| 单词 | retard |
| 例句 | “What are you two retards doing over there?” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z By association, though, so was I. We were the school retards, the mentals, the losers who stuttered or could explode in rage or wet their pants or who just couldn’t say the words. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The Collaborative Classroom was where the retards went to school. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Last month Mr. T told us we had to read some stupid book and go spend time with the retards. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z And then it was like, one of the “retards” that helped save Peter. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Peter called them retards, and Alexia laughed, like it was funny or somethin’. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z I had begun to believe that the Mediterranean Diet that kept my grandmother alive against her will was also sinisterly retarding my maturity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Like, isn’t it weird that Peter called them retards way back when Teach first told us that we were going to work with them? Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Might it be, I wondered, that the omega-3 fatty acids and the three-vegetables-per-meal I consumed were responsible for retarding my sexual maturity? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Some insecticides affect sensitive plants such as beans, wheat, barley, or rye, retarding root development or depressing growth of seedlings. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In its multi-functionality — wicking away viscous oil while retarding flame — “the modern military uniform is less an outfit than a system,” writes Roach. Yes, there are maggots: Mary Roach's 'Grunt' delights in the physicalities of going to war 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Once "retards" and social outcasts, they've evolved into sought-after speakers at conferences and workshops, stressing the theme of empowerment in the face of severe handicaps. For those with autism, documentary offers new hope 2011-03-27T18:01:04Z “Sad to see my sisters offering their bodies to retards fighting to get killed, otherwise it’s all good,” Ismael writes. Aggro-Texting From the Syrian Jihad 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z But because it’s coming out of our mouths, all of a sudden, we’re retards. Spoofing Insane Clown Posse on the Internet 2010-04-29T21:43:00Z The desperate letter writers who inspired “Miss Lonelyhearts” are “a regular mulligan stew of loons, cripples, permanent deadbeats and retards.” Books of The Times: ?Lonleyhearts? by Marion Meade: Lives of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney 2010-03-18T23:29:00Z Appealing to the selfish 1%, he even argues that inequality undermines productivity and retards growth, whereas a more egalitarian society would result in a more stable economy. The Price of Inequality by Joseph E Stiglitz – review 2013-04-19T18:00:01Z It was Rivera, of course, who attracted the most attention, retarding the acknowledgement due to Siqueiros and Orozco. Mexican modernism and the politics of painting 2013-06-29T07:59:01Z The media regulator is investigating three incidents, which have attracted a total of 1,225 complaints, including abusive behaviour, a black contestant being called "a gorilla" and housemates labelled as "retards". Big Brother sponsor refuses to rule out dropping £2m deal over abuse row 2012-07-10T12:02:15Z Only the tides exert significant retarding torques on Earth, and so it will continue to spin, although ever more slowly, for many billions of years. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z If the levels of solutes increase beyond a certain range, a hormone is released that retards water loss through the kidney and dilutes the blood to safer levels. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z If an object is slid along a rough horizontal floor, it soon comes to rest because friction between it and the floor acts as a retarding force. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Prior Vital Dufour, who was ordained Cardinal of the Catholic church by Pope Clement in 1313, once listed 40 of the virtues of Armagnac including: "It renders man joyous, preserves youth and retards senility." Happy and Glorious: Royal collectables up for auction 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z That drove prices in Europe and Asia to all-time highs earlier this year, fanning inflationary pressure and retarding efforts by countries to switch to gas from coal to reduce pollution and carbon emissions. High gas prices, energy security fears impede decarbonisation push 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z A retarding voltage between the collector wire and plate can then be adjusted so as to determine the energy of the ejected electrons. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z In the incident last year, a caller to 911 alleged that he was holding people hostage in Abdullah’s home and trying to send a message that “BLM is a bunch of retards.” Black Lives Matter leader targeted in third 'swatting' incident, the second since last week 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z He said he wanted to send a message that “BLM is a bunch of retards.” Day after BLM leader announces lawsuit over 'swatting' incident, she's targeted again 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z It never sees the inside of a refrigerator, which retards the fermentation of the natural yeasts and the lactobacilli. Review | Martha Dear doubles down on the seduction of sourdough to make pizzas like no other 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z They referred to each other with the self-deprecating, if offensive, term “retards.” The GameStop stock craze is about a populist uprising against Wall Street. But it’s more complicated than that. 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z “The effects of withholding, delaying or retarding Golden Rice development through overcautious regulation has imposed unconscionable costs in terms of years of sight and lives lost,” Regis concludes. Block on GM rice ‘has cost millions of lives and led to child blindness’ 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z Newer formulations include substances that slow nutrient delivery still further, by retarding the conversion of starting materials, such as urea, to nutrients. Smarter Fertilizers Can Reduce Environmental Contamination 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z The rugged mountainous terrain, heavy snowfall and lack of roads were retarding the pace of immediate relief and rescue operations, said a senior official working for the Afghanistan Natural Disaster Management Authority in Kabul. Flash floods in Afghanistan kill at least 20 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z When that ice recedes, more heat and moisture can warm the air, further retarding ice formation. The Arctic Is Breaking Climate Records, Altering Weather Worldwide 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z But the primary system that we talked about before retards that, and that’s not changing. Opinion | Is the Republican Party Donald Trump’s — or Larry Hogan’s? 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z Homme, who has fronted the band since its formation in 1996, also deliberately cut his face during the same performance, as well as verbally abusing fellow performers Muse and calling the audience “retards”. Josh Homme apologises after kicking female photographer 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z He was accused of using homophobic and racist terms, as well as the term "retards". Dec jokes about Ant's return from rehab 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z “But this retards it, no question about it. It is a grave deficit.” What Next for U.S. Soccer? 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Some insecticides affect sensitive plants such as beans, wheat, barley, and rye, retarding root development or inhibiting the growth of seedlings. Silent Spring—I 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z He denies that it’s his voice on recordings that describe the disabled as “retards” and “dysfunctional.” Detroit-area mayor under fire; denies remarks about disabled 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Envisions with the turbo engine get a HiPer Strut front suspension that retards torque steer, or that tugging of the steering wheel to one side or the other, at startup acceleration. America's first Chinese-built SUV is a Buick Envision 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The World Trade Organization Thursday said government measures that restrict trade continue to rise around the world, and urged its members to remove barriers to imports that are retarding world economic growth. WTO Urges Members to Remove Import Barriers 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Northern California erupted with an indignation that Mr. Chang called, in a subsequent interview, “just retardedly stupid.” Dinner, Disrupted 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z “Typically, public school leadership and policy directions turn over quickly, and that instability retards progress — everything tends to reset with the political cycle.” With Kaya Henderson leaving, Bowser has a decision to make about the future of D.C. schools 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z It turns out our ancestors stumbled onto something magical: Salt preserves the meat by sucking the water out, retarding spoilage and concentrating flavor. Curing meat and fish at home: Just add salt 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z "She's able to play with the rhythm, accelerating it and retarding it with her delivery." Sophie Tucker: Everybody loves a fat girl - BBC News 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z However, sanctions in the past have had limited impact in retarding the North's nuclear programme. North Korea nuclear: What now after H-bomb test claim? - BBC News 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z If these schools were able to act on their own judgment, the overall level of preference would be reduced, which in turn would reduce the “mismatch effect” that currently retards minority-student success. Why Aren’t There More Black Scientists? 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z In any case, “stridency” is just what we need these days, given the crises humanity faces and the role religion plays in retarding the search for solutions. Enough Richard Dawkins bashing: Let us praise a hero of science and atheism 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z We are certainly testing whether or not building energy efficiency, electric car mandates, renewable energy mandates, cap and trade, whether any of that retards economic growth. Q&A: Golden State Governor Talks Global Warming 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Nay-sayers also argue that the heavy-handed approach taken by China’s government to promoting innovation is in fact retarding it. Calibrating Chinese creativity 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z As the Roosevelt Institute's Mike Konczal put it, "Finance has now won the battle against wage earners ... This keeps the economy perpetually sluggish by retarding consumer demand, while also increasing inequality." Martin O'Malley Places 2016 Bet on Glass-Steagall and Reining in Wall Street 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z “The tax code we have today retards economic growth,” Bush said Thursday night. At donor summit, GOP 2016 hopefuls talk foreign policy and fiscal issues 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z “This study demonstrates that air pollution retards growth by causing people to die prematurely,” said Michael Greenstone, an author of the study and the director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. Polluted Air Cuts Years Off Lives of Millions in India, Study Finds 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z Even Standard and Poor’s, the Wall Street ratings agency, got around to saying this year that inequality is so severe that it retards economic growth. One Nation Divided by Wealth As a result, cells grow more slowly, which retards the spread of cancer. UW scientists seek to extend dogs’ lives with anti-aging drug 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z It's a job-killer, retards innovation and now, as we have seen through the “publication” of these photos, can be an invasion of privacy that harms reputations and causes great personal embarrassment to its victims. Jennifer Lawrence Nude Pics Hack Shows Need to Update Intellectual Property Law 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Glazing is when the pad surface becomes coated in crystallised retarding material, usually as a result of not being heated up in the correct manner. Better to start second - Hamilton 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z This system is exacerbating inequality, retarding social mobility, perpetuating privilege, and creating an elite that is isolated from the society that it’s supposed to lead. Obama's Last Clear Chance: True Universal Health Coverage, Libertarian Style 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z “European countries realized that instead of promoting gender equality, these leave policies were retarding it,” Gornick said. More than a paycheck: New dads want paid leave to be caregivers Despite past actions by the administration, borrowers’ debt load is growing and retarding the ability to buy homes, start businesses or otherwise spend to spur the economy, economists say. Obama, Warren turn attention to student debt 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Despite the administration’s past actions, borrowers’ debt load is growing and retarding the ability to buy homes, start businesses or otherwise spend to spur the economy, economists say. Obama Plans Steps to Ease Student Debt 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z It retards a much welcome blending of human beings. Pinpointing Another Reason That More Hispanics Are Identifying as White 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z That’s why good regulation—far from retarding the growth of the shale gas industry—might be the only thing that ensures it. Why the Shale Gas Industry Needs Regulations for Fracking 2012-07-27T06:40:00Z For therapy development, retarding cellular macroevolution may be much more effective than attempts to kill M1/PT-like cells, and require a change to current adjuvant therapy strategies. Selection and adaptation during metastatic cancer progression 2013-09-18T17:22:42.817Z Mr Cecchetti said central banks must return their focus to maintaining financial stability and encouraging reforms, rather than "retarding them with near-zero interest rates and purchases of ever larger quantities of government securities". Central banks told to halt support 2013-06-23T22:52:21Z I prefer: "embarrassing overcompensated retards who need something to flaunt while their Tesla is charging." Boot up: Samsung chips in, Google's stock forecaster?, dongle-schlobbers and more 2013-04-26T05:30:00Z The first-world-worker minority might enjoy privilege, but protection of that privilege is not justified at cost of entrenching deeper poverty, weakening world output or retarding scientific & technical progress. Daily chart: Economic growth 2013-04-17T14:03:23Z Cuts are seen to be growth enhancing, not growth retarding. Why Austerity Can Be a Dangerous Idea 2013-04-18T11:05:24Z "Fire is a significant concern when you're 10,000 feet in the air, but I think it boils down to the question of how effective are these chemicals at retarding fire?" Airplanes Bear High Levels of Flame Retardants 2013-03-28T16:45:03.537Z Men control the underwear of their spouses and women are encouraged to just be homemakers, which retards their development and participation in socio-economic activities. Readers' stories of being single 2012-11-13T11:30:10Z Maintaining proper temperature and humidity is important for retarding the growth of microbes. Poor Sanitation Found at Pharmacy Linked to Meningitis Outbreak 2012-10-27T08:57:18Z We found out it preserves the cells and retards the damage. 30 Seconds: With Nick Buoniconti 2012-09-22T22:01:08Z This is at odds with the assumption that sleep loss retards the ability to perform complex tasks. More sex for sleep deprived birds 2012-08-09T19:14:10Z Critics say some government actions are actively retarding environmental progress. Canada Set to Miss Modest Emissions Goals 2012-05-08T21:15:04.803Z “Sometimes if you tinker with chemistry and you tinker with success, you end up retarding progress instead of moving forward,” Rizzo said. Mike Rizzo at the National Press Club: celebrating scouts, promoting the Nationals and boycotting ?Moneyball? 2012-05-05T13:39:17Z Coach Johnny Dawkins employed 15 different starting lineups, which is erratic and possibly retards the development of a young front line. Pac-12 preview Part III: UCLA favored again 2012-05-04T20:24:38Z The reason for this is that there is generally some air mixed with the steam in a surface condenser, which greatly retards the condensation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z "I regard them," he said, "as a practical and satisfactory settlement of this much-vexed question, which is still embittering the social life and retarding the material advance of the neighbouring and elder colonies." Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z It is obvious that instead of the dash-pot any other retarding device may be used. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z Tradition is a great retarding force, is the vis inertiæ of history, but, being merely passive, is sure to be broken down; and thus religion will be no lasting safeguard to capitalist society. Socialism: Utopian and Scientific 2012-03-26T02:00:37.300Z A substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms; as, salt, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Cylinders with releasing valve gears require freely lubricating, because the closure of the valve depends upon the dash pot, and undue friction retards the closing motion. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Nothing retards digestion, brings dyspepsia, or creates neuralgia, to such extent as a sullen disposition. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z In both these classes of lamps it has been customary to use dash pot, clock work, or equivalent retarding devices; but these are often unreliable and objectionable, and increase the cost of construction. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z A ram lamb should not be used, as it retards his growth, injures his form, and, in many instances, permanently impairs his vigor and courage. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Since a high temperature retards assimilation, promotes deleterious tissue-change, and causes rapid emaciation and loss of strength, measures designed to reduce it are urgently needed. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The little one jogged on, frightened and anxious, retarding the progress of the mother who would not abandon it. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z The man who does not repent in science or theology, after he has acquired faith, renders himself liable to injury and retards his own progress. Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy 2012-03-12T03:00:27.817Z First, by retarding the current, and, second, by retarding the magnetization of one set of the cores, from which its effectiveness will readily appear. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z Beethoven, indeed, perceived the vacillation on the stage and in the orchestra, but was not sensible that he was the principal cause of it, through his intent listening and retarding the time. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z Drinking of liquids to excess temporarily retards absorption by overfilling the vascular system. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Are still exposed to raids from the Sioux, retarding very much their progress toward a self-supporting condition. Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians 2012-03-11T03:00:11.673Z The seeming inability of the American to visualize battle conditions in training retards his progress in spite of his aptitude in other directions. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z Also, by retarding its speed the trajectory will be lowered, thus causing the shot to strike below the spot aimed at. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z The retarding influences of the times must be taken into account, but after all the historian is concerned with the people who are "in the van of circumstance." The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z It stimulates and sustains the heart, it retards tissue-waste, and is in itself an antipyretic of no mean value. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The fact that the Catholic Church has not grown—that it has been petrified from the first—does not establish divine origin; it simply establishes the fact that it retards the progress of man. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Business, or festive occasions, bring the backwoodsmen into the town, where they indulge their love of whisky, which generally retards their return homeward. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z We, retarding our healthy progress by all the gross weight of our maniac contempt of the refined idea: England striving vainly to compel her lumbersome carcase by the straining wings of conscience and desire. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z The control of the spark timing was effected by advancing or retarding the ignition camshaft in relation to the exhaust valve camshaft. The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design 2012-02-04T03:00:15.650Z The administration of this drug in moderate doses is attended with advantages that far outweigh any danger of increasing the tightness across the chest and retarding expectoration. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Lying to other men makes matters only more complicated, and retards the decision; but lying to one's self, which is given out to be the truth, entirely ruins the life of man. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z The journeyman, for instance, voluntarily retards his marriage until he has become a master workman, and once he has attained that degree, he "works the golden mine of his trade." Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z Amongst these retarding influences lay the half-religious scruple about the propriety of payment—men as usual swallowing the camel first and straining at the gnat afterwards. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z It became the village talk, and is thought to have had an injurious influence, in retarding a revival, which seemed to be commencing, just before the period of the ordination. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Altitude illustrates the ponderability of malaria by powerfully retarding its diffusion. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z They are the words of a parasite, complaining of the invention of sun-dials as inconveniently retarding the dinner hour. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z A gummy secretion exudes from the eyes, hardening up among the feathers around them, seriously retarding the growth and development of the bird. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z The French Revolution and the insecurity of the political situation, however, exercised a depressing and retarding effect. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The very orphan boys forgot that this prolongation of the service was retarding their breakfasts indefinitely. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Still, it is advisable, as in the case of ignition by induction-coils, to set in position the device which retards the production of the spark. Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines 2011-12-28T03:00:31.087Z I know that physiology cannot possibly progress except by means of experiments on living animals; and I feel the deepest conviction that he who retards the progress of physiology commits a crime against mankind.... Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z These quills bleed profusely when disturbed, which, of course, seriously retards the growth and progress of the birds. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z In accelerating or retarding the transformation process it has thus absolutely no effect. The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena 2011-12-21T03:00:36.570Z Glazing or polishing powder grains, also exerts a slight retarding action on burning and enables the powders to resist atmospheric moisture better. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z It should not be possible to check their advance by any interruption of traffic resulting from dynamiting bridges or tunnels or otherwise retarding or destroying rail communication. Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z With this the feet, hands, and head work in harmony, accelerating or retarding the motions as required. Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers 2011-12-10T03:00:15.097Z Foreign insurance firms, for example, must endure lengthy and often inconsistent bureaucratic procedures to open a provincial branch, severely retarding their pace of expansion. Analysis: Foreign insurers miss the China party 2011-12-07T06:59:52Z It retards, instead of accelerating, the progress of the society towards real wealth and greatness; and diminishes, instead of increasing, the real value of the annual produce of its land and labour. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z “Since he is so far recovered,” she answered quietly, “I think I will not risk retarding his progress—unless he asks for me.” Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z This pernicious measure, which is in defiance of all economic laws, perpetuates a superfluous production, retards the development of other branches of agriculture and burdens the government with vast accumulations of an unmarketable commodity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z This retards the drying, but in any case they must be dried slowly. Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers 2011-12-10T03:00:15.097Z It is likewise concave underneath, because such form, above all others, condenses a column of atmosphere more rapidly and retards its velocity in the descent immensely. Lecture on Artificial Flight Given by request at the Academy of Natural Sciences 2011-11-24T03:00:42.240Z If they wanted to be taken seriously, they would ask all the drug addicts and retards to leave their camps. Occupy Wall St.: A Two-Month Scorecard 2011-11-21T17:18:39Z He had been just there himself when a small boy, struggling against the retarding clay of a narrow agricultural home. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z The advantage of irrigation is especially marked if dry weather retards plant growth and delays maturity of the first of the crop, for the high prices of the early market are involved. The Tomato 2011-11-20T03:00:13.470Z He found that dilution with water does not effect proportionate alteration in the transpiration velocities of different liquids, and a certain determinable degree of dilution retards the transpiration velocity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z They consisted in the adoption of simple arrangements for obstructing the passage of the gas through the burner, and so retarding its flow. Gas Burners Old and New 2011-11-07T02:00:20.003Z “Thus far,” replied Bess, clutching the wheel with nervous energy, and slightly retarding the spark. The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach In Quest of the Runaways 2011-11-04T02:00:22.360Z Trained as they had been all the fall, there were few fouls to record, and very little retarding of the game. The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z Because the same west wind, which blows almost the whole of the year, and retards the vessels passing by Cape Horn, carries them with rapidity by the Cape of Good Hope and New Zealand. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z It involves alertness of spiritual response, alacrity in taking hints and filling orders, timely appreciations, considerate delays, and all the other delicate retards and accelerations that are necessary if hearts are to beat as one. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z The Expansion of Figure, retards the Velocity of the ascent or descent of the Moveable in the water; but doth not deprive it of all Motion. Discourse on Floating Bodies 2011-10-13T02:00:45.260Z What retards the settlement of it is the want of labourers, and until labourers can be had the sale of the lands will be slow. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Brake, brāk, n. an instrument to break flax or hemp: a harrow: a contrivance for retarding by friction the speed of carriages, wagons, trains, or revolving drums.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z The season appears forward, and the ice much decayed; but southerly winds prevail, retarding its disruption and removal. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z The only recognizable bond is vocal—a constant low calling; half unconscious, absent-minded little signals which keep the members in touch with one another, spurring on the laggards, retarding the overswift. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Their effects in retarding or promoting social organization would concern the sociologist. Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster 2011-10-02T02:00:12.020Z It will then be seen that this docked model leaves a whirlpool behind her stern, which is retarding her. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z And this condition," he concluded abruptly, "retards the development of our future. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z These materials contain a large amount of metallic oxides which might have some effect in either exciting or retarding corrosion. Paint Technology and Tests 2011-09-15T02:00:12.263Z You know as well as I do that your tears are vitriol on her spirit, retarding her evolution. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z A disinfectant is usually described as a substance capable of destroying bacteria and other micro-organisms, and an antiseptic as one that restrains or retards their growth or reproduction. Chlorination of Water 2011-09-13T02:00:32.243Z House Republicans say the administration is engaged in a spasm of rule-making that is retarding the nation’s economy and exacerbating persistently high unemployment. A Debate Arises on Job Creation vs. Environmental Regulation 2011-09-05T02:05:11Z This political solidarity prevents constructive thought and retards development. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z The low temperature of the water retards the spawning season till midsummer, consequently trout should not be taken here earlier than the third week of July. Fly Fishing in Wonderland 2011-09-01T02:00:22.230Z But as we all know, though great merit will come to the surface in time, chance is a great element in retarding or accelerating the process. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z Workers' food stimulates growth in the jaws and brain, retards growth in the wings and sexual cells. The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development 2011-08-29T02:01:04.170Z Galileo showed, on the contrary, that the nature of motion once impressed is to continue indefinitely in a uniform direction, and that the effect of the medium is a retarding, not an impelling one. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z They had an object in view in retarding the marriage of their ward. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z History informs us that these two factors are often at odds: Growth usually begets price increases, and excessive price elevation retards growth. How the Federal Reserve boxed itself in 2011-08-14T02:29:00Z He could do nothing towards retarding the frightened horse’s pace. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z An extremely thin oxidised film soon forms on the surface of the layer on the slab, and this shields the lower-lying portions of the layer from the air, and retards further oxidisation. Finger Prints 2011-08-07T02:00:07.827Z There is always some private interest which exerts itself to prevent any progressive movement, and it is this which retards improved facilities for unloading and shipping of cargoes at Par�. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Lack of electricity impacts public health — try running a modern hospital without any power — and retards economic growth. Fighting Climate Change By Not Focusing on Climate Change 2011-07-26T05:35:00Z They now resorted to a system of retarding our march, at once both cruel and cowardly; every village they passed through they set on fire. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z Iroquois Confederacy, though friendly, was a retarding force to the northern stream of emigration. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Every serious lapse means the retarding of promotion, or actual retrogression. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z There is another practice which greatly retards the improvement of our post-office, and that is the manner in which the post-office committees are appointed in Congress. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z One of them wrote in a Facebook posting: “im on administration vacation as well,” adding, “cheers brother here’s to beating retards.” A Disabled Boy Dead, and a System in Disarray 2011-06-06T03:23:10Z The slowness of Thorwaldsson’s recovery was one of the retarding influences, which prevented them making the desired speed. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z He attempted to vitiate the old ballads as well as Shakespeare, and perhaps even now his evil influence in retarding the progress of sound scholarship is not wholly annulled.Mrs. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z Hello Mr. Fontevecchia, The Chinese Government is only retarding growth in private market lending. Microsoft's Windows OS For Tablets Coming Next Week? 2011-05-27T16:11:55Z Remember, salt retards the action of yeast and must not be put in until the yeast plant has begun to grow. Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z Last year, one supervisor was accused of four different episodes of physical and psychological abuse of residents within a span of two and a half months; another employee bragged on Facebook about “beating retards.” A Disabled Boy Dead, and a System in Disarray 2011-06-06T03:23:10Z "It is not that the temperature is excessively altitudinous," responded the Parson, "but the presence of a larger proportion of humidity retards perspiratory exudation." A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism 2011-05-15T02:00:10.653Z Rule 54.1: “Any action by a player that retards the progress of an opposing player whether or not he is in possession of the puck.” Slap Shot: Answers About the Stanley Cup Playoffs 2011-05-12T21:33:29Z Because it is ruinous to the whites—retards improvements, roots out an industrious population, banishes the yeomanry of the country—deprives the spinner, the weaver, the smith, the shoemaker, the carpenter, of employment and support.” The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z There are many who assert that the National Forests are retarding development. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z Although the Indians succeeded in retarding the spread of civilization, they were not strong enough to permanently check it. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z The doctrine of sacrificial atonement, with its retarding influence, was never taught to the people of that planet. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z This is an advantage in fast streams, as it retards the onward motion of the float, the bait is more easily taken, and the swims are not passed so rapidly. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z It is not desirable to have a great amount of char dust present, since this retards the passage of the liquors through the filters, as well as impairing the efficiency of the work. The Philippine Agricultural Review Vol. VIII, First Quarter, 1915 No. 1 2011-04-13T02:00:12.527Z They asked him all the things they hadn't liked to ask him while he was in hospital for fear of setting his brain working and retarding his recovery. Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z The first Carthaginian war, which broke out in 489, so far from retarding the literary influence of these strangers, accelerated the steps of improvement. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z But one should believe that they are checked around this center by the retarding effect of shock and of friction. The gradual acceptance of the Copernican theory of the universe 2011-04-03T02:00:15.847Z The relative isolation from other peoples has had a retarding effect and the Australian has developed largely along his own lines without the impetus given by competition with other peoples. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z They are too far removed to understand causes, and even trumpet-like shouts about national honor merely amble up to their ears through long lanes of retarding ether. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z Our questions to be settled are, How far and how fast can we adopt and put in practice the system and principle which we believe to be true, without endangering or retarding our ultimate object. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Salt renders beans much harder and retards their cooking. Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks 2011-03-23T02:00:22.007Z While navigating the coasts of South America it occurred to him that the south winds constantly prevailing near the shore, and retarding voyages between Peru and Chile, might not exist farther out at sea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z An unpleasant excitement overpowers the audience; without entirely stopping, Lensky retards his strokes, coughs compassionately, looks short-sightedly squinting after his son. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z Without some enthusiasm and energy the world would cease to turn, and the retarding section of mankind would be triumphant, save that they would be too languid to realise the victory of their principles. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z A councillor branded people protesting against cuts at a Hull City Council meeting "retards" in a rant on Twitter. Councillor in 'retard' tweet rant 2011-02-28T12:40:11Z From what has been said, we may finally conclude that large proportions only can be established, and that placing too much confidence in measures, retards, rather than favors the arts. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z The peculiarities of climate, too, and the danger from the ignorance, barbarism, and superstition of the native tribes, no doubt had their influence in retarding the exploration of the Nile. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The fact that the national banks were practically compelled to join the system naturally retards the development of the co-operative idea. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The propeller of the Sumter could not be raised, and when she was under sail alone, the propeller dragged through the water, greatly retarding her speed. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z It read: "15 hours in council today very hard hitting day and the usual collection of retards in the public gallery spoiling it for real people." Councillor in 'retard' tweet rant 2011-02-28T12:40:11Z It acts as a resisting, or retarding, force when a smoothly curved surface rolls upon another surface, plane or curved. Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology 2011-01-20T03:00:07.073Z We went on, but slowly; we were tired, and baggage always retards the advance of an army. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z It often happened that five or six porters would meet at the same bank, thereby retarding one another's progress and causing much delay. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The evolutionist points to history to prove that forcible revolution is generally attended by great waste of property and life, and is followed by a reaction that injuriously retards progress. Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z That retards the ability of reefs to recover from the freshwater damage. After the deluge 2011-01-14T12:36:25Z "I have heard the argument used against the leasehold system, that it retards the growth and lessens the wealth of any district in which it may prevail." The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z The slow-coming spring retards earlier bloom, but has less effect on that of midsummer. Beautiful Gardens in America 2011-01-11T03:00:36.140Z Entirely weatherproof—advances and retards the spark periodicity according to engine revolutions. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 2011-01-04T03:01:14.690Z We have further an increasing recognition of the up and down play of forces accelerating and retarding the processes of industry and trade. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z This liberates some of the gas and retards the fermentation. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z I only declared that I weed out my classes before real work begins, and that physical disease retards mental growth. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z These easterly winds are retarding our passage very much, and taxing our patience. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Good news flashes on to its destination gathering impetus as it goes, while harbinger of bad lags on behind, retarding the very hours by its sable weight.... My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z The rye in the mean while goes into leaf, but shoots up no stem, as the barley smothers it and retards its growth. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z The "Anti-vivisection" movement however is but one of the phases of the ever-existing conflict between the advancing and retarding sections of mankind. The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality 2010-12-30T03:00:25.567Z The retarding force that can be applied by a brake is limited by the possibility of skidding the wheel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z There is no class organized, accredited and confided in, to resist a new idea; only the unorganized inertia of mankind retards the circulation of thought and the march of men. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) 2010-12-20T17:11:42.357Z If a legislative initiative destroys jobs or retards growth, whatever the substantive merits of the proposal, it must be put on hold until the economy fully recovers. Reheating the Job Market After a Chilly 'Recovery Summer' 2010-09-02T03:40:00Z They cause a blowback effect that retards the progress of what Robert Spencer aptly calls the "stealth jihad." What would right-wingers say if Osama bin Laden got killed? 2010-06-18T16:01:00Z It is evident that in this way the undue wealth of this country largely retards national progress. 7th. The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality 2010-12-30T03:00:25.567Z The later scholastic Protestant doctrine of verbal infallibility necessarily encouraged critical reaction and proved a widely extended retarding force far down into the 19th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Fo your gun nut retards who about those New Black Panthers carrying guns to the polling places, also they are counted as one of Americas terrorist organizations. 25 American Citizens Accused of Terrorism 2010-05-20T22:26:00Z If there is a single issue that continuously holds Kenya back, that retards its economy, discredits its judiciary, poisons its politics, and impoverishes its people, it is corruption. Feuding Kenyan Leaders Meet 2010-02-23T18:35:00Z Yet another contender uses atoms such as strontium confined in an optical lattice -- a grid made up of intersecting laser beams -- that retards the atoms' motion, a notorious source of error. 2010-01-05T05:00:00Z Our political society is acting like some giant insult's taken place by calling a bunch of people who are retards retards. 2010-02-03T21:30:00Z He closes one epoch of Old Testament criticism; by his influence he retards the development of the next. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z It supports the powers of life, economizes food, and retards the waste of tissues; in other words, it "banks the fires," and prevents their burning wastefully. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers The effect of the rust is twofold; it reduces the area of the pipe, and also, in consequence of the resistance offered by the rough surface, retards the velocity of the water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" This fact had probably much influence in retarding the pyrotechnic art, as accurate means of testing the purity and chemical character of the salt were not distinctly understood. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 The early developments of his mind were of unusual solidity and free from that frivolity that too often retards the course of boys in their preparation for manhood. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution It is such thoughtless indulgence of muscles growing obsolescent that retards the evolution of our species, a species, sir, which I claim is coessential in fundamental attributes with contemporaneous amphibia. The Haunted Pajamas Food should not be taken in too concentrated a form, the action of the stomach being favored when it is somewhat bulky; but a large quantity in the stomach often retards digestion. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers A retarding effect is thus exercised, but at the cost of certain inconveniences due to the passage of hot air and cinders from the smoke box through the cylinders. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" There are many things which can be given as current reasons for retarding American trade in the Orient. Drugging a Nation The Story of China and the Opium Curse But superstition, while a retarding force to civilization, is sometimes a mighty consolation to the spirit. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery But how two Æthers can be diffused through all Space, one of which acts upon the other, and by consequence is re-acted upon, without retarding, shattering, dispersing and confounding one anothers Motions, is inconceivable. Opticks or, a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light Severe exercise either directly before or directly after eating retards digestion; a period of repose is most favorable to the proper action of the stomach. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers Besides alum, small quantities of copper sulphate have been used for checking diastasis and retarding fermentation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Abundance of nitrogen, on the other hand, produces a rank growth of foliage of a deep rich color and a luxuriant development of tissue, and retards the ripening process. The Chemistry of Plant Life These mechanical and chemical processes with the retarding and stimulating agents that influence them are called digestion. Dietetics for Nurses Perhaps the most purely beneficial is coca, which has, in some unexplained way, the power of retarding waste of tissue, and at the same time increasing nerve-power. A Vindication of England's Policy with Regard to the Opium Trade It is this carrying a sad countenance, with so many wrinkles on our brows, that retards Christianity. Secret Power or the Secret of Success in Christian Life and Work Besides, it is to be observed, that the high price of provisions is a certain indication of a deficient supply, and288 arises in the natural course of things, for the purpose of retarding the consumption. On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation It is an essential constituent of the nucleus, and a meager supply of phosphorus retards, or inhibits, mitotic cell-division. The Chemistry of Plant Life Sleep retards digestion in the stomach by retarding the movements in the organ itself. Dietetics for Nurses Everything that clogs, impedes, or retards life we hate; sickness, imprisonment, death, whatever diminishes, enfeebles, limits, or destroys life, we abhor. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II The early solid tire vehicles could barely operate in the thick red Virginia mud, thus greatly retarding transportation of produce and milk. Frying Pan Farm It had, indeed, exactly the same retarding effect on Welsh poetry as the Unities had on the French drama. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" At his own wish he and his priests were to do this alone without the retarding influences arising from the presence of soldiers. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. On this mud the young willows and the poplars called cotton-wood spring up, their boughs still farther retarding the stream, and as the inundation rises, accelerating the deposition of new soil. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Thus this exhibition of cool audacity—unparalleled, perhaps, in the annals of war—instead of retarding the advance added immensely to its go. The Irish at the Front Every reverse retards that anxiously longed for moment when "peace reigneth". An Artilleryman's Diary Without sharing Montalembert’s antipathy to the bastioned trace, and his predilection for high masonry caponiers, he followed out the principle of retarding the development of the attack, and provided for the most active defence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" For England, Parliament was cautious and retarding in all its steps. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 She felt, with the swiftness of genius, the retarding hand they laid upon her winged talents. Bye-Ways No ambush now retards the passage of the Franks. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century He knew that in life there is a great deal of friction; and as friction always retards progress, he never rubbed against anybody. Round the World in Eighty Days Already Case's hands were busy, throwing switches that would cut in the retarding jets, swinging the responsive craft about. Beyond The Thunder When the retarding plate is held on the side towards the red of the spectrum, the bands are not seen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" Friction with the banks and bottom retards the ice while the middle parts go forward, melting under the strain, and freezing again. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place It is a dead weight, retarding the development and the triumph of the spirit; its natural functions are tainted with evil and should be ignored and mortified so far as necessity will permit. Women of Early Christianity But I absolutely refused to leave her, and taking her by the hand I led her on, she complying with great reluctance, and with many reproaches to herself for retarding my flight.... Roman Women Is money-getting so close at the nation's heart that whatever retards or delays its hoardings savors of misfortune? Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Suppose now that the plate is introduced so as to cover naif the aperture and that it retards those pulses which would otherwise arrive first. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The hot sun of a cloudless day brings it to perfection with wonderful uniformity, while the wet and cloudy one retards and injures it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 Any neglect of the individual in his development of personal attainments retards the development of the community. Rural Health and Welfare And yet it is quite certain that poverty exercises the same retarding influences upon the physical training as upon mental education. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 And, besides, you got upon M. Dorcet's cart, at the risk of incommoding him and retarding the conveyance of his merchandise. Josephine Makers of History If it be desired to see a given number of bands in the whole or in any part of the spectrum, the thickness of the retarding plate is thereby determined, independently of all other considerations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" For a period that seemed to be measured in hours they fought their way forward through the retarding pressure of the water. Seed of the Arctic Ice The influence of custom often retards freedom of movement, makes more slow the natural rise of wages, and hinders a gradual adjustment to new conditions. Rural Health and Welfare Their ignorance not only retards production and confuses administration, but constantly piles up a junk heap of broken humans and damaged machines which cost the Nation incalculably. Conservation Through Engineering Extract from the Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior His science is to make weapons and wings of these passions and retarding forces. The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse Thus they were enabled, despite the retarding presence of the women and children, and the enfeebling effects of the long siege, to make the progress of between fifteen and twenty miles that day. The Story of Old Fort Loudon It retards spring growth as much as forty miles north. The Apple The risk of failure retards the cautious, and so the most enterprising win great returns. Rural Health and Welfare If it be true that optimism compels the world forward, and pessimism retards it, then it is dangerous to propagate a pessimistic philosophy. Optimism An Essay The tendency to hopelessness retards reformation and regeneration, and the lack of belief in success holds back the wheels of progress. Euthenics, the science of controllable environment a plea for better living conditions as a first step toward higher human efficiency But this he found not to answer, because, as he observed, "the friction was too retarding from the plaster of Paris, but the ease would be very different if the ceiling were coated with ice." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 East and south slopes hasten the maturity of fruit, and are the best for early varieties; a northern slope retards the ripening of fruit and is the best for winter apples. The Apple Coleridge’s undeveloped opinions would be hardly worth stating except for the warning they afford against retarding compromises. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century It is the hazard and not the principle of revolutions that retards their progress. The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 This fact retards the advent of the time when colossal installations for the throwing of water upon the land will be demanded. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast He could actively and efficiently harass a retreating army, multiplying and continuing his assaults until he seemed ubiquitous; but he was not equally efficient in covering a retreat or retarding an advance in force. History of Morgan's Cavalry It was ahead of us, traveling more slowly and retarding as though about to stop. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 From bibliolatry Coleridge was saved by the spiritualism, which, in questions less simple than that of the infallibility of Scripture, was so retarding to his culture. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century Great wealth as the result of progress, a reduced motive for acquiring still further wealth, a retarding of progress—such would be the sequence. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy Sentiment has had a great deal to do with retarding progress in the direction of improved house-heating appliances. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast Senator Brown, of Mississippi, I am sorry to see, often retards legislation by motions to postpone; and the Senate listens to him, not knowing what to do. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital We reeled; I all but lost consciousness with the shock of our own abrupt retarding. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 Grape-vines should not be pruned at all until three years old, as it retards the growth of the roots, and thus weakens the vines. Soil Culture The retarding influence is a fact that should be as fully recognized in a statement of the law of profit as any other. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy Another retarding factor in the evolution of the problem has been the subordination of special training in subject matter to other really less important qualifications, in the selection of teachers. Adequate Preparation for the Teacher of Biological Sciences in Secondary Schools Physically, the reason why an expanded chest retards the emptying of the lungs is apparent. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation The best results are obtained by drying the material in a place where there is no grass, as the turf generally holds considerable moisture and retards the process. Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 When well done, the removal retards their growth but little. Soil Culture An Influence that perverts the Forces of Progress.—We have to deal, not only with such retarding influences, but with a positive perversion of the force that makes for progress. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy Too free a current of cold air is often hurtful to this process, as it tends to carry off caloric from the water, and consequently retards its conversion into vapour. Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries As the practice of imitation retards knowledge, so also it retards art. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) By deciding to combat Russian progress you became a retarding force, a deliberate drag on the development of your species, seeking to cripple and restrain rather than to grow and develop. Combat The more evenly and flatly land can be turned over in plowing, the better it will be; it retards the growth of weeds, and secures a better action upon substances plowed under. Soil Culture Every retarding of that rate plays into the hands of borrowers. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy Think, too, of the loss involved in unbalanced minds, as in unbalanced engines, one mass of bigoted inertia retarding another mass! An Ocean Tramp He felt that those who would make the class problem an individual problem, were only retarding the day of settlement, only hindering progress. In the Heart of a Fool We see in all of this a retarding of improvement, a stagnation of organizing effort, and the crystallization of ancient civilization about old forms, to be handed down from generation to generation without progress. History of Human Society In this retarding of religious progress is the secret of the decline of many communities. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology Another is, large quantities of fluids, used as drinks, give undue distention to the stomach, and lessen the energy of the gastric juice by its dilution, thus retarding digestion. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) There were numerous other instances of the same retarding influence of deductive reasoning. A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science As I have said, such lessons ought to be given earlier or later, as the disposition of the child, gentle or turbulent, hastens or retards the necessity for giving them. Émile or, Concerning Education; Extracts Excessive individualism leads to anarchy and destruction; excessive socialism blights and stagnates individual activity and independence and retards progress. History of Human Society “I suppose it makes him feel blue, and that retards his recovery.” Dave Porter and His Double Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune Within half an hour we had emerged from the retarding underbrush, and came out into an open wood, where the walking was much easier. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West If the flow persists, these articles may be saturated with tincture of iron, but it is not advisable to use it unless necessary, as it is a caustic and retards healing by causing a slough. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle The fortuitous plays a part in retarding or hastening a species, and in its extinction, but not in its origin. Under the Maples A step forward, followed by a long period of readjustment of the conditions of life; a movement forward here and a retarding force there. History of Human Society The vicar and I, with Do�a Casilda between us, rode on, tranquil as the mules we were seated upon, without hastening or retarding our pace. Pepita Ximenez When the piston descends, the cylinder is required to be cold, otherwise it meets some steam there, still very elastic, which retards the operation very much, and diminishes the effect of the external atmosphere. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Awkwardly, stumbling clumsily in the retarding water, the small group surged through the door. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 It is asserted that the prevalence of homicide in certain parts of the United States has had a vital influence in retarding the material growth of those sections. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy “One of the principal retarding causes of philosophy,” remarks Professor Ferrier, “has been the want of a clear and developed doctrine of the contradictory.” The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion It devolves upon the college woman more than upon any other one type to face and conquer a retarding tendency which is becoming marked in this country. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V In a rotating spheroid there come into play retarding forces augmenting with the velocity of rotation. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I The river, near where I had leaped in, varied in depth from my middle to my neck, and the snaky stalks of tule clung to me, retarding my retreat like faithful allies of the enemy. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The imposition of corn laws raises rents, but retards that progress of accumulation which would in no long period have raised them fully as much. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy Its history plays an exceedingly large rôle in advancing or retarding community development. The Farmer and His Community The vaseline prevents and retards corrosion, which is harmful to efficient operation. The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair The bill, therefore, stops progress, retards enterprise, drives away capital, and the workers must follow the money. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule I confess reality was retarding my growth considerably. A Mountain Boyhood And, to make matters worse, all this is done at the expense of retarding the proper development of faculties which would be of incalculable value to the soldier. The Curse of Education The Percheron was doing all the work, and it seemed that he would have got along far better in single harness, than he managed with his inferior mates retarding his speed. The Clock that Had no Hands And Nineteen Other Essays About Advertising And with it a necessity for the steady retarding of our velocity. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 Here the first indication of a current was encountered, and the northern bank was followed closely that they might take advantage of counter eddies, and thus overcome the retarding effect of the midstream current. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob Again and again the Austrians launched attacks against the Italian positions on these various mountains without, however, accomplishing more than retarding the further advance of General Cadorna's forces. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War It was by no means evident that any of these were useful in retarding the progress of the complaint. North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 That such favoritism and secrecy introduce an element of uncertainty into legitimate business that greatly retards the development of our industries and commerce. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses Were a cable manufactured in a double line, as in the best telephonic circuits, induction, with its retarding and quenching effects, would be neutralized. Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery With a quick, dexterous turn of the paddle Bob swung the canoe toward the island shore farthest from the mainland and, close under the cliffs, caught the retarding shore current. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob Some have imployed Deal, Hair and Lime, &c. and therewith lined their ships; but, besides that this does not altogether affright the worms, it retards much the ship's Course. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666 Giving some Accompt of the present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious in many considerable parts of the World Leave a body alone, free from all friction or other retarding forces, and it will go on for ever. Pioneers of Science He attributed the retarding effect to the tannic acid of the tea and the volatile constituents of the coffee—the caffein itself favoring digestion rather than otherwise. All About Coffee This effect is, of course, greatest upon the bodies nearest at hand, and we have already remarked its serious retarding effect in ocean telegraphy. Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery By advocates of the former view it is assumed that a hot climate leads to the early appearance of menstruation, whilst a cold climate retards the development of this function. The Sexual Life of the Child The road is broad and fairly good; our waggons have broad wheels; this retards our speed, but adds to our comfort and that of the mules and horses. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure Again, anything like a retarding effect of the medium through which the planets move would constitute a tangential force, entirely un-directed towards the sun. Pioneers of Science Despite the misfortunes that have overwhelmed it in the past and are now retarding its growth, it is still believed that the industry in these islands may be re-habilitated. All About Coffee Mile for mile the original Atlantic cable had twenty times the retarding effect of a good aerial line; the best recent cables reduce this figure by nearly one-half. Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery These combinations to fix and maintain prices are not equally successful in all trades, but they are always operative to a more or less extent in modifying or retarding the effects of competition. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production In the statistical tables that he prepared he called the upward pressure of the air Lift; the pressure which retards horizontal motion he called Drift. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Hence no such frictional or retarding force can appreciably exist. Pioneers of Science While thus packing in a partial vacuum undoubtedly retards oxidation and precludes escape of aroma from the original package, it would seem likely to hasten the initial volatilizing of the aroma. All About Coffee The narcotic principle, the deadly nicotine, has become soaked into the delicate nerve-pulp, retarding its nutrition. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity I add further, that slavery anticipates the benefits of civilization, and retards the evils of civilization. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject The reaction of the air can then be resolved into two components, technically called 'lift' and 'drag'; lift, which tends to raise the plane, and drag, which retards it in its forward motion. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Pipes may be laid with a wrong or an insufficient fall, thus leaving them unflushed, or retarding the proper velocity of the flow in the pipes. The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) Every individual blade of grass seemed to be invested with the toughness of a hempen cable, and to trail directly across their path for the express purpose of retarding their progress and tripping them up. The Voyage of the Aurora Light seems irrelevant to the development of these splendours; it neither accelerates nor retards them. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Its operation in retarding the progress of freedom is obvious and manifold. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject The slowness of exploration and development on the great land grants in the United States, and on the tracts of the large timber companies, also illustrates the retarding effect of private ownership. The Economic Aspect of Geology If such calculations are reliable, the query must arise, How much effect can such a meteoric shower every day in the year exert on the orbital motion of the earth, in retarding its velocity? Buchanan's Journal of Man, January 1888 Volume 1, Number 12 Do not refrigerate the starter when it has reached the proper stage of development, as this retards the bacterial growth in the same manner as cold weather checks the growth of grain. Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying It is ruinous to the whites; retards improvement; roots out an industrious population; banishes the yeomanry of the country; deprives the spinner, the weaver, the smith, the shoemaker, the carpenter, of employment and support. Slavery: What it was, what it has done, what it intends to do Speech of Hon. Cydnor B. Tompkins, of Ohio Another retarding cause may be mentioned, namely, gravity, which acts more on the venous than the arterial system. Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease There is wide belief that heavy taxation of mineral resources, particularly on the ad valorem basis, retards exploration and prevents the development of the reserves which are necessary to stabilize the mineral industry. The Economic Aspect of Geology Besides, she had been asleep, and nervous insomnia could not be responsible for retarding the evidences of youth in her case. The Panchronicon Of course," she said, "it isn't so satisfactory to have the thing left uncertain, because it retards the regular plan of development which I have formed for Johnnie. Nine Little Goslings A threshold in the doorway retards fire from passing under the door, and also prevents the flow of water from one room to another. Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 Dr. Currie of Liverpool not only confirmed this observation frequently on himself, when he was also phthisical, but found that equitation had a similar effect on him, uniformly retarding his pulse. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life It does nothing to further—on the contrary, it retards—his prosperity; but it helps him in a particular kind of adversity. Change in the Village The new Committee, appointed on the 15th, took a fortnight to complete their scheme, on the adopted principles that there should be one Chamber, no dissolution, and a power of retarding legislation without preventing it. Lectures on the French Revolution Returned in the evening to Pera, more than ever captivated with the beauties of the Bosphorus; though the cold weather still retards the progress of vegetation, and the leaves are but slowly making their appearance. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 "They affect chemical action, retarding it greatly in exothermic actions, speeding greatly endothermic actions," answered X-6221, the greatest of the chemist-investigators. The Last Evolution The prejudices and the poverty of their ancestors, have not ceased to have their effects in the present generation, in retarding the improvement in the tillage, and in the farm instruments. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. The want of intelligence retards every thing; as I have not a word from you since the 5th of June last, I am well nigh distracted. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I For one thing, it probably acts as an antiseptic in retarding the fermentative action which has a tendency to go on so rapidly in such manures as guano. Manures and the principles of manuring This had the effect of retarding the attack of the jerks, but, when it came on, it was more violent than usual. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 Therefore, while each dose temporarily reduces the fever, it retards the most important physiological processes on which the living system depends for resisting the effects of toxic agents; namely, oxidation and elimination. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say I knew that, and with every remaining atom of will I staggered towards the red west through the writhing mist that crept clammily around my ankles, retarding my steps. Black Spirits and White A Book of Ghost Stories The trees are less liable to the attack of many pests, the dryness of the air retarding their development, if not altogether preventing their occurrence. Fruits of Queensland By this we mean the important rôle lime plays in promoting or retarding, as the case may be, the various kinds of fermentative action which go on so abundantly in all soils. Manures and the principles of manuring Sometimes where there is a tendency for the material in the bed to become too dry, this litter on the surface retards the loss of moisture. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. While each dose temporarily reduces the fever it retards the most important physiological processes on which the living system depends for resisting the effects of toxic agents, namely, oxidation and elimination. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say My evidence is demonstrative, for I can always prevent queens from laying the eggs of workers, by retarding their fecundation until the twenty-second or twenty-third day. New observations on the natural history of bees The Imperialist plan for retarding their retreat succeeded to admiration, and of more than 10,000 men not a tenth escaped from the sword of their pursuers. The Life of Gordon, Volume I The fat present in raw bones retards their decomposition in the soil. Manures and the principles of manuring The rigor of the season conspired with his endeavors in retarding the progress of the French. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 These experiments demonstrate that the exposure of hen’s eggs to the influence of the vapor of alcohol, previous to incubation, retards the development of the embryo, and favors the production of malformations. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say The art of vocalization is retarding the progress of the modern music drama. The Merry-Go-Round The Indians, discovering that they were pursued, now fired the prairie in front of us with the evident intention of retarding our movements and to prevent our horses from having forage. History of Company E of the Sixth Minnesota Regiment of Volunteer Infantry Incapable of stopping the course of material changes downwards, it succeeds in retarding it. Creative Evolution But Italy had experienced a time of papal corruption, which had, as its effect, wars of disintegration, the retarding of that unity of state which has only recently been accomplished. The Tapestry Book Hence, to say that an agent which retards tissue metamorphosis is in any sense a food, is simply to pervert and misapply terms.” Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say The trees supply shade from the sun and shelter from the wind, thus retarding evaporation. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study The unfamiliarity and precise routine of hospitals, the faces and ways all strange, are capable not only of greatly intensifying a man's sufferings, but even of retarding his recovery. A Poor Man's House True, it succeeds only in retarding the fall. Creative Evolution Science and the arts, both of peace and war, nevertheless, in despite of all such retarding causes, have advanced, and probably will advance, until effects and consequences accrue which the imagination can scarcely contemplate. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II Alcohol not only retains the cholera poison, but retards the action of the heart. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say Glycerine retards fermentation and decomposition to a remarkable degree. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. Good growing conditions are desirable for wood growth and fruit bud formation and any retarding of growth the previous season means little or no production. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 But a small part of the jet of steam subsists, uncondensed, for some seconds; it is making an effort to raise the drops which are falling; it succeeds at most in retarding their fall. Creative Evolution A trifle, yes, for Shelley or for Blake, They had not many extra marks at stake; I toil in vain toward a retarding goal,— I fear the poet’s part is not my role. The 1926 Tatler On the contrary, he believes that it retards digestion, arrests secretion, and hinders excretion. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say The precedent struggle was over a market; artificial regulation and superior naval power seeking to withstand the natural course of things, and long successfully retarding it. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 This state of affairs, in connection with the large size of the lots, had the effect of retarding the growth of that district. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America When a physical process is going on before my eyes, my perception and my inclination have nothing to do with accelerating or retarding it. Creative Evolution A man would probably have taken the groping fingers and pressed them, or kissed them, probably supposing that to be what was wanted, and thereby much retarding the progress of events. Fair Margaret A Portrait Warm weather hastens blooming; cool cloudy weather retards it. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 He rightly believed that the surest means of retarding the growth of the power of Spain was to plant in the New World colonies of English-speaking people. With Spurs of Gold Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds Had there been thick shells with retarding fuses the structure might have been breached in two or three rounds. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan He deplored it as retarding the development of Norway. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland These objects interested and amused the minds of the Persians as they moved along, without, however, at all retarding or interrupting their progress. Xerxes Makers of History He drags the time, never even tries to make a legatura, scorns a piano every time he comes to one, pays no attention to crescendos, never retards—it is terrible! The Goose Man It should be almost unnecessary to state that haste, hurry and impatience are retarding factors in a spiritualistic seance; but, alas, too many persons seem to be totally unaware of this important fact. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers The failure of an oar-stroke, a retarding whiff of wind, may bring death to those in the gig, or capture, which is the same. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure They are a race of Northern gipsies, and it is the restless blood of this class rather than any want of natural capacity which retards their civilisation. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland A low temperature probably retards the development, while a high one facilitates it. Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained This rigorous measure had no effect in retarding the insurrection. The Tiger Hunter I do not know why, unless it be the result of friction retarding their flow; the fact, however, remains. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life Would we then in all these advance more rapidly, we must remove slavery and negroism, the retarding cause. The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Behind them the other ships were forced to use their retarding rockets for fear of ramming them. Daughters of Doom The heroic commandant of the place, Antonio Bragadino, a worthy son of Venice, made an active defence, retarding by frequent sorties the progress of the enemy's siege works. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Two general laws underlie this feature of silk-reeling: hot water makes the silk run faster, and cold water retards its progress. The Story of Silk These tables, taken from the census and the Treasury records, prove incontestably, that slavery retards the progress of wealth and population throughout the South, but especially in Virginia. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy In place of preventing or retarding its exhaustion, it rather accelerates it by causing the increased crops to consume more abundantly, and within a shorter period of time, those substances which it contains. Elements of Agricultural Chemistry I also enjoin my patients to wear this bandage afterwards, from a persuasion that it retards the return of the disease. An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases Its natural commercial outlet is Germany, but the race-hatred which the Czechs have for the Germans, retards commercial progress. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges Laboratory experiments show that the addition of salt retards the setting and probably lowers the strength of cement at short periods, but does not, when not used to excess, injure the ultimate strength. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs But the census proves that slavery greatly retards the increase of wealth. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Moreover, the days of their small beginnings were full of retarding difficulties. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways No retarding mental or moral influences are ever permitted to reach her. Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch The cultivated plant is quite hardy; severe winters kill it but ordinary freezing weather merely retards its growth. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges Over-abundance debilitates and retards progress; this has been proved again and again by my collaborators. Spontaneous Activity in Education There is not an educator in America who will not testify to the fact that the use of tobacco in any form by young boys, retards both the physical and mental growth. The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male And besides, you got upon M. Dorset's cart, at the risk of incommoding him, and retarding the conveyance of his merchandise. Hortense Makers of History Series We advanced at daylight, making several feints on various roads, but always finding the enemy posted in such a manner as to be able to destroy the bridges and otherwise retarding our movements. Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsboro (North Carolina) expedition, December, 1862 Anything that hinders this interchange retards the destruction of the germ in boiling water. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 The ripening of the suckers not only proves injurious to the quality of the leaf but retards their size and maturity and if allowed to continue, prevents them from attaining their largest possible growth. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce Coffee for example, or tea, not only does not assist digestion but actually retards it. The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male This dip is called a syphon, and in no way retards the natural flow of the water. Chatterbox, 1906 I was obliged to do it myself, for the sail had filled aback, and it was retarding the progress of the raft. Down The River Buck Bradford and His Tyrants But for a long time the conflict between supply and consumption would continue, retarding indefinitely the disappearance of the barriers, and keeping the imprisoned lakes in the northern glens. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 The cloth has a utilitarian purpose,—to prevent thirst by retarding evaporation from the air passages. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Finally, I may say, it is this point of atheism, of inconsideration and brutishness, that destroys the multitude, makes all means ineffectual to them, and retards the progress of Christians. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning In other words, refraction retards the apparent setting of one body, the Sun, and accelerates the apparent rising of the other body, the Moon. The Story of Eclipses Say, what retards, amid the summer blaze, The autumnal bud, till pale declining days? The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling As in all other measurements of this kind, the retarding influence of the sides of the glacier is manifest: the centre moves with the greatest velocity. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 European domination actually favours rather than retards the spread of Islam, for the Moslem finds in Western improvements, like the railroad, the post-office, and the printing-press, useful adjuncts to Islamic propaganda. The New World of Islam These agents are thus given without injury to the child, and without retarding the labor or exposing the mother to any danger. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother Janetta's share in bringing about a dénouement and retarding its further development was quite unknown to her. A True Friend A Novel For the allegation of a Parliamentary warfare, under the vague idea of pushing forward good bills for Ireland, or retarding bad ones, had been a pleasant and easy labour to the parish priests. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 The tendency of gypsum is, in the long run, to make a soil acid, and its use necessarily hastens rather than retards the day when a lime deficiency will occur. Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement Instead, they are but dissatisfied to see it there; knowing it will give them some trouble to get to the other side of it, besides greatly retarding their progress. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco It is well known that the child may die in the womb, without retarding or interfering in any way with the coming on of the process of labor. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother Victor Hugo fully realized that the only education which serves is the one that increases human efficiency, not the one that retards it. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen The support of the hordes of lazy monks is a great incubus and retards the development of the country. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania It doubtless retards the decomposition of the substances which supply their nutriment, and it reduces the temperature of the soil. Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles He knows his master’s proclivities, and believes that he has come across some curious and rare specimens, which take time to collect or examine, and this it is which has been retarding his return. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco A too early return to the ordinary active duties of life retards or checks this restoration to normal size, and the womb being heavier, exposes the woman to great danger of uterine displacements. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother Can't you understand that that sort of thing, pain, anger, anything unlovely throws me back, retards the coming of the great hour! Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Mystic-Humorous Stories If the quantity of the effusion is large its own volume retards the process of absorption to a great extent, and consequently convalescence is delayed. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse One of the most important factors in restraining density of population in New York, in retarding the settlement of its frontier, and in determining the conditions there, was the land system of that colony. The Frontier in American History A second cause retarding him has been the strange behaviour of his travelling companion, whose horse he has had to look after all along the way. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco These variations are owing to the temperature, heat accelerating and cold retarding the process of ovulation. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother But for fear of retarding Your Progress, I shall desire you to deferr this Enquiry till another time, and proceed as you intended. The Sceptical Chymist or Chymico-Physical Doubts & Paradoxes, Touching the Spagyrist's Principles Commonly call'd Hypostatical; As they are wont to be Propos'd and Defended by the Generality of Alchymists. Whereunto is præmis'd Part of another Discourse relating to the same Subject. To weaken the animal still further by bleeding him is one of the most effectual methods of retarding recovery, even if it does not hasten a fatal termination. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Indeed the consciousness of falling short in achievement is the brake clogging action, is the great inertia retarding the progress of the world. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation Nothing retards the release of the artful villain when his time is expired, while the warm and incautious, but better man, accumulates a catalogue of prison penalties. The History of Tasmania , Volume II Going down a long hill the horse holds back as long as he can, the driver assisting in retarding the movement of the sled. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 Instead of excepting Japan from the pervading conservatism of Asia, I am inclined to make causes resisting or retarding the establishment of constitutional government in China exceptions to its irresistibility, side by side with ignorance. The Arena Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891 The impossibility, among untrained people, of debate without great emotion is what retards the progress of the intellectual life in many circles. The Etiquette of To-day A careless, spasmodic hurrying and retarding leads only to flabbiness and inconsequence. Essentials in Conducting This pulpit mannerism is a relic of the days of slavery, and the minister who indulges in it is simply perpetuating a barbarism and is retarding the religious progress of the race. Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading A compendium of valuable information and wise suggestions that will inspire noble effort at the hands of every race-loving man, woman, and child. The white man who retards his own development by opposing a black man is but half free. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time I listened keenly all the time, and anybody who has ever tried the experiment knows how that act retards the slow passage of the moments at any time of anxiety and pain. In Direst Peril "What, in your opinion," asked Mr. Gourlay, "retards the improvement of your township in particular, or the Province in general?" The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion The hasty and premature adoption of some privately invented language merely retards progress. The Task of Social Hygiene The plant is made to imbibe soda water and the growth becomes suddenly exalted some ten times; but a puff of tobacco smoke instantly retards the rate. Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches It was a deliberate attempt at retarding action by a malicious irritating of the mind. Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore It had an upas quality, dulling the brain, retarding the step. The Long Roll The financial troubles in England are retarding the rapid movement of western produce. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. But another precious day had been lost, and subsequent unfavorable weather still further retarding our progress, we did not reach the coast near Charleston Bar till the fifth night after our departure from Nassau. The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner Numerous are the forces which act on growth some helping, others retarding, the effects being further modified by the strength and duration of application. Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches The only result of this plan, is, to cause an unnatural fulness in the system, which places the nurse on the brink of disease, and retards, rather than increases, the food of the infant. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School The fields were very rough, all things uneven and retarding. The Long Roll The spongy nature of the ventricle sufficiently retards this mixing. Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata Difficulty is sometimes experienced with the tubes becoming choked with salt, thereby diminishing and retarding evaporation. The Handbook of Soap Manufacture Saying this, they turned the canoe’s head down stream again, and allowed it to drift, merely retarding its progress a little with the paddles. The Young Fur Traders Transplanting, retards the growth of a plant about a fortnight. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School A young Hottentot Venus of indescribable ugliness assisted in retarding her. The Settler and the Savage The friction which retards a train upon the track, robbing the engine of a fourth of its power, is the very secret of locomotion. Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power Caustic soda exerts a marked retarding effect on the hydrolysis, as do also ethyl and amyl alcohols and glycerol. The Handbook of Soap Manufacture But the mountainous waves took her with irresistible force from her chesstree, retarding her velocity, and forcing her each moment nearer to the reef. The King's Own In later years the pretence of performing miracles to cure diseases had a great effect in advancing superstition and retarding scientific investigation. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine The indulgence in cigarettes stunts the growth and retards physical development. Pushing to the Front This business retards the prorogation till this day or to-morrow se'nnight: but we are adjourned till Monday; so nothing but hearing this nonsense remains. Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc She knew that it was not so much physical as mental suffering which was retarding the girl’s progress, and yearned over her with a sympathy that was almost maternal in its depth. Big Game A Story for Girls Of course, it is quite possible that there may be a great improvement by September, but, even so, you would be retarding your recovery by going on with such exhausting work. The Independence of Claire The propriety of my attending the first audience day of Count Montmorin, which will not be till the 27th, retards my departure till then. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) They dropped down through the atmosphere, sinking for miles as the ship slowed to the retarding influence of the air and the molecular power. Islands of Space The closeness of the shave emphasizes the military value of unremitting activity in doing, and unremitting energy in retarding an opponent. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 Say, what retards, amidst the summer’s blaze, Th’ autumnal bulb, till pale, declining days? The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 Seaton gradually increased the retarding force until the needle showed that they were very close to the other vessel and maintaining a constant distance from it. The Skylark of Space But after a few hundred feet, I felt I was mounting only of my own momentum, with gravity and air-friction retarding me. Wandl the Invader He then exerted a very small retarding force, so that their bit would lag behind the procession, as though it had accidently been separated. Spacehounds of IPC Not only is it painful to them, but it retards their progress in their journey. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 Warming up more slowly in the spring, it retards vegetation by slowly giving up its cold. Apple Growing Occasionally one might find an example of a well-directed and thoroughly developed mind among the daughters of Israel, even though surrounded by the retarding influences of the ghetto. Rabbi and Priest A Story In close quarters such as this, the retarding velocity must be calculated with a nicety many hours in advance. Wandl the Invader These things, without retarding the speed materially, would produce a considerable return, but from which must come port charges, &c. A General Plan for a Mail Communication by Steam, Between Great Britain and the Eastern and Western Parts of the World In so doing he hinders, retards or obstructs the working of the country's industrial forces by so much. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation Freezing often retards the brewer's operations, and gives him considerable trouble and delay. The American Practical Brewer and Tanner After having had all reason to hope for a ten-day passage, we were annoyed for four or five days with head winds, materially retarding our headway. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland "Yes; but it retards the amount or the force." The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island Checks are doors or slides higher than the fire-box, which, when open, allow the cold air to pass over the fire, retarding combustion. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools Do I realize the danger of retarding or hindering the work of the Holy Spirit, by evil habits, worldly pursuits, or companions? Bertha and Her Baptism But this he found not to answer; because, as he observed, 'the friction was too retarding from the plaster of Paris; but the case would be very different if the ceiling were covered with ice.' Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Still unbridged, they are an important factor in preventing communication and traffic between towns, and hence in retarding the development of the province. 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