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The fates were again propitious for a brief period; but again a trivial incident interfered. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference
Fabulous diction, excellent vocabulary, I'm inspired to add "propitious" and "persiflage" into my daily rhetoric. From Wordnik.com. [Easter Away!] Reference
Now glowing in propitious fortunes ray. From Wordnik.com. [Letter 72] Reference
"propitious" because it could help governments and NGOs to identify hindrances to achieving the UN's Millennium Development goals. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
We meet to-night, and may the gods be propitious! '. From Wordnik.com. [Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus] Reference
The moment is propitious; it is the day for betrothals. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Portuguese when the occasion was tempting and propitious. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
It might not be the most propitious time to plunge into stocks. From Wordnik.com. [Bond giant Pimco taking another shot at equities, driven by belief in 'new normal'] Reference
I deemed it most propitious to do so; and although before leaving. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
Stormberg until circumstances seemed to be absolutely propitious. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899] Reference
The Writer thought this a most propitious moment to seize the Lord. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Lal A Fantasy] Reference
Good fortune; new friends; if flying, speedy and propitious news. From Wordnik.com. [Telling Fortunes By Tea Leaves] Reference
Scattered objects -- Lack of harmony and no propitious time for action. From Wordnik.com. [Cupology How to Be Entertaining] Reference
I am now most expectant, am glad I have waited for this propitious time. From Wordnik.com. [Cupology How to Be Entertaining] Reference
The timing was propitious-high summer, so to speak, for conspiracy buffs. From Wordnik.com. [Making Of A Myth] Reference
This is a fortunate sign of propitious news which will mean a great deal to you. From Wordnik.com. [Telling Fortunes By Tea Leaves] Reference
Although the report was 10 months in the making, its timing is in some ways propitious. From Wordnik.com. ['Plan B' For Afghanistan Aims To Spark Long Overdue Debate] Reference
An exchange between friends, successfully organised plans, and a propitious meeting. From Wordnik.com. [Telling Fortunes By Tea Leaves] Reference
The following Sunday afternoon seemed propitious for the beneficent work of the soul-doctor. From Wordnik.com. [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference
Then the rain came on, and they decided to defer the dash till the weather was more propitious. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane] Reference
Baker hopes that the Persian Gulf War has created a similar propitious moment for the Middle East. From Wordnik.com. [The Ultimate Test] Reference
Upon this, Amarar called his soothsayer, and required him to name a propitious moment for the sally. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
At midnight I left Admiral Porter on his gunboat; he had his fleet ready and the night was propitious. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
Colonel Mosby's whistle, if the chance was propitious, would jump on horse and surprise us before long. From Wordnik.com. [Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After] Reference
The outlook was not propitious for a large sale: a new book by an unknown author published by an assignee. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
But night operations are somewhat difficult and extremely dangerous, except when the elements are propitious. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
The weather being propitious, Captain Hall thought best to take a sledge journey to find the lay of the country. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
Given the distressingly sluggish economy recovery, few see this as a propitious moment to raise taxes on anyone. From Wordnik.com. [What Congress Might Do to Defuse Tax Time Bomb] Reference
The "propitious hour" hoped for by the Senator, did not come around until after the opening of the second session. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference
Nevertheless, given our desperate need for wisdom at this propitious moment, let us give this risky experiment a try. From Wordnik.com. [WELCOME TO 2004, PRESIDENT WASHINGTON] Reference
Chiapa, and that everything seemed propitious for the foundation of a convent there, the community prepared to follow. From Wordnik.com. [Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings] Reference
A journey to a cold climate to be taken later will result in very propitious news as shown by the symbol of the pheasant. From Wordnik.com. [Telling Fortunes By Tea Leaves] Reference
And if so, the most propitious market strategy, as some see it, might well be: Don't wait for a fire to head for the exits. From Wordnik.com. [Dan Dorfman: Wait Till 2012, Or maybe 2013] Reference
It is very strange why sometimes the fish will not rise, though the weather is propitious and the water in first-rate order. From Wordnik.com. [Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children] Reference
He glanced, in his turn, over the place, and soon discovered at some distance a more propitious place for such a conversation as theirs. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
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