| 单词 | propitious |
| 例句 | There had been no evil to mar that propitious night, because she had listened; there had been no voice of evil; no screech owl had quaveringly disturbed the stillness. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As he took the cup from my hand, Adèle, thinking the moment propitious for making a request in my favour, cried out— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She waits until the moon is propitious, then calls Graciela on the telephone, inviting her to the beauty shop for a free permanent. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The dew fell, but with propitious softness; no breeze whispered. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z While each episode is a self-contained narrative designed to illuminate one propitious moment with as much storytelling skill as I can muster, taken together they feature several common themes. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z For this reason, and not out of neglect, as was later said, the hatbox was stowed away in the basement, where it awaited a more propitious moment to be given a Christian burial. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Unsavory sorts murmured indelicacies at cutlet stands; grandmothers consulted almanacs to determine a propitious hour for the betrothal. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He was a cautious driver, and riding in the car with Henry, even in the most propitious of circumstances, made him nervous. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Unanimity, however, might be an agreement to disagree, to wait for a more propitious time to propose a solution. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Though they joked about hiring a fengshui expert to determine a propitious day for the grand reopening, in the end Ralph and Helen — more practically — simply planned to resume business as soon as possible. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Her answer, therefore, was not propitious, at least not to Elizabeth’s wishes, for she was impatient to get home. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z It was a propitious time for zero to arrive in the West. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Guards announced marriages three or four times a year, usually on propitious dates, such as New Year’s or Kim Jong Il’s birthday. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z But this was entirely different from any of those and seemed, somehow, attractive, wholesome, propitious. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Paul’s idea for a Washington march came at the most propitious of times. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z We actually know a good deal more about the thoughts in Hamilton's mind at this propitious moment. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Suffice to say that there is a core of truth to Jefferson’s account of the dinner-table bargain, though it vastly oversimplifies the history that was happening at that propitious moment. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He introduces himself as Dr. Scheinberg and uses the word propitious. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z What chance, if any, existed at that propitious moment to put slavery on the road to extinction? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Some of “Frozen’s” success is due to timing — this is a propitious time of the year for animated movies, and there isn’t a lot out to feed that appetite. This year’s surprise movie hit: ‘Frozen’ 2013-12-31T22:37:39Z Moss’s fiction debut also arrives at a propitious time for writers who plot their espionage and action stories in Africa. A thriller writer’s challenge: Make U.S. policy in Africa into a page turner I don't think I've ever witnessed the unveiling of a Trafalgar Square fourth plinth commission in such propitious meteorological circumstances. The fourth plinth: message in a bottle 2010-05-24T14:26:00Z It was a propitious moment not only for the New York art scene but for Ruskin as a club owner. Revisiting Max?s, Sanctuary for the Hip 2010-09-03T15:19:00Z The ambitious production presented under ArtsWest’s new management is a propitious new beginning for the theater. Strong sisters in ArtsWest’s ‘Little Women’ musical 2013-12-12T20:49:26Z Regardless, you might think the current climate in contemporary music would be propitious for projects like “Dark Hope.” music: Ren?e Fleming?s Crossover to Rock, ?Dark Hope? 2010-05-28T14:47:00Z It was 50 years ago this week that all signs pointed to a propitious debut for the era-defining “Hair” at the Biltmore Theater. ‘Hair’ 50 Years Later: Readers Tell Us When They Let the Sunshine In 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z This year is a propitious time for Stephen Budiansky’s new biography of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Exactly a century ago, dissenting in the case of Abrams v. The Many Contradictions of Oliver Wendell Holmes 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z These are instruments propitious for a sing-along, and band and crowd obliged each another. Wilco’s Music for Adulthood 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Just as the BUF waned in the late 1930s, so the BNP has been in decline for the past couple of years, despite the political climate seeming more propitious than ever for far right germination. Will Self walks through Britain's flag-waving heartlands 2013-03-07T11:31:01Z Part chi wrangler, part Freud, Cho looked at everything from furniture arrangements to accessories to determine what he describes as the most propitious “energy patterns to optimize wealth, wellness and charisma” in the couple’s lives. Rob Lowe 2010-09-01T04:00:00Z It is both a propitious and a terrible time to be plugging a book about how the experiences of a Hollywood movie star can improve your life. Matthew McConaughey Wrote the Book on Matthew McConaughey 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z The idea of riding along behind Shteyngart as he glides across America in the early age of Trump is a propitious one. Gary Shteyngart Is Back, on the Road and Still a Master of Dislocation 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z At distributor Momentum, propitious signs are coming from all directions. The King's Speech: it's a box office phenomenon ? so why are popcorn sales down? 2011-01-18T15:06:45Z Almost a year into the great recession, it did not appear to be the most propitious moment for such a daring and expensive move. Art Review: The Bowery?s New, Narrow Showcase for Art 2010-09-23T20:55:00Z By showing people in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic as nuanced figures, these films imagine more than simply a propitious future or a devastating present for the Caribbean. Two New Documentaries Give Caribbean Stories the Depths They Deserve 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z With the band preparing for an upcoming tour — Marshall Crenshaw will handle lead vocals in place of DiNizio — "The Lost Album" affords fans with new music in a propitious moment, to say the least. The Smithereens' previously unheard "The Lost Album," from 1993, is worth the long wait 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z “The South and the West,” he writes, “are inadequately represented in this collection, not because the areas were lacking in murders, but because frontier conditions were not propitious to the printing of early trials.” The Indispensable Guide to Early American Murder 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Neither the time nor the place seemed particularly propitious. Raoul de Keyser obituary 2012-10-14T15:40:33Z In this sense, she suggests, the call from her friend Antony Hegarty came at a propitious moment. Elizabeth Fraser: 'I'm so excited to have made this decision to perform' 2012-06-23T23:05:30Z Signs never looked propitious for Conviction, an uplifting true-life drama that has all the hallmarks of an awards-type film, but with few signs that awards-giving bodies planned to pay it any attention. The King's Speech: it's a box office phenomenon ? so why are popcorn sales down? 2011-01-18T15:06:45Z And his initial introduction to the orchestra was not propitious: Decades ago, as a young conductor, he sat in on rehearsals and watched an older generation of players, who were famously willful. Simon Rattle: The Maestro With the Busy Baton 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Around here Thanksgiving also marks the start of the rain, so it's not exactly a propitious moment in the calendar. For Canadians, Thanksgiving Is a ‘Quieter’ Affair in October 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z It's a good premise, and the time is surely propitious for satirical tales from the corporate underbelly. Better Off Ted 2010-08-03T07:27:00Z The film has a Christmas release date in U.S. theaters, a propitious time for films with Oscar aspirations. Streep, Roberts do battle in dysfunction drama 'August: Osage County' 2013-09-10T19:51:06Z When Beckmann arrived in New York it was not a propitious time for his kind of complex, allegorical, narrative painting. Review: ‘Max Beckmann in New York,’ a Belated but Full-Blown Homage to a German Modernist 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z I also appreciate how the match of method and content seems, on paper, propitious. Review: When the ‘Light Shining’ on Revolution Falters 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z The timing is propitious, given the parallels between current conditions and the economic and cultural turmoil in which postmodernism emerged at the turn of the 1970s. Design: Postmodern, but Not Especially Proud of It 2011-09-11T13:06:04Z “He felt that this was a really propitious moment to try and put some stuff down on paper.” ArtsBeat Blog: Neil Young Joins the Rock Star Memoir Parade 2011-09-19T22:00:17Z Given the furor, it seemed like a propitious moment to talk to Hinton. S. E. Hinton, “The Outsiders,” and the Birth of Y.A. 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z However, Cuba’s National Union of Writers and Artists accused it this week of creating “a climate propitious to promoting the interests of the enemies of the nation.” Cuban artists stage alternative festival after government delay 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Even their initial encounter was propitious: they met in Amsterdam on their shared birthday of 30 November. The bittersweet story of Marina Abramović's epic walk on the Great Wall of China 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z Still, if the recent pattern continues, the eventual winner will be a spring entrant, which may be propitious for David Mitchell's The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet – published in May. Running on empty: culture in the silly season 2010-07-28T20:31:00Z Mike Daisey says now is a propitious time for his one-man show "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" to open in New York. Unusual timing for Mike Daisey's Steve Jobs show 2011-10-13T18:57:03Z “The Roof” appeared on Carey’s fifth album of original songs, “Butterfly,” in 1997, a propitious moment in her life and music. Mariah Carey, Elusive No More 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z Bark propitious! bear me gently o'er, Breathe soft, ye winds; rise slow, O! swelling wave! Lesbos; these eyes shall meet thy sands no more: I fly, to seek my Lover, or my Grave! Poem of the week: Sappho and Phaon by Mary Robinson 2010-04-12T09:52:00Z Hayes’s background as a physician and lodge owner has been propitious. With covid protocols, a Caribbean fly-fishing haven is back in business 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z But in the early 1990s, things didn’t look very propitious. 50 years of 'Cabaret': How the 1966 musical keeps sharpening its edges for modern times 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Developments in the United States, where the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements have highlighted the inequities faced by women and people of color, have also made this a propitious moment for “Beans.” An Indigenous Canadian Director Channels Traumatic Memories Into Film 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z However, Odysseus's journey would not, as the reader suggests, be a propitious example for a military operation. Why 'Odyssey Dawn'? 2011-03-25T12:30:01Z The reason studios like remakes and sequels is obvious: the ratio of financial reward to hard slog is propitious, because the creative heavy lifting has already been done. Have remakes lost the plot? 2010-05-20T21:59:00Z With the best picture field stagnant since the early fall film festivals, "Selma" arrives at a propitious moment. AFI Fest: 'Selma' upends best picture Oscar race 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z The timing was propitious: many Hollywood movie studios were focusing on comic-book extravaganzas, leaving the cable network to take up the slack. Richard Plepler of HBO Stands Tall in New York’s Cultural Elite 2012-09-21T15:57:49Z But it is also clear that times are changing, and the current climate seems propitious. Early Music and Its Future 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Pope Francis said on Saturday that he hoped an upcoming global encounter at the Vatican would be a propitious time of unity and fraternity and not cause further polarisation in the Catholic Church. New Zealand PM tests positive for COVID-19, to work 'via zoom' 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Pope Francis said on Saturday that he hoped an upcoming global encounter at the Vatican would be a propitious time of unity and fraternity and not cause further polarisation in the Catholic Church. Republican House Speaker McCarthy faces ouster threat for avoiding shutdown 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z And if you buy the standard story that economic development is propitious for democracy, that pathway is fairly well established. Untangling the deep and troubled roots of democracy can help define its future 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z It couldn't happen at a more propitious time for him. Ron DeSantis goes to Iowa — and the press goes wild 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The regional government of Madrid has also offered its own advice on the matter, warning that the summer is particularly propitious for salmonella in tortillas. How to cook Spanish tortilla: Salmonella outbreak sparks national debate 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z “If the conditions become more propitious for negotiations, I don’t think the administration is going to be passive,” Vershbow said. U.S. privately asks Ukraine to show it’s open to negotiate with Russia 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z But the timing of the higher rebate is propitious. Tear out your lawn, get more free cash. LADWP ups rebates for customers 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z This has all sorts of consequences if you believe, as we do, that a navy is just more propitious for democracy. Untangling the deep and troubled roots of democracy can help define its future 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z The resolution calls on the parties to “to demonstrate political will and work in an atmosphere propitious for dialogue in order to advance negotiations.” UN urges revival of negotiations on disputed Western Sahara 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Before the war began to go badly for the Russian military, “it wasn’t propitious” for critics to seize the spotlight. Mercenary chief vented to Putin over Ukraine war bungling 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z It was a propitious moment for dancers of color. Tina Ramirez, who founded acclaimed Ballet Hispánico, dies at 92 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The story of how Gio Ponti came to design a museum — or part of a museum — in Colorado is one of propitious timing. Gio Ponti's only U.S. building is delightfully weird — and freshly revamped 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Historian Ruth Ben-Shiat argued in October in the Washington Post, that gun violence "fosters political, social and psychological conditions that are propitious for autocracy." Republicans love the mayhem and massacre caused by lax gun laws 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z The odd pairing — Mr. Qadim’s shop and this propitious, outsized pothole — are physical manifestations of both Afghanistan’s very long war and its end. A Bomb Crater as Business Partner for a Pit Stop on an Afghan Highway 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The other propitious work from 1970, and Crumb’s most famous, was “Ancient Voices of Children” for soprano, boy soprano, oboe, mandolin, harp, electric piano and percussion. Appreciation: How George Crumb became one of America's most surprisingly consequential composers 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z “There has never been a more propitious moment for Putin if he wants to invade Ukraine,” said Fiona Hill, who served as a top Russia adviser in the Trump administration. Threat of Russian invasion of Ukraine tests Biden administration 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z With any luck, our descendants will see the past from a more propitious perspective than our own. The 1619 Project and the Long Battle Over U.S. History 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z After everything we've been through over the past two decades in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere, this is a propitious moment to constrain presidential power to engage in unilateral military adventures. After the Milley incident, it's time to limit presidential powers — or regret it forever 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Also propitious for Raducanu: the way she handled what happened at Wimbledon in her Grand Slam debut just a few months ago. Analysis: US Open champion Raducanu shows poise at just 18 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z “Obviously if we have a chance to both modify the program to bring in new benefits and also take some actions to ensure there’s no disruptions, we take advantage of that propitious timing,” he said. D.C. plans to rebid its troubled Medicaid contracts, as risk of patients losing access to MedStar doctors looms 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z It will forgo growth and reproduction to a more propitious time. Newly discovered fungus spores spurred by heat and drought are killing Seattle street trees 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z That is hardly a propitious trait for the custodians of institutions that are, though they are run like businesses and treated as entertainment complexes, also cultural and social touchstones. Billionaires, Bluster and the Super League That Wasn’t 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z Now would be a propitious time for this reform. Perspective | Harvard and its peers should be embarrassed about how few students they educate 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z You might think the political moment is propitious. Opinion | If there were ever an issue where conscience should rule, it is this one 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z His second year wasn’t as propitious, but the team made the playoffs, if only to get sent packing in the first round. Perspective | This Wizards season was hyped as a thriller. It’s opened more like a horror show. 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Mr. Bannon’s arrest last week on fraud charges could hardly have come at a less propitious moment for a president down in some polls by double digits and looking to regain traction. After Another Week of Setbacks, Trump Looks to Change the Story Line 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z However, as the afternoon went on, conditions apparently became more propitious. Mercury, despite a few doubts, hits 90 degrees here again on Friday 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The economic gains for black Americans seemed more happenstance than because of any concerted effort, or as Mr. Johnson put it, “a propitious outcome from policies intended to appeal to other voters.” Pandemic, protests threaten Trump’s once-promising black outreach 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Blocking the immigration of people of color, Muslims or non-English speakers has been among the most frequent of Mr. Trump’s pitches to his base, and the timing for a new ban was propitious. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z But most analysts expect Beijing to wait until conditions are more propitious before doing anything audacious. How will China respond to rejection from both Taiwan and Hong Kong? 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Toronto’s return trip to the MLS Cup final was even more propitious than Seattle’s. Soccer! LAFC keeps its eyes on the prize 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z The most propitious appear to be west Africa, the Sahel and Afghanistan. With Kabul wedding attack, Isis aims to erode Taliban supremacy 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z And propitious humidity levels were reached when the opposition formed a coalition indirectly involving the Kurds and managed to nominate a charismatic, unifying figure to run against the AKP’s tedious candidate. There’s hope for democracy in Turkey – but it needs help | Umut Özkırımlı 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Iacocca began his ascent of the corporate ladder at a propitious time. Auto industry icon Lee Iacocca dies at 94. He helped launch the Ford Mustang and saved Chrysler from bankruptcy. 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Iacocca began his ascent of the corporate ladder at a propitious time. Lee Iacocca, auto industry savior, dies at 94 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z “There’s a lot of evidence that we evolved because of qualities we consider unifying and propitious for the future.” Daily briefing: The limit of human endurance 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Salonen’s performance of “The Firebird,” with every detail illuminated and the narrative played out with tremendous force, sounded even more timely and, in its propitious ending, even more aspirational. Review: At 'Dreamers' premiere in Berkeley, neo-Romantic oratorio is the sound of hope 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z It came at a propitious moment for Ms. Pelosi, just as she is trying to round up the votes she needs to become speaker. Pelosi vs. Trump: ‘Don’t Characterize the Strength That I Bring,’ She Says 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z For Mexico, the timing of the caravan quandary is hardly propitious. For Mexico too, migrant caravan represents a major challenge and dilemma It seemed as if Fire Base Eagle had passed its propitious moment. Proposal for Vietnam War commemoration complex dies 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z The timing was propitious; Castle had just broken up with a boyfriend and was looking to get away. Why Two Chefs in Small-Town Utah Decided to Sue President Trump 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z For those athletes wanting to do so but fearful of the consequences, there may never be a more propitious moment to act with conscience and conviction. Is Colin Kaepernick’s Nike deal activism – or just capitalism? | Ben Carrington and Jules Boykoff 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z My timing was propitious, and I biked up just as “Wonder Woman,” I mean “Magic Hour,” was rehearsing a scene. Opinion | There are no superheroes in D.C. 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z It also could not be a more propitious time for this show. What the dismantling of the Berlin Wall can teach us as Trump tries to build his wall 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z It was a propitious foundation for her role today as an interfaith chaplain, though she did not begin to suspect that until after a personal tragedy. Chaplains at Utah hospitals try to bring peace to patients 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z And what an entirely propitious launch of a new phase it is. Review: Beach House’s ‘7’ album is dreamy and unrestrained 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z It might seem a propitious moment for Wolfson to export what he calls real violence to London. Jordan Wolfson: 'This is real abuse – not a simulation' 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z President Trump is but an anomaly at a propitious moment, but this, too, shall pass, and we will return to normalcy. Opinion | This too shall pass, but the upcoming elections are critical 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z The omens are propitious for a major advance in trade relations. Trump’s Trade Tactic Might Work 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z The timing was propitious; Hong Kong’s economy grew by 9% a year on average in that decade. Li Ka-shing cedes a sprawling empire to his son 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z His timing may prove propitious for other reasons. Afghan leader's offer to Taliban is a last-ditch gamble for peace | Simon Tisdall 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z But the timing of the Greenway development was propitious. Success of Irish Trail Shows That Maybe You Can Eat the Scenery 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z With bottles from a few boutique vintners, a slick web platform and a simple recommendation algorithm, the company had a propitious plan. For this start-up, the secret to selling wine online is making it yourself 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z “I hit a hornets’ nest at the most propitious time,” he later reflected. How dangerous is Jordan B Peterson, the rightwing professor who 'hit a hornets' nest'? 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z This would thus seem to be a propitious moment for South Korea to align both security and economic interests towards America. Why South Korea is growing wary of China 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z All you need is the stars–or at least, our star—to align with propitious atmospheric conditions. Secret UFOs, Green Rays and Why ET Is Not Coming to Christmas Dinner 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z Economic crises, migration flows and demographic shifts create a propitious environment for the rapid growth of right-wing movements, Bray argues, recalling how in Italy and Germany, powerful fascist parties emerged from initially small groups. Review | The history, theory and contradictions of antifa 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Tuesday looks propitious, with a hilly start, and here Matthews will look to get in a break, if possible with team-mates around him. Tour de France enters final week with all to play for … and the Galibier looms | William Fotheringham 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z He said it was an "extremely propitious period" to be "female and from an ethnic background and preferably both". White men 'endangered species' in UK boardrooms - Tesco chairman - BBC News 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z “If you are female and from an ethnic background – and preferably both – then you are in an extremely propitious period,” Allan told the audience at a panel discussion. White men 'endangered species' in UK boardrooms, says Tesco chairman 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z It was a propitious moment and I immediately knew I was meant to care for him. Long Live Benjamin 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Perhaps May also deludes herself that the present moment is especially propitious for a renewal of “our special relationship”. Will Trump’s presidency finally kill the myth of the special relationship? 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z “The Genius of Judaism” arrives at a propitious time. Opinion | A Jewish wanderer moving from place to place in hopes of repairing the world 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Chinese pay fortunetellers to pick lucky names for their babies or propitious dates for weddings and funerals. The Chinese zodiac says Jan. 20 is not an auspicious day to inaugurate anything 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z But he likes to stress that he was born at a propitious moment for the Communist Party. A Banker Inspired by Western Novelists Seeks to Build Asia 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Now may be a propitious time for D.C. An unceremonious firing for the president’s announcer, Charlie Brotman 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z It was the same month in which Ronald Reagan was elected governor, an propitious start to his rise to power. 'Anarchy on Sunset Strip': 50 years on from the 'hippie riots' 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z She cannot have imagined that her attempt to answer this question would be published at such a propitious time. Stalin's last American spy: new book tells the strange tale of Noel Field 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z But the focus should be on policies and legislation that can lay the groundwork for a propitious environment and long-term gains. The 100 Days Myth 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z And few Loach movies arrive at a more propitious moment than the British director's latest, "I, Daniel Blake." New York Film Festival: Ken Loach's 'I, Daniel Blake' gets its U.S. debut at a critical national moment 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z We may be at a more propitious moment for that other dreaded word, gridlock, since the presidential candidates seem to be on the same side on this one. Time to Rebuild America 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z The climate for free-trade deals is not propitious these days, and Mr Fox’s department is bereft of experienced trade negotiators. So what will Brexit really mean? 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Ironically, as Washington hesitates over the deal amidst toxic election-year debates on trade, the political moment in Latin America has rarely been more propitious. A Setback in Latin America 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Whether that shoo-in status was earned on merit or a result of the propitious timing of its premiere will likely be debated as “Birth” faces a second wave of reviews in Toronto. With a cloud over 'Birth of a Nation,' which awards contenders might avert #OscarsSoWhite3? 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z In the working-class area of Bolton, England, where Harrison grew up, those would be regarded as thrilling early steps on a propitious path. Jack Harrison’s U.S. Soccer Path Started With a Choice in England by His Mother 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z Right now, Mr. Cameron’s blunder looks harmless and even propitious, but anything is possible. Cameron’s Propitious Miscalculation 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z But I’m lucky to be entering the film industry at a propitious time. A Rising Chinese Actor, Dong Zijian, on Where the Good Movies Are Now 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z How propitious to see our future military in the exuberant “Monumental moment” photograph of U.S. In Annapolis, a picture of our military’s future 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Indiana, which has 57 delegates available, most of whom the tycoon must win, is more conservative and religious, making it more propitious for Mr Cruz. Top Trump 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The timing was propitious for Mr. Greitens, 41, who had published his memoir, “The Heart and the Fist,” just weeks before. Navy SEALs Split Over Members’ Benefiting From Hard-Earned Brand 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z In any event, there may never be as propitious a time for a bargain. Argentine Offer Opens the Way for a Debt Settlement 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Whether this newfound courage proves propitious or not will depend in large part on how LG uses the G5's enigmatic new accessory slot. LG’s next flagship phone will stand out with a unique accessory slot 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z If some of its elements seem propitious for drama, the resulting play disappoints. Review: Passions Ignite in ‘Lives of Reason’ at Two River Theater 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z The timing of the deal was propitious for the networks. Amazon adds Showtime and Starz to Prime streaming subscription plan 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z They offer the service of Confucian scholars to come up with propitious names for babies. Korean County Achieves Its Goal: Less Birth Control, More Babies 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z It looked as if the Bushes had been right to decide that Texas would be a more propitious environment for Republicans than their former home, Connecticut, but had done so prematurely. How the Bushes Misunderstood Cheney 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z But instigating a trade boom takes time as well as a propitious environment. A serviceable deal 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z So this is a propitious time I think for us to carry out our long-delayed plans.” Cancer forces Jimmy Carter to slow down but not stop work 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z In a propitious sign for Los Angeles' production sector, one of Hollywood's largest prop houses is reopening six years after it shut down. 20th Century Props reopens amid production rebound in L.A. 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Timing for a sale had seemed propitious because private-equity firms have shown increasing interest in furniture investments. Ashley Furniture Won’t Be Sold 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z While calling on people of all religions to take action, however, the pope rejects, on a purely theological basis, some of the most propitious solutions on the table. Ideology Subsumes Empiricism in Pope's Climate Encyclical 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z If Major League Baseball is serious about increasing their connectivity with African American communities for players and ticket holders, this is a propitious opportunity. What Athletes Can Do For Baltimore And Their Related Return On Investment 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z Their findings, Williams and Ceci wrote, suggest "it is a propitious time for women" entering academic science. Academics rate women job applicants higher than identical men: study 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z “It is propitious that even against the backdrop of the sorrow we’re feeling today, we get news this morning of elections in Ferguson, Missouri, that changed the composition of that city council,” he said. Walter Scott’s murder was sickening, but finally there are signs of progress 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z However he got there, it was a propitious use of a moment in history, to say the least. “Radicals of a different sort”: How the reactionary right is plotting to steal the White House 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z As economies in the euro-zone remain mired in a slump, now is a propitious time for deep-pocketed Asian buyers to purchase European soccer clubs at bargain basement prices from their broke owners. Soccer Is Chinese, After All! 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z With the recent spike in activism after the killing of unarmed black men in Missouri and Staten Island, as well as the debut of the film “Selma,” the show’s timing is propitious. In Greenwich, Art Focusing on Civil Rights Figures 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z When a president is in crisis, it is usually a propitious time for political opponents to pounce. Mexico crisis engulfs major institutions but hits the left hardest 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z But look just a bit deeper and it becomes something far more propitious: an invitation to resolve beyond reductionism, just in time for the New Year. The OmniCarb Trial: Reductionism, Revelations and Resolutions 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z Finally, perched as we are between college football’s rivalry weekend and its conference championship weekend, it seems a propitious time to use a link I’ve been holding in reserve. Higher Education Week in Review: Nov. 24-30 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z G.M. and many other corporations—because of government pressure, labor shortages, and unusually propitious economic conditions after the Second World War—did wind up adopting something like his model. When G.M. Was Google 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z This crater’s existence is especially propitious because there are no study-befuddling variations in the Earth’s magnetic field nearby. Flight risk 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z In Sept. 9, Apple picked a launch day with propitious feng shui. iOS 8: More Than Just A Pretty Face 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Euromaidan was a rare exception of success carried out under more propitious circumstances. Unlike Ukraine, The Hong Kong Protests Will Almost Certainly Fail 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z This is the propitious opportunity for the NFL to learn from the private sector’s collective experience to date. What Happens After The Indefinite Suspension Of Ray Rice? 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Miguel’s trek through treacherous terrain in search of work begins with a propitious encounter with Olivia, who offers practical advice along with water and a blanket. Review: ‘Frontera’ an involving cross-border drama 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Even so, the signs are propitious for a diplomatic tilt toward the United States. In China’s Shadow, U.S. Courts Old Foe Vietnam 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z "Our government will create a more serene and propitious climate for the market, which is important to recover investments and grow," he told Reuters news agency. Brazil centrist to take on Rousseff 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z The date is ostensibly propitious, and parenthetically is the anniversary date of the Chinese Summer Olympics, which began on August 8, 2008. Look Out Main Street, Alibaba Is Moving In 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z For a man with presidential ambitions, it was not a propitious scene. Chocolate tycoon heads for landslide victory in Ukraine presidential election 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z ON THE face of it, conditions are hardly propitious for an improvement in Japan’s strained relations with its East Asian neighbours. Springtime in Tokyo? 2014-04-24T04:00:00Z Europe may be about to test de Tocqueville’s contention that the most propitious time for revolution is not when conditions are worsening, but when they start to improve. Charlemagne: Beware of europhoria 2014-05-08T14:57:57Z “It’s adaptive, data-driven, and they are the most propitious capital allocators in political activism.” Big-Money Donors Demand Larger Say in Party Strategy 2014-03-02T02:28:52Z Gray believed a celebration was a propitious time for a grim interrogation — and seemed unwilling or unable to stop. TV Sports: An Interview Up Close, and Far Too Personal 2014-02-18T04:34:49Z It is, in fact, hard to imagine a peace conference that has been convened under less propitious circumstances. Syrian Allies Assail Decision to Disinvite Iran From Peace Talks 2014-01-21T11:52:06Z The new exchange is being launched at a more propitious time. Spain Launches Bond Bourse for SMEs 2013-10-07T16:33:07Z This year’s series seemed indeed to have started at a particularly propitious moment. Letter From Europe: British Sports Can't Escape Class War 2013-07-15T13:04:24Z The meeting Tuesday in Geneva was being held against a backdrop of developments that could hardly look less propitious. Russian and U.S. Officials Return to Geneva for Talks on Syria 2013-06-25T09:41:34Z Population density is much higher here, and the geology is much less propitious. Centrica's stake in Cuadrilla says much about UK shale gas industry 2013-06-14T09:23:21Z Muslim rulers were also guided by astrology, believing that some days were more propitious than others for mundane activities or stately decisions. Astrophysics: Time for an Arab astronomy renaissance 2013-06-12T17:50:31.210Z Yet as April ends, it’s a propitious moment for an early evaluation of how President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans are meeting the aspirations set out in January. Letter From Washington: After 100 Days, Little Progress in Washington 2013-04-28T15:32:19Z The prospects for the stragglers are not propitious. From the Vault: Cardiff City's promotion 53 years ago today 2013-04-16T21:46:07Z "But you need a propitious set of circumstances to show that." Blind Mole Rats Show Evolution in Action 2013-01-28T20:00:00Z In the 1930s, a propitious gold inflow allowed the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt to conduct monetary expansion without the Fed. Economic View: Fed Monetary Policy Drives Best at Higher Speeds 2013-01-19T21:36:38Z Free agency was an important accomplishment and it made baseball better, but it also happened at a propitious moment. Marvin Miller, Union Leader Who Changed Baseball, Dies at 95 2012-11-27T16:09:18Z Now is a propitious time for raising these issues because the new Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is undertaking a Congressionally mandated revision of some disclosure forms that are required by law. Economic View: Mortgage Shopping, Made Easier - Economic View 2012-08-18T17:53:05Z The shift in sentiment is propitious, since the impact of working longer trumps demographic gloom. It's Time to See Older Workers as an Asset 2012-08-07T10:00:23Z Conditions for such schemes are less propitious today, when budget crises are as regular a feature of the Californian calendar as the Oscars. Infrastructure in California: Moonbeam dreams 2012-08-02T15:10:03Z Sudan says Malawi's current position on Mr Bashir violates AU rules including an obligation to provide "the required propitious frameworks and environment for the summit". Sudan demands move of AU summit 2012-06-07T18:24:50Z Liszt, realising that he had nothing to learn from the living Italians, turned to their dead; and for such studies his first visit to Rome was especially propitious. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Chris Christie Chris Christie became the governor of New Jersey at a propitious moment for a conservative Republican in a blue state. The Powers of New York: Introduction 2012-05-05T14:54:18Z But certain hours seem more propitious than others, owing no doubt to the tendency of cooling air to condense. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z They would much rather postpone the start for a more propitious occasion, than disregard this bad omen. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z There was always a propitious soil for its scattered seeds, and its resistance of inertia in the end proved too much for even the persistent energy of its destroyers. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z In the bleak North the agriculturist wastes no time when the weather is propitious. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z Our start at an early hour on the 20th was propitious enough. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z For a hundred miles or more the elements were propitious. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Then when the causes are ready, and the circumstances propitious, it is necessary that man be fashioned and that the bird disappear. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z May heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z I am happy that you come to me at a time so propitious. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z The start on this day was not propitious. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z This was a wholly unnecessary sacrifice of life, for the Tonquin was in no danger, and time could just as well have been taken for more propitious weather. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The statute’s success was partly a function of propitious timing. Beyond Trayvon Martin: How 'Stand Your Ground' Laws Spread from Florida to Half the U.S. 2012-03-28T11:10:00Z It is democracy, says he, that is the propitious nurse of great talents, and it is only in democracy that they flourish. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z Heaven prosper the manufacturers of paper under this propitious reign, which is now opened to us——as I trust its providence will prosper everything else in it that is taken in hand.—— The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 2012-03-28T02:00:26.907Z Nature had well fitted him for the position in which his propitious stars had cast his lot. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The archdeacon took a step forward, with the intention of intercepting him, but thought better of it, and stopped, seeing that the time was not propitious. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z Its natural products are more valuable, its soil is more fertile, and its climates more varied and propitious to vegetation. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The weather on the following day proved more propitious than had been expected. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z The good-natured goddess was propitious, and heard his prayers: before he rose up from kneeling, the Cat, which he held in his arms, was transformed into a beautiful girl. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z Great sporting achievements set their own landmark: they don’t need to occur on especially haloed turf and at an especially propitious hour. Ton-dulkar! A New Landmark For Cricket's Greatest 2012-03-17T05:35:38Z If the course of evolution has hitherto been propitious to the increase of evil, it is difficult to find any scientific grounds for a belief that evolution will now proceed to favor the good. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z The sky was clear; there was very little wind; and Kenneth realised that the conditions could hardly have been more propitious. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z James II. was a good horseman, and had circumstances been more propitious he might have left his mark in the sporting annals of the country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Well! a woman's heart is a riddle of which King Francis I. wrote the solution on that pane of glass at Chambord— "A woman's heart is most capricious; Who trusts her, finds life not propitious." The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z Still, from all points of view, it was better to keep the affair under the rose till there came a more propitious hour in which to make the disclosure. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z Sickness, climate, and direct enemies are the destructive agencies, and must secure more propitious conditions for survivors, the stronger their effect. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z I asked my friend, and my voice sounded steady enough, whether the wind and weather seemed propitious for flying. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Examination and reflection under more propitious circumstances have satisfied him that this opinion was erroneous, and he does not hesitate to declare it. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z But hereafter all his life must be devoted to the goddess, and then in the Elysian fields he shall see her again, shining amid the darkness of Acheron, propitious to him. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Rules of interpretation were formed by Artemidorus, who lived in the reign of Antoninus Pius, and he drew his conclusions from circumstances considered either propitious or sinister. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z It would be the worthiest occupation of mind to ascertain the conditions propitious for this meeting of the nations in their new home, and to provide preventions for obvious dangers that attend it. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z His success depends not alone on skill and judgment, for some seasons, or days even, are found more propitious than others. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z The times are not propitious now for that sort of enterprise. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z He would have seen that the moment was not propitious, and that his business could hardly be done on the highway. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Shaving was also a nuptial ceremony, when virgins presented their hair to Venus, Juno, Minerva, Diana, and other propitious divinities. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z There is no lovelier time in the year to my thinking, and I hope weather and everything else may prove propitious. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z Rarely has a book had a more propitious introduction to the public; but it was destined to encounter the proverbial fickleness of that public. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z Every thing seemed propitious, except that it continued to rain "pitchforks," with the tines downward, and that the wind was steadily working round to the eastward. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z I will give you time to think," proceeded the abb�, "since, though the moment is propitious, you are not in the mood for wooing. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Supplications were offered up to Mercury for propitious visions, and a caduceus was placed for that purpose at the feet of beds; hence was it called ἑρμῖες. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The present time is especially propitious to our study: one feels, as it were, that it is ripening to far-reaching conclusions. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Thus schemed the schemers, labouring each for self, masking their batteries one from the other till the propitious moment should come for rupture. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z The moment is not exactly propitious in the height of the London season when every instant is taken, but I think we can make something pretty, and Mdme. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z Few things have pleased me more than Akhlat, and the dreamy loveliness of the day was altogether propitious. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z The moment seemed propitious to the unfolding of his plan. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z The time was thus propitious for the production of a great imaginative work, and the man was ready who should produce it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z On approaching the ancient queen of the Flemish cities, the sail of his hope was swelled by a propitious breeze. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z The light, the weather, the time, were all, this evening, most propitious to our visit. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z Thou dost seem to be Some wandering spirit of the sea, That dearly loves the gleam of sails, And o'er them breathes propitious gales. The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z "If circumstances are propitious, I should be glad to arrange it," he said. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The wheat was everywhere standing tall and green, and the season had been on the whole so propitious that from bitter experience they almost expected a change. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z Now a propitious destiny exalts the Changeful far above thee. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z Taking twelve of these with him, Columba sailed from Ireland, and the weather proving propitious, all safely arrived at Hy of the Hebrides. The Life of Saint Columba, Abbot, and Apostle of the Northern Picts 2012-01-28T03:00:27.347Z "The day of many prayers dawned propitious, and was as bright and clear as I could have wished." Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The weather was propitious, and hours of sunshine were making the Corner House girls as brown as Indians. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z Whenever one of these sheep laid down, it was immediately sacrificed to "the propitious god." "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z No conditions seem so propitious for a practical confederation as those of Spanish America; with a few exceptions, the virtual unity of language, laws, general race-ideals, would seem to render protection of frontiers supererogatory. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z Here was the very thing I needed, ready cut out to my hand by propitious fortune. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z The frigate lies at single anchor ready, And winds propitious to our purpose blow. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z I myself drink of it and plume myself on the strength of it; would that it might be propitious! The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z And right now is a propitious time to strike a deal, as neither party can be sure who’ll be in charge in 2013. Economic View: The Art of Bargaining, Lost Upon Washington - Economic View 2012-01-07T20:50:40Z Immediately the skulls in the niches of the temple laughed aloud, and the goddess herself became propitious to the prince and gave him that virtue of perfection which the mendicant had sought to obtain. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z A tremendous chorus of barking dogs was the not very propitious welcome of guests arriving at such an unseasonable hour. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z At last on 18th December, the heavens seemed somewhat more propitious, though the wind still continued easterly; indeed occasionally blew from the north, and frequent squalls of rain poured pitilessly down upon us. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Devonshire therefore did not seem a propitious Prime Minister for Pitt. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z For years he shrank from nothing that might render God propitious; he multiplied his acts of devotion and his works of penance. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z The hermit became propitious, and granted the boon. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z The preponderance of sash-wood over the panes of glass is anything but propitious to clear seeing. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 2011-12-26T03:00:15.410Z Farewell, then, and go, tell the Romans that by the exercise of temperance and fortitude they shall attain the highest pitch of human greatness; and I, the god Quirinus, will ever be propitious to you.' The Two Tests: The Supernatural Claims of Christianity Tried by Two of its Own Rules 2011-12-24T03:08:06.143Z The moment seemed propitious to make the Rome of the Popes the capital of the new kingdom; Garibaldi tried to effect it, but was shamefully defeated at Aspromonte and forced to retreat. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Favored with beautiful weather and propitious winds, our friends found their first day out from Ocean Beach most enjoyable. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z Come, my darling; the gods have at last become propitious to us.” Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z We figured it was a propitious time to assess the 10 most horrifying losses ever suffered by the Pac-12. 'Tis the season: The Pac-12's 10 worst losses in history 2011-12-21T03:30:13Z There prostrating himself before the body of the man of God, he prayed with pious earnestness, that, through his intercession, the Lord might be propitious to him. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z The time was propitious, France, Austria and the Papacy were all humbled. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z But everything seemed propitious, and I fairly swam in bliss. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z The Rishi became propitious to the mouse, and threw some holy water on its body, and it was at once changed into a cat. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Trained in London at the Royal School of Needlework, Ms. Wilson arrived in the United States at a propitious moment. Erica Wilson Dies at 83; Led a Rebirth of Needleworking 2011-12-14T04:52:35Z Darbes, whom Goldoni learned to appreciate and use with excellent effect, seconded his efforts admirably; and in 1748 circumstances seemed propitious for attempting the long-cherished scheme of a revolution in the theatre. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Mayest thou enjoy whatever is propitious, and may all evil be far from thee,—O King! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z And he went away, while Soetkin went to bring wherewithal to feast propitious fortune. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z So long as roads were passable, and skies at all propitious, Mrs. Edwards was certain to ride to Caerphilly market, companioned by Rhys, less for protection than for his instruction. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z I will hope for the best, and keep all I have to say, partly for next week, partly for some more propitious season. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z Despite our local competitors, luck at first seemed inclined to be propitious. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z "Are the rain and air propitious, so that the people live in happiness and ease?" The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z Where dost thou hide, propitious fortune? take me to the place where the pasture is.” The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z If he went leisurely he would reach Queen Street about six, a propitious hour. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z She longed to ask questions, but restrained her curiosity in the hope that Esmé would confide in her when a propitious moment offered. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z “With low interest rates throughout the world, this would certainly seem to be a propitious time for countries to pursue productive capital investment.” Asia could help drive global economic growth, Fed official says 2011-11-29T18:25:00Z Mayest thou enjoy whatever is propitious, and may all evil be far from thee,—O King! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z The moment seemed propitious for escape; I looked at my watch, and said that if they would kindly tell me the way to the yard I would go round and see about things. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z At bottom this man was just a wild Highland cateran with a dash of Spanish buccaneer, hot-blooded, avid of gain under circumstances so propitious, insatiable. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z But the portents are all propitious—absit any ill consequence of this fatuity! The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z If she merely loosens it, he is at liberty to try his luck again at a more propitious moment; but if she cuts the knot, there is an end of hope. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z "By reason of your Majesty's great glory and excellence, the rain and air are propitious, and the people live in happiness." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z Fate is not propitious to me here in Bonn. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z "That we may have an answer propitious to our suit." The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Give me more news of this at some convenient hour, and let me believe that at some propitious one I may have the pleasure of seeing you. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z “That's our Mecca if the fates be propitious,” said Tom Shealey, as the boys were viewing the scene here described from an elevated point at least a mile away. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z Apparently the turn of events had had a favorable effect on him; if he cared enough now to come up and see her the opportunity for putting her plea to him must be fairly propitious. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z In its various duties, the giving of counsel, the questioning of witnesses, and the frequent display of capacity before courts and juries, the seeds of vanity find propitious soil and start into rank growth. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z The moment was propitious for interference, and supported by those who were indignant at the extravagance and incompetence, real or alleged, of the king, Gloucester was soon in a position of authority. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z It is evidently a most sympathetic spot, and I shall positively try, on some propitious occasion, to knock at its door. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z "I did," she said, "but it seems that the time is not propitious." Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z "My daughter," said this elderly person, in slow and measured tones, "it is not to all that the stars have been so propitious at their birth." Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z In Denham's life he quotes four lines which must, he says, have been written 'in some hour propitious to poetry.' Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z These wise men are represented not only as preparing those who exercise rulership over Judaism's affairs, but also as framing and influencing the world's thought toward ends which shall be propitious to these plans. The International Jew The World's Foremost Problem 2011-10-16T02:00:19.257Z The way the "general location" seems propitious to me ought to succeed in soothing the nerves of association. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z Marsyas knew that superior advantages were always for the rich man, and he, who had to be in the forefront of Flora's van, had to gather unto himself the most propitious opportunities. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z If the hour seemed propitious, he would take her for a spin in his new racing-car that even now waited in the street below; but somehow suddenly his plan did not attract him deeply. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z When a man wished to set out on any enterprise of importance he very often consulted the positions of the stars to see if the time was propitious. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z But times had not as yet been propitious, and at twenty-five he found himself still only a painter, with a very fair knowledge of carpentering into the bargain. Mother Meg or, The Story of Dickie's Attic 2011-10-13T02:00:40.380Z Nature is so propitious to us in every respect that out of evil she brings good. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z The time seems propitious; our executive is said to be a Christian. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z “This is a propitious time for energy breakthroughs,” he said at a recent session with reporters in Washington. I.H.T. Special Report: Energy: The Year of Peril and Promise in Energy Production 2011-10-10T21:06:17Z The weather being propitious, all the Sabine beauty and fashion were attracted to the place, and the games, consisting of horse-racing, gave to the scene all the animation of a cup day at Ascot. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z Yet you have not this aversion for all the world: However, I was in hope, though the day frowned, the night might prove as propitious to me as it is to others. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z The hour was propitious, the moment was decisive. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z He calls upon the saint to be propitious, and to grant his prayer. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z Others, claiming a more propitious christening, assert that Chicago was a derivative from Chacaqua, the Indian term for the Divine River. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z Of 1748 he says, “This year, the twelfth of my age, I shall note as the most propitious to the growth of my intellectual stature.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Hark you, sirrah, one word more of this gibberish, and I'll set you packing from your new service: I'll have neither propitious nor fate come within my doors. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z After the evening meal he sought the priests of the temple and brought back word that the oracle might be consulted next day if the sacrifice proved propitious. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z I appeal to those American converts now in Italy, whether it is not believed there, that Saint Januarius, on a certain day, is invoked to be "propitious to the people." Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z The hour was not propitious, and honor to the memory of Washington was again deferred. History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society 2011-09-27T02:00:16.967Z Meanwhile, in what many consider propitious timing, a project is under way next door: a new, more spacious co-op building with affordable housing units on top, scheduled to open in April. Shaken by a Killing at a Co-op, a Town in Vermont Tries to Carry On 2011-09-24T20:37:02Z His soul is in the clouds, he will be propitious to my destiny. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z The rest of the day was propitious to her new views. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z If the saint is willing to be propitious, the crust of the saint's blood, which the priest holds in his hand, bubbles into a red liquid. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z The vision of France, at any rate, so close and so clear at propitious hours, was to grow happily illustrational for us as nothing else in any like relation to us could possibly have become. Within the Rim and Other Essays 2011-09-16T02:00:22.793Z The god was propitious, and accompanied the returning embassy in the form of a serpent. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z The cruise of the Highland Mary was a long but most pleasant and propitious one. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z If—as each tree, and rock, and cave of old, Had its presiding nymph, as we are told— Thou hast thy nymph; I ask for nothing but Her aid propitious when I come to putt. Poems on Golf 2011-09-08T02:00:19.780Z I wanted to find out whether the gods were propitious to our undertaking, as you would say. The Bradys After a Chinese Princess The Yellow Fiends of 'Frisco 2011-09-06T02:00:11.117Z During the period of the elder Garcia's stay in Mexico, political events occurred which were the very reverse of propitious to any musical venture. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z “Good morning,” she said sweetly, from out of her sun-bonnet, giving him a look that seemed propitious. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z One night, on the occasion of a great storm, the Hindoo-grenadier believed the moment propitious for his grand enterprise. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z Everything seemed propitious as regards the weather, for though dense fogs had prevailed for a week or two—it was early in August—the sky was now clear and the glass slowly but steadily rising. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z Despite these challenges, Ibrahim al-Ghiryani decided that the end of Gaddafi's rule in the east was propitious for establishing a political party. Libya's Road to Democracy: Expect a Bumpy Ride 2011-08-30T11:35:00Z You are never surprised into fear by the unlucky position of the planets, nor moved to sing Laus Deo, when now and then, the stars are propitious. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z The man took it in an eager clasp and blessed the Fates for this propitious moment. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z Menachem Mendil shall go to the holy man and consult with him, so that it take place in a propitious hour. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z The inventor considers this a propitious sign from heaven. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z She became the queen of two kingdoms, and, had the future been more propitious, the whole map of Europe might have been changed. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z The time he selected for his deed of destruction he thought the most propitious for covering up his tracks. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z To this Kenneth made no reply, while he decided that the moment was not propitious for introducing the subject uppermost in his mind. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z History, then, must be our guide; and never was epoch more propitious, for never has her lamp shone brighter. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z Taking advantage of the propitious moment, Meg slipped away, and ran down to greet her husband with a smiling face, and the little blue bow in her hair which was his especial admiration. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z We do not own up often, but this seems a propitious moment. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z Billy Blind—A familiar genius, or propitious spirit, somewhat similar to the Brownie. 67-74. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) 2011-08-12T02:00:17.607Z Some hauls may be unsuccessful, but if one pond is not propitious others should be tried. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z All was still within doors, and everything seemed propitious, for the night was excessively dark. A Fluttered Dovecote 2011-07-29T02:00:21.880Z Mr. Leeson wrote to his broker, telling him to seize the first propitious moment to sell out from the gold-mine, and then sat moodily, getting colder and colder, in front of the empty grate. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z To them fishing is but fishing, and fish are only fish, and they will go for one or the other when the signs are right and the day propitious. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z Circumstances were anything but propitious all through this expedition of his; and yet he defied and disregarded them all. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z The procession had scarcely passed when we were suddenly seized with anxiety at the idea that the time was particularly propitious for burglarizing deserted apartments and we rushed home. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z Your coming at this time is most propitious, for I was almost at my wit's end as to how to help her bear the direful calamity that has just come upon her. An American 2011-07-12T02:00:38.043Z I need not say that I evaded the question, not deeming the moment propitious for a course of the Catechism of the Council of Trent; and we parted good friends. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z The morning had been for a while propitious, but towards noon a dense umber-tinted fog had come on, making it all but impossible to see the pictures, and quite impossible to do them justice. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z In his extremity, he thought of Roland, and now the moment struck him in a propitious light. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z The course was interrupted by amatory interludes whenever the wayside boskage was propitious, so it was not before the outspanning took place that the wagons were reached. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z Invitations, too, had not been lacking, with very propitious “beauty’s eyes” in the background, but for such he had no inclination. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Baird chose to consider the speech propitious, and he ventured further. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z Now this was a very propitious beginning of the enterprise. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z On the first circle revolves the star which men call Saturn; on the second Jupiter shines, that beneficent and propitious star to human eyes; then follows Mars, ruddy and awful. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z The Heavens had been propitious, in so far that but little rain had fallen, but the cold had been severe in the rugged mountain tracts they were obliged to travel through. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z Truly her marriage eve was not a propitious one. The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky 2011-06-23T02:00:24.513Z The visit was destined and propitious, and in three weeks the transfer of the Campbell Iron Works to a Yorkshire iron company was completed, and Robert was ready to return home. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z Certainly, the Obama administration has a record of translating potentially propitious moments for change into strategic paralysis. Why bin Laden's death should end the war on terror 2011-06-20T17:01:00Z At these goats were sacrificed to him with libations of wine and milk, and he was implored to be propitious to fields and flocks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Oliphant looked inquiringly at Tom; but the moment was not propitious for explanations. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z He was in the mood for enjoying himself, and his surroundings were propitious. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Gifts of meat, milk, and beer were cast into the foam, and the soothsayers read the signs of the murmuring water as propitious to the union. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z The witch-doctor pronounced the current state of the moon to be propitious, so messengers were at once sent to warn a sufficient number of men from the surrounding kraals for immediate duty. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z With new swelling sails and flying streamers, in gayly decorated singing-vessels, with propitious side winds, did the gay passage fly through cities and pastures. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z In the great voyage to Cathay, nothing could have been more propitious than our outward passage, and nothing savor more of devils incarnate, than the homeward. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z They felt confidence in each other if the future was propitious; but now—— “I am sure you will make your mark in the army, Tom, dear,” Ruth said to him. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z That was happiness enough for that day and the next, but on the third he began to get down to earth again and deemed the time propitious. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z Sometimes, even, she accorded a more direct satisfaction to her perpetual desires, and no place of repose seemed to her more propitious for the minute slowness of this delicate solace. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z She went to him with a sudden enthusiasm, taking his hands, perhaps subconsciously divining the bitter personal reflection that had been going on in his mind, feeling the moment to be propitious. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z Such is my experience, too, noble admiral; and, with you, I look upon this visit as a most propitious omen. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z She bids her son be propitious to him, and she and Adonis depart. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z Fate was propitious; the servant returned saying that Miss Conroy would be down in a moment, and Mr. Hamlin looked at his watch. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z It is the fourth of July, my men—the anniversary of our Declaration of Independence, the birthday of our liberties—day propitious in the history of the United States of America! Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z Ere its sails were filled with propitious gales, its ruin was prepared. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Here his fortune had been no less propitious. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z But I hope the Hour's propitious to me, Finding you alone, and free from Business, I promise myself I shall be heard with Patience. The Stolen Heiress or, The Salamanca Doctor Outplotted 2011-05-31T02:00:34.090Z Ye guardian gods! look down propitious on her, Inspire her Senate with your sacred wisdom, And call up all that's Roman in their souls! The Inflexible Captive A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-05-31T02:00:32.980Z If not, the effusion of our poetical cowherd dies away quite silently—not much to his distress, for had its fate been more propitious its author would probably have been very little the wiser. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Since finishing the book, I have written a play which can either be published or acted, as circumstances prove most propitious. The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z Nan’s eyes were riveted on the ring, where the bullfighter with his spear was waiting for a propitious moment to plunge it into the mad bleeding animal that was lunging at him. Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border 2011-05-26T02:00:20.467Z Ventures of this character are rarely ordered by superior authority; but can be attempted only in a propitious moment by those on the spot. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z Yes, joys unlook'd-for now shall gild thy days, And brighter suns reflect propitious rays. The Inflexible Captive A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-05-31T02:00:32.980Z Democrats hope the result indicates 2012 will be a propitious cycle. Hochul Wins in NY-26 Elections 2011-05-25T09:19:12Z The opening up of that sleigh ride was propitious. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z Be hushed, O party hates, the while That emblem lingers there, And thou, dear fates, propitious smile Upon the wedded pair. Hoosier Lyrics 2011-05-20T02:00:38.353Z Africa has never been propitious to European settlement or colonization, but quite the contrary. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z Now I begin to live; propitious heaven Inclines to favour me.——Licinius here? The Inflexible Captive A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-05-31T02:00:32.980Z May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z In one respect this season is peculiarly propitious to the insect, as the reindeer's coat is now very thin, most of the hair of last year's growth being fallen off. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z Formerly, it had appeared to him that the propitious hour in their furtive existence had not arrived, although daily he had clearly foreseen it in the rising sun of the morrow. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z That "city of the sun" is not propitious to soft tints; its sky, its fields, its men all affect crude colours. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z I come to dry thy tears, not make them flow; The gods once more propitious smile upon us, Joy shall again await each happy morn, And ever-new delight shall crown the day! The Inflexible Captive A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-05-31T02:00:32.980Z Whether they deemed the occasion propitious or not, the steel workers' unions, on pain of extinction, had to act in defence of their harassed membership. The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons 2011-05-07T02:00:25.193Z It can readily be seen that conditions were propitious for the exercise of talents not anywhere, in normal times, considered as desirable. Overshadowed A Novel 2011-05-07T02:00:24.483Z Dramatic turning points have not always been propitious, as Jimmy Carter learned when the effort to free the hostages in Iran in 1980 turned into a disaster. When Leaders Change History 2011-05-05T05:00:00Z I went privately, having left my mule with the honest man who brought me the letter, and fortune was just then so propitious that I found Lucinda at the grate. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z In anticipation of so propitious a result, we had provided a banquet for Bench and Bar. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z She is still the goddess of the troubadours and the minnesingers, but a goddess who is treated as the South-sea Islanders treat their gods, beating them when they are not propitious. From the Easy Chair, series 2 2011-04-29T02:00:06.407Z Now, it would serve my purpose, since I am determined to go abroad and seek fortune under some more propitious sky than that which extends over the Chiltern Hills. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z So I waited day after day, no moment seeming more propitious than another. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z If the month is propitious I may find bones for another. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z A pallet on the floor, or in some shady nook outdoors when the weather was propitious, was my favorite, and for most of the time my lonely, resting place. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z Sir A. Murray and General Dobell left the Palestine operations, and General Sir E. Allenby was sent out to organize a subsequent advance when the opportunity was propitious. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Still, the weather was propitious, which was seldom the case, and they toiled on, until exhaustion stopped them when it was getting dark. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z That year was, indeed, particularly propitious to the development of my musical taste. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z I never write a line now but O'D., and I only send you about one in every five I invent, for the time is not propitious in new subjects. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Yet neither the time nor set was propitious for measures as drastic as their slump to type in character and motivation made imminent. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z We agree on this point but the West must help us to provide a propitious climate. Libyan fighting goes on after peace bid fails 2011-04-12T00:29:02Z He but tosses the beaded thing back upon the mantel, with the reflection that he to whom it belongs has been born under a more propitious star than himself. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z What if I should put his courageous incredulity to the test?" thought Helen; "the moment is propitious now. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z Mr. Pitt inclined to the former opinion, and believed the moment propitious to award the Roman Catholic claims, and to a general remission of those laws which pressed so heavily upon them. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Meanwhile the radiant sun sinks down to night, But soon he sheds again the yellow light; And while the golden orb ascends the sky, The fowls of heaven on wing propitious fly. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z The wave of opinion rolled high, and they had the praise of launching their barks on it, with strength and skill indeed, but yet with a propitious gale and a favouring current. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z It would seem as if some influence must come on in advance underground and get things ready, so that when the outside temperature is propitious, they at once venture out. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z But fate, or the fiend, was propitious to him. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Upon his arrival in Kentucky every thing seemed propitious. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z With ceaseless care, eager alike to reign, Both anxious watch some favouring sign to gain, Remus with prescient gaze observes the sky Apart, and marks where birds propitious fly. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Their institutions had moulded them; a conclusion not more apparent from our colonial and revolutionary history, than apposite for estimating at least the immediate results of revolutions effected under moral circumstances less propitious. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z If the leaf turns to the right, a propitious harvest is assured, whereas, if it turns to the left, certain calamity will follow. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z The timing is propitious because the Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public comment through Earth Day on the best ways to shape its priorities for refuges. Dot Earth: Defining a 'Refuge' as Resource Thirsts Rise 2011-03-26T16:12:03Z He seized the propitious moment to disburden his soul. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z By a figure, daring even in verse, he represents the ship as extolling its high services, and claiming its well-earned dedication to Castor and Pollux, gods propitious to mariners. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z The soil immediately bordering on the lake has not proved very propitious, as nothing but potatoes have been found to answer the trouble of cultivation. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z It is considered propitious to see it on this day, and those who cannot afford to buy one discharge their matchlocks to put it on the wing.” Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z The closing years of the last century were propitious for a young British soldier fired by an ambition to distinguish himself, and young Colborne had embraced precisely the career for which he was best fitted. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z The dangers, misfortunes, and indignities suffered by his preferred rival were an added slur upon him, who had all the backing of propitious circumstance. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z Lucretius seizes on this happy accident and identifies the Venus of fable with the true Venus, the propitious power in all nature, of which Rome was indeed a crowning work. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z The circumstances of the time were not propitious. Tony Blair: Confronting Gadhafi Is Not Enough 2011-03-18T22:09:08Z The owner of a cow which has vomited such a ball, regards it as a propitious augury for the prosperity of his family. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z The North-West, however, has upon the whole been propitious to the Doctor. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z I rejoice in the prospect, but earnestly wish I knew precisely the conditions that would be most propitious to usher in the new wisdom. Professor Huskins 2011-03-13T03:00:20.620Z But the poet's work, also, if it is to be accomplished worthily, must look to the same propitious movement for its happy issue and for its power to persuade. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z "Master," said the chief, "at full moon, which is our custom, when the tide is so, and all signs of gods and devils are propitious, I will do as you bid." Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z Wednesday and Friday are both propitious days, and a journey begun on either with a view to business will be lucrative. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z It was a propitious time, the evening overflow dispersed, the loneliness of the deep night hours, when a footfall echoes loud and a solitary figure looms mysterious, not yet come. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z He ate in silence, somewhat hungrily, and she did not deem the moment propitious for telling him about her visit to Mynors' works. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z To a propitious season and atmosphere, a poet owes his inspiration and his success. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z At first primitive men, with only a very rough idea of the seasons, must have found great difficulty in determining when was the propitious moment for the seed-time sacrifice and the sowing. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z The omens being propitious, he walks over the glowing embers, followed by a Udaya29 and the crowd of celebrants, who, before going through the ordeal, count the hairs on their feet. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z It was a propitious meeting for the detective, for Willitts proved himself a free and expansive talker. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z We, so to say, stemmed the foamy torrent of Democracy at its highest flood; but the moment was also propitious. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z In this new search, he fixes his eye on the sign of the Earth-Spirit, which seems more propitious to his present wish. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z But fate was to be more propitious than he had feared. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z They intervene in the affairs of mortals, harming them or protecting them, according as they are contrary or propitious. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z Neither journey or hunting is ever undertaken without propitious omens, and should these be wanting, the Amhára will retrace his steps on any pretext, and patiently await the welcome sign. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z I wondered at this, as the conditions were propitious; and Betty, as a rule, follows up the trail of a crack as surely and consistently as a weasel follows a hare. Betty Grier 2011-02-24T03:01:04.507Z Many of these pagan sprites, indeed, had been originally impish and mischievous, since not all the aspects of nature are lovely or propitious, nor all the dreams of men. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z This reference to "Who's Who," a book just issued, shows that the Academy is beginning this work at a very propitious time. Papers of the American Negro Academy. (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 18-19.) 2011-02-23T03:00:31.787Z When the propitious event takes place, no hakeem, except of late in extreme cases, since the introduction of European medical men, is ever called in. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z My dear Eichhof, you are in a deucedly morbid, sentimental mood to-day, and farewells are scarcely propitious to the cure of such maladies. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z The time is not propitious for a visit to your class, Madam, I can plainly see. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z He alone will be a sufferer, for the Spirit is a just one, though not propitious to me. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z May the Great Spirit prove propitious, and turn its eyes upon the dead-wood!” Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z At noon he has lunch, and takes his siesta; whilst the afternoon is devoted to study, or to correspondence; or, if the fancy take him, and the season be propitious, to a shooting party. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z He but tosses the headed thing back upon the mantel, with the reflection that he to whom it belongs has been born under a more propitious star than himself. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z The weather was in every way propitious, and though it thawed in day time, it always froze at night. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z For the first time a propitious destiny protected me from the worst. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z The hour, the day, the darkness are all propitious. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z He visibly took pleasure in Gabrielle's high spirits, and the wise woman resolved to seize the propitious moment, in order to clear up a point which lay very near her heart. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Everything seemed propitious; Sedgwick's gallant Sixth Corps had arrived late on the night of the second, and had not been engaged. Vermont riflemen in the war for the union, 1861 to 1865 A history of Company F, First United States sharp shooters 2011-01-28T03:00:21.780Z The young couple seemed in perfect accord with it, and all looked propitious for the match, when something took place which brought the plan to a sudden end. The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z The good people, who had kept out of the way all this time, thought the moment propitious to resume their journey. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Breezes are not always propitious; they sometimes create disastrous havoc; torrents are sometimes more than refreshing, and summers unduly hot. Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z The times were not propitious for open resistance. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z He took aim coldly, waiting for the propitious moment, and was about to pull the trigger, when Karl said, in German: "I say, Excellenz, do you know what's being prepared for the ferryman's house?" The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z The weather was glorious, and most propitious for mountain travel on foot; Egon felt awaken within him an old longing for some days alone with nature in her grand, careless mood. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z Our leisure was propitious to gossip, and we spent many an hour listening to those who had seen the first tragical events of the invasion. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z According to her preconceived notions a proposal was carefully led up to, uttered at some propitious moment, preferably by moonlight, and then and there either definitely accepted or rejected. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z She would inspire her boy with dauntless energy, with the will to attack, with indefatigable strength, with the spirit that foretells and seizes the propitious moment. The Secret of Sarek 2011-01-14T03:00:49.903Z Paul had his back turned to him, attending to his work and waiting for the propitious moment when the spy, coming two steps nearer, would be within his reach. The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z If the weather were propitious he spent the entire remainder of the day out of doors, in the fields, on foot or on horseback, in the court-yard and stables. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z However, neither of these facts were so important as the feeling Jack had, that no propitious moment had arrived for a second discussion of the subject with her husband. The Ranch Girls and Their Great Adventure 2011-01-13T03:01:17.050Z Then taking advantage of the propitious moment, he added in a penitential tone,— "I want to apologize for my stupidity and unintentional rudeness yesterday." Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z The time was propitious for Cranmer to take measures for the final destruction of the old order. Breaking with the Past Catholic Principles Abandoned at the Reformation 2011-01-13T03:01:01.257Z If, however, they are disappointed in their expectations, they deem it no impiety to change their divinity, by having recourse to another, whom they hope to find more propitious and successful. 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 And now may the fairies be propitious to you, my dear friend! The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z Nor were the fates more propitious for the next few days. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z That was not a propitious beginning, I thought. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z Fifth of November, a propitious day for the "discovery," 231; the day solemnized, 5. What was the Gunpowder Plot? The Traditional Story Tested by Original Evidence 2011-01-03T03:01:06.770Z "When I can think of one and a propitious moment presents itself, I am at your service, but these gentlemen, you see, are otherwise occupied; besides, here comes Helen to lay the cloth for supper." Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z Fortunately fate was propitious, I was not prematurely cut off. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z The weather proved propitious, the breeze being gentle, and the sea smooth. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The weather could not have been more propitious than when what was hoped would prove to be the homeward cruise began. A Runaway Brig; or, An Accidental Cruise 2011-01-02T03:00:16.390Z The weeks passed away, and the morning of the 15th of July dawned in summer glory, giving a promise that for once St. Swithin would be propitious. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z They hear men striving to have everything ready, so that not one propitious chance may remain and so that destiny may be fulfilled. The Golden Triangle The Return of Ars?ne Lupin 2011-01-01T03:00:23.890Z Merciful Prophet! stretch forth thy propitious arms towards thy vicegerent; who is ready to fall, irretrievably, into the snare which his enemies, the dives, have prepared to destroy him. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z The fates were much more propitious as to weather, than they had been to the little Sumter, when she eluded the Iroquois. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Neither the time nor place was propitious for that. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z This soil is propitious to every seed, and tares must needs grow in it; but why should it not also breed clear thinking, honest judgement, and rational happiness? Character and Opinion in the United States 2010-12-20T17:12:15.253Z Fiery patriot, yet calmly bearing the greatest humiliations while awaiting the propitious moment for taking his innings. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z “This, sir, is one of the dangers of solitude, which the hermit has confessed not always to promote goodness, and the astronomer’s misery has proved to be not always propitious to wisdom.” Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z If the east wind blew on the Christmas eve the circumstance was deemed propitious in this connection. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z If so, it’s hard to imagine that more exercise, better eating habits and some careful consideration of your genetic risk and how you might nudge those epigenetic factors with lifestyle changes might be propitious. Well: The Workout Enigma 2010-11-17T18:38:00Z With those dollar figures thrown around in court, it will not be easy for Mr. Mozilo to overcome the bias against very wealthy defendants whose timing appears to be propitious. The Subprime Mortgage Crisis on Trial 2010-08-25T17:03:00Z It might not be the most propitious time to plunge into stocks. Bond giant Pimco taking another shot at equities, driven by belief in 'new normal' 2010-07-25T04:00:00Z There shalt thou behold, in immense depositories, the treasures which the stars have promised thee; and which will be conferred by those Intelligences whom thou shalt thus render propitious. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z The "Reagan Democrats" of 1980 do not see the world as supply-siders do, even in the most propitious circumstances, and never will. The column David Brooks should have written today 2010-06-22T17:01:00Z With the Athens stock market down nearly 30 percent so far this year, it would not seem a propitious time for initial public offerings. Greece Prepares Sale of Assets to Cut Its Debt 2010-06-02T16:16:00Z In fact, 11 December 1908 must have been a propitious date. The Strange Case of Manoel de Oliveira, still making films at 101 2010-05-13T18:45:00Z |
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