The espionage involved in the policy would provoke general resentment, and the amount of profits that could be diverted either to the State or to private persons would be relatively insignificant.
Millions of dollars are thus diverted every year from unnecessary profit-receivers to labourers, consumers, and to the man of small resources generally.
If the surplus profits are all diverted to the labourers in the form of higher wages the other consumers of shoes will gain nothing.
The town was surrounded with walls, and in the thirteenth century the course of the Frome was diverted in order to make a longer quay and get more room for buildings.
While a hundred years ago Bath was at the height of its celebrity, the German spas have since diverted part of the stream of visitors.
They again took me up to carry, and the multitude of natives gave a shout which much diverted us.
But the inferior wives of the Viceroy diverted us much by their curiosity, in minutely examining everything we had on, and by trying on our gloves, bonnets, &c.
The children, with whom she was accustomed to romp like one of them, were perplexed indeed; and only the intense excitement of a Thanksgiving dinner diverted their minds from Aunt Elsie, so sadly changed.
Her distress was great indeed, and for a few moments diverted the thoughts of even Mr. and Mrs. Nichol from their own sad share in the disappointment.
And the lesson is that sexual feeling cannot be eliminated from life; it can only be diverted or disguised.
It is lengthy, extending over months during which the observer's attention would be inevitably diverted by a variety of objects, most of them of far more pressing import.
There still remains the study of perfectly normal frames of mind that are misinterpreted and diverted into religious channels.
While Randulph, greatly diverted by all he saw, was gazing around, a few words pronounced by a voice whose tones thrilled to his heart caught his ear.
He was very silent about them, only a few knew of the many secret channels through which the Ferguson millions were being diverted to the relief of the people.
He was looking at it so intently that Mr. Janney felt sure his interest was diverted and sought to drive it into safer channels.
At the same time resistance in the arcs involving form and smell is increased, and the energy diverted from these arcs into that of colour.
The revenues, too, for the maintenance of these new bishops must be diverted from the abbots and monks, and these formed a considerable part of the states of the realm.
Nearly all business and all influence were now diverted to the governors of provinces.
Panama Railroad would give it to me rather than have the Tillicum's cargo diverted over their competitor's road at Tehuantepec.
I informed them I had divertedthe steamer to San Diego for orders, and in the interim, unless the Panama Railroad guaranteed me by cable immediately sixty per cent.
On some occasions he diverted his male companions with tales of his adventures, both military and amorous.
We may note here that Gardane proceeded to Persia and was urging on the Shah to more active measures against Russia when the news of the Treaty of Tilsit diverted his efforts towards the east.
At this remark, which evidently had reference to the scrutiny he had undergone, as mentioned in the foregoing chapter, the eyes of John Willet and his friends were diverted with marvellous rapidity to the copper boiler again.
At all events his being summoned to that work, diverted him, for the time, from these painful reflections, and gave his thoughts a more congenial occupation.
Having decided that Eanelca was very superior to any other available site, they were not to be baffled or diverted by such a trifle as the opposition of Nature.
I was about to turn again to the interesting work of observation through the lens in the floor, when my attention was diverted by the sight of something like a whitish cloud visible through the upper window on my left hand.
He inquired if they had all been good servants, and gave them a charm to blight Seton and his property; but it was accidentally diverted in its operation, and fell upon another person--a touch of realism worthy of Defoe!
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The Army of Pursuit was given no chance of pushing to the Rhine; its energies had to be diverted towards sustaining the attack.
The money was divertedfrom the use intended, articles were issued in kind and food and fuel were shamelessly stolen.
Priam and his sons rejoice,"[506] are by it diverted from and learn to shun all such things as their enemies would rejoice and laugh at.
He was calculating on the probable effect of either style, when the order was given to put away books, and then the thought which had been for a time diverted came back again,--his walk home.
I feared, however, to press this any further, lest a reciprocal question should be put to me, and therefore diverted the conversation to another object.
The irregularity of the French packets has diverted elsewhere the tide of passengers who used to furnish me occasions of writing to you, without permitting my letters to go through the post-office.
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