1 The same railroads which had made the town the crossroads of commerce in time of peace were now of vital strategic importance in time of war.
2 Pitty did not wish to criticize but after all-- As for herself, said Pitty, she would rather starve than have such commerce with Yankees.
3 If a town was in disfavor, the railroad could ignore it, cut it off from commerce, slay it.
4 Until the whale fishery rounded Cape Horn, no commerce but colonial, scarcely any intercourse but colonial, was carried on between Europe and the long line of the opulent Spanish provinces on the Pacific coast.
5 It yields the article commonly known as whalebone or baleen; and the oil specially known as "whale oil," an inferior article in commerce.
6 In short, this ancient and learned Low Dutch book treated of the commerce of Holland; and, among other subjects, contained a very interesting account of its whale fishery.
7 Upon the ocean of commerce it sailed as a pirate ship; it had hoisted the black flag and declared war upon civilization.
8 While commerce from her Cornucopia pours the mingled tribute of her different ores.
9 The roadway was blocked with the immense stream of commerce flowing in a double tide inward and outward, while the footpaths were black with the hurrying swarm of pedestrians.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In II. THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE 10 The shop, the advertisement, traffic, all that commerce which constitutes the body of our world, was gone.
11 Not long ago we used to say that our officials took bribes, that we had no roads, no commerce, no real justice.
12 With reference to commerce, the proclamation to industrious workmen and to peasants evoked no response.
13 The French found Moscow abandoned but with all the organizations of regular life, with diverse branches of commerce and craftsmanship, with luxury, and governmental and religious institutions.
14 All hostelries established for the convenience of commerce are paid by the government.
15 almost rivalled London and Berlin in this branch of commerce.
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