Paul's slow recovery from sun-stroke was a reason for deferring explanation about the stones and for not giving them back to him, in the first instance.
And yet, he realised, the stones themselves had had something to do with his reluctance to talk of them to Potch, and with the deferring of his resolution to give them to Paul and let the men know what he had done.
It is not the idea of the strong man considering the weak woman, saving her exertion, guarding and deferring to her; but it is the less important waiting upon the more important, the servant deferring to her master.
So prevalent had the practice become of deferring to the opinions of their leaders that it engendered an apathy among the people against considering political and public matters which were not altogether of engrossing importance.
Afterwards in private Whitelocke asked Mr. Bloome if he had heard the Chancellor speak of deferring his business till the Prince were crowned.
And, in short, I was obliged to consent to a compromise in merely deferring the day till Thursday!
She then ordered her man to enquire at the pump-room for a direction; and went herself to Mrs. Beaumont to apologize for deferring her journey.
But should the subject be postponed till the first day of March, it might be said, if the House should not then go into committee on it, that a day so late had been named with a view of deferring the subject to the next session.
So Christmas came and went: not altogether unhappily, deferring for a day at least the knotty problems of life.
Only--he was no longer the leader of the community; and even in his grace he had the air of deferring to the man who provided the bounties of which we were about to partake rather than to the Almighty.
For the present, I could only resent the insult by pressing my foot upon his toes, deferring further vengeance till we got out of church.
I had some thoughts of deferring my visit until later in the day, when I might with a good grace have worn satin and velvet and fine lace ruffles, for I am afraid I was something of a beau in those days in my liking for dress.
Deferring comment I emphasize here the fact that the word wan resembles kwan=equal earth or land, and that it signifies an entity composed of ten thousand parts.
Deferring a discussion of the position of Egyptian queens, I point out here that, in the interesting description of a foundation ceremonial, preserved in an inscription relating to the rebuilding of a temple at Abydos, about B.
Deferring the demonstration that a number of the natural objects or animals represented in the Egyptian rebus signs, which were merely employed in hieratic script to express the syllables an, am, ar, ak, etc.
Deferring an investigation of the significance of this date, I shall now draw attention to what is to me the most interesting and important feature of the whole image.
She sees a chance of deferring the breaking-down of that door, and who knows what may hang on a few minutes of successful delay?
Mr. Welland of Roxbury is a very learned man, Reuben tells me, and yet I never heard of anyone deferring to him.
General von Willisen, who urged this objection to us, was consequently for deferring the attendance at the Division Schools several years in an officer’s life.
Supposing the sum contributed to be insufficient, the requisite sums must be obtained by deferring any further nominations.
She should breathe so much more freely if she knew her bridal was not so near, and her sister's death was surely a sufficient reason for deferring it.
In autumn and in spring, her little shop at Lonway Four Corners was crowded with chattering and eager girls, choosing ribbons and hats, and all deferring to her taste.
Three times she went with Raby to the Lake, having determined within herself not to return; but her courage failed her, and she found a ready excuse for deferring all until the next day.
So from day to day she lingers them on with hope, which they are content to bear the deferring of, while they have entertainment at free cost in our palace.
Deferring to a subsequent period the discussion of this question, it will be convenient, meanwhile, to speak of the works as being but different parts of one great engineering scheme.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "deferring" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
