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Example sentences for "law and"

  • My mother and the marquis sat at a table covered with green cloth; my sister-in-law and I were on a bench against the wall.

  • You may think it strange, but my sister-in-law and I are not so intimate as that.

  • I am my own mistress, by law and by her approval.

  • I am his son-in-law and I was vexed with him.

  • To prison, till fit time Of law and course of direct session Call thee to answer.

  • There's law and warrant, lady, for my curse.

  • Perhaps while I am breaking my fast, you would like to summon the representatives of law and order.

  • As for my wife, she expressed no regret at the estrangement between her mother-in-law and herself.

  • Pugh, you will either hand me that at once, or Bob shall summon the representatives of law and order.

  • I propose to do nothing, except summon the representatives of law and order.

  • The civilian'; one who is versed in law and government.

  • Here is a case dubious; here is a man whose salvation, by his foul offences, is made doubtful; now we must to law and judgment, wherefore now let Christ stand up to plead!

  • If it be for our own cause, then take us, and with us your sons-in-law and grandchildren.

  • If you were making war upon any other occasion, for our sakes you ought to withhold your hands from those to whom we have made you fathers-in-law and grandsires.

  • Great in all ages and countries, in religion as well as in law and literature, has been the art of interpretation.

  • But if we may be allowed to paraphrase the idea of good by the words 'intelligent principle of law and order in the universe, embracing equally man and nature,' we begin to find a meeting-point between him and ourselves.

  • The comparative advantages of the rule of law and of a person are considered, and the decision given in favour of a person (Arist.

  • The universal voice of mankind is always declaring that justice and virtue are honourable, but grievous and toilsome; and that the pleasures of vice and injustice are easy of attainment, and are only censured by law and opinion.

  • Divine doctrines might obtain absolutely the force of law and right, it was necessary that each individual should cede his natural right, and transfer it either to society as a whole, or to a certain body of men, or to one man.

  • This means an opportunity to observe religion, secure education, and earn a living under a reign of law and order.

  • It will afford definite knowledge of existing, and future liabilities under the present law and determination OF liabilities under any proposed change in the present law.

  • These require for their regulation that mixture of law and admonition of which we have often spoken; e.

  • The natural restless force of life in children, 'who do nothing but roar until they are three years old,' is gradually to be reduced to law and order.

  • In the hope that heads of families may learn that the due regulation of them is the foundation of law and order in the state.

  • I say 'must'; for mankind cannot be allowed to dispose of their property as they please, in ways at variance with one another and with law and custom.

  • The abuse of victory was followed by the abuse of law and justice.

  • In their writings and conversation, the philosophers of antiquity asserted the independent dignity of reason; but they resigned their actions to the commands of law and of custom.

  • His camp, occasionally removed from the banks of the Rhine to those of the Danube, was the seat of his stern despotism, which trampled on every principle of law and justice, and was supported by the avowed power of the sword.

  • General orders were issued for all lovers of law and order to enlist, choose officers, and commence drilling.

  • All the other Armories of the "law and order" party were taken about the same time by other detachments.

  • While this was enacting, a strong force had surrounded the California Exchange on the corner of Clay and Kearney Streets, where some seventy or eighty of the "law and order" men had assembled, and where was a depot of arms.

  • So quickly was this done that only some thirty men of the so called "law and order" party had been able to assemble in the Armory.

  • What impression would they get of law and order in this community?

  • The "Times" carried at the top of its editorial page a brief comment in large type, congratulating the people of Western City upon the promptness with which they had demonstrated their devotion to the cause of law and order.

  • Russell as a most flagrant violation of law and justice.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    church again; coal merchant; fifteenth century; foreign states; lawful authority; lawful marriage; lawful right; lawful things; lawn party; lawn sieve; lawn tennis; laws against; laws made; laws relating; laws were; open book; other areas; personal danger; rocky bottom; same name; seen anything; seize the; shut himself; somewhat difficult; stone laid; wild ducks