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Example sentences for "special mission"

  • Among the frivolous pretexts for this refusal, the principal one was that our minister had not gone upon a special mission confined to the question of Texas alone, leaving all the outrages upon our flag and our citizens unredressed.

  • French Academy seems to have received from its founders the special mission to transform genius into bel esprit, and it would be hard to introduce a man of talent whom it has not demoralized.

  • With respect to a special mission, Mr. B.

  • The gentleman from South Carolina suggests the propriety of sending a special mission, said Mr. B.

  • The Conference broke up in August, and the Cabinet, which was now being continually denounced on all sides for its feeble and procrastinating policy, decided upon despatching Lord Northbrook on a special mission to Cairo.

  • Count Cavour, in reply to interrogatories from the British Government, stated officially his grievances against Austria, while Lord Malmesbury despatched Lord Cowley on a special mission to Vienna to mediate between Austria and France.

  • Footnote 26: He had come to England, charged with a special mission.

  • Footnote 40: Lord Granville was appointed head of a special mission, with the temporary rank of Ambassador, to attend the Coronation of the Czar Alexander.

  • He had sent Count Narbonne thither on a special mission, the purport of which stands revealed in the envoy's "verbal note" of April 7th.

  • In 1571 he was sent on a special mission to Charles IX.

  • He was attached to Lord Granville’s special mission to Russia in 1856, and has filled many important posts.

  • He has come to England on a special mission to the King.

  • It is not improbable that this party may have wished Mr. Madison to send a special mission to England, and that they may have pressed Mr. Bayard for the place.

  • The idea of sending a special mission to England, which is indeed quite unnecessary, has been given up.

  • It was necessary to send General Manteuffel on a special mission to St. Petersburg; the Czar did not alter his opinion, but Bismarck found it possible at least to quiet him.

  • That purpose was to find one who had come West on a special mission.

  • With this was coupled an intimation that a special mission to the United States ought to be constituted, to impart to the act of reparation "a solemnity which the extraordinary nature of the aggression particularly required.

  • At this time he wrote to Jefferson privately, urging a special mission, for which he offered his services.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    back from; decorated cloth; edged sword; efficient causes; invading army; man like; special agent; special commissioner; special committee; special creation; special creations; special delivery; special embassy; special feature; special grace; special importance; special licence; special license; special meeting; special message; special name; special providence; special providences; special session; special subjects; specialized tanker