There was no conjuncture between Colas Breugnon and "la douce France"; for this book, with its description of the cheerful France of old, was not to appear until that Old France had vanished for ever.
In one work alone, Tolstoi's War and Peace, had Rolland encountered a similar conjuncture of a historical picture of the world with a process of inner purification and a state of religious ecstasy.
At this conjuncture the viceroy allowed the Governor of Fuhkien to remove the rails and plant to Formosa.
The embarrassment of Ma Julung and the Yunnan officials, already sufficiently acute, was at this conjuncture further aggravated by an outbreak in their rear among the Miaotze and some other mountain tribes in the province of Kweichow.
At this conjuncture it happened that the Chinese had discovered what they thought to be a new grievance against the foreign traders in the steady efflux of silver as the natural consequence of the balance of trade being against China.
At this conjuncture came news, that Frederic, having cleared Silesia of his enemies, was returning by forced marches into Saxony.
At this conjuncture arose a great reformer whom, widely as we differ from him in many important points, we can never mention without respect.
In thisconjuncture even, he would say (Though with a moistened eye and quivering lip) The suppliant is my father.
Oh, never fear but she 'll in each conjuncture Bear herself bravely!
At this conjuncture, a conjuncture of unrivalled interest in the history of letters, a man, never to be mentioned without reverence by every lover of letters, held the highest place in Europe.
It was the most exciting, the most alarming political conjuncture of my time.
The conjuncture in which the Bonzas found the king, was favourable to them.
In general the Puritan spirit seemed to be more effectually cowed at this conjuncture than at any moment before or since.
At this conjuncture fire was set in two places at once to the vast mass of combustible matter; and in a moment the whole was in a blaze.
This was the conjuncture at which the liberties of the nation were in the greatest peril.
At such a conjuncture it was that the Independent party, ardent, resolute, and uncompromising, began to raise its head, both in the camp and in the House of Commons.
It is certain that simplicity and meekness like his were not the qualities which the conjuncture required.
Since the days of the Plantagenets the Houses had constantly sat at Westminster, except when the plague was raging in the capital: but so extraordinary a conjuncture seemed to require extraordinary precautions.
He at this conjuncture pointed out to Melville by letter, and to Mackay in conversation, both the cause and the remedy of the distempers which seemed likely to bring on Scotland the calamities of civil war.
In several letters written at that conjuncture by able and experienced politicians a similar opinion is expressed.
A conjuncture singularly auspicious, a conjuncture at which wisdom and justice might perhaps have reconciled races and sects long hostile, and might have made the British islands one truly United Kingdom, was suffered to pass away.
The Robertsons, a Gaelic race, though bearing a Saxon name, gave in at this conjuncture their adhesion to the cause of the exiled king.
Yet they should have considered the gravity of the conjuncture and the importance of their own mission.
It was an error or mistake in government which he had long intended to bring to the notice of the Senate and the country; and he judged the present conjuncture to be a proper time for doing it.
In this unexpected conjuncture a new turn became indispensable--and was promptly taken.
But even from his vices, it was said, much advantage might at such a conjuncturebe derived; and, though he could not safely be trusted, it might still be proper to encourage him by hopes of reward.
At such a conjunctureit was that Temple landed on English ground in the beginning of 1679.
As soon as a favourable conjuncture arrived he joined the minority, and became the greatest leader of Opposition that the House of Commons had ever seen.
But Charles acted at this conjuncture as he acted at every important conjuncture throughout his life.
This was undoubtedly the most perilous conjuncture of Cecil's life.
And, as if to crown the whole, at this critical conjuncture by the death of the Duke John William of Juliers, a highly disputable succession became vacant in the territories of Juliers and Cleves.
This critical conjuncture found none but second-rate actors on the political stage, and the decisive moment was neglected because the courageous were deficient in power, and the powerful in sagacity, courage, and resolution.
Pardon, my dear Lord, all this freedom, but the conjuncture is made to awaken men, and there is room for action.
I shou'd be happy to accompany Miss Mary to Rochester, but the overwhelming business of this Momentous Conjuncture hardly allow (sic) me time to tell you how impatiently and tenderly I wish to embrace my Dear Sister.
Be the want of subjects ever so great and the force of the conjuncture ever so cogent, be my best friends and protectors ever so much at the head of Government, an indelible negative is fixed against my name.
At that memorable conjuncture of time it pleased the Allied Sovereigns to visit England.
The appearance of so singular a treatise at this conjuncture has set us upon an inquiry into the present state of religion upon the stage generally.
But so grave did the conjuncture appear in the eyes of the papal court, that, at a solemn consistory held on the twenty-eighth of June, the resolution was adopted to despatch a third legate to St. Germain!
In this conjuncture the Governor-General, harassed and perplexed by doubts, was fortunate in the personal character of the officer to whom had been entrusted the conduct of the mission to the Sikh ruler.
In this conjuncture Soojah-ool-Moolk was sent for to strengthen the hands of the Shah’s opponents.
Mistrusting his own strength, in this conjuncture he turned his thoughts towards foreign aid.
But dire political necessity compelled him to protract a conjuncture laden with these terrible results.
The resolutions of the chiefs in this conjuncture surprised and delighted Pottinger, who was little prepared for the unanimity with which they determined on protracting the defence.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "conjuncture" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: condition; contingency; event; eventuality; incident; juncture; occasion; occurrence
