Home
Idioms
Top 1000 Words
Top 5000 Words


Example sentences for "initiating"

Lexicographically close words:
initially; initials; initiate; initiated; initiates; initiation; initiations; initiative; initiatives; initiator
  1. He was not in favour of the government initiating the money votes.

  2. It was not until the year 1856 that a resolution was passed by the House of Assembly conceding to the executive the right of initiating money grants, and this was carried by a majority of only two in a full House.

  3. They were active in every phase of life, hunting with men, taking part in and causing duels, intriguing and initiating intrigues.

  4. Marie de' Medici, and who, by initiating his wife into his secrets, gave her the schooling and experience which she later used to such advantage.

  5. They could not, however, forget that they were the leaders of the party of reform, and the Instrument itself had deprived them of the power of initiating reforms except through Parliament.

  6. The reed initiating the tone by the player's breath is a broad, single, striking or beating reed, so called because the vibrating tongue touches the edges of the body of the cutting or framing.

  7. Now just what do you suppose would happen if we told Miss Walters that we were up after hours initiating and doing stunts?

  8. Besides their studies, the girls had the Ghost Club to think about and the importance of initiating new members.

  9. A politician or a lawyer can reach to high distinction in his profession without the power of initiating anything.

  10. They found vast amusement in belonging to a club which excited and baffled curiosity; great sport, too, was found in initiating new members.

  11. To Rome is reserved a great glory--that of initiating the third and most splendid epoch of human civilization.

  12. Since the original design of carrying it by simple acclamation has been given up, Manning has renounced the role assigned to him of initiating it.

  13. Meanwhile one concession has been made, which might possibly have some value: the Pope has declared that, though the right of initiating measures belongs entirely to himself, he is willing to allow the Bishops to exercise it.

  14. They have the privilege of initiating certain persons on particular days, and to offer sacrifices.

  15. In the first centuries of the Christian era, baptism was considered as a mere ceremony for initiating catechumens to the Christian profession.

  16. This volume is conceived in the hope of stimulating an interest in the quality of college teaching and initiating a scientific study of college pedagogy.

  17. Henceforth, I purpose to repair the evil I have done in revealing our secrets, by initiating you into our mysteries.

  18. She tried to make something out of him by exposing all the secrets of the female heart, and initiating him in the mysteries of human love, but as she said: "His heart was a pumpkin fricasseed in snow.

  19. The war very well may take such a turn that the sea-going navy will find its best preparation for initiating an offensive movement to be by concentrating in a principal seaport.

  20. How ignorant you are of such as hold it the initiating ordinance I know not: nor how long you have been of that persuasion I know not.

  21. Besides, if the baptism here be of water, then is it the initiating ordinance; but the contrary I have proved, and this author stands by my doctrine.

  22. All which, together with the consent of all Christians, (some few in these late times excepted,) do prove that baptism is necessary to the initiating persons into the church of Christ.

  23. All these things intailed to circumcision; that was the initiating ordinance; that gave being of membership; that was it without which it was positively commanded none should be received into fellowship (Josh 5).

  24. Circumcision was the initiating ordinance, but this you have denied to baptism.

  25. God commanded it, and made it the initiating ordinance to church communion.

  26. I effectually prove, 'That baptism is not the initiating ordinance.

  27. For if it be the initiating ordinance, it entereth them into the church: What church?

  28. It is commonly said that the duty of initiating the wife into the privileges and obligations of marriage properly belongs to the husband.

  29. The anterior pterygoid aided in initiating adduction in Captorhinus, whereas in Dimetrodon this muscle was adductive throughout the swing of the jaw.

  30. The adductive component of force therefore decreased as the jaw swung upward, with the result that the anterior pterygoid could only have been active in initiating adduction and not in sustaining it.

  31. He spoke to Petra, then reached down with his left hand and flicked forward the second blue switch behind the throttle quadrant, initiating the simulated hydrogen feed to the outboard scramjet tridents, portside and starboard.

  32. We may have to try initiating the scramjets early.

  33. In this game White attempts to anticipate that plan by initiating an advance on the centre, which, when carefully analysed, is truly an attack against Black's K P.

  34. Initiating an attack to which there is no reply, and which has for its ultimate object either the winning of the White Q B or cutting it off from the game.

  35. Toys for initiating their Children in them.

  36. Toys for initiating their Children in them--XXXI.

  37. We see that organic matter is so constituted that small incidental actions are capable of initiating great reaction and liberating large quantities of power.

  38. Of these different sources of existing legislation, the last suggests a manner of initiating legislation, which is most likely to make for the efficient concentration of governmental responsibility.


  39. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "initiating" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.