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Example sentences for "complies"

Lexicographically close words:
complication; complications; complices; complicity; complied; compliment; complimental; complimentary; complimented; complimenting
  1. It is in this manner that President Zelaya complies with the terms of the Treaty of Amapala, which was the result of the intervention of the American Government.

  2. He studiously, if not willingly, falls into the ideas and complies readily with the wishes of the country, no matter what forms they may assume; and he is hardly ever known to complain to or about anyone.

  3. Any revolver or pistol which in the opinion of the executive committee complies with the conditions specified in the various matches will be allowed to compete in those events.

  4. The arm of the competitor is then inspected to make sure that it complies with the rules and regulations.

  5. If the council, less the parties to the dispute, is unanimously agreed upon the rights of it, the members agree that they will not go to war with any party to the dispute which complies with its recommendations.

  6. If before the expiration of the 15 years Germany complies with all the treaty understandings, the occupying forces will be withdrawn immediately.

  7. Members agree to carry out an arbitral award, and not go to war with any party to the dispute which complies with it; if a member fails to carry out the award the council will propose the necessary measures.

  8. On the contrary, a Man of vicious Modesty complies with every thing, and is only fearful of doing what may look singular in the Company where he is engaged.

  9. I am now settled with a Widow-woman, who has a great many Children, and complies with my Humour in everything.

  10. Passports as well as safe-conducts make the grantee inviolable so long and in so far as he complies with the conditions specially imposed upon him or made necessary by the circumstances of the special case.

  11. One who complies with prevailing opinions, whatever they may be; a timeserver.

  12. One who temporizes; one who yields to the time, or complies with the prevailing opinions, fashions, or occasions; a trimmer.

  13. This conclusion has been fully justified by some crossing experiments with brevistylis, which wholly complies with Mendel's law, and in one instance with nanella, which behaves in the same manner, if crossed with rubrinervis.

  14. Furthermore, whenever an empirical curve agrees in this manner with the theoretical one, the fluctuation complies with Quetelet's law, and may be ascribed to quite ordinary and universal causes.

  15. On the other hand, the designation of the process as a natural [744] selection of species complies as closely as possible with existing terminology, and does not seem liable to any misunderstanding.

  16. On a former occasion we have dealt with their fluctuation in number and [779] found that it is highly variable and complies in the main with Quetelet's law.

  17. In New and Nonofficial Remedies, 1918, it was explained that atophan “complies with the standards for phenylcinchoninic acid, U.

  18. A person who is qualified and complies with reasonable rules of a licensing body, can compel such body to license him.

  19. The misgivings with which Jim complies with this request are not much allayed by the manner and voice of him who receives it, and who has been raging up and down the narrow corridor.

  20. Her desire for a cessation of all inquiries as to her doings is obviously so earnest that Jim of course complies with it.

  21. He who is polite, complies with the prison's rules, and is not so stupid to keep on maintaining his innocence, will never have cause to complain about a hard treatment.

  22. An institution's management acts quite right in showing no prejudice, but waiting calmly whether and how a new prisoner complies with its rules.

  23. But if legal justice denote merely that which complies with the law with regard to the letter, then epikeia is a part not of legal justice but of justice in its general acceptation, and is condivided with legal justice, as exceeding it.

  24. For if legal justice denotes that which complies with the law, whether as regards the letter of the law, or as regards the intention of the lawgiver, which is of more account, then epikeia is the more important part of legal justice.

  25. The preemption laws confer upon the pioneer who complies with the terms they impose the privilege of purchasing a limited portion of "unoffered lands" at the minimum price.

  26. The Members of the League agree that they will carry out in full good faith any award that may be rendered, and that they will not resort to war against a Member of the League which complies therewith.

  27. If before the expiration of the period of fifteen years Germany complies with all the undertakings resulting from the present treaty, the occupying forces will be withdrawn immediately.

  28. The members of the League agree that they will carry out in full good faith any award that may be rendered, and that they will not resort to war against a member of the League which complies therewith.

  29. They agree also to carry out in good faith any award that may be rendered, and not to make war against any member of the League that complies therewith.

  30. If the Council, less the parties to the dispute, is unanimously agreed upon the rights of it, the members agree that they will not go to war with any party to the dispute which complies with its recommendations.

  31. Members agree to carry out an arbitral award and not to go to war with any party to the dispute which complies with it.

  32. If before the expiration of the fifteen years Germany complies with all the treaty undertakings, the occupying forces will be withdrawn.

  33. Knowing that Masaniello alone can save them, the fishermen entreat him to take the command of them once more and Masaniello, though deadly ill and half bereft of his reason, complies with their request.

  34. Iphigenia reluctantly complies with his request, giving the message for her sister to Pylades.

  35. Never forget that the man who tries to be a Christian to-day, and complies with the enticements of sinners to-morrow, is one who is easily despised.

  36. The formalist, whether Protestant or Romanist, complies with his routine, appears at church, or tells his beads, and then dismisses religion from his thoughts.

  37. It is true that the doctor complies with the professional fashion of defending vivisection, and assuring you that people like Shakespear and Dr.

  38. Johnson and Ruskin and Mark Twain are ignorant sentimentalists, just as he complies with any other silly fashion: the mystery is, how it became the fashion in spite of its being so injurious to those who follow it.


  39. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "complies" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.