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Definition of Temporising
1. temporise [v] - See also: temporise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Temporising
Literary usage of Temporising
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Hannah More by Hannah More (1830)
"temporising WRITERS CONTRIBUTE TO LOWER THE CREDIT OF CHRISTIANITY. LOOSE HARANGUES
ON MORALS NOT CALCULATED TO REFORM THE HEART. THE Christian religion is ..."
2. Memoirs of the Court of King James the First by Lucy Aikin (1822)
"The Spanish ambassador demands his head.—The house defends him.—Address of both
houses in favor of war with Spain.—temporising conduct of the king. ..."
3. China and the Allies by Arnold Henry Savage. Landor (1901)
"... Gazette—temporising—An important and stormy meeting at the Yamen—Absence of
the Russian Minister— Baron von ..."
4. China and the Allies by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1901)
"CHAPTER VIII The difficulty in obtaining the publication of an Imperial edict in
the Pekin Gazette — temporising — An important and stormy meeting at the ..."
5. The Fairfax Correspondence: Memoirs of the Reign of Charles the First by George William Johnson (1848)
"... People rejected the Perth Articles—temporising the best Policy—Laud for prompt
measures—Rejoiced in ambiguity—High Commission Courts established—Liturgy ..."
6. China and the Allies by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1901)
"CHAPTER VIII The difficulty in obtaining the publication of an Imperial edict in
the Pekin Gazette — temporising — An important and stormy meeting at the ..."
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