At every time and in every place throughout that very limited portion of time and space open to human observation.–Balfour.
That part of the regular army quartered at home should be grouped by divisions.–Times.
Here they beheld acres of that stupendous growth seen only in the equinoctial regions.–Prescott.
It is not likely that General Kuropatkine has amassed those reserves of military stores and supplies plainly required by the circumstances of his situation.–Times.
The insurrection had been general throughout the country, at least that portion of it occupied by the Spaniards.–Prescott.
My amendment would be that that part of the report dealing with the dividend on the 'A' shares...be not adopted.–Company report.
We shall fail to secure that unanimity of thought and doctrine so indispensable both for...–Times.
...in order to minimize the effect produced by that portion of the Admirals' report favourable to England.–Times.
A struggle...which our nation must be prepared to face in the last resort, or else give way to those countries not afraid to accept the responsibilities and sacrifices inseparable from Empire.—Times.
Civil servants will not, nay, cannot, work with that freedom of action so essential to good work in the case of such persons, so long as...–Times.
To those Colonies unable to concur with these suggestions a warning should be addressed.–Times.
49. False Scent
It is most annoying to a reader to be misled about the construction, and therefore most foolish in a writer to mislead him. In the sentences that follow, facilities and excesses are naturally taken as in the same construction, and similarly influences and nature, until the ends of the sentences show us that we have gone wrong. These are very bad cases; but minor offences of the kind are very common, and should be carefully guarded against.
He gloats over the facilities the excesses and the blunders of the authorities have given his comrades for revolutionary action among the masses.–Times.
The influences of that age, his open, kind, susceptible nature, to say
