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Example sentences for "had recourse"

  • He had recourse to the assistance and advice of a friend; and he was more fortunate in his choice than is usual with such pampered minions.

  • Mary, overwhelmed with her calamities, had recourse to tears and lamentations.

  • When he wished to levy a heavy contribution from a too rich subject he had recourse to what may be styled a mild joke, sooner than to threats and corporal punishment.

  • As both the Kins and the Mongols had recourse to the same expedient, it is not surprising that the Sungs should also have adopted the simplest mode of compensating for a depleted treasury.

  • I at last discovered that a German groom, who had charge of the prosperous animal, had recourse to this vile stratagem.

  • The surgeons, indignant at this protection, had recourse to the medical faculty, supplicating them to have the barbers shorn of their rising dignity.

  • Hahnemann, to fertilize the fields of science, had recourse to inundation instead of wise and cautious irrigation; and the fury with which he and his rash disciples maintained their opinions materially tended to retard their progress.

  • Perfect rest is essential, and, where necessary, splints and slings must be had recourse to.

  • The acid of the second crystallisation is usually sufficiently pure for the market; when this is not the case a third, or even a fourth, crystallisation must be had recourse to.

  • In the works of Price's Candle Company the method known as "Hodge's" is had recourse to.

  • Electricity and galvanism should also be had recourse to when the necessary apparatus is at hand.

  • It has been found that tuberculous lesions tend to undergo cure when the infected tissues are exposed to the rays of the sun--heliotherapy--therefore whenever practicable this therapeutic measure should be had recourse to.

  • Vaccines may be had recourse to in those of bacterial origin.

  • Extirpation of the sac is the operation of choice, but, if this is impracticable, ligation of the third part of the subclavian may be had recourse to.

  • One of the rebels, knowing her humane disposition, had recourse to her in his distress, and was concealed by her.

  • But Charles, finding doubts to arise upon his proclamation, had recourse to the judges, who supplied him with a chicane, and that too a frivolous one, by which he might justify his proceedings.

  • He had recourse to the same means as Guerrero, to extricate himself from his embarrassment.

  • When I had exhausted my credit with the bankers, I had recourse to the Jews who require pledges, and in this Desarmoises and the Renaud were my agents, the latter of whom ended by making herself mistress of all my property.

  • I exhausted the most convincing arguments; then I had recourse to prayers, and even to tears; but, seeing all was useless, I gave way to that feeling of noble indignation which lends dignity to anger.

  • After nine or ten days I had recourse to violence, not in deeds but in words.

  • Montaigu having nobody with him, except a young abbe of the name of Binis, who wrote under the secretary, and was unfit to succeed him, had recourse to me.

  • Equivocation cannot be had recourse to in matters of Contract, nor for pecuniary gain, nor sordid profit.

  • The Christchurch men, as if doubtful whether wit could prevail against learning, had recourse to the maliciousness of personal satire.

  • Prynne not being able to procure these licensers, had recourse to another, Buckner, chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury.

  • But he had fancy and ingenuity; he had recourse to the marvellous in imagination on the principle he had adopted the paradoxical in history.

  • One of the seceders, Eto Shimpei, had recourse to arms, but was speedily crushed.

  • Otomo Yoshishige then (1586) had recourse to Hideyoshi for assistance, thus furnishing the opportunity of which Osaka was in search.

  • There can be no doubt that this was the intention of Hideyoshi himself, but with characteristic prudence he had recourse at the outset to pacific devices.

  • To further their propaganda without at the same time attracting the notice of the civil authorities the rationalist party had recourse to various devices.

  • Luther, alarmed for the future of his work, abandoned his retreat at Wartburg (March 1522) and returned to Wittenberg, where he had recourse to stern measures to put an end to the confusion.

  • Very frequently he neglected to celebrate Mass or even to read the divine office, and then alarmed by his negligence and guilt he had recourse to extraordinary forms of penance.

  • Again I had recourse to the water, and again my throat was parched.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    could desire; had acquired; had arrived; had brought; had called; had done; had fallen; had for; had formerly; had gone; had never been able; had now; had only; had put; had reached; had returned; had risen; had scarcely; had spent; had the; had the good fortune; had the greatest difficulty; had used; hang them; may add; preservative against