The growth of our population has now brought us, in the destined career of our national history, to a point at which it well behooves us to expand our vision over the vast prospective.
In the presence of these significant expressions of the sentiment of the legislative branch it behooves the Executive to soberly consider the conditions under which so important a measure must needs rest for justification.
Yet it behooves us to be prepared for any event and to be always ready to maintain those just and enlightened principles of national intercourse for which this Government has ever contended.
Now that the organized militia, the National Guard, has been incorporated with the Army as a part of the national forces, it behooves the Government to do every reasonable thing in its power to perfect its efficiency.
But it behooves us all to be more chary in pledging it hereafter.
It behooves us, therefore, to provide at once the best means to meet the emergency when it arises, and the best means are those which are the most certain and economical.
By proper exertions a great part, however, may yet be recovered; and what ever may be the portions respectively belonging to these two classes, it behooves the Government to ascertain the real state of the fact.
Here some little art Behooves us," said my leader, "that our steps Observe the varying flexure of the path.
It ill behooves us then to follow with the world, and attend these sacrificial assemblies, and seek some present good in killing that which lives; the wise avoid destroying life!
That which behooves the world to learn, but through the world no learner found, I now myself and by myself have learned throughout; 'tis rightly called Sambodhi.
It behooves us then to cultivate the fruits of this reason, more especially as it is impossible to prevent them from sprouting forth.
Therefore, my son, it behooves us to use every effort to make ourselves worthy of our position.
It now behooves us ever to obey And to revere this rising dawn, to use Our light with thankfulness until the time When knowledge in her power shall drive all doubt Away, even as the sun the night.
Once more I issue this announcement; if you, my fellow countrymen, do indeed place the safety of China before all other considerations, it behooves you to be large-minded.
It behooves you, therefore, prior to the election and voting, privately to search for such persons as are willing to express the people's will in the sense above indicated.
It behooves him to be the cause of human welfare, but inasmuch as he glories in the savagery of animalism, it is an evidence that divine civilization has not been established in human society.
And yet it behooves me to go; my liege lord hath sent for me by letter, and conjured me by my oath, and so hath my wife likewise.
Fabliaux The Divided Blanket [Illustration] In goodly words and speech, it behooves every man, as best he may, to show and relate and tell clearly in the common tongue the adventures that befall in this world.
It behooves him, therefore, to make his position as little jarring as possible upon that immense majority whose existence is spent in the lowlands of life so far as material circumstances are concerned.
It behooves him to exercise self-restraint and to make ample allowance for the point of view and the feelings of others, to be patient, helpful, conciliatory.
I can commission him touching my goods left at mine hostelrie, and learn some other things which itbehooves me to know.
The debtor must pay in person, and it therefore behoovesevery man to watch the debit side of his life's ledger, and make a daily balance of his account with Nature.
It is a disease, which, if not taken in time, usually proves fatal, and it therefore behoovesthe individual to keep the body in thorough order, and to carefully watch any abnormality in the urine.
We repeat, light is a necessity of existence, and it behooves us all to allow it free access to our dwellings.
It behooves every intelligent individual to see that this reproach is lifted from him.
Therefore, it behooves the stammerer to become enlightened to as great an extent as possible, to banish ignorance of his trouble and replace it with facts and sound knowledge.
It behooves us to examine the validity of these postulates in the light of modern science and philosophy.
The winds which threaten shipwreck, the rains which give increase, the drouth which dries up the earth, the plague which brings death are under the control of the gods; and it behoovesman to walk warily in order not to offend them.
Not only from humanitarian motives, but also from regard for national prosperity and virility, it behooves the State to wage war against preventable illness and safeguard the general health.
But in order that the weaker may be saved from them, it behooves the stronger to abstain.
It behooves us, then, to give it careful and unbiased attention.
It therefore behooves us to do everything possible to prevent such accidents, not only that we may thereby save life, but also money.
Into these facts and this mechanism it behooves all to inquire, who assume the responsibility of either accepting or rejecting Dr.
In other words, they will rule themselves, and it therefore behooves us to see that they are so educated that they shall do this wisely.
It behooves thee to put up with such as we are, for nobody will throw a stone at a tree that bears no fruit.
Whereas other miracles are for the strengthening of faith: and these itbehooves to be manifest.
Hence it behooves it to be Divine by participation, which is by grace.
For it behooves him who teaches to have the means of making his doctrine clear; otherwise his doctrine would be useless.
For judgment to be passed, the authority of the judge needs to be known: and for this reason it behooves that the coming of Christ unto judgment should be manifest.
But it behooves this cause to be applied to each one, in order that he enter heaven.
I answer that, It behooves us to say that the sense of the passage quoted from the Apostle is that Christ did not pay tithes in Abraham.
They are the lantern-bearers of every age, of every race, of every creed, les ames bien nees whom it behooves us to approach fearlessly out of the darkness, for so only can we hope to understand.
The humour of a race interprets the character of a race, and the mental condition of which laughter is the expression is something which it behooves the student of human nature and the student of national traits to understand very clearly.
That is the best we can do with the simple medicines we have, but it especially behooves us to reduce the size of that left ear, or some of the boys will say that we have a case of elephantiasis on our hands.
And so, my lads, it behoovesus to be cautious with a very great caution.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "behooves" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
