware of it, the next four years were to be the only opportunity for formal study in my life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was, in the words of historians Robert Korstad and Nelson Lichtenstein, a heartbreaking “opportunity found and lost.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He’s one of those dudes who feels like there’s no better opportunity for a black boy in this country than to join the army. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was a difficult decision to make, but the chance to be an astronaut was not an opportunity that came every day. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Acheson’s position was harassed enough without giving McCarthy the opportunity to announce that our government let radicals protected by U.S. passports set back the American way of life. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “I’m the only guy I know with the balls to give a honeybunny what she wants, and the only one with no opportunities.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Where San Franciscans saw an urban nuisance, Charles Howard saw opportunity. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Because there’s more good than evil in the world and we’re surrounded by what she calls “opportunities for joy.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Lucky thing too, because that was the one and only opportunity you’ll ever have in your whole entire lifetime. You can tell your grandchildren about it,” Piper says. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I beg and plead and tell her how much I want to go to college, how this will be a great opportunity, how I need this for my emotional and intellectual development. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "That is correct. She said nothing about you. She did not even tell me that you were coming even though she had several opportunities to do so." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z With the answers in hand and lots of unanswered questions, the students had ample opportunity to cheat. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ophie had been hoping the opportunity to check the attic for clues would present itself, but the next week turned out to be the busiest she’d spent in the manor so far. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The same pattern repeated itself elsewhere in the world, whenever peoples lacking native wild mammal species suitable for domestication finally had the opportunity to acquire Eurasian domestic animals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There’s something innately bolstering about a person who sees his opportunities as endless, who doesn’t waste time or energy questioning whether they will ever dry up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I looked at every competition as an opportunity for the unmatched feeling of exhilaration when I scored the perfect touch. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Their world—their culture and generation and family history—gave them the greatest of opportunities. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z She had many opportunities to sing in public, and as she gained confidence, she began to dream of a career as a singer. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z But as I had feared, Miss Kenton had read of the unsuccessful libel action, and inevitably, took the opportunity to probe me a little. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “That’s all this opportunity has meant to you. Your genius has destroyed your faith in the world and in your fellow men.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Another song with an opportunity for children to insert a rhythm is “I’m a Nut.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z "It was a dangerous mistake to give you the opportunity," one of the others said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In the afternoon, the two elder Miss Bennets were able to be for half-an-hour by themselves; and Elizabeth instantly availed herself of the opportunity of making many enquiries, which Jane was equally eager to satisfy. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z After watching all the scientists on television hype about the rover, I actually had a rare opportunity to be so close to all the action. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z And I promise to do well by it, if I get the opportunity. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That is, a student who opted out of his neighborhood school was more likely to graduate whether or not he actually won the opportunity to go to a new school. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z As time goes on, and we learn to put that “unfortunate incident” behind us, you’ll find that your life will be full of wonderful opportunities, as well as lots of wonderful girls like Keisha. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The heart of the question is whether all Americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities, whether we are going to treat our fellow Americans as we want to be treated. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Jinjoo worried that if they didn’t hurry, they would miss the opportunity to see their parents. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “He loses no opportunity to let me see that he despises me and I inspire aversion in him,” Theo tells Wil. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Are you not grateful for this opportunity? Do you not wish to give me your thanks and allegiance?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z After several weeks of anxiously waiting, our window of opportunity came. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z But now my professional network and my opportunity to be a real agent for change had truly blossomed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Now Madison resolved to seize the opportunity created by their threats of secession to put Congress on record as rejecting any constitutional right by the federal government to end slavery. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “To ensure no one in Fry ever misses an opportunity again. If you haven’t noticed, he succeeded.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “How are you going to lose out on this amazing opportunity? Almost no one has this opportunity! And for this incredible price.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “I’m grateful for the opportunity, sir,” Polly said with as much meekness as she could muster. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I embraced the opportunities and reminded myself along the way that every part of the journey was part of the dream. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The best career opportunity she was ever likely to get, and she’d tossed it in the gutter. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He even gets Michael up and he’s only three but there he is singing and promising to die for Ireland at the first opportunity.That’s what Dad calls it, the first opportunity. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z However, it was not until 1944 that an executioner had a chance to employ his craft; over the next ten years he was given nine additional opportunities. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z There are too many opportunities that seem out of my reach. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Let me give you one final example of the hidden opportunities that outliers benefit from. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It gave me, if not the chance to excel, at least the opportunity to compete. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z An official from the Labor Ministry visits Children’s House to speak about work opportunities at the mines. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I hope you had an opportunity to live on your own first, but it’s quite possible you’d be the mother to teenagers by now. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I listened as he told me how I should be living my life, what I should have been doing with my opportunities, and how ashamed I should have been for giving everyone so much trouble. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Seeing this as an opportunity to prove to Papa that I was grown up enough for my own cotton sack, I followed him and Roberto into the field. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He’d known it from the moment the duel started, and began sweating when she had the opportunity to bestow a winning blow and failed to deliver it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I like cooking, so there will be many opportunities for the improbable.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Compared to how it was growing up, when jobs were like unicorns, now it seems like opportunity’s always knocking. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She wove through the crowd, jabbing her sword into dragon-scale feet at every opportunity and yelling, ‘RUN! RUN AWAY!’ to sow confusion. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In more shock than pain, Shani saw this as an opportunity. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But something inside me told me that this was probably the only opportunity I’d ever have in this world to tell white South Africans the truth about black life. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not just that they lack opportunity, attend poor schools, or are plagued by poverty. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Uttered by another laboratory director, these words might sound like lip service, but the record shows that Lawrence vigorously sought opportunities even for his best people. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I saw Robben Island as an opportunity to patch up the long and often bitter differences between the PAC and the ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Roy thought it was a good opportunity to renew his plea for leniency. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z To keep moving forward, they needed to take advantage of every opportunity to make themselves as valuable as possible to the laboratory. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z If you have a lot of obsessions, a lot of things you really like, the opportunity for best days ever increases. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Is Integrative: Provides excellent opportunities for integration as a natural entry or pivot point to other subject areas such as social studies, history, literature, language, and all of the arts. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z She made a few friends and, as if by reflex, began looking around for opportunities to coach soccer. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I think about all the opportunities he never got to have and all the opportunities I will. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Big Anthony was not the most clever buck in the village, but no one could say he lacked a sense for opportunity. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z And it was the perfect opportunity for Seven to find out. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z |
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