At once Macdonald ordered the left part of his line to wheel round, keeping the right as pivot, so that the whole speedily formed two fronts resembling a capital letter V, pointing outwards to the two hostile forces.
For his part, the wise old man had early seen the need of keeping the parties in check.
It is therefore possible that Berlin reckoned once more on the complaisance of Russia; and in that event Austria would have dragooned Servia and refashioned the Balkan lands at her will, Germany meanwhile "keeping the ring.
Apart from his intrigues with Russia, he had condoned the murder of a British officer by keeping the murderer in office, and had sought to push on the frontier tribes into a holy war.
I did not know him; I did not believe he was to save us; I thought I must be saved by living righteously, by keeping the law of God.
And all will know that the things which they have heard of these are false: but that thou thyself also walkest keeping the law.
Neither have you left your brethren this long time, until this present day, keeping the commandment of the Lord your God.
Keeping the paths of justice, and guarding the ways of saints.
In the mean time, you must continue to work for Mr. Keimer, keeping the object of this interview a profound secret.
There was no idea of keeping the marriage a secret, was there?
Whether Garth read the signal, or whether he'd no intention ofkeeping the time-honoured custom, he refrained.
The fleet, comprising several ships of the line, besides numerous smaller vessels, continued slowly upwards, taking time to land parties in many quarters, keeping the country in perpetual alarm.
If he knew naval history, as his quotation from Nelson indicates, he also knew how many a battle had been discreditably lost by "keeping the line.
Illustration: "Daisy soon grew clever at keeping the head to the wind.
At first the sail slackened and the boat wobbled a little, but his pupil soon grew clever at keeping the head to the wind and steering a straight course.
The culture is the same as for the Ixia, and we incline strongly to the practice of keeping the bulbs at least two seasons in the same pots.
Silenes do not thrive on heavy damp soils, but the difficulty can be surmounted by keeping the plants in pans or boxes under a cold frame until growing weather sets in.
Of the two the latter appears to be the more successful in keeping the insects at bay.
Their experience had shown that the increase of difficulty in keeping theford at night was more than would probably come from the rise of the water.
There was great difficulty inkeeping the movement of the invisible skirmish line in accord with the line of battle, which we directed by compass, like a ship at sea.
We are encouraged to obedience by being told of the blessedness of keeping the commandments.
Keeping the commandments of God is man's whole duty.
Keeping the commands of God is the whole man and the whole of a perfect life.
There is considerable difficulty in keeping the fragment in position, and if it projects towards the rectum it should be removed.
By keeping the hand in the dorsiflexed position for a week or ten days, the bone may become fixed in its place and the function of the wrist be restored, but it is often necessary to excise the bone.
The integrity of these ligaments plays an important part in determining union in fractures of the neck of the femur, both by keeping the fragments in position and by maintaining the blood-supply to the short fragment.
The after-treatment consists in keeping the leg on a pillow between sand-bags, and carrying out the usual massage and movement.
Now, keeping the head up and the neck back and back straight, bend the knees and come down slowly, not too far (Fig.
Few people are insensible to the advantage of having their champagne brisk, which can only be done by keeping the cork in; but few ever think of keeping the cork of their own conversation in.
Marsh says, "Keeping the Sabbath is embraced in this covenant, Deut.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "keeping the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
