The great men held a large portion of the community in dependence by means of advances at enormous usury.
He mortgaged his lands to the last farthing; borrowed from his personal friends; raised money by annuities; obtained advances from bankers; and had invested upwards of forty thousand pounds in the enterprise before it began to pay.
Owing to the greater accuracy resulting from histology and embryology (methods which have been employed only in later years), many changes in classification have been made, and as science advances will continue to be made.
The animal walks by means of its spines, with a tilting motion, and advances quite rapidly.
Mankind is perpetually being thrown to and fro between science, and religion, but it advances moro intellectually, morally and physically in proportion as it turns away from religion and to science.
The fact that he did unmistakably make advances secretly surprised her, but not more than Gammon was surprised to find himself coming into favour.
Therewith the peace, or at all events the truce, was concluded, and Miss Sparkes allowed herself to meet Mr. Gammon's advances with frankness and appreciation.
His advances had been of the most delicate, no word of distinct wooing had passed his lips; but he thought of Minnie a great deal, and came to the decision that in her the hopes of his life were centred.
There came a day when the strain grew excessive, and Lorenzo was unable, had he been willing, to make advances to princely suitors, and he lived to repent his prodigality.
His fair words were matched by the mild expression he contrived to put into his face, and, although the Duchess distrusted them, or at least her sense of hearing, she met his advances handsomely.
It was true that he made no advances without authority from his headquarters, but he had long been aware that Clark's was the largest commercial account in Canada and, he reflected gravely, it all went through his own office.
I can't make any furtheradvances till your present acceptances are met in Philadelphia.
Ontario governmentadvances two million on offered security and has notified your bank.
Thus he graduallyadvances to the fulness of his original destiny.
Now, without external symbols to mark out and to steady its course, the intellect runs wild; but with the aid of symbols, as in algebra, it advances with precision and effect.
The Prince concluded by declaring that he made these advances not from any doubt as to the successful issue of the military operations in which he was engaged, but simply out of paternal anxiety for the happiness of the Provinces.
The million is all gone," wrote Parma to his master; "some to Verdugo in Friesland; some to repay the advances of Marquis Richebourg and other gentlemen.
The moment she stirred the distance with dim advances of motion, Jerome knew her.
She had hoped at first that his call was only deferred, that he would come to see her of his own accord, but she soon decided that he would not, and that all the advances must be from herself, since she was undoubtedly at fault.
Mankind advances rapidly in civilization; we no longer ride in the rumbling stage-coach but in a comfortable express train, and the tallow candle has been replaced by the electric light.
Hence the principle of liberal freedom in science can only then be taken seriously, when oneadvances to atheism.
The material of this art is also stone, but it advances from the inorganic to the organic.
The groundwork of theoretical knowledge advances through an uninterrupted series of antitheses and syntheses.
Susan had latterly observed sly attempts on his part to make advances without his wife and daughter's suspecting; but she had thought her way of quietly ignoring was effective.
In his clumsy, clownish way he was making advances to her.
The advances in the realm of pure intellect have been of equal note, and they have been both intensive and extensive.
The life of savages changes and advances with extreme slowness, and groups of savages influence one another but little.
And even at the very time of his most indignant speeches, we know from his confidential correspondence that he often meditated advances towards the men concerned, which showed at least an indulgent attitude.
In truth, he never deserts them, never (or almost never) advances an assertion without them.
With his insatiable appetite for praise, he could not but observe with regret that Varro, trusted by Pompey, courted by Caesar, and reverenced by all alike, had never made any confidential advances to him.
He indeed permitted the emperor to make advances to him, to invite him to his table, and maintain a friendly correspondence.
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Shylock passes that way, and is introduced by Antonio as a gentleman in the city who is in the habit of making advances on personal security without inquiry.
Then he advances to meet her, comparing her frequently with the picture, and expressing his approval of it as a likeness, and his determination to be taken by the same artist.
From this mistaken notion of human greatness it proceeds, that many who pretend to have made great advances in wisdom so loudly declare that they despise themselves.
Her advances were generally rejected; and she heard them, as they went down stairs, talk how some creatures put themselves forward.
These advances have not been made at all times with the same diligence or the same success.
The desires of man increase with his acquisitions; every step which he advances brings something within his view, which he did not see before, and which, as soon as he sees it, he begins to want.
And another reason for this preference is the fact that many who give in charity have made such imperfect advances in civilization and Christianity that the intellectual and moral wants of our race make but a feeble impression on the mind.
As the child advances in age, the bones grow harder, by the gradual deposition of the phosphate of lime, which is supplied by the food, and carried to the bones by the blood.
The floor of the bala-khana forms once again my nocturnal couch; but the temperature lowers perceptibly as the night advances and the rain continues, and toward morning it changes into snow.
Producing from his kammerbund a red handkerchief containing the stolen kerans, he advances and humbly lays it at my feet, at the same time kneeling down and implanting yet another osculatory favor on my geivehs.
These advances are met on my part by broad intimations that if they continue to act as ridiculously during the remainder of the journey as they have to-day they will surely get well bastinadoed, instead of backsheeshed, when we reach Ghalakua.
Presently he advances closer, gives me a handful of figs, squats down closer to the bicycle, and commences a searching investigation of its several parts.
Mackensen advancesin Moldavia and captures many prisoners.
Palestine:--General Allenby advances on a front of 18 miles to a depth of 3 miles across the Jerusalem-Shechem road.
Palestine:--General Allenby captures an important section of the defences of Gaza and advances north of Beersheba.
Palestine:--General Allenby crosses the Jordan and advancestowards the Hedjaz railway.
Palestine:--General Allenby captures Es Salt andadvances towards Amman on the Hedjaz railway (see April 1 and 30).
Palestine:--General Allenby attacks north-east of Jerusalem and advances on a front of 15 miles to a depth of 2 miles towards Jericho.
The British 1st Army advances north of Valenciennes; the British 3rd Army captures eight miles of the Valenciennes-Avesnes railway: this ends the Battle of the Selle (see Oct.
The other met his advances with cold and studied politeness.
This impression was strengthened by the simple, unaffected, frank manner in which he met the advances of the other clerks.
The writer seriously advances the suggestion that the more the brutality of a homicide indicates mental derangement the less chance the defendant has to secure an acquittal upon the plea of insanity.
Now the keeper of the prison began to make advances to her, for she was exceedingly beautiful to look upon.
For talk carried about through a camp cannot keep secrets, for it advances little by little until it is carried out even to the enemy.
And both sides kept making advances upon their opponents and retiring quickly, for they were all cavalry.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "advances" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
