You are at liberty to show this letter to Mr. Calhoun and make what other use of it you may think proper for the purpose of correcting the erroneous impressions which have prevailed on this subject.
How is a bank to be used as the means of correcting the excess of the banking system?
We 'll find some way of correcting it in a day or two.
I seized the tongs and poker and began readjusting the logs, without, however, any hope of correcting a difficulty that lay patently in the upper regions of the flue itself.
Blind from his birth, he was deprived of the advantage of correcting the manuscript of his work, while his poverty prevented him from procuring an amanuensis capable of doing justice to his talents.
Representations, therefore, from the Chamberlain’s Court, and the Court of the Four Burghs, afforded the only chance for correcting the mistakes which might arise from the ignorance of these aristocratic legislators.
Reiske is always ingenious, but too fond of correcting a text, and the criticism of him by Wyttenbach is perhaps substantially correct.
The advantage of laying aside an exercise for some time, before correcting it, is, that you will be more likely to discover its defects than while your first thoughts upon the subject are fresh in your mind.
Not a day passed without his looking over Robert's studies, correcting them, and stimulating the generous emulation of the young artist.
The first step in the process of correcting human nature is to discover its defects.
Elder Reynolds Cahoon, in that the latter had failed to do his duty in correcting his children, and instructing them in the way of truth and righteousness; which was proved and decision given accordingly.
It is the duty of Congress to devise the method of correcting the evils which are acknowledged to exist, and not mine.
The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
Relating to the correcting or straightening out of something; corrective.
Having a tendency to purify or to sweeten by removing or correcting acidity and acrimony.
I think this apostle hath observed this confusion, and hath applied himself to remove it, by correcting the misapprehensions of Christians, and reducing their thoughts and ways to the frame of true Christianity.
Then, what a great difference is between wicked men and godly men, both in their lot, when God is correcting both, and in their disposition!
I would have you correcting your misapprehensions of the gospel.
Since the coming of the royal Audiencia, several acts have been passed for correcting this, which are effective.
He objects to the reckless marriages of rich widows, and proposes to the king a plan for correcting this evil.
Have you had no opportunity of correcting the error into which we were both led?
This second audiencia governed with great satisfaction, correcting the abuses of its predecessor and devoting itself to various improvements.
It is also true that the oidores did effective work in correcting the misdeeds of the provincial governors and justices on their official tours of inspection.
I recollect that you spoke to me, immediately after having seen it, about correcting some points, but without signifying to me what these were, nor how to be corrected.
I pray you, therefore, Monseigneur, to advance and improve the Reformation, and so give it permanence; be pleased to exert all your might in correcting this abuse.
I have been all day correcting proofs, and making out a new plan for our house.
I cannot convince him of the practical impossibility of correcting an erroneous impression when once adopted by the public.
Various parents have different ways of correcting their children, and it is not difficult to make them realize that obedience is a part of the plan of early life.
Those who have a tendency to drink too much during warm weather will find very slow drinking helpful in correcting it.
The special law in his favour mentioned a few lines lower down, was passed by Sylla with whom Lucullus was in high favour; so much so that Sylla at his death confided to him the charge of revising and correcting his Commentaries.
Few State socialists, however, profess the purpose of correcting the differences of native endowment; for the most part, when they found their policy on any theoretic idea at all, they found it on some idea of historical reparation.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "correcting" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
