| 单词 | overbalance |
| 例句 | She gave me a harmless whack on the bum, but for some reason I overbalanced and fell forward. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z About halfway I started to overbalance and swung my legs backward to keep from tipping over. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The man nearly overbalanced, but held on to the rail and swung the boat hook round in another attempt. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Ron yelled, trying to force the rat back into his front pocket, but Scabbers was fighting too hard; Ron swayed and overbalanced, and Harry caught him and pushed him back down to the bed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Immediately I’d try to fix it by shifting my weight to the other side, but often I’d go too far and overbalance. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The force of the blow lifted the thief clean off his feet, and, before Constance could grab hold of him, he overbalanced and hurtled over the edge of the parapet with a horrible scream. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It picked up momentum as the heavy weight of the overbalanced top dove for the ground. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But the sword was too long for him; a particularly wild swing made him overbalance, and he landed facedown in the grass. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Kingshaw had only to move his hand, and he could pull him over, grab him behind the knees and overbalance him, so that he would topple through the well of the staircase. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Thin, snakelike cords burst from the end of Snape’s wand and twisted themselves around Lupin’s mouth, wrists, and ankles; he overbalanced and fell to the floor, unable to move. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In general, your body wants to be more in control than it is; it is always on point, eager to run a rescue mission, to overbalance, overcompensate, throw out a flailing arm. Broken collarbone? Just roll with it 2013-06-02T17:00:00Z At one stage, mid-sentence, he leans back so far that he nearly overbalances. Mark Wahlberg: 'I've been hustling my entire life' 2013-02-17T20:00:03Z This book is important and in certain ways I admired Barnett’s decision to overbalance her and her clients’ struggles with joy. The Injustice Deep Within the Justice System 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z It is only when one side overbalances, in trying to accept the other's dogma, that problems arise. Cultural diversity is a fact. Let's celebrate it together 2010-12-26T00:07:02Z Aaron's fury, in fact, is so bristling and alive that it threatens to overbalance the novel. Great House by Nicole Krauss ? review 2011-02-19T00:05:23Z But he is in danger of overbalancing the entire film: this is a rock’n’roll performance from someone who is usually happier with piano sonatas. Ralph Fiennes's 20 best film performances – ranked! 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z “There was an economy that probably wasn’t balanced, but wasn’t horribly overbalanced in one direction — then that became horribly unbalanced.” Axie Infinity’s financial mess started long before its $600 million hack 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z The match was closed out on the 17th despite a quite sensational shot from Spieth, who nearly ended up running into the lake as he overbalanced while playing from heavy rough. Europe strike first but US dominate 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z We see a robot falling on the last step of a banked turn; another face-plants as it overbalances and slips on nothing. Could Robots From Boston Dynamics Beat Me in a Fight? 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z And then, in late August, she was using her walker and reaching for the remote when she overbalanced and fell on her left hip. There's only one way to join this exclusive COVID-19 club 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z Beats Labuschagne, challenges his pads, then has the batsman flick to short leg and overbalance... Ashes 2019: England v Australia fourth Test, day one – live! 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z She concluded Ms Gobourne-Thomas, who was about two and half times over the legal alcohol limit, "overbalanced while sat on the balcony". Woman fell from tower block 'after row' 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z People were rehoused for the night and roads remain closed after a 60m crane overbalanced in a town centre. People rehoused after crane topples in Reading town centre - BBC News 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Also, a fund of funds can get overbalanced. Target-Date Funds: Why Investors Should Have a Fund Full of Funds 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z But an overbalance attracts others to its economic core. Opinion: Want World Domination? Size Matters 2013-07-27T18:30:01Z As I realised what I was doing, I overbalanced and fell against a large wedding collage which sits on the shelf above our bed. Your stories of weird sleep behaviour 2012-12-05T01:38:05Z No service, especially after it had become irrevocable, could overbalance this recognition of the hated son of Frederic. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z There is nothing in this to excite, to throw men off their guard, to overbalance the daily habit, or give exaggerated expression to some special feature of character. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z If the managers of the individual ETFs overbalance a certain asset, that concentration risk can be compounded, Magoon says. Target-Date Funds: Why Investors Should Have a Fund Full of Funds 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z It was not an equality of power that brought the Soviet Union to heel, but a surplus of power, or an “overbalance” in the hands of the West. Opinion: Want World Domination? Size Matters 2013-07-27T18:30:01Z The poor little fellow, had overbalanced himself, and had gone headlong into the lake. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z My friend was all but, or indeed, quite ruined, but it would not have been "correct" for him to complain—his loss in goods being far overbalanced by the loss of the tribe in men. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z A war for the extension of commerce is a solecism in politics, since the shocks that the established trade sustains, infinitely overbalance any new accession that may be made by it. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z A result of her ridiculous construction is that when the alarm rings, she becomes slightly overbalanced, trembles, and moves a fraction of an inch forward on her feeble legs. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z The second time I threw with better heart; but I had the same fortune, except that I nearly overbalanced myself, and, for a moment, shut my eyes in terror. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z The partial success of his Haverhill store, to an extent overbalancing the initial failure in Boston, had brought him into the metropolis of America, the city of wider, if indeed not unlimited opportunity. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z In such a man the intellectual nature overbalances the intuitional, and when inherited belief based on authority is destroyed, there is nothing but the habit of morality left. Browning and His Century 2012-02-15T03:00:39.033Z Then suddenly, overbalanced, he crashed backward into the snowdrift. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z The new fears are quite overbalanced by a new confidence. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Instantly he felt very funny about the feet, and the lady wobbled about so in her big boots that she overbalanced herself and fell into the water and was drowned. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z He was rather late in reaching this susceptible stage, as is often the case when the physical organism overbalances the nervous. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z In the effort he overbalanced the boat, and all I can remember is that I was swimming for dear life, and being borne down with frightful rapidity through that awful light. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z But whether the darkness, a jolt, or ill-luck deceived him, he overbalanced and fell along the harness. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z M. de Strasbourg overbalanced himself and stumbled a foot or two forwards. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z After Andy’s experience in Surprise Rapids, neither of us was inclined to throw his whole weight into a lift that might leave him overbalanced when the boat was swept out of his reach. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z There is always a sense of justice in such people which, distorted and overbalanced by passion as it may be, does not make them disliked. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z He shook off her hold roughly, and made a clumsy movement forward, lurching against her heavily, with a force and suddenness which caused her to overbalance. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z Then a low, lighthearted laugh escaped her as the kitten, missing its stroke, overbalanced and dropped lightly to the ground. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z Prudence swerved violently in order to avoid it, overbalanced herself, and, before she quite realised what was happening, found herself in the road inextricably mixed up with her crumpled machine. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z He was completely overbalanced by the shock of this unexpected attack. A Mere Chance, Vol. 3 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:45.990Z We have a similar character here, the conventional conception of Hamlet, a man whose power of reasoning overbalances his strength of will. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z But their possibilities for good were overbalanced by their actualities of evil. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z She said that Purt had made a mistake and parted his hair too far on one side, and that had overbalanced the canoe!” The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z "But take care you don't overbalance," she said. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z I have often fallen down in water up to my waist, overbalanced by the heavy current, where the bottoms were rough, with sharp, slimy stones. The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle 2011-10-28T02:00:26.687Z If I am wrong in my philosophy, based on your science thought, I am right in my facts, and science thought is thus in the wrong, for facts overbalance theory. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z But, I say, old fellow, take care you don’t overbalance yourself. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z Half-way up, the now overbalanced ladder started to sway uncertainly, and Rachel gasped as she wildly tried to clutch something to steady herself. Natalie: A Garden Scout 2011-09-18T02:00:30.203Z They cut away more wood on the side of the tree turned to the river than on the opposite side, so that it becomes overbalanced and falls over into the water. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The harder Ted hit, overbalancing himself to put force into the blow, and the less able to recover himself quickly, the easier Bevis warded, and every three knocks gave Ted a rap. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z But in her haste she overbalanced herself, and came with a crash to the floor. Jill's Red Bag 2011-08-13T02:00:21.893Z The twig overbalanced the dragon fly—It went straight up into the air, fast as it could wing.... The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z It came so quickly that it well-nigh overbalanced my whole sense of proportion. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z In the attempt she overbalanced herself, and fell prostrate on the earth, to the p. 18intense delight of the spectators, who enjoyed the scene amazingly. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z Sometimes they were forced up so high that they overbalanced and crashed down upon the lower masses with the roar and rattle of thunder. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z Unfortunately he succeeded, and immediately overbalanced, his head going down while his legs hung over the sides of the ring. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z There happened to be no one about, and in craning over the quay to look into his father's boat, he overbalanced, fell in, and was drowned. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z In a new and sparsely settled country, and to a people of the social disposition of the French, this advantage overbalanced the obvious disadvantages. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z But it is quite as likely that the wheel constructed by the Marquis was like one of the "overbalancing" wheels described at the beginning of this article. The Seven Follies of Science [2nd ed.] A popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve them. 2011-06-30T02:00:34.290Z The advantage of this arrangement appears to be so great as to overbalance the slight inaccuracies alluded to, which cannot now be removed. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. 2011-06-30T02:00:27.850Z Olwen moved; in the softly rocking boat overbalancing a trifle, she bumped against something hard and angular on the seat close to her companion. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z The overbalancing magnetic force does not act “contrary to the established course of things,” but simply performs its own functions in full harmony with that course; so of all mysterious events in the vast universe. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z All those states in Europe which were the remains of Gothic dominion, were thrown into internal conflicts by their “overbalances.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The earliest mechanical device intended to produce perpetual motion is that known as the overbalancing wheel. The Seven Follies of Science [2nd ed.] A popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve them. 2011-06-30T02:00:34.290Z How often it happens that people meaning well, as Dolly did, undoubtedly slide into some wrong groove from the overbalance of some one or other quality. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z The theory beneath that delicate brain-play had a lasting fascination for him, and, with its proofs, grew in his mind till it overbalanced Cyril Graham and doubting Erskine. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z Now, more than at any time in her life, she needs to meet fine men and women, that they may overbalance those whom she thinks have failed. The Girl in Her Teens 2011-04-26T02:00:26.063Z The overbalance of one man was tyranny; of a few, was oligarchy; of the many, was rebellion, or anarchy.2 The perpetual shifting of their “balances” had produced all their disturbances. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The weight which they might by any be supposed to possess was overbalanced by the obvious unconstitutionality of the measure. Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States 2011-04-24T02:00:09.423Z Her nature was so narrow, her life had been so stinted, that the first touch of sentiment overbalanced and carried her away. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z The legal mind, overbalanced for an instant, suddenly recovered its equanimity, and he began to reflect how far he was justified in a forcible detention. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z He got up safely, and then somehow overbalanced himself and fell from the saddle upon his head. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Hard by were the two zorns to which they had made the excursion that day, and searched for specimens for his father’s hobby—that day when he had overbalanced himself and fallen in. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z This increase in the lumber-cut far overbalances the growth of trees. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z It does not mean that there is no mixture of evil in the operations of nature, but only that good decidedly overbalances the evil. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z In her eagerness she leaned so far out of the window that she nearly overbalanced. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z We killed a few ducks through much tribulation; but the irritation of knowing that many good opportunities had been lost by our improper location more than overbalanced all the satisfaction of our slight success. Fishing and Shooting Sketches 2011-02-23T03:00:33.463Z For all its tiny legs, no bird wobbles or overbalances, much less trips or stumbles. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z One second the little brute, tiring of bucking, would rear backward as if it must overbalance, and the next it would be fairly standing on its head. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z Guido was relieved, it is true, to know that there was no chance of his meeting his enemies for some hours to come, but vexation at Eva's treatment of him far overbalanced this relief. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z And then the paddle-wheel started with a jerk, and he overbalanced.” Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z His feet slipped from under him, and in striving to save himself he overbalanced the stone. Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z Whatever faults belonged to Omai's character, they were overbalanced by his good nature and his gratitude. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z Apparently he overbalanced himself, for he fell forward on his hands and knees. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z But this was a dangerous experiment, and Jacky nearly overbalanced himself. The Parson O' Dumford For a moment she clutched on to it, while her camel went round in a circle as though about to overbalance and fall on top of her. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z In straining downwards to get at the porridge he overbalances himself and falls in. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race Like Napoleon in his later years, the successes he gained in person were almost always overbalanced by the disasters sustained through the blunders or treachery of his lieutenants. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 The testimony of Bacon overbalances ten thousand Encyclopedists, and all their servile transcribers. The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion But his great qualities were overbalanced by an incurable suspiciousness, which made it impossible for him to act cordially with those about him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" It is confirmed by every passage which describes the good brought into the world by Christ as overbalancing the evil produced by the introduction of sin and death. The Essential Faith of the Universal Church Deduced from the Sacred Records My friend was all but, or, indeed, quite ruined; but it would not have been "correct" for him to complain—his loss in goods being far overbalanced by the loss of the tribe in men. Old New Zealand: being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times The looseness in which things were allowed to run in camp for the last week will now be overbalanced by unscrupulous severity. An Artilleryman's Diary His plans had grown within him till they almost overbalanced him, and he seems to have forgotten that his discoveries were only a hope and not yet a fact. The Spanish Pioneers My surprise at this was overbalanced by the look of horror which spread over the Major's face. The Green God Involuntarily she groped in pursuit, and in so doing overbalanced and alighted in a heap, the chair, after the manner of its kind, doubling up, and following suit. An Unknown Lover He lay in the engine well, his head nicely clear, and his snider spat out a stinging rain which caused many an enemy to fall in his boat, or overbalance and slip into the river. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War The ball struck obliquely, where the spine joins with the head, and, slanting off, lodged in the brain, death being instantaneous, but the hunter was nearly overbalanced. The Ruined Cities of Zululand But in exchange it has one incalculable advantage, which in the end is adequate to overbalance them all: it brings delight to the fireside. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 "There are as many of us, when you come to figgerin' up the fightin' force, an' the advantage of takin' them by surprise will overbalance the difference in weapons." Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington The moment his immediate value as a worker overbalances the gain in prospect by keeping him at his books, he goes to the shop. The Children of the Poor Gerard, who was standing on the box, cracking the long whip, and also lending his voice to swell the chorus, was suddenly seen to overbalance, sway, and topple over into the water, disappearing immediately. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley It was a very awkward position, and when far enough over to enable the hunter to fire, he found himself nearly overbalanced. The Ruined Cities of Zululand It was only in ascending the slopes that my tougher muscles overbalanced his greater skill, and I was able to set the pace for him, as I had for Wilma. Armageddon—2419 A.D. This caused the bridge itself to overbalance and fall down. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. I hurled my spear with all my force; but at the same moment my horse, frantic with fear, reared still higher, overbalanced himself, and fell backward, burying me under his weight. The Scarlet Banner When the weight of water was sufficient to overbalance the loaded car, the bucket descended, raising the car. Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889 Three sessions with a good record might overbalance the loss in public confidence this would incur. A Mixture of Genius Glancing up from Mac at his sodden task to that sign a latent sense of humor somewhere within my damp person overbalanced discretion, and I burst into uproarious laughter. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making The end to be secured must be important enough to humanity to overbalance the injury of the strike itself. Rural Health and Welfare Trouble with you," said I, "you've got a juvenile standard—things are all good or all bad in your eyes—and you can't like a person unless the one overbalances the other. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure Yet even as to money subventions, good authorities, while admitting the great dangers, remain convinced that the advantages overbalance them, self-help being evoked, and helped over initial difficulties which would otherwise be insuperable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" I am afraid tennis would have overbalanced friendship in the scales had she not remembered that on Saturday next was a tournament, and she would certainly have no opportunity of playing. Loyal to the School But his anger at the Bailiff's intrusion was overbalanced by curiosity. The Executioner They are neither concerned with serious plans of naval strategy nor overbalanced by the forms and usages of great ship routine. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war Without those jets, considering the centrifugal force of its vast velocity in a circular path around Titan, much overbalancing the feebler gravitational pull of the moon, it could not have started its fall at all. Big Pill In making the purchase I had the assistance of a prophet, and I hope the prophet will not be overbalanced by the loss. A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories For Marjory's vigorous and ungentle scrubbing had overbalanced the easel, and away crashed the blackboard on to the floor, breaking the pegs, and only just missing the window by a merciful inch. Loyal to the School I have chosen examples of this form in which the beauty and fascination of meter, rhythm, and rhyme, and the didactic nature of the thought do not seem to overbalance each other. Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation If you went astray, overbalanced by your desires, wasn't it after all in the scheme of things? The "Genius" In such sorrow however, where it is a simple tribute of natural regrets to the images of vanished things, and the fleeting records of poor transitory man, there is often an overbalance of pleasure. Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. Heaven only knows what ideas were in that overbalanced brain and distraught mind. A Mad Love He was not a suicide; but, in reaching over to see an eagle which was hung in a cage from the bars, he overbalanced himself, and was killed. Old and New London Volume I Here we see the germ of a "conservative" tendency in human nature, which balances, to a greater or less extent, and may decidedly overbalance, the "radical" tendency of exploration. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life But the noteworthy feature in the line of action which he ultimately followed was that he allowed his diplomatic instincts to overbalance the advice imposed on him by the British ministry. British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 In the girlhood days of the late Elizabeth Cady Stanton her sensitive mind was nearly overbalanced, and she suffered terribly from the too vivid description of future punishment by the emotional Finney. The Defects of the Negro Church The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 10 When the wind rises to such a speed as to overbalance the force of the spring each door opens and lets the blast pass through. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast Dad, overbalancing in his rage, had pitched and fallen headlong down the stairs. Coquette But the slope was too steep; his attempt recoiled on himself; he ran against the rock at the side and almost overbalanced. Miss Cayley's Adventures The schedule just submitted may seem to be overbalanced with science courses, but it must be somewhat so, especially if courses are not to be completely reorganized. Adequate Preparation for the Teacher of Biological Sciences in Secondary Schools It may be pointed out here that very often the humor or appropriateness of a production will overbalance faults in the rhyme and meter. Rhymes and Meters A Practical Manual for Versifiers He was further away than at first anticipated and in an endeavor to reach him she fell as a result of becoming overbalanced. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories That in the present mood I am in overbalances everything that can be laid in the scale against it.' Robert Burns Famous Scots Series But full knowledge of God's will brings with it a joy that far overbalances all fear and terror, ay, removes and abolishes them altogether. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent Eternal slow reach out, grab, shove, haul, with my heart in my mouth; then suddenly the nose breaks water and I am hauling myself out with a last wave doing its best to overbalance me. The Lost Kafoozalum I was stooping down—and overbalanced—that was all. The Making of Mona But he had the advantage of surprise and superior arms; he was clearly hoping that would overbalance the lack of discipline, training and order in his force. The Man Who Played to Lose In each of the characters of Pascal and Rousseau, was an excess of sensibility, which overbalanced their other qualities, and rendered their otherwise great talents wayward, and, to a certain extent, fruitless. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." She half overbalanced, and catching at the arras to save herself, it fell with a rustling sound. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court A snake that "darts" when it has nothing secure to hold on by, only overbalances itself. Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales The Progressives felt topheavy with reforms and feared to be overbalanced if it were adopted as part of their program. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI But all the stories that I read, however romantic, could never quite overbalance for me that giggling woman I had seen. The Harbor The responsibility much overbalances the honor, and I hope you will all help me bear the burden. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV He is always heavier—why doesn't he overbalance the small child? Common Science Suddenly he made a grab and caught the elusive strap and overbalanced in the effort. The Hound From The North Joan’s desire for life in the busy places had overbalanced her affection for him. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek As for her own departure, she ‘had a thousand reasons,’ she said, ‘for 132 wishing to be gone; but there was one reason which overbalanced them all––God’s time had not yet arrived.’ Leading Articles on Various Subjects We are kept anxious lest she should overbalance; but she is a wary babe, and always suddenly sits down when she gets to the edge of a tumble. Lotus Buds He was slipping forward again; he would soon overbalance. Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin That twist of his head had overbalanced him. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Frequently these costs, measured in terms of misery, are so great as to overbalance the advantages gained through the experiment. The Next Step A Plan for Economic World Federation The existence of evil is, in fact, an argument against the goodness of God; though it may be, as Fitzjames thinks it is in fact, overbalanced by other evidence. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice The precedent must always greatly overbalance, in permanent evil, any partial or transient benefit which the use can, at any time, yield. Key-Notes of American Liberty Comprising the most important speeches, proclamations, and acts of Congress, from the foundation of the government to the present time After a long struggle I decided that my responsibility to the people of Westville should overbalance any feeling I might have for any single individual.” Counsel for the Defense Either he overbalanced himself or grew giddy, but, to Percy’s horror, there was a sharp scream, and the next moment the child had disappeared. Wee Wifie If, by clasping his legs, he prevents this, his horse will be overbalanced to the left when turning to the right. Hints on Horsemanship, to a Nephew and Niece or, Common Sense and Common Errors in Common Riding A window is pointed out in the third story of the castle, at which Banner, when a child, was once playing, when he overbalanced himself and fell out. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 Its riotous absurdities well overbalance its examples of the oppressively heavy.... The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production "I am sorry for it; because it shows that your confidence in your father is overbalanced by your curiosity." The Buccaneer A Tale In the exuberance of his joy at the Q.P. scoring, he danced on the little spot allotted to him on the stand, and in doing so nearly overbalanced himself. Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches On the whole," said the Rector, who was subject to fits of disgust with things in general, "I am tempted to think it was a mistake coming to Carlingford; the drawbacks quite overbalance the advantages. The Perpetual Curate What happens when you two overbalance and don't happen to be near enough to catch each other?... The Rhodesian Before she knew what had happened it overbalanced, rolling over and over towards the table's edge. Juggernaut The treacherous assailant, overbalanced by the force of his thrust, toppled over the log and fell heavily, ignominiously, at the boy's side. The Doomsman The large fish are secured by spearing, amid much excitement, the eager sportsmen often overbalancing themselves and falling headlong into the water to the great amusement of the more lucky ones. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo In the exertion of releasing it, he nearly overbalanced himself in reality, and again he screamed out with terror and dismay! Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 You have been fretting over some little personal troubles until you fancy them heavy enough to overbalance the world. That Girl Montana They felt the time must eventually arrive when the unnatural social position the Humanists adopted must overbalance itself; hence they prepared for the impending cataclysm. The Sequel What the Great War will mean to Australia If his evil deeds and thoughts and words overbalance the good, then he goes straight down to the place of darkness and torment. The Critic in the Orient But she overbalanced and fell with a splash, and in this manner was 136 dragged, gasping, strangling, and dripping wet, to the bank. The Trail to Yesterday And his rage and grief absolutely overbalanced his pride in his son, or his ambitions as to his son’s possible achievements. The Backwash of War The Human Wreckage of the Battlefield as Witnessed by an American Hospital Nurse So also in humour, the painful suggestions are felt as such, and need to be overbalanced by agreeable elements. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory Then Mansy threw the line, trying to catch it in the branches, and nearly overbalanced herself into the water. The Island House A Tale for the Young Folks There is, therefore, no gladness without its overbalancing sorrow. The Crack of Doom Continuance in prayer, however, brought a sense of quiet and restful conviction that all objections were overbalanced by other and favourable considerations. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God The yearly increase in population would more than overbalance the number transplanted. The Future of the American Negro She had felt that she must spring or fall, and her body was already overbalanced as she threw herself off, instinctively gathering her skirt with her hands. Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 These bonds of connection are so strong that they overbalance all discrepancies of single passages, interpolations, and inconsistencies of detail. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary A little more and it would overbalance and carry the horse head over heels! Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Such a cheerful compliance will better cement your union; and they may be made easy to yourself, by reflecting on the superior good qualities by which these trifling faults are so greatly overbalanced. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World His weight nearly overbalanced the craft, but with considerable difficulty the boys succeeded in reaching the other boat, and, though considerably exhausted, its late occupant managed to get in. Luke Walton She was not at all shocked with Lord Robert's conduct; but resolved not to concur in his views, because she had no inclination to do so, that overbalanced her very moderate degree of prudence. A Description of Millenium Hall And the Country Adjacent Together with the Characters of the Inhabitants and Such Historical Anecdotes and Reflections As May Excite in the Reader Proper Sentiments of Humanity, and Lead the Mind to the Love of Virtue The victim is compelled to walk, pinioned and blindfolded, along a plank projecting over the ship's side, which, canting when overbalanced, heaves him into the sea. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. ‘We do nothing so useful or profitable,’ sighed poor Owen, striving to pull himself up by the table, but desisting on finding that it was more likely to overbalance than to be a support. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Bob's satisfaction at winning the governor was more than overbalanced by the torturing fear that it would all be too late. The Desert Fiddler The precedent must always greatly overbalance in permanent evil any partial or transient benefit, which the use can, at any time, yield. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. It opened so easily that he overbalanced, all but fell. All the Brothers Were Valiant Halfway down the mountain, on a patch of shining grass, he slipped, and the weight of the game-bag overbalanced him. The Tragic Bride He had a fall yesterday, through overbalancing himself in kicking his nurse. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 And if this is only kept in view in reading what is here given, the proportion of censure will be found not to overbalance the just admiration and unexaggerated praise. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete His thin, sharp face gained by the slight foreshortening and his brilliant eyes, keen nose, and high brow did not quite so completely overbalance the sad and delicate strength of mouth and chin. The Branding Iron Without the pack I could have saved myself; but the heavy roll, shooting ahead, was just enough to overbalance me and bring me down among the stumps and boulders. At Plattsburg What, he asked, do you understand by a 'tendency' when you admit that the tendency is normally overbalanced by others? The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill The reproductive instinct, unchecked, will overbalance group survival in the end. This Crowded Earth Then he collapsed gently, not as a tree falls, but as an overweighted sapling bends, swaying backward until, overbalanced, he thudded limply on the ground. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters The beauty of the girl's tearful face, too, overbalanced his first feeling of irritation at seeing her and finding that he was in a difficult position. That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 Grace and Madaline got hold of her somehow, for her leaning position out of the high window seemed apt to overbalance her at the slightest move. The Girl Scouts at Bellaire Or Maid Mary's Awakening And that is just the spirit of the hospitals—the joy of comfort and rest overbalances the pain and the operation. Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France I said: “I suppose you mean that she throws her intelligence into the scale with her maternal pride, and together they overbalance any little superstition which the proximity of the volcano may have fostered.” Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions Cordially to unite this body with the government of Ireland would, by much, overbalance the fickle support of the peasantry, given for the moment to the cause of disaffection. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 Then I overbalanced, fell over the ridge, and dropped clean on to something soft and yielding below. War and the Weird Here then is one where all can unite, namely, in organizing some force to overbalance the attractions of the dram shop. Amusement: A Force in Christian Training Over a gaping hole in the ceiling was a bed, its iron legs weirdly twisted, which threatened to overbalance at any minute and to come hurtling down into the hall beneath. Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France All probability, then, supposes an opposition of experiments and observations, where the one side is found to overbalance the other, and to produce a degree of evidence proportioned to the superiority. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics Among these drawbacks, largely overbalanced by the obvious gains, not the least is the peculiar quality that has been aptly described in the homely saying, "They know too much." History of the Nineteenth Army Corps Any benefit to be gained from the lake considered as part of the canal already formed, would be quite overbalanced by the want of a good towing path. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 "You'll have to be of a very equilibrious nature to do that," said Cricket, rolling hastily out of her dangerous position, just in time, for Archie overbalanced himself, and came down with a crash. Cricket at the Seashore He seems to have thought, with Boileau, that the practice of writing might be refined till the difficulty should overbalance the advantage. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II But the combination, plus the fact that the heavy armor was a little unwieldy, overbalanced him. Despoilers of the Golden Empire A hot lemonade, taken every night, is good, but it must have little sugar, else the effects of the acid will be overbalanced. The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture In the moment that he overbalanced public approval his whole edifice crumbled and collapsed, leaving him no stay. Shining Ferry What little good Torquay seemed to be doing her was more than overbalanced by a tragedy which occurred in the summer of 1840. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 It is not, indeed, easy to discover what motives could be found to overbalance that natural affection of a parent, or what interest could be promoted by neglect or cruelty. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II But literature was too intimately interwoven with his dispositions and his habits to be seriously interfered with; it was only at brief intervals that the pleasure of pursuing it exclusively seemed overbalanced by its inconveniences. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works His wrath overbalanced his prudence, else the moment he found his feet he would have made the best of his way to his horse and comrades. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse She bent lower—lower yet, until she overbalanced and fell like a crushed lily at her mother's feet. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 But poor Tristram, in endeavouring to regain the one he had lost, overbalanced himself, and met the fate his grandfather had just escaped. Adrift in a Boat I am an old man, and the past is growing so heavy that it sometimes quite overbalances me. A Summer Evening's Dream 1898 This trouble and delay may overbalance the supposed advantages. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries He, at the time of the accident, was outside the ship cleaning the muzzle of a gun, when she gave a lurch which overbalanced him into the sea. From Lower Deck to Pulpit You will either be able to sympathize with and understand the emotions which overbalance a man at such a time, or you will not. Danger! and Other Stories I hope your domestic alliance was so happily formed that while married life may have revealed in him some frailties that you did not suspect, it has also displayed excellencies that more than overbalanced them. The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony My object was to terrify Thesiger, whose brain was already nearly overbalanced, into complete insanity, get him locked up, and marry Helen. A Master of Mysteries We offer this observation merely in illustration of the ease with which the government can command the necessary funds without any sacrifice that is not greatly overbalanced by the importance of the subject. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 In looking upon it from an elevated bank of ground, I overbalanced myself and fell headlong into it. From Lower Deck to Pulpit He almost overbalanced with the force of his effort, but he swung round quickly, and there was the Jam-wagon, cool and watchful, awaiting his next attack. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance It has the crowning merit, which overbalances all these minor defects, of being able to adapt itself to almost every conceivable change of circumstances. Preventable Diseases In nine cases out of ten there is one route so much more convenient than any other as to overbalance any slight difference of fare. Monopolies and the People The effect on the poor youth was to cause him to stumble, and instead of making him lift better, made him rest his weight on the stone, thus overbalancing it, and bringing it down. The Middy and the Moors An Algerine Story The excitable smith had overbalanced himself, and was already head and shoulders deep down among the pilchards, which sprang high over him, as if in triumph! Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines As the fish came struggling to the surface we leaned forward to see it, and overbalanced the log. The Coral Island These wide powers of self-support and adjustment overbalance a hundred times any little remnant defects in its machinery or gearing. Preventable Diseases Lewis seated himself in precisely the same manner, but overbalanced himself when halfway down, swung round, lost self-command, let slip his axe, and finally went head over heels, with legs and arms flying wildly. Rivers of Ice "Events have satisfied my mind, and I think the minds of the American people, that the mischief and dangers which flow from a national bank far overbalance all its advantages." Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View Phrenologically the Indian allows his alimentiveness to overbalance his group of organs which show veneration, benevolence, fondness for society, fêtes champêtres, etc., hope, love of study, fondness for agriculture, an unbridled passion for toil, etc. Comic History of the United States The old pirate threw himself back with all his might, in the hopes of overbalancing the man whose arm he held, and dragging him with him. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea But Bart held on fiercely, and before he could fully comprehend his position he found that he had overbalanced himself, and the next moment he had gone under with a sullen plunge. The Silver Canyon A Tale of the Western Plains No, sir, only a little one, about six foot long, but quite strong enough to have hung on and overbalanced you into the water, where there would have been plenty more to help him. Rob Harlow's Adventures A Story of the Grand Chaco As a matter of course the boy ducked down, and the man overbalanced himself. Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel The love of his own possessions, whether hereditary or acquired, whether lands or money, was overbalanced and so destroyed by the estimate which he had formed of the hidden treasure. The Parables of Our Lord He made a dash with his boathook, but the object he sought to reach was so far out, that he overbalanced himself and went in with a heavy plunge. The Black Bar “It’s of no use,” he said at last despondently, after nearly overbalancing himself, and feeling very dizzy once more. Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai “Why don’t you haul one side up till the raft’s edgewise, and then work it out through the gangway with the levers till it overbalances and tumbles in?” said Carey. King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale Then with a swing the man threw the child over his shoulder and on to his back, staggering and nearly overbalancing himself in the act. Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel The suggestion of the ugly suspicions of a whole nation so overpowered Dreyfus during his trial that it completely neutralized his individuality, overbalanced his consciousness of innocence. Pushing to the Front To his utter amazement, and the amusement of the others he suddenly found himself overbalanced and struggling in the waves on the other side. Three Boys in the Wild North Land It was a dangerous feat, and he would have overbalanced himself, had not his father caught hold of one of his legs and dragged him back. Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai Equally fortunate was it, that the amount of overbalance was exceedingly slight—otherwise he might have been dashed with violence to the earth! The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" “Oh, I have confidence enough!” said Buller; “it’s the power of getting on to the edge without overbalancing myself that I want, and all that rot about the laws of gravity won’t help me.” Dr. Jolliffe's Boys “True, Horace, but there is a pleasurable excitement in all this which more than overbalances any trouble it may cost, especially when the world’s applause for their good deeds is thrown into the same scale.” Working in the Shade Lowly Sowing brings Glorious Reaping He had overbalanced on to his back, and, being unable to turn over, had been drowned, though the water was scarcely half an inch deep. Wild Nature Won By Kindness He very nearly overbalanced in doing so, for, in order to counterpoise the forward weight of the big helmet, the weight on the diver's back is five pounds heavier than that in front. The Pirate Shark Livid with rage, Tom rushed at him; but Charlie eluded him, and left him to overbalance himself and fall sprawling on the paved floor. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch Seals cannot move backward, and the smaller fighter was almost overbalanced. The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries He said, that he would not suppose that they could be overbalanced. Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 1 Thus does some unknown circumstance strangely overbalance latitude, and render the cold sometimes much greater in the southern than the northern parts of this kingdom. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 But when frosts are severe, and of long continuance, the case is soon altered, for then a want of food soon overbalances the repletion occasioned by a checked perspiration. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 She was able to cling tightly with hands and knees, and though she had one awful moment in the middle, when she thought she was overbalancing, she reached Rona's outstretched hand in due course. For the Sake of the School In one Jones was overbalanced by his oar hitting the top of a big wave behind the boat and he was knocked out. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 As he cast, the weight of his rod almost overbalanced him: a dart of pain came from his closing wound and he knew that he had been a fool and overtaxed his strength. Fort Amity He felt that the youth of Apollo was enough to overbalance the strength of his enemy. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island The man of lower eminence has some one or more faculties developed out of all proportion to the rest, with the natural result of occasionally overbalancing him. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) But that which has overbalanced this objection in my mind has been:—1. A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, First Part His qualities of good more than overbalanced his imperfections. Watch Yourself Go By Their emotions have overbalanced their reason in this field. The Necessity of Atheism The centrifugal force has been overbalanced by the centripetal. A History of American Christianity The blind effort which he made to catch it overbalanced the automaton. Ambrotox and Limping Dick The cowboy's weight on the side of the startled animal overbalanced it and the animal plunged sideways to the street. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains I allow that the circumstances are much against him; but the evidence is, to my mind, completely overbalanced by his absolute denial. A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia He had deposited the excited animal on the bed, and in the course of its frantic gambols it overbalanced and fell sprawling to the floor on its back. The Hippodrome She had to have both hands free to unhook the band, and she very nearly overbalanced while stepping out of it. More Tish And when he came to the spring and bent down his head to drink, the heavy stones overbalanced him, and in he went head over heels. The Fairy Book The Best Popular Stories Selected and Rendered Anew The reviewer censured some attacks upon contemporaries—a reference obviously to the lines upon Dennis—which the author had admitted into his "very fine poem;" but there were compliments enough to overbalance this slight reproof. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series Yet to overbalance this disregard of beautiful form was his strong predilection for finery. Rembrandt A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation He caught sight of us, waved, overbalanced himself and recovered, and then changed course to starboard and bore down on us. Four-Day Planet His fine blue eyes were alight with possibilities which came near to overbalancing the calculations of her mature mind. The Forfeit Its preachment might well have been less obvious, though lines, its author bade Hugh notice, never overbalanced action, never came till situation called them. Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi At the opening of the second round they attempted to clinch again, but missed each other, overbalanced and went to the mat. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 15, 1920 Rembrandt's rare talent, however, overbalanced any lack of early advantages, and made him a friend worth having. Rembrandt A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation Stevens simply had to take enough stock to overbalance this thing, then he simply must vote his stock with Sam's! The Early Bird A Business Man's Love Story A few days before the acquittal of the bishops, an event happened which, in the king's sentiments, much overbalanced all the mortifications received on that occasion. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. His authority, therefore, is irresistible, and sufficient to overbalance a hundred little doubts, and scruples, and objections. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary This reproach, however, might have been invented by Richard, or founded only on popular rumor; and is not sufficient to overbalance the authority of Sir Thomas More. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. But this public prosperity of Henry was much overbalanced by a domestic calamity, which befell him. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John The newcomer was small compared to the former pilot, but he had breadth of shoulder which made the upper part of his torso overbalance his thin hips and legs. Star Hunter Master Edmund was foremost, but he overbalanced himself and lay sprawling on the ground, whilst the slipper jumped up into a tree. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII. No. 358, November 6, 1886. He had other grounds of complaint against the French king; which, though not of great importance, yet being recent, were able to overbalance those great injuries which he had formerly received from Charles. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary The contribution from some remote ancestor has overbalanced the rest, and Jim becomes a professional man. Applied Psychology for Nurses The answer is, that the loss is overbalanced by the gain. Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists The good that it did has been unspeakably overbalanced by the evil. Queechy, Volume II Ellen generally went home pretty thoroughly tired, yet feeling happy; the pleasure of doing good still far overbalanced the pains. The Wide, Wide World A few growers would doubtless escape absolute destruction and these, as long as their orchards lasted, would demand a price overbalancing many times the saving the consumer made temporarily while he was destroying the industry. Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods The precedent must always greatly overbalance in permanent evil, any partial or transient benefit which the use can at any time yield. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 5 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States He put his foot down upon nothing, same as the first, overbalanced just the same, and shot after him base-over-top into the water. News from the Duchy He, within, completely overbalances what He has sent out from us into use. Quiet Talks on Following the Christ Earthly ideas of justice are in direct opposition to this law, but the finite can never overbalance the infinite. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches Since the majority of such forms are timid and inoffensive creatures, their withdrawal only adds that much more to the already overbalanced conditions. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. So none of them were watching when Kurt overbalanced and dropped the Makita, making a wild grab for it, foot slipping off the rung, and toppled backward. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town Miss Beach's many estimable qualities, however, overbalanced her crudities, her friends shrugged their shoulders and told each other it was "her way," "her heart was all right." The Luckiest Girl in the School All the introspection and dreaminess and poetry of her face were gone, for the girl was, for the time, overbalanced on the physical side of her life. The Portion of Labor That editor, like many others whose prejudices overbalance their reason, had misunderstood him. Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. If people, when they meet, could know half the workings of one another's minds, the recoils from the shocks might overbalance creation. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel It is beyond question that the keen relish induced by the scarcity of juvenile reading, together with the sound digestion it promoted, overbalanced in mental gain the novelties of a later day. Forgotten Books of the American Nursery A History of the Development of the American Story-Book He sat down on the edge of a table already laden with books, most of which overbalanced and fell crash on the floor. Red Hair Just before James Walsham came within sight of the sea, the child had overbalanced itself. With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent He settled without grace, and almost overbalanced on to his Grecian nose. The Way of the Wild With the beginning of your vacation begin my questions domestic that threaten to overbalance your questions horticultural. The Garden, You, and I It escaped his lips as Lawler jumped backward, landing outside the door, overbalanced, trying to stand upright while he snapped a shot at Antrim. The Trail Horde Mr. Hume thinks so authentic a paper not sufficient to overbalance the credit due to Sir Thomas More. Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third Some of these traits excited my father's solicitude for the future happiness of his daughter; but they were overbalanced by so many noble qualities and shining virtues, that no other eye detected their blemishes. The Rivals of Acadia An Old Story of the New World Righting himself, he almost overbalanced the other way, and only finally managed to come to an intricate halt on one leg. The Way of the Wild Graveling was overbalanced by his fierce blow into the empty air. A People's Man In the case of a long war, the losses from these causes may, even for the victors, overbalance any advantage which may be secured in the way of territory or money from the vanquished nation. A School History of the Great War "Your worship shall be accommodated immediately with what I have," said the man with another bow that almost overbalanced him, "but if it is meagre, blame the Duke of Gloucester and his men." Beatrix of Clare Like all voracious animals, the perpetual greed of the wolverine completely overbalances its caution, and thus renders its capture an easy task. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making At the instant when the diving tanks held water enough to overbalance the buoyancy of the craft the "Pollard" was bound to take a sudden lurch and go below. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat Hugh's money would overbalance many difficulties, and I have no doubt that Mrs. Gordon urged her daughter to accept him, with a full knowledge of his reasons for wishing to marry her. Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces Free homesteads from the public lands, which tended to overbalance the South by building free states, became to them a measure dangerous to their interests. History of the United States He knew that the prince had foibles, as well as private men; but he knew, also, that they were far overbalanced by his virtues. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 That there were many of these in both Carolinas is certain; but while military operations must take account of political conditions, the latter should not be allowed to overbalance elementary principles of the military art. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence Convex glasses, by bending the rays and bringing them to a nearer focus, overbalance a short eyeball with its tendency to focus objects behind the retina. General Science We readjusted our packs so they could not slip and overbalance us; we measured and re-measured with our eyes just where those steps would fall; we took a deep breath—and we hustled. The Killer Southern planters likewise had feared free homesteads for the very good reason that they only promised to add to the overbalancing power of the North. History of the United States He surrounded himself with big things, had a big bed made, wore high-heeled boots, and the crown of his hat was so tall that he was almost overbalanced. The Gay Cockade Their eagerness for the success of the cause largely overbalanced their personal preferences for favorite aspirants. A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History Concave glasses, by separating the rays and making the focus more distant, overbalance a wide eyeball with its tendency to focus objects in front of the retina. General Science He understood his brother's character and foibles too well, and feared that notwithstanding his many admirable qualities, his vanity and want of firmness, or, in other words, of self-dependence, might overbalance them all. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Would he be able to hold her until his horse slackened speed, or would they both overbalance and hurtle to the ground together? Leonie of the Jungle A cantilever bridge must always be built out on both sides of the tower at the same time, otherwise it will be overbalanced on one side and topple over. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island Almost every success was balanced—sometimes overbalanced by a seeming failure. A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History If to the neutral solution an extra portion of base is added, so that there is an excess of base over acid, the neutralization is overbalanced and the red paper turns blue. General Science "Ta' my boots off," he grunted, trying to reach his feet and overbalancing. Captivity She had felt so certain that joy overbalanced sorrow, that smiles were more frequent than tears. Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters He staggered forward and advanced a foot or two, but the slimy mud had such a determined hold of him that he overbalanced himself, and fell forward at full length into the ditch. Heiress of Haddon Two of our new friends had hooked fish at the same instant, and, in their eagerness to take them, overbalanced the boat, and Jorrocks, who was leaning over, went head foremost down into the deeps! Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities She had sense and reason, but they were both overbalanced by romance—she saw only the ideal side of everything. Marion Arleigh's Penance Everyday Life Library No. 5 She tried more desperately to sit exactly in the middle of the boat, so that she should not overbalance it. Nocturne But these comparative deficiencies are overbalanced, for all the highest purposes of art, by the width and depth, the intelligibility and power, the flexibility and multitudinous associations, of language. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series As he followed Sam out on the curving cheek of the rock his foot slid, he lost his equilibrium, was on the edge of falling, overbalanced by the top-heavy pack he was carrying. The Silent Places Still the pain it gave her was greatly overbalanced by the relief of having her perplexities removed, her doubts set at rest. Elsie's children Almost every success was balanced—sometimes overbalanced—by a seeming failure. Our Holidays Their Meaning and Spirit; retold from St. Nicholas He took his hands from the bough for a moment and nearly overbalanced. The Altar Steps His pack swung suddenly to the side, overbalancing him. A Daughter of the Snows The truth is, that every man has both qualities in him and in very few does the evil overbalance the good. The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him But, even as he struck, he felt the weight of Retief's hand, and struggling to steady himself—his bound feet impeding him—he overbalanced and fell heavily to the ground. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest Even to get into that boat was a terrible undertaking, for the smack was showing her keel, and the wall-siders made it likely that the boat would overbalance and fall backward like a rearing horse. A Dream of the North Sea The figures of Seti I. and Rameses III. were thrown too far back, and threatened to overbalance themselves; so they were smoothed over with cement and cut anew. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt He attempted to hold the two men apart, but pressing too hard against the truculent individual, overbalanced him and threw him to the floor. A Daughter of the Snows But in both cases any unmusical effect was so greatly overbalanced by many rare and beautiful qualities of tone production, that it was easily forgiven and forgotten. Edward MacDowell He has his foibles as well as private men, but they are far overbalanced by his virtues. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 291 - Supplement to Vol 10 I was—seated—on the window-ledge," he said with difficulty—"and overbalanced myself…. The Common Law The power of New England overbalances ours tenfold. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam So, for very sentimental reasons—which overbalance the strong temptation to continue "The Philistine"—I consider it a duty to pay him the tribute of discontinuing the little Magazine of Protest. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women Unless much overbalanced on one side by the limbs, an oak will stand on a still day when almost off. The Amateur Poacher Cerebrum must not overbalance cerebellum; our brains should be round as globes; and planted on capacious chests, inhaling mighty morning- inspirations. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II So sure was Rhue of landing on Ted and bearing him to the ground that he had leaped into the air, and, finding nothing to stop his progress, was overbalanced. Ted Strong's Motor Car A few pieces of light artillery, thrown at all hazards upon the enemy's flank, may produce most important results, far overbalancing the risks run. The Art of War Her quaint little face, in which the forehead somewhat overbalanced the tiny features below it, was all aglow with mind. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 "But, before and after being a mother, one is a human being; and neither the motherly nor the wifely destination can overbalance or replace the human, but must become its means, not its end." Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays Jealousy indicates a temperament overbalanced emotionally; therefore, put your force upon the upbuilding of the child's intellect. Study of Child Life "Across China on Foot" would have met an untimely end had I made a false step or slipped on the loose stones in a momentary overbalance. Across China on Foot Nay, with such consummate art does he manage the fiercest tempests of our being, that in a healthy mind the witnessing of them is always attended by an overbalance of pleasure. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England If small pots are used, the head of the plant is apt to overbalance the whole. Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation Before being a wife or mother, one is a human being; and neither motherly nor wifely destination can overbalance or replace the human, but must become its means, not end. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays A native vigor of intellect largely overbalanced the lack of education. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 Then he counterbalanced and overbalanced them by the weaknesses, jealousies, and other temperamental defects which had arisen in evidence with the beginnings of the President's public career. The Conqueror The selfish person who does operate the laws, does so by overbalancing his selfishness with some other great virtue. The Silence: What It Is and How To Use It It was more than overbalanced by the daughter's—he sought for a word and chanced on 'forwardness.' The Philanderers She clung to my neck so I thought she must overbalance me and drag me through with her. Five Nights It Was His Privilege As an express train was going through a station, says "Tit-Bits," one of the passengers leaned too far out of the window, overbalanced and fell out. Good Stories from the Ladies' Home Journal Had they slipped or overbalanced themselves it would have been good-bye to this world. The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion But that is overbalanced by the downward pull of the sin ingrained in his very being. Quiet Talks about Jesus The manufacturing system is not yet purified from some evils which necessarily attend it, but which I conceive are greatly overbalanced by their concomitant advantages. Headlong Hall The fervid peroration overbalanced the audience, and from all sides except the platform applause warmed the poet's ears. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People That girl will be injured by Chautauqua; I know it as well as though I already saw it; and the question with me is, whether the amount of evil done will not overbalance the good. Four Girls at Chautauqua But indeed, my dear friend, the gratitude which I owe you for your society and attachment ought so far to overbalance this consideration as to leave me nothing but that. Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) But overbalancing the indignities of the evening was now this supreme joy of Isabel's return to what she believed to be Isabel's destiny. The Mettle of the Pasture It may well be, in the world's history in our time, that the suffering caused in the good by slight defections from virtue far overbalances the general remorse felt for definite and habitual crime. Heart of Man His eyes were shifty and catlike; one shoulder overbalanced the other, and when he walked, he swayed loosely to and fro. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People No man in it has now any ties or home or kin that overbalance his ties to me and to the esprit de corps of our body. The Flying Legion The rest of her features were plain, large, and ill-set; but you were hardly aware of the fact, for the eyes and power of the countenance overbalanced every physical defect. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters Whatever any man may have written or done, his precepts or his valour will scarcely overbalance the unimportant uniformity which runs through his time. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler Your home teaching must overbalance all that he hears outside. The value of a praying mother For aught any man knows, the memories of the abuse, torture, and injustice which were so long his portion may have proved to be the last straw which overbalanced the desire to live. A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography Our only method will be a perfect sincerity, which will indeed lead us to refrain from any attempt to overbalance or to divert ingenuous minds from their own chosen path. The Silent Isle We find also a very clear expression of the fact that an increased expenditure in the power needed to operate the completed road may overbalance a considerable saving in first cost. Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 Her mother was now home from the hospital and fully on the road to recovery, and Migwan tried to make her happiness over this fact overbalance her disappointment at her own loss. The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers But the unabated vigour and spirit of the version more than overbalances these and all its other deficiencies. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author The other is a more lithe and agile figure, and there is a quick fire in his countenance which might overbalance the massive strength of his opponent. Views a-foot To everybody, indeed, who has in him any latent evil not overbalanced by the habitual performance of positive duties, Densdeth's companionship is morally blighting. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 50, December, 1861 Ken leaped away, and the Turk overbalanced himself with the force of his blow. On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles Events have satisfied my mind, and I think the minds of the American people, that the mischiefs and dangers which flow from a national bank far overbalance all its advantages. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 3, part 1: Andrew Jackson (Second Term) Every now and then one of these little bergs overbalances itself and turns over, the upper side then being a deep blue, and the lower side, which was formerly above, being a pure white. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 6 Germany, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland, part 2 Sometimes the attraction becomes so strong as seemingly to overbalance the faculty of distinguishing fact from fancy. Life of St. Declan of Ardmore and Life of St. Mochuda of Lismore Trying to get a drink of water, he overbalanced himself and fell in. A Cotswold Village There is just enough excitement attending these scouting expeditions to make them a real pleasure, overbalancing the labor attendant upon them. The Discovery of Yellowstone Park Whatever sticklers for old forms and crab-like progress may be found, there is always an overbalancing power. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 Nay, with such consummate art does he manage the fiercest tempests of our being, that in a healthy mind the witnessing of them is always attended with an overbalance of pleasure. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers Frank felt that the junior was patronizing to a certain extent, but the fellow's manner of stopping him on the campus was so remarkable that it more than overbalanced his air of superiority. Frank Merriwell at Yale Mr Sparkler's head peeping over the balcony looked so very bulky and heavy that it seemed on the point of overbalancing him and flattening the unknown below. Little Dorrit While aluminum has double the strength of spruce wood it is vastly heavier, and thus the advantage it has in strength is overbalanced many times by its weight. Flying Machines: construction and operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship Unskilful and unfortunate in war, Nicephorus was vanquished by the Saracens, and slain by the Bulgarians; and the advantage of his death overbalanced, in the public opinion, the destruction of a Roman army. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Seneca, from his own experience, has deplored and exaggerated the miserable state of Corsica, and the plenty of Sardinia was overbalanced by the unwholesome quality of the air. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 But his personal vices overbalanced every advantage of birth and situation. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 It unfortunately happened as they quickened their pace, that the orphan, lost to considerations of personal safety in the ardour of the moment, overbalanced himself and toppled into the street. Our Mutual Friend It matters little what particular spot is selected so long as the weight does not tend to overbalance the machine, or to "throw it off an even keel." Flying Machines: construction and operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship Their mode of life, though conducive to longevity in the minor offices of the Church, seems to be overbalanced by the cares of the Pontificate. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine As the fish came struggling to the surface, we leaned forward to see it, and overbalanced the log. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean But only for a moment did the impression of horns overbalancing body remain with Gale. Desert Gold The abilities in which he was overbalanced gave him special feelings of the possibility of his being a success and led him to become a pathological liar. Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology That the Jacobins themselves did finally perish was because their accumulated violence had bound together thousands of weak wills whose united weight overbalanced their own strong wills. The Psychology of Revolution Their meagre physical experiences, plus their meagre intellectual experiences, made a negative sum so vast that it overbalanced their wholesome morality and healthful sports. John Barleycorn Unfortunately, the violence of the blow caused him to overbalance himself, and, tripping over his prostrate antagonist, he came down heavily upon his face. The Captain of the Polestar Gale's burden was not very heavy, but its bulk made it unwieldy, and it was always overbalancing him or knocking against the wall side of the trail. Desert Gold To some these may seem to overbalance that to which I object. Laddie; a true blue story The thing overbalances to one side—I hate a toppling balance. Sons and Lovers The yearly increase in population would more than likely overbalance the number transported. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue Yet she liked her thoughts: a vigorous young mind not overbalanced by passion, finds a good in making acquaintance with life, and watches its own powers with interest. Middlemarch "I believe that's herself turning round the corner," cried Kitty, bending out so far now that it was a wonder she was not overbalanced. Wild Kitty However, sweet food is required to a certain extent in each person's diet, and it may be obtained in this agreeable form without overbalancing the food account if a little economy is practiced elsewhere. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 4: Salads and Sandwiches; Cold and Frozen Desserts; Cakes, Cookies and Puddings; Pastries and Pies She might have many other redeeming qualities which would quite overbalance the disagreeably self-centered side of her character. Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus What he thought sufficient, he did not stop to make better; and allowed himself to leave many parts unfinished, in confidence that the good lines would overbalance the bad. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 My mother overbalances all he suffers: And if he thinks himself unhappy, he ought never to be otherwise. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2 Copper cringed, and the action overbalanced him so that he rolled some six or eight feet downhill, under the lee of a rough rock. Traffics and Discoveries There was something so droll, yet so thoroughly characteristic of my honest, bustling, resolute, domineering mother in the thing, that its humor for the moment overbalanced the gravity of the news. In the Valley Indolence, which, to some persons, affords a safeguard against this deceitful philosophy, is, with others, overbalanced by curiosity; and despair, which, at some moments, prevails, may give place afterwards to sanguine hopes and expectations. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding This, however, is a defect overbalanced by its convenience. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 Coryston was small, delicately finished, a whimsical snippet of a man—on wires—never at ease—the piled fair hair overbalancing the face and the small, sarcastic chin. The Coryston Family A Novel "For the weight of a straw overbalance," he said, "only for a hint that you have a soul, I'd freeze it for all time with the contents of this package." Michael O'Halloran From him descended the temporal sovereignty of Japan, which has ever since overbalanced the spiritual authority, although the first nominal rank is still accorded to the Mikado. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 All probability, then, supposes an opposition of experiments and observations, where the one side is found to overbalance the other, and to produce a degree of evidence, proportioned to the superiority. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding A four-wheeler cab, trundling across Mansion House Place towards Liverpool Street, overbalanced and fell on its side. The Foolish Lovers "Yes; for I think the chance of happiness, in this instance, overbalances the risk," said Lady Anne. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 In the peevishness of my indolence, I declared that I thought the pains overbalanced the pleasures of property. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 The momentary pain I give my friends by speaking the plain truth, I have always found overbalanced by the pleasure and advantage of mutual confidence. Tales and Novels — Volume 05 "Not quite; there is one quicker, which you will discover some day if you overbalance at the top!" The Slave of the Lamp The harm one does, more than overbalances all effort for Christ.' Ester Ried Yet Speaking The metal strip is set at an angle, to balance or overbalance, as may be preferred, the magnetic influence of the exciting coils. Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 Who can accurately determine the best means for bringing the good to overbalance the evil? Paris as It Was and as It Is The end of Poetry is to produce excitement in coexistence with an overbalance of pleasure. Lyrical Ballads, with Other Poems, 1800, Volume 1 But her conduct is so strange, her caprices so impossible to be complied with, her passions so outrageous, that the evil quite overbalances her agreeable qualities. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 "The good that it did has been unspeakably overbalanced by the evil—even long ago I knew that." Queechy The effect of this overbalancing is shown in Fig. Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 I've a bigger stake in a quick landing at Genoa than any sum you could name would overbalance. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire It tended there to union and permanence and elevation,—not as the overbalance of it in England is now doing, to dislocation, change and moral degradation. Literary Remains, Volume 1 The aristocracy of talent and learned professional pride have been overbalanced by a democratic press. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 In the second were all that numerous body who, neurasthenically unbalanced or near the overbalance, shut instinctively the eyes of their reason and glowed with a devastating and fanatical religious zeal. The Sign at Six This principle of overbalancing the exciting coils is shown on diagram, Fig. Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 When the Wolf woke up, he felt very thirsty, and ran off to the brook to drink, and the heavy stones overbalanced him, so that he fell into the brook, and was drowned. Fairy Tales; Their Origin and Meaning With Some Account of Dwellers in Fairyland The precedent must always greatly overbalance, in permanent evil, any partial or transient benefit which the use can at any time yield. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched "There!" said Brandon, stepping back a little, so that he nearly overbalanced. The Cathedral What they are in their total make up as human beings, overbalanced either for good or evil, appears in an instant. The National Being Some Thoughts on an Irish Polity Indeed, for a long time both the play and the opera were abolished, our advancing civilization having given them up under the impression that the good in them was overbalanced by the evil. Daybreak; a Romance of an Old World Adair’s entrance coincided with a record effort by Stone, which caused the kicker to overbalance and stagger backwards against the captain. Mike This is another harmonious fountain, rightly conceived, so that its sculpture does not overbalance its use in the play of water, and admirably in tune with the flowery grace of the court. The Jewel City Retreating to him was not running away, nor was staying wisdom when danger overbalanced hope. My Tropic Isle As the fish came struggling to the surface, we leaned forward to see it, and overbalanced the log. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean I remember a retired major craned out of the window of his flat--and, crimson in the face, his bulky person almost overbalancing, hallooed furiously. Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories He had evidently attempted to hold up the cart just as the wheel, sinking into the ditch, overbalanced the vehicle. The Companions of Jehu He is able to use this sum, in bulk, at any given point, with a weight of financial pressure that would overbalance any other such single power in the community. Under the Prophet in Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft He overbalanced and nearly fell off his chair. The Clicking of Cuthbert He left the railroad at Millings, hired a horse, crossed the great plain above the town and braved the Pass, dangerous with overbalanced weights of melting snow. Hidden Creek Unconsciously, I must have leant further and further out over the side, staring; and suddenly—good Lord! how I yelled—I overbalanced. The Ghost Pirates Sometimes the attraction becomes so strong as seemingly to overbalance the faculty of distinguishing fact from fancy. The Life of St. Mochuda of Lismore But skillful as he was he could not master the overbalanced machine. The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly On the other hand, the extra power required to draw the train up the grades much overbalances the gain by gravity in going down. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 13, November, 1858 Then this ill-eyed man tried to work upon my fears; saying that the well is deep and the bucket small, I shall get giddy and be overbalanced. Moonfleet V. make compensation; compensate, compense†; indemnify; counteract, countervail, counterpoise; balance; outbalance†, overbalance, counterbalance; set off; hedge, square, give and take; make up for, lee way; cover, fill up, neutralize, nullify; equalize &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Stated another way, fatigue is a complex thing, a product of ideas, feelings and sensations, and sometimes the ideas overbalance the sensations and we think we are more tired then we are objectively. How to Use Your Mind A Psychology of Study: Being a Manual for the Use of Students and Teachers in the Administration of Supervised Study In reading other literatures, for instance the Celtic, we often find that the words overbalance the action. Halleck's New English Literature There were other occasions when he had lost the very boots he wore, but the times of winning naturally overbalanced the losses in the mind of Bill. The Rangeland Avenger Adair's entrance coincided with a record effort by Stone, which caused the kicker to overbalance and stagger backward against the captain. Mike and Psmith But this public prosperity of Henry was much overbalanced by a domestic calamity which befel him. The History of England, Volume I It is impossible for us to settle whether or not his services overbalanced the evils of the imperialism he established and of the civil wars by which he reached supreme command. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity And he waved his hand in such a fine large gesture that he overbalanced himself, and turned a somersault. Little Saint Elizabeth and Other Stories The frail craft rocked as she slid into it, careful only not to overbalance; next moment it rocked more dangerously and then settled evenly into the water under the doctor's added weight. Up the Hill and Over But then daily debility and occasional sickness were far overbalanced by intervenient days, and, perhaps, weeks void of pain, and overflowing with comfort. Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 But these were overbalanced by the influence of the king of Britain, whose name was of sufficient importance to make the weaker part most eligible, and to counterbalance the force of immediate interest. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 11. Parlimentary Debates II. But, my lords, the arguments alleged to prove the improbability of such a confederacy, are so weak in themselves, that they require no such illustrious evidence to overbalance them. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 10 Parlimentary Debates I Over came the pole, and when it rested on the boys' hands the top overbalanced the bottom and struck the ground, sending the lower end into the air. The Rover Boys at College Or, The Right Road and the Wrong Whether the moral and economic results of Prohibition overbalance this rising wave of crime, time will tell. The Constitution of the United States A Brief Study of the Genesis, Formulation and Political Philosophy of the Constitution Later days elucidate his fate by declaring that overbalancing himself he broke his neck on the marble pavement. The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III The convenience of deferring this bill, however plausibly represented by the noble lord who made the motion, is overbalanced by the necessity of considering it to-morrow. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 11. Parlimentary Debates II. Wood batted to Doyle, who made a beautiful stop, but with a double play in hand, was overbalanced and unable to complete it. Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 Their attention was now fully occupied with beating off the infuriated mates of the dead birds, who beat the air about the aeroplane with their huge wings until the air-storm created threatened to overbalance it. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic It is a case in which the temporal overbalances the spiritual," continued the King—"Which plainly proves that the spiritual must be lacking in some essential point somewhere. Temporal Power Pigasov had once said truly of him, that he was like a Chinese idol, his head was constantly overbalancing him. Rudin Yet if it could, still you think that this mask would bring along with it an overbalancing evil. Note Book of an English Opium-Eater This one action will overbalance all the follies of your life. The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes Volume 12 This was his one bad trait, an expensive one sometimes, but it was the only one, and was overbalanced many times by his lovable qualities that made him a favorite with all. Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 The annual increase of 30,000,000 Caribou must be several millions and would so far overbalance the hunter toll that the latter cannot make any permanent difference. The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake He grabbed at it, and, overbalancing, fell with a splash into the water. The Man Upstairs and Other Stories Notwithstanding which other influences conflicted with, and ultimately overbalanced, this eastern trend in Germany. The Emancipation of Massachusetts The palm may denote strength and industry, but the fingers may overbalance these qualities by their love of ease or generous prodigality. The Old Stone House |
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