"As the petitioner is maimed and poor, he finds it difficult to earn enough for himself and his own child.". From Wordnik.com. [Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa] Reference
He recalled the petitioner claiming that the victim had threatened him. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The petitioner was a blacksmith, and had worked at the trade for ten years. From Wordnik.com. [Cases of habeas corpus, decided by the Supreme Court of North Carolina, at the June term, 1863,] Reference
It is a case of defamation and damages for calling the petitioner's Diamond Beetle an. From Wordnik.com. [Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character]
Hopefully the petitioner will be able to successfully pursue a claim in federal court. From Wordnik.com. [New York Civil Procedure] Reference
When queried further, he said that the petitioner was his nephew but treated as a son. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
She had called the petitioner and left a voicemail, and was booked into the Issaquah Jail. From Wordnik.com. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local News] Reference
Among soldiers an absence of four years was sufficient to entitle the petitioner to a divorce. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy] Reference
I must remark upon a very singular point that has been raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner, which is this. From Wordnik.com. [The Eye of Osiris] Reference
For one thing, the petitioner is the United Steelworkers union, which the rubber workers union merged into some years back. From Wordnik.com. [LJWorld.com stories: News] Reference
Counsel said that he did not recall the petitioner telling him that the victim had been disciplined at school for homosexual acts. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Who the petitioner was, and who the patient: the petitioner was a nobleman; the patient was his son: There was a certain nobleman. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
The judge ruled that because the petitioner was a citizen of Afghanistan, he had no right to petition the US courts for his release. From Wordnik.com. [THE WORLD ACCORDING TO BILL FISHER] Reference
This was the first time a South African "petitioner" spoke in the Assembly. 4. From Wordnik.com. [REMINISCENCES OF OLIVER TAMBO1] Reference
(I tried, for a long time, even to avoid using the term "petitioner" until the Nigerian delegate forced it). From Wordnik.com. [LETTERS TO OLIVER TAMBO] Reference
You may think of something like last year-and Canon Collins may be useful here as a good speaker and a new "petitioner". From Wordnik.com. [LETTERS TO OLIVER TAMBO] Reference
Nations in October 1963, and to sponsor his appearance as the first "petitioner" against apartheid in the General Assembly. From Wordnik.com. [SELECTED STATEMENTS AND OTHER PRESS RELEASES, 1963-1983] Reference
"petitioner" meant to brand the Duke and his party as the friends of. From Wordnik.com. [History of the English People, Volume VI (of 8) Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683] Reference
"petitioner" they punched and kicked for 16 minutes was actually an official's wife. From Wordnik.com. [Shanghaiist] Reference
The ways of the petitioner are deep and mysterious. From Wordnik.com. [The Lincoln Story Book] Reference
Here was a second petitioner at this extraordinary hour. From Wordnik.com. [Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2] Reference
He was, indeed, himself a petitioner, with other American settlers on the. From Wordnik.com. [The Jefferson-Lemen Compact The Relations of Thomas Jefferson and James Lemen in the Exclusion of Slavery from Illinois and Northern Territory with Related Documents 1781-1818] Reference
And I said: Hast thou put off the petitioner as I desired, to another day?. From Wordnik.com. [The Substance of a Dream] Reference
She still claimed to be a petitioner to the king for the redress of grievances. From Wordnik.com. [The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn] Reference
"Refuse," repeated the favorite, surveying this unique petitioner with rising amusement. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
"No!" screamed Peace in sudden frenzy, almost paralyzing the little petitioner on the threshold. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of Gold] Reference
A petitioner hemmed him in a corner of the room with this sight, and poured on him the bucket of his woes. From Wordnik.com. [The Lincoln Story Book] Reference
And approaching him Utanka saluted the monarch by pronouncing blessings and said, 'I am come as a petitioner to thee.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
Charles Thompson Esqr Secy to Congress, who favoured your petitioner with a Copy of the very extraordinary Trial of Genl. From Wordnik.com. [Colonel John Brown, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the Brave Accuser of Benedict Arnold] Reference
He wrote his name very badly on my programme, and mine on his, then with a most graceful bow made way for a new petitioner. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctor's Daughter] Reference
"Go on!" retorted Silvey incautiously as he looked down upon the petitioner from the lofty height of ten long years of life. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life] Reference
The youth shook his head, but very gently, as one who refuses against his will; and this gave his petitioner a gleam of hope. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Homestead] Reference
Court should order that the petitioner be registered and declare null and void the special clause of the Alabama constitution. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921] Reference
Mrs. James, said learned counsel for the petitioner, had "been guilty of behaviour at which a crocodile would tremble and blush.". From Wordnik.com. [The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert] Reference
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