The mostobnoxious of the turnpike gates had been swept away; and, on some of the trusts, the trustees had announced their determination not to re-erect those which were most complained of as oppressive.
The first act of destruction of the toll gates occurred in 1839, and the gates then destroyed were particularly obnoxiousto the people, who entertained doubts of the legality of their erection.
The Alien and Sedition Laws--of which the more obnoxiousof the former was never enforced, and the latter expired by limitation in two years--had their influence in the presidential election of 1800.
But the prohibition of importation from both these latter countries was continued till the obnoxious orders in council and the decrees should be repealed.
Footnote 12: The subsequent legislation on this subject is a curious exemplification of the ingenuity with which any law obnoxious to the owners of slaves was got rid of, when it was clear that it could not be defeated by force of numbers.
It has frightened her into good behavior, and she changes the obnoxious word into one more complaisant.
The French Protectionists are more impatient and have begun to pour out their complaints and indignation without waiting to see the obnoxious Convention.
But I do not believe she was ever mixed up in any intrigues, nor even, at a later period, that she was justly obnoxious to the charge of caballing and mischief-making which has been so lavishly cast upon her.
Still I will not consent to arrangements obnoxious to you and in direct violation of them, such as the annexations to Piedmont; let us recur to the formation of a Central Italian independent State.
After all Derby ran true to the Jew Bill, and if he did it in an awkward way, allowances must be made for him and for his difficulties with his party, who are full of chagrin at being compelled to swallow this obnoxious measure.
The Treaty and Budget, though many parts of both are obnoxious to criticism more or less well founded, seem on the whole not unpopular, and since their first introduction to have undoubtedly gained in public favour.
He might then replace old Jerome on the throne, and so get rid of his obnoxious son, of course taking as much of such acquired territory as he wanted for himself.
The Government does not appear to be obnoxious to any serious reproach and objection, except about their mismanagement of foreign affairs.
She sustained Ximenes in all his obnoxious but salutary reforms.
Yet Ferdinand does not appear to be a whit more obnoxious to the charge of unfairness than his opponent.
The astonished matrons pay, before the rest; That sex is still obnoxiousto the priest.
In wars and peace things hurtful we require, When made obnoxious to our own desire.
His plan to reduce the debt was met by so strenuous an opposition from the Republicans that it was defeated, and by the party which had been most persistent in their detestation of the obnoxious burden.
Monroe, whose party was in power, and able to defeat any obnoxious measure of the Federalists, advocated; the second Bank as heartily as he had cursed the first.
Besides these opinions, which could not fail to make him obnoxious to the religious authorities, Campanella[114] engaged in schemes of political revolution, which involved him in danger and calamity.
The same process is pursued along several other lines of inquiry: and at the end of each of them the Sophist is detected, involved in a number of somewhat obnoxious characteristics.
The new Nihilists organised an executive committee for the removal of the most obnoxious officials.
As Germany took the same view the Porte agreed to expunge the obnoxious clause.
Czar's Ministers now withdrew theobnoxious clause about the Straits.
Of the blessings with which the Creator has filled this life, obnoxious though it be to the curse.
Blessings, the, with which the Creator has filled this life, although it is obnoxious to the curse, ii.
Yet in this case also it is to be observed that the soul of the infant, being guilty of no sin of neglect against itself, would perish unjustly, unless original sin rendered it obnoxious to punishment.
Of the Moderates in general it can only be said that, while there was no candidate in whose favour they could combine with any warmth, James was rather more obnoxious to them than others.
Paradoxically the more vehemently Crane's love obtruded itself the more obnoxious it became; it was something quite distinct from the man's own personality.
How aggressively obnoxious this half-tutored girl, mistress of many gay frocks, could make herself!
The possession of such a faithful jackal as Langdon carried him to greater lengths than he would have gone had the obnoxious details been subject to his own execution.
He was a member of the celebrated convention at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, whose recommendations to Congress resulted in the tariff act of 1828, which was so obnoxious to Calhoun and the Cotton States.
Massachusetts and New England generally remonstrated against them, and declared the obnoxious laws both constitutional and expedient.
Two years later he was again sent to England, and he opposed the obnoxious stamp act, and where he carried himself with decorum and great ability before the entire nobility.
The tariff laws were especially obnoxious to South Carolina, of the Southern States.
It was even so in this case, his action in behalf of the freedom of slaves offended many but his opposition to the obnoxious alien and sedition laws later restored him to popular favor.
The obnoxious tariff laws passing, General Hayne was elected Governor of his State; the people feeling that they could place the helm of their ship in no safer hands during the trying ordeal they felt they were to pass through.
We never saw a satyrical journal in our lives, and we thought that kind of writing was the most obnoxiousto give offence.
The necessity of such changes is obvious enough if China is to follow Japan in the path of progress, but it is equally plain that the advocacy of them would render the emperor obnoxious to the whole body of mandarins and of the literati.
For nothing could well be more unpopular and obnoxious than the task which he undertook of cross-examining, and convicting of ignorance, every distinguished man whom he could approach.
At first, we were all agreed, so far as the condemnation of the known and obnoxious demagogues.
Instances where the female alone of some unprotected species mimics a model with obnoxious properties are common in all tropical countries.
Every preparation for war was made, and nothing else talked of at Court; and, to make my brother still more obnoxious to the Huguenots, he had the command of an army given him.
The powers declare in consequence, that Napoleon Bonaparte has thrown himself out of all the relations of civilized society; and that, as an enemy and disturber of the world, he has rendered himself obnoxious to public vengeance.
The Emperor was neither politic nor prudent in ostensibly bestowing his confidence on some of them, who were obnoxious to the public.
The inglorious campaign was ended, but the fact still existed that the obnoxious Acadians outnumbered the English; and the question remained as it was before the invasion.
The streets were deserted--the obnoxious persons had left the city, leaving but little to provoke the resentment of the victors.
Its fantastic exhibitions and grim formalities, were equally obnoxious to the human understanding.
The charges against those most obnoxiouswere not always their religion, but contempt of the edicts or seditious conduct.
Neither in His person, in His nature, nor in His relations was He obnoxious to death.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "obnoxious" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
