upon造句

refine on [upon] one's theory

He intrudes upon their hospitality.

It was close upon midnight.

I frown upon smoking in public restaurants.

He pronounced a eulogy upon the hero.

All our hopes rested upon this venture.

A sound burst upon their ears.

She gazed upon him in bewilderment.

For which purpose, the wiser sort of great persons, bring in ever upon the stage somebody upon whom to derive the envy, that would come upon themselves; sometimes upon ministers and servants; sometimes upon colleagues and associates; and the like;

She avenged her mother's death upon the Nazi soldiers.

In tranced fixation dreaming upon object before you.

Or set upon a golden bough to sing

Parents affectionately kiss their children, siblings kiss upon greeting and other relatives regularly receive an expected kiss upon greeting.

He would seize upon any excuse to justify himself.

It has been upon the whole an agreeable jaunt.

Don't fall into the trap of thinking that the rich are rich because life haphazardly bestowed wealth upon them but chose not to endow it upon the impoverished.

NIV] Dimon's waters are full of blood, but I will bring still more upon Dimon- a lion upon the fugitives of Moab and upon those who remain in the land.

Let me first say that our fellowship as Christians is not based upon the timing of the rapture, but upon the finished work of Jesus on the cross.

and sometimes, also, by a coarser expression, that fell upon the sufferer's defenceless breast like a rough blow upon an ulcerated wound.

Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?

Also, upon start -up, higher tension are developed because the winder must overcome spool inertia.

The latter had stood gazing upon the scene with more astonishment than fear.

Our business is built upon confidence, and we never betray it.

The amount of apparent sliding, known as 'creep', is dependent upon the tractive effort.

Which now upon my fingers thoughtfully/I ring out to the full brown length and say

Under their feet, the grass was fresh; beautiful shadows of branches flickered upon it, and speckled it.

It has more than once been my fate to find myself during sleep in battle, where I behave with so little courage as to bring discredit upon our flag and shame upon myself.

And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof.

He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever.

Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.

Amid thevacuum of information in China,any hint of bad news is likely to be seized upon.

The portrait goes on public display for the first time today in Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon, England.

However pure and sincere we may be, we all bear upon our candor the crack of the little, innocent lie.

The aim is to build upon existing strengths and invest in state-of-the-art facilities to produce programmes which will be recognised internationally.

Actually, national sovereignty is far more important than human rights, but they often infringe upon the sovereignty of poor, weak countries of the Third World.

It was explained that the Coast Guard was quite often called upon to bring in boats that were in distress, often due to the negligence of the operators.

Pondering upon the finiteness of the main cognition, the otherness and the relativity of the cognitive value-standard, Zhuang Zi indicated the suspicion of cognitive activities.

The men did not want to interfere, but at last the ladies forced the Baptist minister-Miss Emily's people were Episcopal-to call upon her.

There shall no man be able to stand before you： for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon， as he hath said unto you.

The door was quickly opened and closed, and there stood before him face to face, quiet, intent upon him, with the light of a smile on his features, and a cautionary finger on his lip, Sydney Carton.

When I first took the oath of office as President 6 1/2 years ago, I made this sacred commitment, to " I will assume the solemn duty bestowed upon me by the people.."

Whatever happens, Tyrion and his twin, Teclis, suffer under the curse of their forefather, brought down upon the family when Aenarion drew Khaine's blade to fight the forces of Chaos.