The banker was shrewd enough to perceive that he had carried his point; and he was walking home, satisfied, on the whole, with the way matters had been arranged, when he was met by a brother magistrate.
Prior claim; learn henceforth that, where the Spartans are to be found, the Spartans in all matters have the prior claim.
Unworthy such matters of the councils of bearded men; too much reference has been made to those follies which our idleness has given birth to.
For the lesser ones it matters not; he is in no danger there, save that of fine.
Cleonice, we touch upon matters that should not disturb the ears of women.
Dismiss thy slaves," exclaimed Antagoras, in the same undertone; "I would speak with thee on grave matters that concern us both.
The Masonic services held in every State of the Union, the many Eulogies and Sermons delivered and printed are matters of history.
Numerous are the legends of fearful interest which the older inhabitants relate descriptive of the accidents attendant upon these murderous practices, now happily only matters of history.
Of course in theatres of the Metz class matters of costuming are simplified, and historical accuracy is not one of the aims.
He was quite a specialist in such matters as the colour of telegrams in different countries, and in the manner of folding newspapers, points which are sometimes neglected in many better theatres.
Matters were in charge of the stage manager, a huge, towering creature, with a great bass voice, who was a rather remarkable actor.
Each school must find itself in its own tongue, and I question whether these matters can be hurried.
And he was just as handy with dishes and in housekeeping matters as a girl.
Nothing that Ruth could or did do in mostmatters was wrong in Mrs. MacCall's opinion, even if she did criticize the Kenways' charity.
The oldest Kenway hurried mattersin the kitchen, and before Ike was ready to start with his crew, she brought two big thermos bottles, one with hot milk and the other with hot coffee.
These matters too are related in a style peculiar to the author; they are matters moreover only to have been perceived and scanned by a mind so constituted as his own.
I certainly had given him a chance, and I was in a perfect fever to bring matters to a crisis.
A friend of tried taste in matters literary, and a good judge of style, both in matter and manner, whether out of the pulpit or in it, has sent us the following letter, written some months since to a correspondent in Gotham.
Some readers may find in it matters to condemn, perhaps, but all will encounter much that is deserving of cordial praise.
I suspect that in both these matters I had then a very crude taste, but it was not from my greater refinement that I now let the Capuchin church go on long un-revisited.
I found that he was badly informed upon matters of science, and he heard my theories of harmonizing the universes with impatience.
He is not as patient as he should be, and perhaps in Washington they disguise some of the matters which we treat bluntly and openly.
His long tenure in the deep had obliterated much of the similitude to man, but his memory of terrestrial matters was extraordinary.
The newspapers in those days were models of what is called high-toned journalism, and printed nothing on purely personal matters like duels when requested to respect the feelings of families.
I determined to remain at this camp in order to make some celestial observations, restore the sick woman, and have all matters in a state of readiness to commence the portage immediately on the return of Capt.
The extent, modifications, and objects of the federal authority are merematters of discretion.
There is no denying," he said, "that matters have taken a very serious turn.
Nothing can make matters worse than they are," she thought, despairingly, as Arnold dealt the cards for her.
He was composed enough to remember that he had not put his pipe in its case--composed enough to set that little matter right before other matters went any farther.
As matters now stood, Lord Holchester's order remained in full force.
All this, dear Sir Patrick, is very badly written, I am afraid, but it is meant to prepare you, and to put the best side on matters at starting.
Considering the alternatives in the cab, he decided that the wise course was to temporize with Anne, by reporting matters as they then stood.
Surely, Sir, you are hardly recovered enough to enter on matters of business yet?
It was impossible to say--as matters stood at that moment--what distressing intelligence the two men might not have brought of the missing woman.
Ten days later her husband, who had been put to death in the Tower--it matters little whether in the butt of Malmsey wine or not--was buried beside her.
Lanfair was ambitious; he would improve and develop, and to him certain matters could be explained.
It was a foolish promise involving mattersover which you had no control.
I have thought about thesematters for a long time," he said slowly.
She remained cool, though great matters waited upon her word.
Between her and Matthew matters were not yet straightened out, but she was hopeful of a gentle answer.
So, also, with the inclinations of the orbits; if these be great, it matters little whether the comet moves in one way or the other, as far as the tangential current of the vortex is concerned.
Whether this mode of action has been correctly inferred, matters little; the lateral vortices follow the law of such a position.
As far as the tangential resistance is concerned, therefore, it matters little whether its motion be direct or retrograde.
These preliminary matters being adjusted, an iron pot is made thoroughly hot, the meat placed in it without the aid of water, and the utensil carefully covered over.
How often trifling matters like these speak a mighty change in the "spirit of the times!
Matters of interest relating to the members of the Thirty-ninth Congress remain to be noticed.
It is now the time to settle forever all matters that can cause estrangement and sectional agitations and divisions in the future.
The words proposed to be stricken out refer to the joint committee of the two houses of Congress matters which the Constitution confides to each house separately.
In the exercise of State policy over matters exclusively affecting the people of each State, it has frequently been thought expedient to discriminate between the two races.
I wish gentlemen who now appeal to Massachusetts would often appeal to her in other matters where I can more conscientiously approve her policy.
I am ready and willing to yield my own preferences in matters of detail to their better judgment.
They are matters which in each State concern the domestic condition of its people, varying in each according to its own peculiar circumstances, and the safety and well-being of its own citizens.
And in matters of which you have as yet no knowledge, can you have any conceit of knowledge?
This leads to the conclusion that all men everywhere will trust him in what he knows, but not in what he does not know; for in such matters he will be unprofitable to them, and do them no good.
An ordinary turn-up before an impartial crowd which could be relied upon to preserve the etiquette of these matters was one thing.
Instead of being a relief, this made matters worse.
The policeman stood silent, weighingmatters in the balance.
Mike watched him play an over in his strong, graceful style: then it suddenly occurred to him that he would like to know how matters had gone at the bank in his absence.
A strong anti-clerical prejudice is manifest in his historical work generally, and is doubtless the result of the change in his views on Church matters and his abandonment of the clerical profession.
The earthy matters form a fusible glass or slag melt, and collect at the lowest point of the hearth, whence they are removed by opening a hole pierced through the front wall at the bottom.
The volatile matters are determined as the loss of weight on coking less the amount of moisture.
When matters come to this point, the duel is soon decided, and the victor, howling his slogan, pushes away from his front the dying enemy, and rushes off to find another opponent.
Some shot two or three dozen times wide of the mark and were derided accordingly: one man hit the bone; he at once stopped practice, as the wise in such matters will do, and shook hands with all the party.
After conferring on such matters as related to the parish they separated, and each returned home.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "matters" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
