He reviewed his own conduct, wondering whether it would be possible for him so to amend it that he could acquire the respect and maintain the obedience of his men.
I am rather glad," he said, "that this discussion has arisen, because there is still time toamend our programme.
After the maritime disaster on the Rhine, some of the merchants made a futile attempt to amend matters, for which their leaders paid dearly.
Foote moved to amend by substituting other resolutions, and addressed the convention in support of his motion.
An act of 1842 had made it possible to amend all laws relating to "free persons of color," and this was freely done.
There is no fencing against the latter of those, but as to the former, a Man may in some Measure correct and amend them by a sober and regular Life.
Mrs. Devereux was rather resigned to the arrangement as inevitable and impossible to amend than wholly approving.
Thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of Yahweh your God; and Yahweh will repent him of the evil that he has pronounced against you.
So now Gunnar goes to her again, and asked her, what wrought her woe, or if there were anything that might amend it.
Says Gudrun, "Thou wert the first to cast such words at me, and now thou makest as if thou wouldst amend it, but a cruel and hard heart abides behind.
An attempt was made to amend the Telegraph Act so as to confer specifically upon the department monopolistic control over telephonic communication, but the amendment failed to receive the sanction of the House of Commons.
This had exasperated the Lords, who, since they could not amend the clause so as to extend the privilege to themselves, had dropped it.
Those who proposed only to amend the old Articles of Confederation, and opposed a new Constitution, objected that a government formed under such a Constitution would be not a federal but a national government.
It was proposed to amend this provision of the Constitution, and for lands substitute population, exclusive of Indians not taxed, as the basis for taxation.
I also recommend the repeal of the desert-land laws unless it shall be the pleasure of the Congress to soamend these laws as to render them less liable to abuses.
An act to amend the pension laws by increasing the pensions of soldiers and sailors who have lost an arm or leg in the service.
An act to amend the laws relating to the selection and service of jurors in the supreme court of the District of Columbia.
An Act to amend the Law relating to the Recovery of Penalties for the unauthorised Performance of Copyright Musical Compositions.
An Act to amendthe laws |The Dramatic | relating to Dramatic Literary | Copyright Act, | Property.
An Act to amend the Law relating to International Copyright.
An Act toamend the law of |The Copyright | copyright.
But in addition to this, another check was provided in the extraordinary majority necessary to amend the Constitution.
It repudiated entirely the doctrine then expressly recognized in some of the states and virtually in all, that a majority of the qualified voters could amend the fundamental law.
This would apply to the present Confederation; for it would be easier to make another than to amend this.
This virtually gives to the aristocratic branch of our government the power to amend the Constitution, though this power is, as we have seen, practically denied to the people.
This follows from the fact that the law-making body, whether it be the people themselves or a representative assembly, is the final interpreter of the constitution and may enact laws which virtually amend it.
A mere majority of the qualified voters might demand and secure the enactment of laws which would virtually amend the constitution.
Amend your hope, and frist your faithful Lord awhile.
It is I That all th' abhorred things o' th' earth amend By being worse than they.
I am ill, but your being by me Cannot amend me; society is no comfort To one not sociable.
LXV ‘Will your merry men amend their lives, An’ a’ their pardons I grant thee?
A motion to amend holds the same rank as the previous question and indefinite postponement, and that which is moved first must be put first.
An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Importation of Corn.
The charge was laid under “An Act to amend the Laws relating to Offences against the Person” (1 Vic.
The main purpose of Sokrates is to drive Alkibiades into self-contradictions, and to force upon him a painful consciousness of ignorance and mental defect, upon grave and important subjects, while he is yet young enough to amend it.
A man needs no witnesses that he may amend his own sin: yet they may be necessary that we may amend a brother's sin.
If the Home Rule Bill was wise and just, why amend it, and why was the Commons not to know how it would be amended?
The Lords could amend the Amending Bill into any shape they pleased, and he hoped the measure would pass in a form which, though perhaps in some respects acceptable to no one, would receive general acquiescence.
After a preliminary objection by Lord Willoughby de Broke, that it proposed to amend a non-existent Act, had been overruled by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Morley of Blackburn moved the second reading.
The House of Lords might amend these Bills if it liked, and the Commons would consider their amendments.
Nor could they amend the Home Rule Bill except by fresh legislation, or by suggestions accepted by the House of Lords.
Broqueville indicated (at Turnhout, July 5) that the Senate might be invited to amend the Insurance Bill.
Next day, however, attempts were made so to amend it as to modify or relieve this grievance.
Yes, I think the scheme sounded well, especially as the real criminal solemnly swore to amend his life.
Still it was well enough, and there he found that La Rougerie had brought masons and carpenters enough to do his work roughly in a week's time, and afterwards to amend it fairly and in permanence.
If you were in a state of sin then consider this for a warning and amend very much your ways.
If she had fallen short of due hospitality, very gladly she would amend it.
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