| 单词 | slackness |
| 例句 | His thin shirt has split at the seams and he gazes into some middle distance with hypothermic slackness. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He stood there for a moment more, a sudden slackness in his body. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Her daughter’s friend seemed to have none of the mother’s slackness. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z A crease between the eyes, a slackness to the mouth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z What was taken by outsiders to be slackness, slovenliness or even generosity was in fact a full recognition of the legitimacy of forces other than good ones. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Over time, this visual slackness proves to be a sinuous strength. ‘Clara’s Ghost’ Review: A Family of Performers, a Night of Hysteria 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Each of these man-children offers his own special blend of innocence and id, balancing the pitiable traits of slackness and aggression with more appealing qualities of sweetness and honesty. Movie Review: ?Jeff, Who Lives at Home,? a Duplass Brothers Comedy 2012-03-15T22:12:53Z “Toni Erdmann” is the more distinctive film, the stranger film, and the more original film, despite the slackness and the pat messaging of Ade’s direction. My 2017 Oscar Predictions 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z The enjoyable slackness of the first film — plot lines digress to nowhere; consequences are non-existent — doesn't really work in today's more structured storytelling world. Will the new 'Vacation' make Clark Griswold proud? 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z It’s hard to say, since for many of us the slackness, anxiety and dissociation of the World’s Fair Challenge is just another name for Tuesday. ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’ Review: Is It Horror, or Just Ennui? 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Chief among these are the dough’s slackness and its propensity to spread into a pancake-like loaf, baking up flat and dense, if even lightly mishandled. No-Knead Bread, Revisited 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z The corresponding risk is of slackness, a sense of authorial fiat that weakens the integrity of any one inclusion. A Psychedelic Epic That Wants to Consume the World 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z There are plenty of theories about what went wrong with "Ted 2," from a MacFarlane mojo problem to editing and slackness issues, especially in the film's second half. Should comedy hits start refraining from sequels? 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Now that Bausch's repertory has become much more familiar, I'm conscious of its excessive length and occasional slackness. Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: Viktor – review 2012-06-07T10:41:17Z That’s matched by a stylistic slackness that keeps the novel from offering much beyond its pleasant plot. An engineer and a young widow meet cute in 19th century Paris. Will love follow? 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z The novel’s plot isn’t really enough to sustain even its relatively brief length, and there’s a slackness to certain scenes that’s missing in Mishima’s other work. Sex, Death and More Sex: Three Books of Fiction by Acclaimed Japanese Writers 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z And to his duality, something he has long manifested as both a conscious reggae artist and a dancehall artist never shying away from what Jamaicans call slackness, or lyrical mischief. Reggae star Buju Banton’s long walk to freedom 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z But goofball antics and a terrific, raucous finale can’t make up for the slackness of its repetitive comedy. Movie Listings for Nov. 14-20 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z But on the ground, Bock knows, it mostly cultivates slackness. 'Alice & Oliver' is like 'Love Story,' but with more grit and less sap 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z The glare of the wattage that emanated from classic performers, be they Muzio or Del Monaco, helped distract from the opera’s shortcomings: the flatness of the characters, the slackness between the memorable melodies. Music Review: An ‘Andrea Chénier’ Short on Star Power 2014-03-25T09:46:00Z The slackness in Reeder’s storytelling works against her down the stretch, once Jonny becomes more focused on solving the mysteries of both the local crime spree and her own family history. Review: In the squishy, supernatural 'Perpetrator,' an empathetic student is drawn to danger 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Each work possesses different degrees of slackness and tension. Review | Two visionary women ignite the Guggenheim 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z "There was slackness after years of normalcy in the region and now we are training and reorganising them to prevent any such attacks. We have also provided automatic rifles to some." India revives network of village guards in Kashmir after militant attack 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z He muscled into Celtic's box, withheld a challenge and poked home exposing a moment of slackness 90 seconds after Celtic's second. Celtic beat Livingston to restore nine-point lead 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z The long-term cost of techno-solutionism can be a fatal slackness, both mental and physical. Perspective | When chess is hard and cheating is easy, the next move is complicated 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z With sheer determination, he established that a man in his 40s didn’t have to suffer arm slackness and that with pure application he could learn any system. Perspective | On paper, Tom Brady was unremarkable. On the field, he grew into a legend. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Livingston looked rattled but were able to take advantage of Rangers' ongoing slackness at the back this term. Rangers see off Livingston challenge 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z But they were undone by slackness at the back and ultimately a nightmare two-minute spell turned the game on its head. Morelos hits 100th goal in Rangers win 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z Without it, a pilot can still perform the maneuver but feels some slackness in the control column pulling through it. FAA safety engineer goes public to slam the agency’s oversight of Boeing’s 737 MAX 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z It meant momentary slackness was impossible for his lowest teammate, according to Bowles. Perspective | Tom Brady still has the itch, and it’s taken him places no football player has been 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Further, Kim said the government “will not tolerate even a smallest bit of slackness or concession, but further strengthen the state emergency anti-epidemic measures until the danger of the pandemic inflow is completely eliminated.” North Korea on virus threat: ‘Under safe and stable control’ 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Further, Kim said the government “will not tolerate even a smallest bit of slackness or concession, but further strengthen the state emergency anti-epidemic measures until the danger of the pandemic inflow is completely eliminated.” North Korea on virus threat: ‘Under safe and stable control’ 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z It said authorities are trying to boost the anti-pandemic atmosphere to ensure that the anti-virus campaign “is waged consistently without a moment’s indolence, slackness and carelessness.” Satellite images show N. Korea preparing for military parade 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z He had been forced to make his own way, and he felt it had saved him from the slackness that infected the military. Inside the Iraqi Kleptocracy 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z But that little goof speaks to a larger slackness. Review: Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in ‘Holmes & Watson’ a looney-tuned misfire 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z “Now the problem is evident and I hope, first of all, to the players,” he grumbled, pointing to slackness in possession, a lack of urgency throughout the lineup, and an inability “to stay compact”. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z They punished Arsenal’s defensive slackness, within which the goalkeeper, Petr Cech, was a glaring culprit and they might have had more during a period when Arsenal were gripped by indecision and nervousness. Arsenal crash at Brighton to pile more pressure on Arsène Wenger 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z Mack herself posted a semi-apology on Facebook, admitting to “slackness and carelessness”, while insisting: “Never, never, have I set out to deceive, mislead, or appropriate the work of others.” 'Plagiarists never do it once': meet the sleuth tracking down the poetry cheats 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z “The question of slackness in jobs is absolutely factually incorrect,” he said. Indian Technology Workers Worry About a Job Threat: Technology 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z But there was a certain slackness to the Americans that a superior side – say, Mexico – will surely exploit. Pulisic's brace lifts scattershot USA to necessary win over Trinidad & Tobago 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z I knew her as an old woman, and there was a sharp contrast between the rocks on her chest and the softness and slackness of the rest of her body. Visiting McDonald’s With My Grandmother 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Akin to tightrope walkers, slackliners traverse a suspended cord made from nylon webbing, which can be strung at varying levels of tension, or “slackness.” Slackliner Saves Unconscious Man Dangling From Ski Chairlift 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z The slackness of shot that had wrecked his game an hour earlier briefly gripped him again by the time they got to the tie-break. Andy Murray suffers for his art in marathon win over Milos Raonic 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z The official Xinhua News Agency reported their theme would be "strengthening and standardizing intra-party political life," while seeking to "primarily resolve problems of Party leadership fatigue and slackness in party governance and discipline observation." China's Xi seeks to enforce will at Communist Party meeting 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z That did not excuse the slackness of the marking. Arsenal behind after 42 seconds but Alexis Sanchez rescues point at PSG 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z But whatever their problems, a slackness of spirit is rarely at the root. Racial, partisan divides shape American views of poverty and the poor 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z "The air and Antarctica are unforgiving environments and punishes any slackness very hard," said Tim Stockings, operations director for the British Antarctic Survey. Daring flight removes 2 sick workers from South Pole station 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z "The air and Antarctica are unforgiving environments and punishes any slackness very hard," said Tim Stockings, operations director at the British Antarctic Survey in London. Rescue flight leaves South Pole evacuating sick US worker 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z He said sleep was a "matter of habit - and of slackness". Beyonce's Clock: How do some people achieve so much? - BBC News 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Instead of Scottish slackness being punished, it was now to bring Scottish reward. Wales 27-23 Scotland: Excruciating night for Scots 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Federer punished him for his slackness, broke again and served out the set after 36 minutes. Roger Federer beats Stan Wawrinka to set up Novak Djokovic showdown 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z The baby's cheeks were flushed, and the slackness of her posture suggested sleep from which she might awake at any moment. Age progression : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Even so, there’s no slackness, shudders, or odd hesitations that I’ve so often encountered with other hybrids. Audi wants you to stop talking about diesels and look at its electric plans 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z It also hides the slackness of Japan’s labor market. Abenomics Sputters in Japan 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Montpellier began the more aggressively and pounced on Glasgow's slackness to move ahead through Benjamin Lucas's penalty. Glasgow Warriors 21-10 Montpellier 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z India’s new prime minister, Narendra Modi, offers himself as a metaphor for the India he wants to build — ambitious, confident and impatient with slackness of any kind. Narendra Modi, in U.N. Speech, Inserts India Into Terrorism Fight 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z The visit is a big moment for Mr. Modi, who offers himself as a metaphor for the India he wants to build — ambitious, confident and impatient with slackness of any kind. Modi Defies Expectations With Mix of Soft and Severe in India 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Fischer said it was difficult to determine how much of the slackness was because of cyclical factors and how much represented a more fundamental, structural change in advanced economies. Fed Vice Chairman Warns of Slow Growth 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z The following month, the People's Daily – the party's mouthpiece - issued three front-page commentaries slamming local officials for their slackness and for "avoiding the limelight". Fearing graft probes, Chinese officials shun spotlight, seek retirement 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z "The postponement for a month will lead to a state of slackness and lack of seriousness in conducting dialogue," Abbas al-Bayati said on state television. Iraq parliament delayed for five weeks, general killed near Baghdad 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z McLeish castigated that defence for "slackness, very unprofessional, not taking care of the ball when we were in good possession". Alex McLeish keeps lips sealed after facing music on Birmingham return 2013-02-03T21:59:01Z But in the first leg there had been still signs of defensive slackness and those resurfaced in this week's friendly against Egypt before the Elephants eventually recorded another 4-2 win. Africa Cup of Nations preview: Ivory Coast primed to fly or flop again 2013-01-18T10:00:05Z By the time Vincent Kompany was sent off with 14 minutes remaining the match had been decided by two moments of incision from City and some answering defensive slackness. Laurent Koscielny deserved red even though it ruined the £62 match 2013-01-13T21:07:54Z They are, despite a consensus of near-inconsolable revulsion, engaged in a form of high-stakes physical ballet so well calibrated that even a moment's slackness can look like evidence of irrecoverable decline. Chelsea channel David Bowie, but they're beating up the wrong guy 2013-01-11T14:18:02Z Defensive slackness undermined Liverpool and Stoke took full advantage to prolong their undefeated league sequence at the Brittania Stadium. Stoke City 3-1 Liverpool 2012-12-26T21:58:17Z The musical vacuum was filled by dancehall DJs who spurned "One Love" consciousness in favour of "slackness" - lyrics with an emphasis on sex and violence. The loudest island on the planet 2012-09-27T00:10:12Z Hearts had defended superbly for the first hour but, as slackness began to creep in, Liverpool threatened to punish them. Liverpool 1-1 Hearts (2-1) 2012-08-30T20:53:13Z That play epitomized TFC's season so far - no luck up front followed by punishment for defensive slackness. MLS: Five things we learned in week 14 2012-06-18T13:00:00Z Any slackness in this was freely threatened with the papal vengeance, while favor was significantly promised as the reward of zeal. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z They were ordered to obey humbly whatever the legates might see fit to command, and the vengeance of the Holy See was threatened for slackness or contumacy. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Now let us examine how this slackness is induced. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Spencer had surveying and measuring, drawing and calculating to do, and he threw off the slackness which marked his school-days. Herbert Spencer 2012-02-29T03:00:20.773Z In war every piece of slackness, every lack of thoroughness, and even a simple mistake, not infrequently bring in their train the most heavy sacrifices. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z That chance stemmed from a bit of slackness in the Dons defence. Live - Sunday's SPL football 2012-02-19T12:23:13Z This they knew, for already they had been reproached several times for their slackness. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z The elongation of the belt due to this stretch, pulley a takes up and transfers to side d, relieving it of tension and inducing its slackness. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Florence noticed the suggestive slackness of his bearing and her heart smote her, for she knew it was not mere physical weariness which had crushed the vigor out of the man. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z His duck garments hung with a significant slackness about his gaunt frame, and they were rent in places, as well as blackened and smeared with oil. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z He raised the string and from slackness it became taut with the heft of lead. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z They had left Murano owing to slackness of trade, but had been recalled, and appealed to the Council of Ten in Venice to be allowed to complete their contract in London. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Animosity and hostility between nations is a corrective of this sentimental slackness, and to that extent it plays a useful r�le, however ugly it may appear—"not pretty, but useful, like the dustman." The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z Too much has been made of his unconventionality, his slovenliness and slackness, his love of low or common company. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z She noticed the slackness of Harding's pose and felt sorry for him. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z She demanded of others the same rigid adherence to rule, and she countenanced no indulgence nor slackness in young or old among her dependents. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z That was all right at a period when slackness prevailed in girls' schools and it was unfeminine, if not unladylike, to be too learned. Our Philadelphia 2011-11-23T03:00:41.453Z This is a most interesting and charming paper, with never a drop or a slackness from beginning to end. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z And that it is a factor to be reckoned with, is further and seriously proved by the slackness and diminished zest and output of masculine Labour, since the other sex has invaded the field. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness, but is long-suffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z They began by vehemently accusing the Ministry of slackness. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z Aunt Harriet was an enemy of all slackness, idleness, want of energy, shirking in all its branches. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z The slackness with which the generals of Justinian prosecuted the Gothic war in the period between the triumph of Belisarius at Ravenna in a.d. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z This slackness of generosity, and dearth of spirit, however offensive to the pride, rather animated than dampt the courage of Miss Arbe. The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z And the slackness of his grasp of the Lord Jesus would make all these errors and faults ten times worse. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z It was above all essential that there should be no slackness: 'work,' said the Prince, 'must be work.' Queen Victoria 2011-08-23T02:00:32.007Z A man may be plus five, but of such a temperament and such ways that he habitually wastes two or three holes in a match through negligence or slackness. The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer 2011-08-21T02:00:29.747Z There could be no monotony, or slackness of endeavour when a mistake or a careless word, or even a foolish gesture, might bring with it the consequence of death. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Her sails hung loosely in the gaskets, and the slackness of her ropes and her general air of untidiness alike showed the absence of any sort of discipline on board. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z He knew well enough he was not likely to escape the official verdict of "slackness." The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Nobody likes to be inefficient; slackness is largely a fault of inadvertence. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z As Carrie and her aunt made their way through bustling crowds, past clanging cars, they gradually observed an undertone of slackness in the superficial activity about them. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z The ladies, possessing but a fast-fading interest in outward bounders, were probably in evidence more from slackness of business than any more sentimental cause. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z There was a few minutes' slackness and Gerard said, "What makes you fancy Pioneer?" The Sweep Winner 2011-06-24T02:00:21.067Z And when his daughter left him alone in the Vicarage, with nothing to engross him but his work, an odd distaste of life had assailed him, a slackness which he fought tooth and nail. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z It is dangerous to listen to reports respecting briskness or slackness of trade. Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823 2011-06-09T02:00:21.460Z Our nerves throughout this period of two hours, during most of which only one of us moved at a time, were at considerable tension; not a moment of slackness or diminution of watchfulness being allowable. Among the Canadian Alps 2011-05-30T02:00:16.600Z Egypt is in serious danger… What Egypt is currently witnessing is the normal result of chaos, slackness, carelessness and softness towards thugs and extremists... Egyptian press fears communal chaos 2011-05-10T12:58:14Z Despite the difficulty at the commencement, sickness, slackness of work, not one exile has given way, and not a single condemnation before the police court has occurred. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Once a neighbor, a farm hand, who had been discharged for slackness, planted buckwheat in a small clearing next the Greenleafs’, out of spite. A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z The house is well arranged; there is no noise, no slackness in the service; and families may live as privately as in a private residence. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z “There was a time when you apparently took pleasure in pointing out my slackness, Bernard,” he said. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z There was keen relief in Osborne’s face, and the slackness of his pose suggested the sudden relaxing of a heavy strain. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z They've only won four at home this season though, their defensive slackness too often proving the difference. Blackpool v Arsenal - live! 2011-04-10T11:53:00Z "The lady shall have no cause to complain of my slackness; ere an hour be passed I will bring a reply." The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z I see one picture which explains to me why a great deal of the slackness is creeping over our boys. Association Football And How To Play It 2011-03-27T02:00:16.723Z Men like Tony generally find somebody to stand behind them, but that slackness is the only fault anybody could find in him. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z He knew the curious slackness which sometimes seizes men exposed to the fury of the sea. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z I expected from the slackness of the current in this branch, that the Western one would be high, but I found it equally low. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z They must always be solemn words, even though in the slackness of our loose vocabulary they are often fitted to periods no longer than ten minutes, than an hour, than six months. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z Thus, to keep Natalie from contemplation of heaven, Leonard returned to contemplation of hell; for the war still raged, though with some slackness. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness, but is long suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z He did, however, succeed in undoing all the work of his ancestors, partly by his own slackness and sloth, partly by his choice of corrupt and treacherous ministers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z This extreme development of competition leaves the market liable to pronounced depression in rates at times when slackness of trade or other causes decrease the demand for credits. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The same sense of humour enabled him to bear up against the forced rests that increasing slackness brought the hand-weavers, while the factories whirred on. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z Her hospital training had taught her the value of discipline, and she would never tolerate inefficiency, or any tendency towards slackness, in her subordinates. A Noble Woman The Life-Story of Edith Cavell 2011-01-27T03:00:42.663Z Tim Connor and I got ten couple between us; it might have been thirty if my neighbours had not boycotted me, for what I could only suppose was the slackness of their hounds. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z There is nothing an ordinary rowing man detests so much as windy eloquence, unless it be perhaps the miserable indolence which is known as slackness. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Byron is always the more frequent correspondent; it is he who has to reproach the other with slackness. Thomas Moore 2011-01-14T03:00:51.040Z They certainly cannot be charged with dimness of intention, slackness in effort, or want of resource in dilemmas. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z It was serious and inexplicable slackness which he showed in not taking effective measures to determine immediately where his defeated enemy was. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z He must be boss, first, last, and all the time, and from his decisions, right or wrong, there must be no appeal and of them no slackness of enforcement. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z Then why this slackness on your part since the beginning of the case? 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z But from beginning to end there was no indication of slackness in the business-like methods of the place; nor during any of his visits did the “tawny man” appear in that or any other disguise. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z This epistle was questioned from the first, and only gained its place with much hesitation, and rather through slackness of opposition than any conclusiveness of proof. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z In any case the Emperor was deeply incensed by what he considered Victor's slackness, and degraded him. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z Brought in to impose discipline, Capello has now supervised too many displays of slackness as dispiriting as any experienced under even his most hapless predecessors. Woeful England return to the dark ages 2010-10-12T23:05:00Z Their slackness invited pressure from which Bent capitalised either side of half-time. Liverpool 2-2 Sunderland 2010-09-25T16:08:00Z A goal in the ninth minute from the former Manchester United attacker Forlan arose from slackness in defence and the scorer maintained the slapdash tone in the way he converted it. Atl?tico Madrid 1-0 Liverpool 2010-04-22T20:59:00Z To avoid the reproach of neglect and slackness we are preparing for the journey. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII For although such interviews meant an amalgam of shame, remorse, slackness, and cynicism, they necessitated no lying. The Undying Past But it would not be slackness which would stay my hand; it would be because I cannot think that the conical tin hat adds greatly to the beauty of the garden. The New Gulliver and Other Stories They closed full fast on every side, No slackness there was found And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping on the ground. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency Conscious of her slackness, she forced herself to play rather better than usual, but at the close of the afternoon round she allowed her obsession to resume its sway. A Traitor's Wooing Under Hope's rule the Upper Fourth began to show a general slackness; rules were evaded where possible, work was shirked, and a number of undesirable elements crept in. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days A pleasant sensation of slackness had taken possession of his limbs. The Undying Past It is our own slackness, our own "state-blindness," our lack of a complete democracy, which increases our chances of imperialism and war. American World Policies The Devil, she said, was but half-tied, and slackness would let him loose. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII Sometimes whole fifteens would be swiped in turn for their failure to win matches, quite irrespective of their capacity to do so: slackness could always be alleged. Years of Plenty Elizabeth, though personally little influenced by religion, understood the political value of the church, and would allow no slackness in enforcing conformity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" What’s wrong with us all is lethargy, slackness, the inability to move of our own accord. What a Man Wills He is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness. The State of the Blessed Dead No one, therefore, seemed actually at the head of affairs, or really responsible; and there was a general feeling of disorganization and slackness. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story His own personal example of absolutely unremitting attendance on the scene of action, entitled him to rebuke slackness. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) But even to this element of delay, due to his lack of precision, Ney added further delay, due to slackness in orders. Waterloo Doesn’t deserve it, after all his slackness and procrastination! What a Man Wills It especially avoids the danger of slackness and failure on the part of the insurer. Rural Health and Welfare If she found what she judged slackness she was doing her duty to correct it. Loyal to the School But it is interpreted in the spirit rather than in the letter, and for its definite requirement it is successfully pleaded that it keeps the members from vagueness and slackness. St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians A Practical Exposition But with this king a thousand years were as a day, for he was not slack concerning his promises, as some men count slackness. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales But now the atmosphere of blood, which pervades the whole tragedy, has entered into the man and subdued him to its own nature; and an indescribable degradation, a slackness and puffiness, has overtaken his features. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers Rarely did they have their way with her and when they did, presently she would accuse herself of slackness and dismiss them and urge herself to fresh practicalities in her work. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman On the whole however, in respect of speed in travelling, the Greeks and Romans were but slow coaches; and these exceptional instances merely serve to prove the general slackness of their pace. Old Roads and New Roads It was probably a disinclination to do anything more than anything else--a slackness of will-power that made him so apathetic also physically. The Son of His Mother Such slackness to execute vengeance would certainly provoke God's patience to anger; the king must visit condign punishment upon the enemies of God and the rebels against his own authority. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 To the slackness of control over the road parties was directly traceable the frequent escape of desperadoes, who, defying recapture, recruited the gangs of bushrangers which were a constant terror to the whole country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" It might in many instances be found possible to trace the doubts of men to their slackness in the service of God. The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching He usually comes out all right in the end, but the orderly Osseous is too exasperated by what he considers the Alimentive's slackness, to wait for the end. How to Analyze People on Sight Through the Science of Human Analysis: The Five Human Types It was more than calmness, it was indifference, slackness. The Son of His Mother Because I awed them not I was not unmindful of them; but mine heart bringeth not to remembrance the slackness of servants. The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni The Oldest Books in the World To the form and style of Meleager Moore could not pretend; but as these are rather songs on Greek motives than translations from the Greek, the slackness and dilution matter less. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 The very sight of those slippers, with their suggestion of slackness and unpunctuality and ignorance of all useful knowledge and general Bohemianism, was the first thing which cheered the heart of Speug. Young Barbarians A small minority admitted his ability, but averred that his patience erred on the side of slackness, which was one of the causes that the flood of prohibited liquor in the country showed no abatement. The Law-Breakers A novel, in her imagination, was a light diversion in which one only indulged in times of unusual slackness. Changing Winds A Novel Perhaps, his lack of endurance was due to the excessive strain, or the ill-cooked food, but during the last few weeks he had been conscious that a slackness was creeping over him. The Greater Power At work in the office next day, I took advantage of a warder’s slackness and broke clear away. The Spoilers of the Valley But if there is selfishness or slackness or a weak desire to drift along in easiness, taking all and giving nothing, things are otherwise. Lotus Buds Nevertheless, one and all admitted his patience, whether it was in bungling, in harvesting his graft, or whether it was a form of slackness. The Law-Breakers The slackness and unbelief among the clergy, and the looseness of morals in society were notorious, but this degeneration could not have been universal. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning He wore plain city clothes, and they hung about him with a suggestive slackness. The Greater Power Possibly Mademoiselle was aware that her late efforts at discipline were regarded by Miss Beasley with as little favour as her former slackness, and considered it useless to appeal to her Principal. The Madcap of the School But it may, if there is social slackness, be difficult to distinguish from a mere aggregate of voices, from the will of a mob. Introduction to the Science of Sociology The slackness of trade thus induced is rightly described as under-production. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity The nose hung long and fleshy between the pouched skin of his cheekbones, the eyes showed a tell-tale slackness in the under eyelid, where it merged into the loose wrinkles below. A Modern Mercenary Certainly England did not show any slackness in the number of sailors. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders The latter will duly take advantage of this slackness, and will get in just the little extra work that is wanted of it. The Complete Golfer If she sinned in the Peloponnesian War through the spirit of aggression, she sinned in the struggle with Macedon through slackness and cowardice. Progress and History And, indeed, I was aware myself of a slackness in my work, a kind of reckless, windmill-tilting tendency in my general attitude. The Message I wolfed it all, the grounds not excepted, and, bar stiffness and, paradoxical to remark, a general feeling of slackness, was soon myself again. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition On the deck above the hearty shouts of Ameinias the trierarch, and chanting of the seamen told that on the Nausicaä at least there would be no slackness in the fight. A Victor of Salamis If they want story they may complain of slackness and deviations. A History of Elizabethan Literature The air of slackness which so often dulled her beauty had disappeared. Love of Brothers Many salutary laws benefit the Malay, possessing a notable share of tropical slackness, and the lack of initiative partly due to a servile past under the sway of tyrannical native princes. Through the Malay Archipelago He was unusually rapid in thought, speech and movement, without being restless, and his presence was an excellent cure for slackness, languor, strenuousness or a morbid sense of duty. Bird of Paradise Of course any joggling or slackness here is like a broken front tooth, or a loose steel pen. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" The Athenians, distressed, sent envoys to Sparta to remonstrate against her slackness and selfishness, not without effect, for, at last, a large Spartan force was collected under Pausanias. Ancient States and Empires The missionary may say that he has no "call" to reform existing conditions in his own country, just as the bagman may disclaim responsibility for his firm's slackness; but such excuses book no orders. Pan-Islam It had remained for the last scion of the old stock to furnish a byword for slackness. Ladies-In-Waiting The girl felt in him the slackness of indecision. The Fighting Edge It was not so much a corruption of morals as a growing slackness and apathy in public life and an intellectual sloth that hastened the fall of the Roman Empire. The Story of Paris Instead, her eye took in the profound hopelessness of the bent head, the slackness of the big frame, that so suddenly had assumed a look of age. The Convert In spite of his slackness—in spite of his indolence—he could be relied on to keep his word. The Hero of Garside School Such peculiarities stood out more remarkably from being contrasted with the opposite qualities in Spartans—mistrust in conception, slackness in execution, secrecy in counsel, silent and passive obedience. The Two Great Retreats of History Dressed in a loosely-fitting suit of all seasons, he held himself very straight from the waist, as if in defiance of the slackness of his build. The Creators A Comedy Disaster had brought on slackness, the past year of constant failures had engendered a sense of discouragement and demoralisation, a desire to argue, to foresee difficulties, to foretell further disasters. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days I must exempt, however, from the general slackness both the Keeleys. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 Randerson was pointing to Pickett’s body, ghastly in its prone slackness. The Range Boss The canoes did not follow him, but remained near us, as our vessel could make but little way on account of the slackness of the wind. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 It was because of his rich understanding humanity, and not through any genial slackness, that he kept a tight hold on discipline. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 More abhorrent to her was the growing slackness in his personal habits.... The Job An American Novel An example of real slackness was being given by Howe at New York. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration When confronted with sets of questions the girls felt previous slackness in work become painfully evident. A Patriotic Schoolgirl I once heard an excellent first lieutenant—Farragut's own through the principal actions of the War of Secession—say that where there was obvious inattention to uniform there would always be found slackness in discipline. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life He took over a command where slackness and indiscipline were general. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 But he showed slackness and irresolution in the pursuit, and failed to reap the full results of his victory. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Owing to the slackness of our Allies, these enterprises proved unexpectedly difficult. William Pitt and the Great War No one even asked him his religion, which seemed to point to slackness somewhere. Mufti The tiny American navy retrieved the failures of American land forces, and shook the British navy out of a notorious slackness in gunnery and discipline engendered by its easy victories against France and Spain. A History of Sea Power In this summer of 1862, Greeley wrote in the Tribune, August 20, an open letter to the President, upbraiding him for his slackness against slavery. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement But I give you my word she ain't going to lose a good husband through any slackness of mine. The Path to Honour The action of the Assembly, far from betraying any slackness, was worthy of a military dictatorship. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America For whole minutes on end she would sit quite still gazing out to sea; and then, as if suddenly realising her slackness, she would continue the bombardment furiously. Mufti In addition to these handicaps of circumstance Suffren soon discovered that he had to deal with incorrigible slackness and insubordination in his captains. A History of Sea Power Such was the slackness of discipline that he spent all of November and the first half of December in Paris. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) I thought her attitude toward me symptomatic of the general slackness and demoralization setting in all over. Greener Than You Think His patience is not slackness and negligence, as men count it, 2 Pet. iii. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning And because the foot soldiers seemed to him to fight with a certain slackness, he brought up the horsemen to their help. Stories From Livy I had long been under reproach for my slackness in this matter. The Dew of Their Youth Short as was Buonaparte's residence at Auxonne, he availed himself to the utmost of the slackness of discipline in order to gratify his curiosity as to the state of the country. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) So we, condemning reason for slackness and mildness in punishing, are in a hurry to punish, borne along by passion as by a dangerous gale. Plutarch's Morals I am not going to have any of the nonsense we had before; what I say I’ll have done, and if there’s any slackness, look out for squalls.” In the Wilds of Africa Now, whether one is a van-boy or a lord-chancellor this is bad, for slackness leads to neglect, and neglect to worse things. Our Frank and other stories Even The Nation is not quite satisfied with the Government, and has been alluding to "the extreme slackness of Cabinet methods," and complains that "situations are not thought out beforehand." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 8, 1914 Blame me fur miserliness, an' excuse her fur slackness! Janet of the Dunes So keep at attention, Mac, sharp all the way; A split-second's slackness may set our foes grinning. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, March 25, 1893 Those born in its disintegrating heats are usually overtaken in the early thirties by physical weariness or, as some choose to call it, "slackness" that only fine moral training can overcome. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa For this he had kept his body clean and his soul clean where all about him was sloth and slackness. From Place to Place To him good Aeneas speaks in bitter words: 'Lucagus, no slackness in thy coursers' flight hath betrayed thee, or vain shadow of the foe turned them back; thyself thou leapest off the harnessed wheels.' The Aeneid of Virgil Desperately Piang tried to climb the vine, but its slackness offered no resistance. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old In the lands alike of Eastern and Western Franks the Church was often led to lean on the State, and the results, of slackness, corruption, weakness, were inevitable. The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 Was there a hint of slackness in the jaw of this good-looking boy? Oh, You Tex! The slackness of the black population, which has to be employed for the harder kinds of work, reacts upon the white employer. Impressions of South Africa They closed full fast on every side; No slackness there was found: But many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping on the ground. English Songs and Ballads The slackness of James towards the Popish agents, who had resumed their intrigues in the country, has been referred to. Andrew Melville Famous Scots Series They are to report how things are going, and they seem to have the usual quick Slav faculty for grasping essential points combined, no doubt, with the usual Slav slackness which lets them go again. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 A dirty, disorderly shed nearly always produces slackness and poor quality of work, lost tools, and mislaid material. The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition He seemed to be excusing his own quite allowable slackness in the matter. The Making of a Soul It was less than a second's slackness, yet it was enough, for his enemy rolled free and plunged for the stair. Doom Castle The superior energy of the worldling in the acquisition of gains is employed to rebuke the Christian for his slackness in winning the true riches. The Parables of Our Lord More than half my Staff and troops are in the same state of indescribable slackness and this, I think, must be the reason the Greeks were ten long years taking Troy. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 Peel was odd, in the contrast of a familiar first address, with slackness of manner afterwards. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 All this I heard, and more than ever chafed at the slackness of our laggard steeds. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess It needs no little courage for a single boy to attempt to stem the drift of slackness in a school house. Tom, Dick and Harry Don't think that my silence was due to slackness. Letters to His Friends There is no forced inertness in Utopia, no slackness, no boredom, no yawning. What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular They saw no good in the leisurely methods; they must have everything emphatic, everything full of poetical meaning; hence no large poetry, but a number of short poems with no slackness in them. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature The weft must be left a little slack along the line for this purpose, and some experience is required in order to leave just the right slackness. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving But things took a turn; slackness, then actual depression in Real Estate values set in, and oh! how quickly. Ranching, Sport and Travel Whose salary was restricted owing to slackness in work? The Jolliest School of All But of late some people have been here, stirring up the townsmen; and some travelling friars preached in the marketplace, not long since, upbraiding the people with their slackness in not rooting us out altogether. Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS Then they came down, crawling like weary men, and on deck no one abused them for their slackness or the time they’d been over their job. The Beach of Dreams They visibly had small patience with such slackness which only, to their minds, encouraged lawlessness. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life "Well, I don't know that the interest in singing is so general," said Miss Birdseye, quite unconscious of any slackness in preparing a substitute for the entertainment that had failed her. The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) For the next three years the war was carried on with unaccountable slackness on both sides; but in B.C. A Smaller History of Rome In that period of slackness a number of men swarmed up the wall. The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad They closed full fast on every side, No slackness there was found; And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping on the ground. Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys If Farrell, under this careful slackness of pursuit, had made a bolt for Texas or Alaska, the chronicle just here might be worth reciting. Foe-Farrell The fatigued nervous system is expressed in general bodily slackness. Mental Defectives and Sexual Offenders Report of the Committee of Inquiry Appointed by the Hon. Sir Maui Pomare, K.B.E., C.M.G., Minister of Health For the first three hours, the camels were kept going at the top of their speed; but as they neared Berber, there was a perceptible slackness. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman The School House had for years been notorious for their slackness on parade. The Loom of Youth Not folded arms, and slackness of the mind, Can promise for the safety of mankind: None are supinely good: thro' care and pain And various arts, the steep ascent we gain. The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 Consequently, the Englishmen were punished by being heavily ironed, and kept at starvation point for the slackness with which they obeyed the tyrant's orders. The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib But an act of charity is sometimes done with tepidity or slackness. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Under the influence of secular interests, profane literature and art, it was a time of slackness in spiritual life. Lectures on Modern history Gordon had to keep in the side; it would not do for the House captain to get a reputation for slackness. The Loom of Youth I know, right well, that it is from no slackness of her own, but that her husband likes not her intimacy here. A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden His predecessor's slackness in pushing military opportunities, due partly to ill health, was mainly constitutional, and therefore could not but show itself by tangible evidences in the more purely administrative and disciplinary work. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy Is it not a significant fact that the slackness evidenced in every phase of industry manifests itself at a time when it becomes more and more difficult to get a decent drink? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 21, 1920 Now, that illustrates the surprising slackness of discipline in the port watch. The Blood Ship He had long since grown weary of preachers who talked about dishonesty, without seeming to draw a line between active dishonesty and passive slackness. The Loom of Youth This is the national spirit, that jealousy, that slackness, which the last ten years has developed. Nobody's Man The true prudence of war,—as it is also its mercy, to friend and to foe,—is to strike without cessation or slackness till power of future action is crushed. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy In this manner, the capital of all is constantly at work, and provision is made for a possible slackness, which, however, has not yet befallen Lowell. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 429 Volume 17, New Series, March 20, 1852 There was no slackness in his watch; he kept us up to scratch. The Blood Ship The Chief realised that it was deliberate slackness that led to dishonesty, not dishonesty that was incidentally slack. The Loom of Youth "I suppose that a world of acquaintance is the only reward of slackness," Lewis said, laughing. The Half-Hearted Roy felt again the familiar clutch at his throat, the ice drench at his heart, and the faint slackness of his leg muscles. The Sheriff's Son Edward attributed his failure to the slackness of his ministers in sending money and supplies, and this to their silent opposition to the war. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 He has been accused of almost every defect in the calendar except of slackness about the war. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II A using one, I drop on him not only for slackness but dishonesty. The Loom of Youth His slackness, his self-indulgence, his unkindness—he went over the whole innocent tale of his sins. The Half-Hearted Be the slackness girt and the softness quelled And the slowness fleet.' Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems The former returned her thanks, but the primate appeared not to have received the communication; and the King, offended at the apparent slackness, allowed the matter to drop. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century And English literature just then was in one of its times of slackness, rather than full flow. Life of Charles Dickens No one ever cribbed in order to get a prize: they crib from mere slackness. The Loom of Youth The desperate eagerness of the combatants strangely contrasted with the slackness of the campaign in the Thiérache. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) His waiting did not mean a slackness of kindness, but a tightness of entanglement in other things; and then absolutely he has got to the point of doing without reading. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II The Lachlan virtues of simplicity and kindliness were overcast by obvious dirt and a general slackness. Burned Bridges Passers by might have caught a word or two about the grain market; the high prices; the difficulties of transit; the deplorable slackness of trade; the infamous duplicity of the Greek merchants. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Buller had cursed furiously and finally booted Lovelace off the field, with some murmured remarks about "typical School House slackness." The Loom of Youth They contended, that in a matter of the kind, severity, and even what might look like precipitation, was better than a slackness, which might defeat their object. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance This necessarily brings it about that a large number of employés are required for the industry during its period of maximum activity who are accordingly of necessity left idle during the period of slackness.” The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3 It is not easy to estimate the number of persons who become habitual mendicants in consequence of slackness of work and the temporary loss of employment. Crime and Its Causes When he was not using them, his hands drooped helplessly at his sides, a sign of mental slackness never to be mistaken. The Lookout Man You will find, too, that behind the apparent slackness of every arrangement and every individual are powers of adaptability to facts, elasticity, practical genius, a latent spirit of competition and a determination that are staggering. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 This slackness and neglect in the running of the house, and the indifference in this mother for the training of her young was very hard for our good Anna to endure. Three Lives Stories of The Good Anna, Melanctha and The Gentle Lena He began life well, but he has slackness in his blood and no vital enthusiasm in his heart. The Mirrors of Downing Street Some Political Reflections by a Gentleman with a Duster Such men exist in large numbers among the working population, and are able to tide over periods of slackness and depression in a truly admirable way. Crime and Its Causes Yet the Buddhist ideal of the man who has renounced the world leaves no place for slackness, nor I think does the Christian. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 The next period of slackness that comes along may bankrupt the business and rob a village of specialized hand-workers of their main employment. Recent Developments in European Thought As I said before, the personal humility of the soldier has nothing in it of abject self-depreciation or slackness. A Student in Arms Second Series For four weeks she had been idle because of slackness of work, and for nine weeks recently she had been too ill to work, having developed tuberculosis. Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls What is the effect of her slackness on the contradictions in the time of the action. Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies Still, to prevent any misapprehension, I'd better point out that my chief failings are a fondness for looking at the amusing side of things and a slackness in availing myself of my opportunities. Ranching for Sylvia We are thinking perhaps of a certain tendency to slackness, a dangerous falling-off in the output of work. Recent Developments in European Thought If there is any slackness at either end, the brace obviously cannot carry the weight of the door until the door has settled slightly, which is just what should be prevented. Things To Make The slackness of the work had led the management, in a good-willed attempt to provide as well as possible for the employees, to place several girls from other departments under this sub-foreman. Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls An amusing case of their incredible slackness has been recorded. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Norah, although Dale said she worked well enough for him in the office, showed a perceptible slackness at her household tasks. The Devil's Garden The butty system existed and persisted through slackness and irresponsibility. Recent Developments in European Thought They came down now from their mountains determined to combat the slackness; the indifference, the materialism of the world. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 It seems a pity that both French and Belgians, magnificent fighters that they are, are permitted this slackness in appearance. Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front Now and again, during a temporary slackness in the stream, he would disappear triumphantly into the hole, his log trailing behind him; but his triumph was always short-lived. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, February 7, 1917 So demoralized had the army become from long licence that this guerrilla warfare was waged with all possible slackness until a chance shot mortally wounded the chief brigand and his immense following automatically dispersed. The Fight For The Republic in China Then she remarked that the managers felt that their teachers must concentrate on their work and divided interests made for slackness. The Lure of the North Though she had a maid this did not relieve her much, for she constantly fretted and fumed over the maid's slackness. The Nervous Housewife He was presented as a monster of energy and self-discipline; as the determined foe of every form of looseness, slackness, and easy-goingness. Mr. Britling Sees It Through It will not be through a default of the people, but through the slackness of the governing class. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index As this accumulation grows there come with it a muscular slackness and a disinclination to exercise. Keeping Fit All the Way The nation has shaken off its vulgarity even more easily and completely than its slackness and self-indulgence. Cambridge Essays on Education You must understand that this is not kindness, it is not love, but cowardice, slackness, poison! The Duel and Other Stories Yet another, quite a young person, was a carman who had been discharged through slackness of work in the firm of which he was a servant. Regeneration The cheeks are probably a little pendulous, and the jaw hangs with a certain slackness. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour It should be remembered that all the members of the body partake of the slackness that is apparent externally. Keeping Fit All the Way The real trouble with men, he seems to say, is again and again sheer slackness; they will not put their minds to the thing before them, whether it be thought or action. The Jesus of History On the contrary, he has only sanctioned their slackness by his prestige as an intellectual university man. The Duel and Other Stories There had been no complaining or slackness in our work on that account. In the Ranks of the C.I.V. It was some slight shock to her to be informed by William Henry that owing to slackness of work the honeymoon ought to be reduced to two days. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories In a group the leader constantly cautions the men as to carelessness or slackness. Keeping Fit All the Way Brace wires were felt for slackness, from the tail to the inside of the fuselage. The Brighton Boys with the Flying Corps But from beginning to end there was no indication of slackness in the business-like methods of the place; nor during any of his visits did the "tawny man" appear in that or any other disguise. Four Max Carrados Detective Stories He went once about this time with Windham and Elliot to inform Pitt as to the uneasiness of the public about the slackness of our naval and military preparation. Burke Her lips had been loose and parted a little with the slackness of blank amazement. Starr, of the Desert No hint of slackness or sloppiness marred their effect. Deadham Hard This is probably the true explanation of General Cameron's singular slackness. The Long White Cloud Still, the English are not happy, and the unrest and slackness increase. Letters of Travel (1892-1913) There is slackness, on the contrary, and stagnation, when goods, which have been produced, remain for a long time unsold. Essays on some unsettled Questions of Political Economy A slackness there is in the dead of winter; but even then there is still something doing—some draining, some trimming of hedges, carting manure for open field work. Hodge and His Masters He was, I think, defending himself against an imputation of slackness and unreliability I had made in relation to a great public movement, in which he had disappointed me. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories But she said no more of burning words, or of eloquence, or of the slackness of the work of those who work as though they were not in earnest. John Caldigate The stage-manager will be responsible for the strictest discipline being maintained during performances, and will put up a barrage of invective at the slightest signs of slackness. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 18, 1917 But this decision does not involve any slackness in defensive measures. Mr. Punch's History of the Great War A young slave woman, Becky by name, had given pregnancy as the reason for a continued slackness in her work. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime She went on with a horrible slackness in her knees, a dry feeling in her throat; and she was not sure whether she would sing or fly. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest But this time he ignored the gasp and the sudden cold slackness of the hands he held and went on speaking with hardly a pause. Mary Wollaston Whether their slackness is of native growth, or is the consequence of instructions from Government, it is plain that adherence to it can never lead to the conquest of the Southrons. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 In this context we may note the report that the Eskimos had not until quite recently heard of war, which seems to argue slackness on the part of the circulation manager of the Daily Mail. Mr. Punch's History of the Great War This results in an effort in Germany all the more strenuous in proportion to the former slackness regarding questions of artistic form. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. An excessive stock of this or that piece, or of all pieces, means that much capital idle, and it also tends to slackness of management. Industrial Progress and Human Economics Then arises the question, which is the thing which according to the law must be done immediately; which will admit of some delay or slackness in the execution. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 A dirty, disorderly shed nearly always produces slackness and poor quality of work, lost tools and mislaid material. The Aeroplane Speaks Of late, however, there had been a general slackness of the trade. The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories And life, when full of disorder and slackness and vague superfluity, can no more have what we call character than literature can have it under similar conditions. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature All the slackness of the past months was slipping from my bones, and I stepped out like a four-year-old. The Thirty-Nine Steps One here comes upon a recital by the watchmen which reveals the extraordinary slackness in dealing with suspect persons that characterized the guardians of the peace in London in those times. She Stands Accused Out of work through slackness, does odd jobs; slept here three nights running. In Darkest England and the Way Out He was, I think, defending himself against an imputation of slackness and unreliability I had made in relation to a great public movement in which he had disappointed me. The Door in the Wall and Other Stories But now the atmosphere of blood, which pervades the whole tragedy, has entered into the man and subdued him to its own nature; and an indescribable degradation, a slackness and puffiness, has overtaken his features. Lay Morals Unskilled labour is the first to feel the slackness of hard times, and I had no trades save those of sailor and laundryman. John Barleycorn From Man's effeminate slackness it begins, Said the Angel, who should better hold his place By wisdom, and superiour gifts received. Paradise Lost In 191 they supported Antiochus badly, and by their slackness in the defence of Thermopylae made his position in Greece untenable. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Was there not the geography of Asia Minor, in which her slackness had often been rebuked by Mr. Casaubon? Middlemarch It was moral slackness and weariness that made her yield again…. The Indian Lily and Other Stories Already he had all the appearance of a man who is inclined to slackness—and in that case, mused Collingwood, his money would do him positive harm. The Talleyrand Maxim The Preacher dwelt upon the sins and follies and vanities of the inhabitants of that great city; their alacrity in the pursuit of pleasure; their slackness in the service of God. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger It seemed as if a challenge of strength between opposing gifts was given, and I suddenly felt all the dishonour of my diffidence—all the pusillanimity of my slackness to aspire. Villette Shiftlessness, slackness, indifference in studying are almost certain to mean inability to get on in other walks of life. The Elson Readers, Book 5 Moreover she felt a curious slackness and shrinking from exertion—even the exertion of talking. Eleanor It must have been a good deal stronger at a time when Christianity still had to fight against pagan slackness in these matters, ere Islam had imposed its hypocritical austerity upon the general conduct. Saint Augustin Yet there was about him this physical slackness, a reluctance in his slow, sure movements. England, My England Overbearing where her likings were concerned, and full of a certain generosity where but her interests were in question, the slackness of the social bonds in the colonies had favoured her abnormal development. There & Back At the most unexpected moments she would burst into the training quarters, but never again had she to complain of any slackness upon his part or that of his trainer. The Last Galley Impressions and Tales It was the heat and slackness of the day which had unnerved her. Eleanor During this persecution, evidence had not been wanting of the moral slackness in the African Church. Saint Augustin What means the bull, Unconscious of his strength, to play the coward, And flee before a feeble thing like man, That, knowing well the slackness of his arm, Trusts only in the well-invented knife? The Poetical Works of Beattie, Blair, and Falconer With Lives, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes The regiment had a long afternoon's drill to get them out of the slackness occasioned by their enforced idleness on the voyage. With Moore at Corunna I still felt that dream and that slackness in my limbs. The Path of Life As a matter of fact, he neither threshed nor had a pain inside; but something held him back which peasants call being afraid, gentlemen slackness, and scholars inertia. Selected Polish Tales No, these rich, comfortable, prosperous people should drink the cup to the dregs—the cup of mire, of slackness, of drudgery, of dull hopelessness that he alone could mix. Under the Skylights Pydna he secured in 357 by trickery; Amphipolis had passed under his control through inexcusable Athenian slackness earlier in the same year. Authors of Greece The real reason which makes the obedience to it difficult is the slackness of our own hold on the Centre. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV At the next moment Taro felt a horrid slackness of his string; no more could he feel the strong, splendid pull of his big kite. Peeps at Many Lands: Japan The slackness of it, the lack of discipline in it, the absence of struggle in it. Fortitude No other city on the globe could present quite this combination of tawdriness, slackness, dirt, vulgarity, which was Cottage Grove Avenue. The Web of Life Such exposure does not alter the features, but it lays an ugly emphasis on the most charming lines, pushing the smile to a grin, the curve of good-nature to the droop of slackness. Sanctuary That Burgess would feel, on being told of Mike’s slackness, much as a bishop might feel if he heard that a favourite curate had become a Mahometan or a Mumbo-Jumboist, did not enter his mind. Mike While there was a growing elaboration of the sacramental rite, the laity in many parts of Europe came from slackness less frequently to receive communion. The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304 Haggai had likewise to rebuke the people for their slackness in the work, and for building their own houses instead of the Temple, and soon they fell into trouble. The Chosen People A Compendium of Sacred and Church History for School-Children But it was only here and there that a Mandell possessed a gun, many of which were broken, and there was a general slackness of powder and shells. Children of the Frost And, truly, we had no great speed with our talk and with our eating; but in the end did make somewhat to hurry, because that we did be conscious that we leaned to slackness. The Night Land The lord is not slack to fulfil his promise as some men count slackness: but is patient to us ward and would have no man lost, but would receive all men to repentance. The first New Testament printed in English "We have heard angry criticism and hints about slackness," he began. Lister's Great Adventure The only other exceptions to the general efficiency were a very few instances of cowardice and many more of slackness. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton Some give great diligence for a time and make spiritual gain and then lose it all in a day of slackness. How to Live a Holy Life He passed several other camps, but observed everywhere the same slackness of discipline and the absence of military precaution. By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic Indeed, they would kill the poor sensitive Madge; and to think that Stephen Verne brought all this upon his family by his own slackness. Marguerite Verne Kennedy cried off on the plea of slackness. The Head of Kay's The horror of slackness was turned into a very passion for keeping himself 'fit.' The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition And the penalty for slackness was "lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth." The Emancipation of Massachusetts Shiftlessness, slackness, indifference in studying, are almost certain to mean inability to get on in other walks of life. Types of Children's Literature And only to think of your papa's slackness. Marguerite Verne This slackness may take the form of personal indolence, or of indifference to civic duty, or of preoccupation with the press of personal business. Problems in American Democracy It is clear enough that Timon's utter negligence comes from slackness, and not from any consideration for me. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 I have forgotten how it came about—probably through some temporary slackness in the building trade; but I did try, and one day was enough for me. The Making of an American She was entirely fit for duty the next day, not a trace of slackness, unwillingness or sullenness. The Unwilling Vestal It is well to have rules, and to try not to be prevented by mere slackness from keeping them. Religious Reality When a duty is shared with innumerable other people, it appears less of a personal duty; when the individual notes that his fellow- citizens neglect that duty, his own tendency toward slackness is encouraged. Problems in American Democracy Now let me see your zeal atoning for your past slackness. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel Afterwards she began to speak of the slackness of trade. The Fat and the Thin Nor, from that time, was there any slackness in acquiring or practising all skill in chivalrous exercises. The Herd Boy and His Hermit Sins of the flesh include all forms of slackness and bodily self- indulgence. Religious Reality So far is serenity from being a thing of slackness or inaction that it seems bred, rather, by an equable energy, a satisfying activity. On Being Human "I can bear with bad energy almost more easily and comfortably than with slackness." In the Wilderness So demoralized had the army become from long license that this guerilla warfare was waged with all possible slackness until a chance shot mortally wounded the chief brigand and his immense following automatically dispersed. The Fight for the Republic in China He had been fined heavily for slackness during the week, and Mr. Button's inevitable wrath at docked wages he desired to undergo as late as possible. The Fortunate Youth We are at the mercy of our own character, which has been wrongly moulded and formed amiss by the sins and follies, the self-indulgences and the moral slackness of our own past behaviour. Religious Reality Variations of pitch in the human voice are also effected by elongation and contraction of the vocal cords with comparative slackness or tension, as in the violin. Stammering, Its Cause and Cure These are real virtues in this day of slackness and sloppiness. Letters of Franklin K. Lane By now it was generally beginning to look up again; but this year, for some reason, the slackness persisted. Australia Felix She was not greedy of the goods of this life; She gave away without gall, without slackness; She was not rough to wayfaring men; She handled gently the wretched lepers. Roman and the Teuton It is characteristic of the odd slackness that went with the spasmodic violence of the old epoch, that the secretary could not use shorthand and that there was no telephone whatever in the place. In the Days of the Comet I am no advocate of slackness in giving benefits: the more and the greater they are, the more praise they will bring to the giver. L. Annaeus Seneca on Benefits Not in slackness of study: his mind consumed knowledge as a flame tinder. The Reign of Law; a tale of the Kentucky hemp fields She rolled sideways, and lay, with a curious slackness in her limbs, in front of the cashier's desk. Jonah And I also loathe my own craft, by reason of its slackness; but, O my brother, what call is there for abiding in this town? The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 The bridle of the throat then is to be held attempered between slackness and stiffness. The Confessions of St. Augustine I'll not have this levity and slackness, and talk about pictures and churches. Where Angels Fear to Tread Complaints of waste in supply departments and of slackness of discipline among the troops were rife in the early months. The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor They closed full fast on every side, No slackness there was found, But many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping on the ground. A Bundle of Ballads They closed full fast on ev’ry side, No slackness there was found; And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping on the ground. Essays and Tales His absence from the front was certain to involve slackness. Washington and His Comrades in Arms; a chronicle of the War of Independence She stretched herself, and passed her hands down over her whole form, searching as it were for slackness, or thickness. Saint's Progress The former slackness which had shown itself even in his eyes was now replaced by an energetic readiness for action and resistance. War and Peace She could only see slackness and stupidity around her. Eminent Victorians Don't you think it is high time we stirred a little life into all this slackness and vacillation and cowardice? An Enemy of the People After a period of tension and privation in war, one of slackness and luxury is almost certain to follow. Washington and His Comrades in Arms; a chronicle of the War of Independence Canoes, in approaching the Rio Negro, generally prefer the southern side on account of the slackness of the current near the banks. The Naturalist on the River Amazons His slackness drew on him a sharp reprimand from the royal lips. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 At one time he fought against his uncle; at another time he fought against the cause of his brother; yet he was never suspected of treachery or even of slackness. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Ship-money was exacted more rigorously than ever; and the Mayor and Sheriffs of London were prosecuted before the Star-Chamber for slackness in levying it. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 My impression, growing stronger every year, is that sleep is partly a matter of habit—and of slackness. How to Live on 24 Hours a Day If I were as much better a man than you, as I am worse, you should soon rue your slackness. The Iliad He had shown some signs of slackness in the proceeding against Magdalene College. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 Even Mr. Monk, who was the most earnest of men, felt the general slackness of all around him. The Prime Minister The other three dignitaries did not advance with the same vigour, and the long cords floated loosely in their weary or careless hands with significant slackness. The Nabob "Even his wife is scarcely on speaking terms with him because she believes him to be an idler, and the whole neighbourhood gossips over his slackness." The Zeppelin's Passenger My good friends, matters will soon become even worse through this slackness; think, each one of you, of his own honour and credit, for the hazard of the fight is extreme. The Iliad At a later period the unfortunate prince began, with little reason, to suspect Dartmouth of treachery, or at least of slackness. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 They have carried on an amazingly effective campaign in which this British slackness with the individual profiteer, is represented as if it were the deliberate greed of the British state. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war He wanted to push the men on, to force the pace, to shorten the halts; but Chauvelin knew better than to allow slackness and discontent to follow in the wake of over-fatigue. El Dorado, an adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel Your work is unsatisfactory and your slackness deserves reprobation. The Zeppelin's Passenger I am not afraid nor out of heart, nor is there any slackness in me. The Iliad The Prince was undoubtedly surprised and mortified by the slackness of those who had invited him to England. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 Sometimes, however, the magistrates are frankly outspoken about the matter, and censure the prisoners for the slackness of their attempts. The People of the Abyss And so, by reason of the hard winter, and the slackness of the King, and the false truce, we fought no more, at that season, but went, trailing after the Court, from castle to castle. A Monk of Fife But I don't propose that we shall suffer for his slackness. Count Bunker: being a bald yet veracious chronicle containing some further particulars of two gentlemen whose previous careers were touched upon in a tome entitled the Lunatic at Large A good rebuke, Which might have well becom'd the best of men To taunt at slackness.—Canidius, we Will fight with him by sea. Antony and Cleopatra He remembered his long travels in Germany, he remembered on his return his growing disapproval of English slackness, her physical and moral decadence. Kingdom of the Blind In fact, about him was no slackness, no sprawling abandon of the native in relaxation; but always a taut efficiency and a never-failing self-respect. The Land of Footprints On board ship, especially American ships, the first requisite for a sailor who wants to be treated properly is to "show willing," any suspicion of slackness being noted immediately, and the backward one marked accordingly. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales It was an unnecessary precaution; every one accused Barca of having behaved with slackness. Salammbo It was above all essential that there should be no slackness: "Work," said the Prince, "must be work." Queen Victoria She called him a muddler and a slouch, and other invidious names, for his slackness and his disregard of healthful food. Adventure IV If he was frightened by Ted's slackness, Babbitt was not sufficiently frightened by Verona. Babbitt The mouth, shapeless and toothless, with down-turned corners and lips dry and parchment-like, nevertheless lacked the muscular slackness so usual with age. The Strength of the Strong He was living in one of the Carthaginian pearl-bordered tents, drinking cool beverages from silver cups, playing at the cottabos, letting his hair grow, and conducting the siege with slackness. Salammbo It's part of the general English slackness that they won't look this in the face. The New Machiavelli He does very well on the Flibberty, with me and my men to overhaul her whenever she’s ready to fall to pieces through his slackness. Adventure |
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