Yet with a few fluctuations in his favour fortune bore steadily against him, till he could breast her blows no longer.
The fluctuations of condition to which almost every man knows himself liable, and the constant proximity of distress and opulence, offer perpetual excitements to the benevolent affections.
In the course of an hour remarkable fluctuations occur.
In general, the variations in the water-level are more marked in the higher lands, and the further the water flows downstream the more the fluctuations tend to disappear.
There I would observe the fluctuations of the lake and the annual curves of the temperature.
The fluctuations of mining stocks were great and frequent, and we watched them with interest while on the Coast.
Genius for business," someone has said, "consists in making exact hypotheses regarding the fluctuations of values.
In the free, democratic, and industrial communities great fluctuations and disparities of wealth are inevitable, and some of the most colossal fortunes have, no doubt, been made by the evil methods I have described.
Fluctuations in the lake due to floods are controlled by an immense spillway dam built of concrete.
The annual fluctuations are slight, even on the continents.
It is obvious that changes in the general distribution of atmospheric pressures, over extended areas, are closely associated withfluctuations in temperature and rainfall.
The fluctuations in rainfall are more marked in interiors than on coasts.
The rate of exchange, as a rule, varies directly with the amount of paper money in circulation, but, owing to speculation, it is liable to violent fluctuations whenever there is an exceptional demand for gold in the market.
Wide fluctuations in agricultural production over the past six years have resulted in an uneven growth rate, one that on average has matched the 3% annual increase in population.
The economy is heavily dependent on imports, making it vulnerable to fluctuationsin world prices.
Consequently, the economy is highly sensitive to fluctuationsin international prices for coffee and cocoa and to weather conditions.
Growth has been uneven because of natural disasters, fluctuations in global oil prices, and government policies designed to curb inflation.
An indication of these fluctuations at New York is afforded by the following table, taken from Conant's Principles of Money and Banking, brought down to 1907.
Of late years the changes in the bank rate have been frequent, and the fluctuations even in ordinary years very severe.
The large specie reserve of the bank has given stability to the trade of France, and has enabled the bank to manage its business without the numerous fluctuations in the rate of discount which are constantly occurring in England.
These fluctuations may arise from the need of meeting the requirements of other countries for specie or those arising from domestic trade.
It is, however, probable, that at the commencement her heart experienced at least fluctuations of feeling: she was at a dangerous age.
The national character given to the Bank of England has not prevented excessive fluctuations in their currency, and it proved unable to keep off a suspension of specie payments, which lasted for nearly a quarter of a century.
The Canon of the Bible: Its Formation, History, And Fluctuations By Samuel Davidson, D.
His soul was full; and thefluctuations of her color, with the embarrassment of her step, more than affected him.
Having become used to the fluctuations of his looks and behavior, the widow ceased altogether to tease him with inquiries, which she saw he was sometimes loath to answer.
We have spoken on another page of the "centers of action" that seem to be such important indexes to changes in the circulation of the atmosphere, with concomitant fluctuations in weather.
These disturbances give rise to the very marked fluctuations in the force of the wind known as gusts.
As a rule these phenomena correspond to fluctuationsin barometric pressure, and therefore are, in a rough way, indicative of changes in weather.
Another line of attack upon the problem of long-range forecasting is through observations of solar activities, as indicated byfluctuations in solar radiation, the prevalence of sun spots, etc.
Life and its changes, the depths of the soul, the fluctuations of passion and feeling--these are the subjects which attract my thoughts perpetually.
But when we find the primary forms of butterflies always far more constant, this shows that the continued crossing of the individuals of a species to a certain extent balances the fluctuations of form.
The administration, in taking burdens off one class of workers and adding them to other classes, simply follows the fluctuations of opinion among the workers themselves as indicated by the rate of volunteering.
Except for slight occasional effects of such natural causes, there are no fluctuations of business; the material prosperity of the nation flows on uninterruptedly from generation to generation, like an ever broadening and deepening river.
There is always a large surplus kept on hand from which any fluctuations of demand or supply can be corrected, even in most cases of bad crops.
She was obviously controlling agitation, almost controlling tears, which seemed to threaten her very wide-open eyes; for those now fully grown and noticeable eyewinkers of hers were subject to fluctuations indicating such a threat.
However, Fred was merciful: the fluctuations of his friend's complexion were an inspiration more to pity than to badinage.
Measures were further taken to set bounds to the serious fluctuations in the price of the most important means of subsistence in the markets of the capital.
As to the amount of the relief the same fluctuations may be traced as in the case of the heriot.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "fluctuations" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
