I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve. From LearnThat.org. [Charles de Secondat.]
The death of his wife caused him great distress. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A ship in distress. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The patient appeared to be in distress. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Carl: Nations have been in distress from the days of Julius Caesar. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton: U.S., OAS working to restore order in Honduras] Reference
Whose radios beeped in distress from the ground that day in December 1972?. From Wordnik.com. [Darr, Charles E.] Reference
The conscience that runs to the call of an animal in distress is girding itself with power to do manly work in the world. From Wordnik.com. [Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography] Reference
Bringing medical aid to people in distress is an attempt to defend them against what is aggressive to them as human beings. From Wordnik.com. [Médecins Sans Frontières - Nobel Lecture] Reference
Paul probably at this time had showed sympathy for an adversary in distress, which issued in the conversion of the latter. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
There are people in distress, people even committing suicide. From Wordnik.com. [Anna Cuevas: Foreclosure: It Can Happen to Anyone!] Reference
High levels of distress translates into lower prices for buyers. From Wordnik.com. [The Orange County Register - News Headlines : News] Reference
The eels live and move around in distress and Stripers can't ignore it!. From Wordnik.com. [Stripers Under Dock] Reference
My continent is in distress and has been since the beginning of slavery. From Wordnik.com. [Uwem Akpan - An interview with author] Reference
"I know that this decision has resulted in distress and anguish," he added. From Wordnik.com. [Parents of nurse murdered by ex-boyfriend hear details of 'callous' killing] Reference
It was the pleading cry of a strong man in distress, but Bill's head did not turn. From Wordnik.com. [Love of Life] Reference
A birdwoman in distress, a gaggle of ballet dancers and Jacko's massive balloon head. From Wordnik.com. [Kanye West's Runaway: Purple Rain or bird brains?] Reference
They shall be as men in distress at sea, when neither sun nor stars appear, Acts xxvii. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
But a revamp could be problematic if anxiety from the market's short-term distress hurts the. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to The Fed tries to convince it will be an effective regulator next time] Reference
He also became aware a passenger was in distress after he boarded the plane and saw a commotion. From Wordnik.com. [Security guards accused over death of man being deported to Angola] Reference
In that area the best call was a pup in distress or housecat in disstress call, and we cleaned up. From Wordnik.com. [Study Concludes That Coyotes Kill Pet Cats] Reference
Maybe climb up a tree, do some fawn in distress bleats, and take pictures when the does descend on him. From Wordnik.com. [So here is your dialemma: you are tip-toeing through the sticks with your favorite rifle when out pops a hippie clad in ty-die w] Reference
A very humble decent message which king Zedekiah, when he was in distress, sent to Jeremiah the prophet. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
However, they thought it unseasonable now, when Jerusalem was in distress, and they themselves were in captivity. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
Army medevac flight for a pregnant Haitian woman in distress, and his commanders had reprimanded him for his pains. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder] Reference
It is even the time of Jacob's trouble, a sad time, when God's professing people shall be in distress above other people. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
It seems to be a proverbial expression, bespeaking a man not only in distress but in despair, not only in danger on every side. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
Zion, in distress, said, The Lord has forsaken me, and looks after me no more; my Lord has forgotten me, and will look after me no more. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
When we are in distress we should, for the encouragement of our faith and hope, observe what makes for us as well as what makes against us. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
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