英语词汇“preponderant”造句的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

It seems fairly clear that if self-destruction is not the overwhelmingly preponderant fate of galactic civilizations, then the sky is softly humming with messages from the stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The poem's surface is almost suave, the emotion well tamped down, with rueful wit and graceful playfulness preponderant. Poem of the week: Love-Letter-Burning by Daniel Hall 2013-02-04T10:19:21Z

Boredom, especially with "Western Society," which stretches close to the two-hour mark without intermission, becomes preponderant. Gob Squad jesters reel in REDCAT audience with mixed results 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

However, it’s sobering to have to accept the preponderant influence of emotion over what passes for our powers of reasoning. John Cleese Intends to Have His Unread Books Buried With Him 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z

"The not-so-subtle message that China is sending is that while the United States is the preponderant military power in the Gulf, China is a powerful and arguably rising diplomatic presence," he said. Analysis: China role in Saudi, Iran deal a tricky test for US 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z

"The preponderant purpose appears to have been to secure the heaviest possible morale and shock effect by widespread attack upon the Japanese civilian population," the Strategic Bombing Survey concluded. When we criticize Russia's war crimes in Ukraine, we should remember the bombing of Tokyo 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z

Thinking about what I call the Trayvon Generation, the generation of young people, particularly Black and Brown people who grew up with racial violence, not only preponderant but also watchable on their phones. Poet explores intersection of art, trauma and the ‘Trayvon Generation’ 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z

Deemed a "preponderant" or dominant "agent" by the IFT due to its large market share, America Movil has so far had the coveted license withheld. EXCLUSIVE U.S. voices concerns to Mexico ahead of decision on America Movil pay TV license 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z

The balance of the estate went to charities that had as their goal controlling the growth of population that he saw as the preponderant threat to the world. Clifford Roberts: The man who made the Masters - Golf Digest 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z

In Britain, England was always the preponderant partner. The siren call of separatism 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

“Because the constitutional decree itself recognized that there are certain obligations that are imposed on the preponderant economic agent, which will expire once there are conditions of real competition in the market,” it said. Mexico supreme court says competitors can use America Movil's network 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

We may not be able to chose the way we are born but a lifetime of individual personal experience should be the preponderant weighing factor in making the decision of how we are to die. Complexities of Choosing an End Game for Dementia 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z

"We have to recover the presence of a pope in this preponderant area of humanity," Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said. Pope's Asia trip to address poverty, dialogue, climate change 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z

“You need to keep the big three on board,” said Mr. Rahman, referring to the preponderant influence of Britain, France and Germany. Ukraine Crisis Is Testing E.U.’s Resolve 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

However the statement clarified that any divestitures are “conditioned” upon Telmex and Telcel ceasing to be “preponderant economic agents” and subject to asymmetric regulations, and being able to access the provision of convergent services. In A Surprising Move, Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim To Sell Telecom Assets In Compliance With New Anti-Trust Rules 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z

Only in the last decade has data become recognized as a prodigy: big as in bulky and clumsy has subtly transformed into big as in potent and preponderant. Why Big Data Is Getting The Bully Treatment 2013-02-19T13:00:08Z

Almost everyone still agrees that the Americans are still militarily preponderant, although some reputable experts do express concerns about the long term consequences of Chinese defence budgets rising while Pentagon ones fall. Is US an empire in decline? 2012-09-20T18:27:41Z

But in the phenomena of somnambulism, clairvoyance, and delirium, the magic region becomes preponderant, and comes into collision with the other. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z

In succeeding generations the reversions are preponderant, and, supposing no care is taken to prevent it, the whole of the offspring gradually go back to the ancestral type. Disease in Plants 2012-03-01T03:00:22Z

But, again, in what particular respects he wishes it to be reformed can be best deduced from Aim of the author. certain preponderant ideas which make themselves felt in the apocryphal documents. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z

And so on, the argument being that the very anomalies of the system provided a mixed representation without giving the masses a preponderant voice. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z

B. Just as little, can the impossibility of the preponderant importation of money for a long time, be asserted. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z

The preponderant half of the soul's life is linked to other parts of the physical system. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z

He is assuming to venture a preponderant claim. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z

Such predominance forces a nation to seek markets, and, where possible, to control them to its own advantage by preponderant force, the ultimate expression of which is possession.... The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z

This decided and peculiar character of the whole intellectual culture of the Indians, will not permit us to doubt which of the various faculties of the soul is there the ruling and preponderant element. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z

Limited though their functions were, they represented the time-honoured governmental form into which Spaniards had always crystallised, and the Creoles could not be prevented from obtaining a preponderant influence in them. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z

How the force of the preponderant population of the north pressed upon the south during the war, and at last crushed her down! The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z

Through all its progress the weight of that one hand was undeniably preponderant. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z

But fire from the heavy fortress guns was preponderant. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z

She will not realise the horrid strength of passivity and inertia which is almost the preponderant force in domesticated creatures, men and beast alike. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z

Fran�ois himself dressed in the richest of Italian velvets, the more brilliant the better, with a preponderant tendency toward pink and sky blue. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z

Its analysis and demonstration of the preponderant power of the north, and its retrospection over the progressive stages by which the former equilibrium of the sections had been destroyed, are as clear-sighted as its prediction. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z

Of these three motives the one last named has been preponderant. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z

This is not, however, the place to enter into a discussion to determine the preponderant influence of either of the two, a discussion perhaps fruitful enough, but almost hopeless of arriving at a final solution. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z

In western New Jersey and Pennsylvania the Quakers were politically, socially, and commercially the preponderant element. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z

Certain English writers have reproached the Foreign Office for its lack of foresight in not taking advantage of France’s disablement by establishing England as the preponderant power in Tunis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z

Besides, there was a centre of gravity in the political force, resulting from a combination of the preponderant influences of Satcho, viz. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z

At this rate the White must surely overtake and pass the Black, and another half century will almost certainly see the white numbers greatly preponderant. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z

It's undeniable that Iran, a moderate-sized regional power the Bush administration expected to crush and instead found itself struggling with by proxy in Iraq for years, now has a preponderant position of influence there. Handicapping the global midterms 2010-10-27T01:01:00Z

But we have no equal evidence for any similar preponderant Jutish power in the sixth century. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn

If oligarchies, legislatures, groups or cabals have seemed to bear sway, it has nevertheless been true that in each of these groups, from time to time, the influence of some individual has been preponderant. The Ifs of History

In spite of the preponderant odds against him, the charge was almost a success. The Voice of the Pack

He became marshal of the kingdom, and, especially from 1828 onwards, exercised a preponderant influence in public affairs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis"

It would not be possible, to enforce a decision against nations having a preponderance of military power, nor even against a group with a large, though not the preponderant share of military and economic resources. American World Policies

If the initial disturbances are small enough, that one is ultimately preponderant for which the measure of instability is greatest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades"

Through Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas, Indian corn has become a greater product in quantity and value than wheat; while in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North and South Dakota the wheat is decidedly the preponderant crop. The Greater Republic A History of the United States

Over and above all this, Metternich aims at a preponderant influence such as neither his talents, his character, nor the military position of the Austrian empire entitles him to. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845

Within industry preponderant emphasis has been placed on the development of the capital goods sector at the expense of consumer goods. Area Handbook for Romania

There remains a residue of martial emotion, not so closely united with the desire for economic gain, but all these derivative motives do not prevent the economic factor from remaining preponderant. American World Policies

But he would make this premise without counting for the preponderant rôle that cavalry played in the wars of Marlborough. Malplaquet

I am very far from maintaining that capitalism exercised a preponderant influence on the character of economic organization from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries. The Stages in the Social History of Capitalism

In the preponderant majority of situations where there was only one wage earner per family, therefore, per capita defense costs exceeded everything that the family had available for all uses except food and shelter. Area Handbook for Albania

That is probable, nay, certain: the share occupied by unconsciousness, that is to say, by that which represents the universe, is enormous and preponderant. Death

The roof, being the preponderant feature, is that on which the art of the architect has been concentrated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton"

Doubtless he will be criticised for the preponderant place assumed in his book by physical pain. The Forerunners

Laupepa had thus a majority of suffrages; he held perhaps as high a proportion as can be hoped in these distracted islands; and he counted among the number the preponderant name of Malietoa. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)

You may see the like anywhere else in Germany, to be sure, but not often elsewhere in such preponderant numbers. A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science

Industry and frugality can not exist where there is not a preponderant probability that those who labor and spare will be permitted to enjoy. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy

Problem IV: To determine what the preponderant social interests and activities are as judged by the amount of time men devote to them. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College

For example, in the vicinity of the Dessalines School in the 1700 block on 12th Street, North, Mississippi colonists are in preponderant majority. Negro Migration during the War

Prominent among these was a conception of the preponderant amount he had yet to learn. A Breath of Prairie and other stories

The enormous development of her commerce, her preponderant share of the carrying trade of the world, and her shipyards crowded with construction orders from every part of the earth indicate the success of her policy. Latin America and the United States Addresses by Elihu Root

Under Edward II the old ambition of the barons to take a preponderant part in the government reappeared once more with the greatest violence. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6)

But it is no more preponderant in Germany than in England. Home Life in Germany

The decisive preponderant element of great land forces has ever been the infantry, which, it is needless to say, is also the slowest. Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles

The dramatic critic of The Daily Chronicle, speaking of the first performance of Mameena, observes, "Mr. Oscar Asche, jutting, preponderant and softly corrugated, was a splendid Zulu chief." Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 7, 1914

The deeper zone in which anamorphism is preponderant is called the zone of anamorphism. The Economic Aspect of Geology

The effort to overthrow Mary's throne had strengthened it: for the second time she had rallied around it the preponderant majority of the nation. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6)

By the compulsory removal to Paris the democracy became preponderant. Lectures on the French Revolution

Of such Exilic and post-Exilic contents there is a considerable, but not a preponderant, amount. Jeremiah : Being The Baird Lecture for 1922

They had not that preponderant taste for the indeterminate that makes the landscape a favourite subject of contemplation. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory

It was the Past that one touched in her, the American past of a preponderant unthinkable queerness; and great would seem the fortune of helping on the continuity at some other far end. A Small Boy and Others

This was to be the lesson of the years between 1794 and 1815, administered to us not only by the preponderant navy of Great Britain, but by the petty piratical fleets of the Barbary powers. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1

In such a case there was not, in truth, decidedly preponderant evidence, except against the text of Beza, and some notice of this fact seemed to be required by critical equity. Addresses on the Revised Version of Holy Scripture

Meanwhile Fitzwilliam dismissed some administrative officers and among them Beresford, a powerful member of the party which had so long been preponderant at the castle. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration

Even in revolutionary times the people feel the need of preponderant authority, and political subordination is as inevitable as it is indispensable. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics

They were still more preponderant farther north and farther south. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways

To him was given the directors' confidential, elaborate, and elastic plan for territorial compensations as a basis for peace, the outcome of which in any case would leave Prussia preponderant in Germany. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.)

Its coloured population was almost equal in number to its white colonists; in some districts it was even greatly preponderant. A History of the United States

Even to-day, while the mixture is still largely mechanical not chemical, the Anglo-Saxon element is only preponderant; it is very far from being the sum total. The Melting-Pot

The active sense of fearful, viz., that which causes and communicates terror—not that which receives terror—was undoubtedly in Shakespeare's age, but especially amongst poets, the preponderant sense. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1

Their wealth was even more preponderant, being, slaves apart, nearly one hundred per cent. the larger. History of the United States, Volume 3

Douglas set the love of the Middle West for local self-government against its preponderant antipathy to the spread of slavery. The Frontier in American History

Such a see-saw must gradually lose its regularity; the set towards evil grows more and more preponderant; the return to virtue rarer and more brief. The Nebuly Coat

The preponderant reason why Americans would never be swayed by this propaganda drive, lay in their hatred of laziness and their love of industry. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919

That was possibly the preponderant influence in his mind. Despair's Last Journey

But the central question is after all why in a race where humour is so preponderant in the racial temperament does so little of the element crystallise itself in literature. Irish Books and Irish People

The influence of the popular Hellenic or foreign ideas has always been preponderant here; and the Epinomis, which contains one of the oldest accounts of the theory of demons, as proved supra, n. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism

But the suspicion, or disgust, which afterwards caused him to erase the name of Gardiner from the list, destroyed the equipoise, and rendered the scale of reformation decidedly preponderant. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth

She has still a preponderant power in allocating business. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921

The Preponderance of Prussia.—From whatever angle one approaches German public affairs, the fact that stands out with greatest distinctness is the preponderant position occupied by the kingdom of Prussia. The Governments of Europe

With us each State, too, has a powerful representation both in the Senate and in the House of Representatives, which keeps the interest alive, while in Germany Prussia is overwhelmingly preponderant. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View

The influence of Germany became more and more preponderant with the Ottoman Empire; indeed, it is probable that an understanding had existed between the two powers from the beginning. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War

Marlborough, holding a position such as no Englishman had ever enjoyed, was preponderant in their councils. Lectures on Modern history

Just as soon as through collective ownership every individual shall be assured of fitting conditions of existence, the law of solidarity will become preponderant. Socialism and Modern Science (Darwin, Spencer, Marx)

In this manner Prussia acquired the right to recruit, drill, and officer the contingents of twenty-one states—a right which appreciably increased her already preponderant authority in all matters of a military character. The Governments of Europe

In this reconstruction of our Dominion the prairie Provinces are without doubt to play a preponderant part. Catholic Problems in Western Canada

Now that which is preponderant in the law of the New Testament, and whereon all its efficacy is based, is the grace of the Holy Ghost, which is given through faith in Christ. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition

This idea soon became preponderant; and when provincial governors neglected or refused to obey the sanguinary commands, nothing was done to enforce them. Lectures on Modern history

The press also has a rôle more preponderant than formerly. Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum

In other parts of the County, where the limestone conglomerate is not so preponderant, or where it lies deeper and is mostly unexposed, the surface soil is deeper, often consisting of 18 inches of loam. History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia

It seemed to me, in considering the subject-matter of the controversy, that the whole spirit of the time and the preponderant evidence of recent economic experience spoke for the eight-hour day. President Wilson's Addresses

The wisest course was to renew the Sovereign Council, and in order to withdraw its members from the too preponderant influence of the governor, to put their nomination in the hands of the king. The Makers of Canada: Bishop Laval

S: Then as for him whose good deeds are preponderant, these are the successful. Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side

All of them, when traced to their true source, have only been evidences of the preponderant popularity of a particular great character. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3

A truce, ill observed, was made with Llewelyn, who found it worth while to be cautious, seeing that his natural enemies, but sometime associates, the marchers, had a preponderant share in the government. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)

No one sect is sufficiently preponderant to admit of that. Town Life in Australia

Conducive as each of these policies is to national safety and peace amid international conflagration, neither the one nor the other can be sustained without the creation and maintenance of a preponderant navy. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence

But as soon as the equilibrium is disturbed and one of the guṇas becomes preponderant, then the process of differentiation and manifestation begins. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2

Plato even complains of it as inconveniently preponderant, and as arresting the legislator in all comprehensive projects of reform. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01

Now, Russia was not alone concerned about Servia, but from its viewpoint Austria-Hungary must not maintain the preponderant position in the Balkans. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why?

"I make no doubt that Professor Owlsdarck will tell us that the preponderant evidence is in favor of Homer the individual, notwithstanding a few troublesome objections." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863

"Militarism" is not a preponderant spirit in either Great Britain or the United States; their commercial tendencies and their isolation concur to exempt them from its predominance. The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future

Thus the last three schools were preponderant in southern, northern and western India respectively. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2

Certainly there is one sense in which she loses her preponderance: that is, she is no longer preponderant against the countries she has conquered. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12)

The preponderant evidence, far from removing the difficulties, scarcely touches them,—yet it is felt to be sufficient to justify faith, though most abundant faith is required still. Reason and Faith; Their Claims and Conflicts From The Edinburgh Review, October 1849, Volume 90, No. CLXXXII. (Pages 293-356)

But in the modern quartet we have a new element, one which tends more and more to become preponderant, and which might be called orchestral rather than da camera. Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers

Nevertheless, when compared to Cuba, Jamaica cannot be considered the preponderant position of the Caribbean. The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future

The translations of the sixth and seventh centuries, including those of I-Ching, comprise a considerable though not preponderant number of Dhâraṇîs. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2

Our most pacific country should, because of its supreme love of peace, possess preponderant naval strength and adequate military strength. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915

Hence, though some novels have appeared of considerable merit, the worthless have been greatly preponderant. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 1

And yet no one can read Buddhist books or associate with Buddhist monks without feeling that the intellectual element is preponderant, not the emotional. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1

Control of the latter, therefore, rests either upon local control of the Isthmus itself, or, indirectly, upon control of its approaches, or upon a distinctly preponderant navy. The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future

He stated that, in any system of representation which he could support, property and learning must be preponderant. Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Selected From His Writings and Speeches During a Public Life of More Than Half a Century

The sap of plants is thin and watery, corresponding with the preponderant anabolism of the plant. Sex and Society

In the picture of the disease, however, the preponderant r�le is played by either one or the other of the opposing tendencies. γ. Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex

Japan would co-operate with the Allies in maintaining order in Siberia, but no Power should arrogate to itself a preponderant voice in the matter of obtaining concessions or other interests there. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference

The woman was then weighed against a church Bible of twelve pounds jockey weight, and as she was considerably preponderant, was dismissed with honour. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft

Nevertheless, at the last general election the American people cast a decisively preponderant vote in favor of the Roosevelt-Taft programme; and in so doing they showed their customary common sense. The Promise of American Life

We live in a world of symbols; and so preponderant force is for us the visible and practical equivalent of right. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index

It is here shown that in the constitution of their nervous system the ambidextrous are demonstrably left-sided persons; their optic, acoustic, olfactory, and muscular sensitivity is preponderant on the left side. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion

Here probably Freud's enthusiasm at first carried him too far and the most important modification he has made in his views occurs at this point: he now attaches a preponderant influence to heredity. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism

The literature of the ancient Singhalese derived its character from the hierarchic ascendency, which was fostered by their government, and exerted a preponderant influence over the temperament of the people. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1

Deep-sea soundings have extended inquiry, slight enough as yet, to that immensely preponderant portion of the globe's crust that is covered by water. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876

When one gu@na is preponderant in any particular collocation, the others are co-operant. A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1

Courage is defined by the author, incurring the chance of Evil, that is danger, for the sake of a preponderant good; which, too, stands in need of knowledge. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics

Her Unionists were numerically preponderant; and accordingly the convention, which assembled early in January, was opposed to secession by the overwhelming majority of 89 to 45. Abraham Lincoln, Volume I

Finally Legouvé, whose voice is preponderant in these matters, whose books are in the hands of the whole world, has never entered into this lettricidal conspiracy. Delsarte System of Oratory

There was nothing to force me into controversy, or make this one point of truth unduly preponderant. Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed

Men may, therefore, be at least excused if, before sacrificing their own interests or pleasures, they require that the good of others for which they make the sacrifice shall be plainly preponderant. Progressive Morality An Essay in Ethics

Here they could concentrate Moslems where their co-religionists are already the great majority, and so have done with the everlasting friction and weakness entailed in jurisdiction over preponderant Christian elements. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey

Several other circumstances concur in rendering the power of the majority in America not only preponderant, but irresistible. Democracy in America — Volume 1

Laupepa had thus a majority of suffrages; he held perhaps as high a proportion as can be hoped in these distracted islands; and he counted among the number the preponderant name of Malietoa. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa

In this state of mind two forms of life run side by side, the actual and the desired, finally the latter becomes preponderant and decisive. Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology

Its influence remained preponderant during the whole duration of the Revolution. The Psychology of Revolution

To-day it is the traditions which used to obtain in politics, and the individual tendencies and rivalries of rulers which do not count; while, on the contrary, the voice of the masses has become preponderant. The Crowd; study of the popular mind

If the laws had made it as feeble and as circumscribed as it is in the Union, its influence would very soon become still more preponderant. Democracy in America — Volume 1

If the "anti-Japanese" newspapers did not actually represent—as I believe they did—an absolute majority in sentiment, they represented at least the weight of foreign capital, and the preponderant influences of the settlements. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints

Several other circumstances concur in rendering the power of the majority in America, not only preponderant, but irresistible. American Institutions and Their Influence

One of the most constant laws of history is that of which I have already spoken: Immediately any one class becomes preponderant—nobles, clergy, army, or the people—it speedily tends to enslave others. The Psychology of Revolution

When he ascended the throne Germany's position on the continent was preponderant. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4

These two causes induce them, unconsciously, to adopt political doctrines, which they would perhaps support with less zeal if they were rich and preponderant. Democracy in America — Volume 1

Thus her world daily became smaller, more insignificant, less to be regarded, while Ignace himself grew bigger, more preponderant. Under the Skylights

These two causes induce them, unconsciously, to adopt political doctrines which they would perhaps support with less zeal if they were rich and preponderant. American Institutions and Their Influence

Among the most important factors of history one was preponderant—the factor of beliefs. The Psychology of Revolution

The principal facts in the controversy have been presented and at present the evidence for regarding the vitamines identical seems to be preponderant. The Vitamine Manual

A preponderant part of the furniture of our abode is the work of my own unskilled hands—tables, chairs, bookshelves, cupboards, &c. My Tropic Isle

Therefore, whatever difference arises is merely as to the mode in which that 'preponderant power' shall be understood or made to cease. Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1

There is a decidedly preponderant probability that the Muratorian fragment was not written much later than 170 A.D. The Gospels in the Second Century An Examination of the Critical Part of a Work Entitled 'Supernatural Religion'

Some chance circumstance may somewhat weaken the prevailing party, when immediately the suppressed sentiments of the adverse parties may become preponderant. The Psychology of Revolution

His humorous quality, I mean, is so preponderant, that one hardly thinks of the form. The Best American Humorous Short Stories

Turkey must become a really Mohammedan country, and Moslem influence must be preponderant. Crescent and Iron Cross

To be preponderant, she knows it is necessary for her to be a maritime power. Select Speeches of Kossuth

Adj. at the head, dominant, paramount, supreme, predominant, preponderant, in the ascendant, influential; arbitrary; compulsory &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

When at the end of the Roman Empire the military caste became preponderant, the emperors depended entirely upon their soldiers, who appointed and deposed them at will. The Psychology of Revolution

A representative chamber reaches its conclusions touching "preponderant opinion" by a simple process, but the influences which sway courts are obscurer,--often, probably, beyond the sphere of the consciousness of the judges themselves. The Theory of Social Revolutions

The congregation is a mixture of working and middle class people; the former kind being preponderant. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston

A small country, with no very clear natural frontier, she has maintained her independence under the very shadow of a far larger and at one time an enormously preponderant Power. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914)

Turkey must become a really Mohammedan country, and Moslem ideas and Moslem influence must be preponderant. Turkey: a Past and a Future

Obviously the permanent peace of the world can be secured only through the gradual concentration of the preponderant military strength into the hands of the most pacific communities. American Political Ideas Viewed from the Standpoint of Universal History

Either the judges would seek to give expression to "preponderant" popular opinion, or they would legislate. The Theory of Social Revolutions

One faction has, another sought to have, a preponderant share of power: but these struggles never took the shape, even in pretence, of differences that moved through the conflict of principles. Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1

Psychologically considered, this whole affair of saintliness or sinfulness is a matter of the preponderant idea. Problems of Conduct

Two salts of calcium, four of magnesium, two of barium, and two of strontium, did not cause any inflection, and thus follow the rule of the preponderant power of the base. Insectivorous Plants

The best prospect of improvement for a people thus composed lies in the existence of a constitutionally unlimited, or at least a practically preponderant authority in the chief ruler of the dominant class. Considerations on Representative Government

They are effected not by a continuous upward or downward movement, but by a succession of small ellipses, or by zigzag lines,—that is, by a circumnutating movement which is preponderant in some one direction. The Power of Movement in Plants

The cautious blood and far sight of the early settlers, who had much to reckon with, were still preponderant social characteristics of the town they cleared the site for. The Imperialist

Reverting heredity, the moral and physical characteristics of her maternal grandfather preponderant. A Zola Dictionary; the Characters of the Rougon-Macquart Novels of Emile Zola;

The preponderant influence of Jansenism only began to wane during the last twenty years of the seventeenth century, and till then it seems to have been successful in counteracting the diffusion of the Cartesian ideas. The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth

The preponderant probability is that on a great occasion the Premier and Parliament will really be wiser than the king. The English Constitution

In both cases the constitution of the being which is acted on is of preponderant importance. Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom

This was not, indeed, the universal, nor perhaps even the preponderant, attitude in regard to the colonies in the middle of the nineteenth century. The Expansion of Europe The Culmination of Modern History

The southern stock, including settlers from Kentucky and Tennessee, was the preponderant class. Rise of the New West, 1819-1829

He would have seen that "the positive explanation of phenomena has played in every period a preponderant role, though latent, in the march of the human mind." The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth

The English Premier being appointed by the selection, and being removable at the pleasure, of the preponderant Legislative Assembly, is sure to be able to rely on that Assembly. The English Constitution

Women occupy so preponderant a position in the Comedy that one is forced to ask one's self whether these numerous heroines are reproduced with the same fidelity to nature as are his men. Balzac

In Egypt the political influence of France had been preponderant ever since the time of Mehemet Ali; perhaps we should say, ever since the time of Napoleon. The Expansion of Europe The Culmination of Modern History

The average share of that knowledge which is power is undoubtedly in favour of the tan boot; but the preponderant moiety is just as surely held by the blucher. Such Is Life

Condorcet, like all his circle, ignored the preponderant part which institutions have played in social development. The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth

At the latter place, the genus Madrepora is preponderant over every other kind, and beneath the zone of massive corals there are large beds of Seriatopora. Coral Reefs

—Fifteen months afterwards, on becoming master of Italy, his historic meditations turn into positive ambition henceforth, the possession of Italy and of the Mediterranean is to be with him a central and preponderant idea. The Modern Regime, Volume 1

Here the preponderant influence had been in the hands of Britain ever since the days of Captain Cook. The Expansion of Europe The Culmination of Modern History

When the law incessantly calls all citizens to political action, there are only a few who devote themselves to it; these become expert in this particular work, and, consequently, preponderant. The French Revolution - Volume 1

It was preponderant in France for fifty years. The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth

But may not the areas of preponderant movement have changed in the lapse of ages? The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition

On the other hand, the duties awarded to him were marvellously light and easy, requiring no preponderant degree of energy or intelligence. The Coming Race

But it is difficult to explain on Darwin's view alone, of alternating cold in the two hemispheres, the preponderant migration from the north to the south. Darwin and Modern Science

"Ha! ha! why, here's Pere Leger! more and more preponderant!" cried Georges. A Start in Life

When they arrived at the Persian court the influence of Pelopidas was preponderant with the Persian. Hellenica

In this new structure they would have no preponderant advantage as long as the genial Jurassic age favoured the great reptiles, and they may have remained as small and insignificant as the Marsupials. The Story of Evolution

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例句	preponderant It seems fairly clear that if self-destruction is not the overwhelmingly preponderant fate of galactic civilizations, then the sky is softly humming with messages from the stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The poem's surface is almost suave, the emotion well tamped down, with rueful wit and graceful playfulness preponderant. Poem of the week: Love-Letter-Burning by Daniel Hall 2013-02-04T10:19:21Z Boredom, especially with "Western Society," which stretches close to the two-hour mark without intermission, becomes preponderant. Gob Squad jesters reel in REDCAT audience with mixed results 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z However, it’s sobering to have to accept the preponderant influence of emotion over what passes for our powers of reasoning. John Cleese Intends to Have His Unread Books Buried With Him 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z "The not-so-subtle message that China is sending is that while the United States is the preponderant military power in the Gulf, China is a powerful and arguably rising diplomatic presence," he said. Analysis: China role in Saudi, Iran deal a tricky test for US 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z "The preponderant purpose appears to have been to secure the heaviest possible morale and shock effect by widespread attack upon the Japanese civilian population," the Strategic Bombing Survey concluded. When we criticize Russia's war crimes in Ukraine, we should remember the bombing of Tokyo 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z Thinking about what I call the Trayvon Generation, the generation of young people, particularly Black and Brown people who grew up with racial violence, not only preponderant but also watchable on their phones. Poet explores intersection of art, trauma and the ‘Trayvon Generation’ 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Deemed a "preponderant" or dominant "agent" by the IFT due to its large market share, America Movil has so far had the coveted license withheld. EXCLUSIVE U.S. voices concerns to Mexico ahead of decision on America Movil pay TV license 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The balance of the estate went to charities that had as their goal controlling the growth of population that he saw as the preponderant threat to the world. Clifford Roberts: The man who made the Masters - Golf Digest 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z In Britain, England was always the preponderant partner. The siren call of separatism 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z “Because the constitutional decree itself recognized that there are certain obligations that are imposed on the preponderant economic agent, which will expire once there are conditions of real competition in the market,” it said. Mexico supreme court says competitors can use America Movil's network 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z We may not be able to chose the way we are born but a lifetime of individual personal experience should be the preponderant weighing factor in making the decision of how we are to die. Complexities of Choosing an End Game for Dementia 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z "We have to recover the presence of a pope in this preponderant area of humanity," Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said. Pope's Asia trip to address poverty, dialogue, climate change 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z “You need to keep the big three on board,” said Mr. Rahman, referring to the preponderant influence of Britain, France and Germany. Ukraine Crisis Is Testing E.U.’s Resolve 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z However the statement clarified that any divestitures are “conditioned” upon Telmex and Telcel ceasing to be “preponderant economic agents” and subject to asymmetric regulations, and being able to access the provision of convergent services. In A Surprising Move, Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim To Sell Telecom Assets In Compliance With New Anti-Trust Rules 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z “Because the constitutional decree itself recognized that there are certain obligations that are imposed on the preponderant economic agent, which will expire once there are conditions of real competition in the market,” it said. Mexico supreme court says competitors can use America Movil's network 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Only in the last decade has data become recognized as a prodigy: big as in bulky and clumsy has subtly transformed into big as in potent and preponderant. Why Big Data Is Getting The Bully Treatment 2013-02-19T13:00:08Z Almost everyone still agrees that the Americans are still militarily preponderant, although some reputable experts do express concerns about the long term consequences of Chinese defence budgets rising while Pentagon ones fall. Is US an empire in decline? 2012-09-20T18:27:41Z But in the phenomena of somnambulism, clairvoyance, and delirium, the magic region becomes preponderant, and comes into collision with the other. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z In succeeding generations the reversions are preponderant, and, supposing no care is taken to prevent it, the whole of the offspring gradually go back to the ancestral type. Disease in Plants 2012-03-01T03:00:22Z But, again, in what particular respects he wishes it to be reformed can be best deduced from Aim of the author. certain preponderant ideas which make themselves felt in the apocryphal documents. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z And so on, the argument being that the very anomalies of the system provided a mixed representation without giving the masses a preponderant voice. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z B. Just as little, can the impossibility of the preponderant importation of money for a long time, be asserted. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z The preponderant half of the soul's life is linked to other parts of the physical system. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z He is assuming to venture a preponderant claim. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z Such predominance forces a nation to seek markets, and, where possible, to control them to its own advantage by preponderant force, the ultimate expression of which is possession.... The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z This decided and peculiar character of the whole intellectual culture of the Indians, will not permit us to doubt which of the various faculties of the soul is there the ruling and preponderant element. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z Limited though their functions were, they represented the time-honoured governmental form into which Spaniards had always crystallised, and the Creoles could not be prevented from obtaining a preponderant influence in them. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z How the force of the preponderant population of the north pressed upon the south during the war, and at last crushed her down! The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z Through all its progress the weight of that one hand was undeniably preponderant. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z But fire from the heavy fortress guns was preponderant. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z She will not realise the horrid strength of passivity and inertia which is almost the preponderant force in domesticated creatures, men and beast alike. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Fran�ois himself dressed in the richest of Italian velvets, the more brilliant the better, with a preponderant tendency toward pink and sky blue. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Its analysis and demonstration of the preponderant power of the north, and its retrospection over the progressive stages by which the former equilibrium of the sections had been destroyed, are as clear-sighted as its prediction. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z Of these three motives the one last named has been preponderant. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z This is not, however, the place to enter into a discussion to determine the preponderant influence of either of the two, a discussion perhaps fruitful enough, but almost hopeless of arriving at a final solution. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z In western New Jersey and Pennsylvania the Quakers were politically, socially, and commercially the preponderant element. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Certain English writers have reproached the Foreign Office for its lack of foresight in not taking advantage of France’s disablement by establishing England as the preponderant power in Tunis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z Besides, there was a centre of gravity in the political force, resulting from a combination of the preponderant influences of Satcho, viz. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z At this rate the White must surely overtake and pass the Black, and another half century will almost certainly see the white numbers greatly preponderant. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z It's undeniable that Iran, a moderate-sized regional power the Bush administration expected to crush and instead found itself struggling with by proxy in Iraq for years, now has a preponderant position of influence there. Handicapping the global midterms 2010-10-27T01:01:00Z But we have no equal evidence for any similar preponderant Jutish power in the sixth century. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn If oligarchies, legislatures, groups or cabals have seemed to bear sway, it has nevertheless been true that in each of these groups, from time to time, the influence of some individual has been preponderant. The Ifs of History In spite of the preponderant odds against him, the charge was almost a success. The Voice of the Pack He became marshal of the kingdom, and, especially from 1828 onwards, exercised a preponderant influence in public affairs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" It would not be possible, to enforce a decision against nations having a preponderance of military power, nor even against a group with a large, though not the preponderant share of military and economic resources. American World Policies If the initial disturbances are small enough, that one is ultimately preponderant for which the measure of instability is greatest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Through Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas, Indian corn has become a greater product in quantity and value than wheat; while in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North and South Dakota the wheat is decidedly the preponderant crop. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Over and above all this, Metternich aims at a preponderant influence such as neither his talents, his character, nor the military position of the Austrian empire entitles him to. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 Within industry preponderant emphasis has been placed on the development of the capital goods sector at the expense of consumer goods. Area Handbook for Romania There remains a residue of martial emotion, not so closely united with the desire for economic gain, but all these derivative motives do not prevent the economic factor from remaining preponderant. American World Policies But he would make this premise without counting for the preponderant rôle that cavalry played in the wars of Marlborough. Malplaquet I am very far from maintaining that capitalism exercised a preponderant influence on the character of economic organization from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries. The Stages in the Social History of Capitalism In the preponderant majority of situations where there was only one wage earner per family, therefore, per capita defense costs exceeded everything that the family had available for all uses except food and shelter. Area Handbook for Albania That is probable, nay, certain: the share occupied by unconsciousness, that is to say, by that which represents the universe, is enormous and preponderant. Death The roof, being the preponderant feature, is that on which the art of the architect has been concentrated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Doubtless he will be criticised for the preponderant place assumed in his book by physical pain. The Forerunners Laupepa had thus a majority of suffrages; he held perhaps as high a proportion as can be hoped in these distracted islands; and he counted among the number the preponderant name of Malietoa. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) You may see the like anywhere else in Germany, to be sure, but not often elsewhere in such preponderant numbers. A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science Industry and frugality can not exist where there is not a preponderant probability that those who labor and spare will be permitted to enjoy. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy Problem IV: To determine what the preponderant social interests and activities are as judged by the amount of time men devote to them. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College For example, in the vicinity of the Dessalines School in the 1700 block on 12th Street, North, Mississippi colonists are in preponderant majority. Negro Migration during the War Prominent among these was a conception of the preponderant amount he had yet to learn. A Breath of Prairie and other stories The enormous development of her commerce, her preponderant share of the carrying trade of the world, and her shipyards crowded with construction orders from every part of the earth indicate the success of her policy. Latin America and the United States Addresses by Elihu Root Under Edward II the old ambition of the barons to take a preponderant part in the government reappeared once more with the greatest violence. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) But it is no more preponderant in Germany than in England. Home Life in Germany The decisive preponderant element of great land forces has ever been the infantry, which, it is needless to say, is also the slowest. Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles The dramatic critic of The Daily Chronicle, speaking of the first performance of Mameena, observes, "Mr. Oscar Asche, jutting, preponderant and softly corrugated, was a splendid Zulu chief." Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 7, 1914 The deeper zone in which anamorphism is preponderant is called the zone of anamorphism. The Economic Aspect of Geology The effort to overthrow Mary's throne had strengthened it: for the second time she had rallied around it the preponderant majority of the nation. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) By the compulsory removal to Paris the democracy became preponderant. Lectures on the French Revolution Of such Exilic and post-Exilic contents there is a considerable, but not a preponderant, amount. Jeremiah : Being The Baird Lecture for 1922 They had not that preponderant taste for the indeterminate that makes the landscape a favourite subject of contemplation. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory It was the Past that one touched in her, the American past of a preponderant unthinkable queerness; and great would seem the fortune of helping on the continuity at some other far end. A Small Boy and Others This was to be the lesson of the years between 1794 and 1815, administered to us not only by the preponderant navy of Great Britain, but by the petty piratical fleets of the Barbary powers. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 In such a case there was not, in truth, decidedly preponderant evidence, except against the text of Beza, and some notice of this fact seemed to be required by critical equity. Addresses on the Revised Version of Holy Scripture Meanwhile Fitzwilliam dismissed some administrative officers and among them Beresford, a powerful member of the party which had so long been preponderant at the castle. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration Even in revolutionary times the people feel the need of preponderant authority, and political subordination is as inevitable as it is indispensable. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics They were still more preponderant farther north and farther south. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways To him was given the directors' confidential, elaborate, and elastic plan for territorial compensations as a basis for peace, the outcome of which in any case would leave Prussia preponderant in Germany. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) Its coloured population was almost equal in number to its white colonists; in some districts it was even greatly preponderant. A History of the United States Even to-day, while the mixture is still largely mechanical not chemical, the Anglo-Saxon element is only preponderant; it is very far from being the sum total. The Melting-Pot The active sense of fearful, viz., that which causes and communicates terror—not that which receives terror—was undoubtedly in Shakespeare's age, but especially amongst poets, the preponderant sense. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 Their wealth was even more preponderant, being, slaves apart, nearly one hundred per cent. the larger. History of the United States, Volume 3 Douglas set the love of the Middle West for local self-government against its preponderant antipathy to the spread of slavery. The Frontier in American History Such a see-saw must gradually lose its regularity; the set towards evil grows more and more preponderant; the return to virtue rarer and more brief. The Nebuly Coat The preponderant reason why Americans would never be swayed by this propaganda drive, lay in their hatred of laziness and their love of industry. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 That was possibly the preponderant influence in his mind. Despair's Last Journey But the central question is after all why in a race where humour is so preponderant in the racial temperament does so little of the element crystallise itself in literature. Irish Books and Irish People The influence of the popular Hellenic or foreign ideas has always been preponderant here; and the Epinomis, which contains one of the oldest accounts of the theory of demons, as proved supra, n. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism But the suspicion, or disgust, which afterwards caused him to erase the name of Gardiner from the list, destroyed the equipoise, and rendered the scale of reformation decidedly preponderant. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth She has still a preponderant power in allocating business. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 The Preponderance of Prussia.—From whatever angle one approaches German public affairs, the fact that stands out with greatest distinctness is the preponderant position occupied by the kingdom of Prussia. The Governments of Europe With us each State, too, has a powerful representation both in the Senate and in the House of Representatives, which keeps the interest alive, while in Germany Prussia is overwhelmingly preponderant. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View The influence of Germany became more and more preponderant with the Ottoman Empire; indeed, it is probable that an understanding had existed between the two powers from the beginning. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War Marlborough, holding a position such as no Englishman had ever enjoyed, was preponderant in their councils. Lectures on Modern history Just as soon as through collective ownership every individual shall be assured of fitting conditions of existence, the law of solidarity will become preponderant. Socialism and Modern Science (Darwin, Spencer, Marx) In this manner Prussia acquired the right to recruit, drill, and officer the contingents of twenty-one states—a right which appreciably increased her already preponderant authority in all matters of a military character. The Governments of Europe In this reconstruction of our Dominion the prairie Provinces are without doubt to play a preponderant part. Catholic Problems in Western Canada Now that which is preponderant in the law of the New Testament, and whereon all its efficacy is based, is the grace of the Holy Ghost, which is given through faith in Christ. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition This idea soon became preponderant; and when provincial governors neglected or refused to obey the sanguinary commands, nothing was done to enforce them. Lectures on Modern history The press also has a rôle more preponderant than formerly. Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum In other parts of the County, where the limestone conglomerate is not so preponderant, or where it lies deeper and is mostly unexposed, the surface soil is deeper, often consisting of 18 inches of loam. History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia It seemed to me, in considering the subject-matter of the controversy, that the whole spirit of the time and the preponderant evidence of recent economic experience spoke for the eight-hour day. President Wilson's Addresses The wisest course was to renew the Sovereign Council, and in order to withdraw its members from the too preponderant influence of the governor, to put their nomination in the hands of the king. The Makers of Canada: Bishop Laval S: Then as for him whose good deeds are preponderant, these are the successful. Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side All of them, when traced to their true source, have only been evidences of the preponderant popularity of a particular great character. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 A truce, ill observed, was made with Llewelyn, who found it worth while to be cautious, seeing that his natural enemies, but sometime associates, the marchers, had a preponderant share in the government. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) No one sect is sufficiently preponderant to admit of that. Town Life in Australia Conducive as each of these policies is to national safety and peace amid international conflagration, neither the one nor the other can be sustained without the creation and maintenance of a preponderant navy. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence But as soon as the equilibrium is disturbed and one of the guṇas becomes preponderant, then the process of differentiation and manifestation begins. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Plato even complains of it as inconveniently preponderant, and as arresting the legislator in all comprehensive projects of reform. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Now, Russia was not alone concerned about Servia, but from its viewpoint Austria-Hungary must not maintain the preponderant position in the Balkans. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? "I make no doubt that Professor Owlsdarck will tell us that the preponderant evidence is in favor of Homer the individual, notwithstanding a few troublesome objections." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 "Militarism" is not a preponderant spirit in either Great Britain or the United States; their commercial tendencies and their isolation concur to exempt them from its predominance. The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future Thus the last three schools were preponderant in southern, northern and western India respectively. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Certainly there is one sense in which she loses her preponderance: that is, she is no longer preponderant against the countries she has conquered. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) The preponderant evidence, far from removing the difficulties, scarcely touches them,—yet it is felt to be sufficient to justify faith, though most abundant faith is required still. Reason and Faith; Their Claims and Conflicts From The Edinburgh Review, October 1849, Volume 90, No. CLXXXII. (Pages 293-356) But in the modern quartet we have a new element, one which tends more and more to become preponderant, and which might be called orchestral rather than da camera. Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers Nevertheless, when compared to Cuba, Jamaica cannot be considered the preponderant position of the Caribbean. The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future The translations of the sixth and seventh centuries, including those of I-Ching, comprise a considerable though not preponderant number of Dhâraṇîs. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Our most pacific country should, because of its supreme love of peace, possess preponderant naval strength and adequate military strength. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 Hence, though some novels have appeared of considerable merit, the worthless have been greatly preponderant. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 1 And yet no one can read Buddhist books or associate with Buddhist monks without feeling that the intellectual element is preponderant, not the emotional. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Control of the latter, therefore, rests either upon local control of the Isthmus itself, or, indirectly, upon control of its approaches, or upon a distinctly preponderant navy. The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future He stated that, in any system of representation which he could support, property and learning must be preponderant. Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Selected From His Writings and Speeches During a Public Life of More Than Half a Century The sap of plants is thin and watery, corresponding with the preponderant anabolism of the plant. Sex and Society In the picture of the disease, however, the preponderant r�le is played by either one or the other of the opposing tendencies. γ. Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex Japan would co-operate with the Allies in maintaining order in Siberia, but no Power should arrogate to itself a preponderant voice in the matter of obtaining concessions or other interests there. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference The woman was then weighed against a church Bible of twelve pounds jockey weight, and as she was considerably preponderant, was dismissed with honour. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft Nevertheless, at the last general election the American people cast a decisively preponderant vote in favor of the Roosevelt-Taft programme; and in so doing they showed their customary common sense. The Promise of American Life We live in a world of symbols; and so preponderant force is for us the visible and practical equivalent of right. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index It is here shown that in the constitution of their nervous system the ambidextrous are demonstrably left-sided persons; their optic, acoustic, olfactory, and muscular sensitivity is preponderant on the left side. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion Here probably Freud's enthusiasm at first carried him too far and the most important modification he has made in his views occurs at this point: he now attaches a preponderant influence to heredity. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism The literature of the ancient Singhalese derived its character from the hierarchic ascendency, which was fostered by their government, and exerted a preponderant influence over the temperament of the people. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 Deep-sea soundings have extended inquiry, slight enough as yet, to that immensely preponderant portion of the globe's crust that is covered by water. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 When one gu@na is preponderant in any particular collocation, the others are co-operant. A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 Courage is defined by the author, incurring the chance of Evil, that is danger, for the sake of a preponderant good; which, too, stands in need of knowledge. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics Her Unionists were numerically preponderant; and accordingly the convention, which assembled early in January, was opposed to secession by the overwhelming majority of 89 to 45. Abraham Lincoln, Volume I Finally Legouvé, whose voice is preponderant in these matters, whose books are in the hands of the whole world, has never entered into this lettricidal conspiracy. Delsarte System of Oratory There was nothing to force me into controversy, or make this one point of truth unduly preponderant. Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed Men may, therefore, be at least excused if, before sacrificing their own interests or pleasures, they require that the good of others for which they make the sacrifice shall be plainly preponderant. Progressive Morality An Essay in Ethics Here they could concentrate Moslems where their co-religionists are already the great majority, and so have done with the everlasting friction and weakness entailed in jurisdiction over preponderant Christian elements. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey Several other circumstances concur in rendering the power of the majority in America not only preponderant, but irresistible. Democracy in America — Volume 1 Laupepa had thus a majority of suffrages; he held perhaps as high a proportion as can be hoped in these distracted islands; and he counted among the number the preponderant name of Malietoa. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa In this state of mind two forms of life run side by side, the actual and the desired, finally the latter becomes preponderant and decisive. Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology Its influence remained preponderant during the whole duration of the Revolution. The Psychology of Revolution To-day it is the traditions which used to obtain in politics, and the individual tendencies and rivalries of rulers which do not count; while, on the contrary, the voice of the masses has become preponderant. The Crowd; study of the popular mind If the laws had made it as feeble and as circumscribed as it is in the Union, its influence would very soon become still more preponderant. Democracy in America — Volume 1 If the "anti-Japanese" newspapers did not actually represent—as I believe they did—an absolute majority in sentiment, they represented at least the weight of foreign capital, and the preponderant influences of the settlements. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints Several other circumstances concur in rendering the power of the majority in America, not only preponderant, but irresistible. American Institutions and Their Influence One of the most constant laws of history is that of which I have already spoken: Immediately any one class becomes preponderant—nobles, clergy, army, or the people—it speedily tends to enslave others. The Psychology of Revolution When he ascended the throne Germany's position on the continent was preponderant. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 These two causes induce them, unconsciously, to adopt political doctrines, which they would perhaps support with less zeal if they were rich and preponderant. Democracy in America — Volume 1 Thus her world daily became smaller, more insignificant, less to be regarded, while Ignace himself grew bigger, more preponderant. Under the Skylights These two causes induce them, unconsciously, to adopt political doctrines which they would perhaps support with less zeal if they were rich and preponderant. American Institutions and Their Influence Among the most important factors of history one was preponderant—the factor of beliefs. The Psychology of Revolution The principal facts in the controversy have been presented and at present the evidence for regarding the vitamines identical seems to be preponderant. The Vitamine Manual A preponderant part of the furniture of our abode is the work of my own unskilled hands—tables, chairs, bookshelves, cupboards, &c. My Tropic Isle Therefore, whatever difference arises is merely as to the mode in which that 'preponderant power' shall be understood or made to cease. Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 There is a decidedly preponderant probability that the Muratorian fragment was not written much later than 170 A.D. The Gospels in the Second Century An Examination of the Critical Part of a Work Entitled 'Supernatural Religion' Some chance circumstance may somewhat weaken the prevailing party, when immediately the suppressed sentiments of the adverse parties may become preponderant. The Psychology of Revolution His humorous quality, I mean, is so preponderant, that one hardly thinks of the form. The Best American Humorous Short Stories Turkey must become a really Mohammedan country, and Moslem influence must be preponderant. Crescent and Iron Cross To be preponderant, she knows it is necessary for her to be a maritime power. Select Speeches of Kossuth Adj. at the head, dominant, paramount, supreme, predominant, preponderant, in the ascendant, influential; arbitrary; compulsory &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases When at the end of the Roman Empire the military caste became preponderant, the emperors depended entirely upon their soldiers, who appointed and deposed them at will. The Psychology of Revolution A representative chamber reaches its conclusions touching "preponderant opinion" by a simple process, but the influences which sway courts are obscurer,--often, probably, beyond the sphere of the consciousness of the judges themselves. The Theory of Social Revolutions The congregation is a mixture of working and middle class people; the former kind being preponderant. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston A small country, with no very clear natural frontier, she has maintained her independence under the very shadow of a far larger and at one time an enormously preponderant Power. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) Turkey must become a really Mohammedan country, and Moslem ideas and Moslem influence must be preponderant. Turkey: a Past and a Future Obviously the permanent peace of the world can be secured only through the gradual concentration of the preponderant military strength into the hands of the most pacific communities. American Political Ideas Viewed from the Standpoint of Universal History Either the judges would seek to give expression to "preponderant" popular opinion, or they would legislate. The Theory of Social Revolutions One faction has, another sought to have, a preponderant share of power: but these struggles never took the shape, even in pretence, of differences that moved through the conflict of principles. Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 Psychologically considered, this whole affair of saintliness or sinfulness is a matter of the preponderant idea. Problems of Conduct Two salts of calcium, four of magnesium, two of barium, and two of strontium, did not cause any inflection, and thus follow the rule of the preponderant power of the base. Insectivorous Plants The best prospect of improvement for a people thus composed lies in the existence of a constitutionally unlimited, or at least a practically preponderant authority in the chief ruler of the dominant class. Considerations on Representative Government They are effected not by a continuous upward or downward movement, but by a succession of small ellipses, or by zigzag lines,—that is, by a circumnutating movement which is preponderant in some one direction. The Power of Movement in Plants The cautious blood and far sight of the early settlers, who had much to reckon with, were still preponderant social characteristics of the town they cleared the site for. The Imperialist Reverting heredity, the moral and physical characteristics of her maternal grandfather preponderant. A Zola Dictionary; the Characters of the Rougon-Macquart Novels of Emile Zola; The preponderant influence of Jansenism only began to wane during the last twenty years of the seventeenth century, and till then it seems to have been successful in counteracting the diffusion of the Cartesian ideas. The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth The preponderant probability is that on a great occasion the Premier and Parliament will really be wiser than the king. The English Constitution In both cases the constitution of the being which is acted on is of preponderant importance. Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom This was not, indeed, the universal, nor perhaps even the preponderant, attitude in regard to the colonies in the middle of the nineteenth century. The Expansion of Europe The Culmination of Modern History The southern stock, including settlers from Kentucky and Tennessee, was the preponderant class. Rise of the New West, 1819-1829 He would have seen that "the positive explanation of phenomena has played in every period a preponderant role, though latent, in the march of the human mind." The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth The English Premier being appointed by the selection, and being removable at the pleasure, of the preponderant Legislative Assembly, is sure to be able to rely on that Assembly. The English Constitution Women occupy so preponderant a position in the Comedy that one is forced to ask one's self whether these numerous heroines are reproduced with the same fidelity to nature as are his men. Balzac In Egypt the political influence of France had been preponderant ever since the time of Mehemet Ali; perhaps we should say, ever since the time of Napoleon. The Expansion of Europe The Culmination of Modern History The average share of that knowledge which is power is undoubtedly in favour of the tan boot; but the preponderant moiety is just as surely held by the blucher. Such Is Life Condorcet, like all his circle, ignored the preponderant part which institutions have played in social development. The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth At the latter place, the genus Madrepora is preponderant over every other kind, and beneath the zone of massive corals there are large beds of Seriatopora. Coral Reefs —Fifteen months afterwards, on becoming master of Italy, his historic meditations turn into positive ambition henceforth, the possession of Italy and of the Mediterranean is to be with him a central and preponderant idea. The Modern Regime, Volume 1 Here the preponderant influence had been in the hands of Britain ever since the days of Captain Cook. The Expansion of Europe The Culmination of Modern History When the law incessantly calls all citizens to political action, there are only a few who devote themselves to it; these become expert in this particular work, and, consequently, preponderant. The French Revolution - Volume 1 It was preponderant in France for fifty years. The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth But may not the areas of preponderant movement have changed in the lapse of ages? The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition On the other hand, the duties awarded to him were marvellously light and easy, requiring no preponderant degree of energy or intelligence. The Coming Race But it is difficult to explain on Darwin's view alone, of alternating cold in the two hemispheres, the preponderant migration from the north to the south. Darwin and Modern Science "Ha! ha! why, here's Pere Leger! more and more preponderant!" cried Georges. A Start in Life When they arrived at the Persian court the influence of Pelopidas was preponderant with the Persian. Hellenica In this new structure they would have no preponderant advantage as long as the genial Jurassic age favoured the great reptiles, and they may have remained as small and insignificant as the Marsupials. The Story of Evolution
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