The fury of storm and of wind agitate only the surface of the sea. From LearnThat.org. [William Jordan]
The real question which this Society wishes to agitate is whether they do not furnish the best remedy for settling all disputes. From Wordnik.com. [The Supreme Court of the World] Reference
Meanwhile, the Warburgs demanded that American Jews not '' agitate '' against the Hitler government, or join the organized boycott. From Wordnik.com. [The Palestinian Mufti's Deal with Hitler: Kill All the Jews in the Middle East] Reference
He said AWB members were fearful and that the black group were "playing politics" and were there to "agitate" them. From Wordnik.com. [ Guardian Online] Reference
You've messed about so long with men who merely 'agitate' and 'inaugurate,' that you've forgotten the kind who act first and talk afterwards. From Wordnik.com. [Far to Seek A Romance of England and India] Reference
"You would then agitate the subject of good roads.". From Wordnik.com. [Doctor Jones' Picnic] Reference
TIAA-CREF members did indeed agitate for a little more choice. From Wordnik.com. [Burned!] Reference
I agitate my bow, spin my spindle and press down with my rock. From Wordnik.com. [Primitive Instincts: Where modern man can learn to live like his ancestors] Reference
He did not like to agitate her with another interview, so soon. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866] Reference
Reciprocity Law, now about to agitate both Canada and the United. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
Now, in 1849, a new question began to agitate both North and South. From Wordnik.com. [Ten American Girls From History] Reference
So administrators are trying a new strategy: educate, don't agitate. From Wordnik.com. [DRIVING KIDS FROM DRINK] Reference
If there is no law punishing the offence, agitate until you get one. From Wordnik.com. [A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries] Reference
One must see that she is kept absolutely quiet, with nothing to agitate her. From Wordnik.com. [Juggernaut] Reference
The utmost care should be taken not to agitate a feeble patient during sponging. From Wordnik.com. [The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)] Reference
Never does a breath of wind agitate the foliage, never a cloud obscure the vault of heaven. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845.] Reference
Percy Alden, M.P., to say nothing of conservatives, agitate for a law along New Zealand lines. From Wordnik.com. [Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement] Reference
You begin to agitate, rapidly fanning and flexing your digits to dissipate energy, to cool down. From Wordnik.com. [A Night at the Plywood Palace] Reference
Not only did he agitate through the columns of paper, but also through other available channels. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921] Reference
"We intend to agitate from the outside," says Cronk, who joined the protest group four months ago. From Wordnik.com. [Evolving sense of direction for GOProud, GetEQUAL -- gay groups on right and left] Reference
Its main function was to agitate against the Austrians and to conduct propaganda for the Serb cause. From Wordnik.com. [Terrorists and Freedom Fighters] Reference
But his brow soon became contracted; a violent storm seemed to agitate his heart; and the hissing was heard. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851] Reference
The complexity of managing epilepsy this way has led patients and their parents to agitate for research on a cure. From Wordnik.com. [In the Grip of the Unknown] Reference
The latest development comes as governments agitate for more access to secure data handled by the smartphone device. From Wordnik.com. [Saudis Ease on BlackBerry] Reference
And a renewed chill between Moscow and Washington will trouble the sleep of CEOs as much as it will agitate peaceniks. From Wordnik.com. [Cold Cash, Not Cold War] Reference
Whether it is of any legal effect beyond the actual limits of our military lines, is a question that need not agitate us. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Astonishment, hurry, and doubt, seemed to agitate the whole multitude assembled either to witness or compose the ensuing pageant. From Wordnik.com. [Coronation Anecdotes] Reference
But that observant gentleman did not fail to perceive, at a glance, that something had occurred to agitate his patron profoundly. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851] Reference
Rather than agitate clothes, a front loader turns the wash over and over while waterfall baffles scoop water and shower it on top. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Green Gizmos] Reference
I've got enough sad stories of my own and a washing machine that will no longer agitate, that needs an Attitude Adjustment big time. From Wordnik.com. [And We Sell Apples 1977] Reference
Indeed, no one argues for outright socialism anymore; rather they agitate in the name of worthy goals such as "rights" or "social equity.". From Wordnik.com. [Bolshie Bangladesh] Reference
My phone's LED did not indicate any new messages but I lifted my receiver and dialed my voice mail anyway, just to agitate Ted's squirming. From Wordnik.com. [French Vanilla Death - Seconda Parte] Reference
With "engagement," we agitate by challenging parents to act on concerns they have voiced and there more of an emphasis on two-way "conversation.". From Wordnik.com. [Why paying parents to attend school events is wrong] Reference
"I am afraid," replied Madame de Tecle, "that it would agitate her greatly; and if you will have confidence in me, I shall be much obliged to you.". From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
New York, New Jersey, Ohio, and California to agitate among their state adjutants general for liberalization of the National Guard's racial policy. From Wordnik.com. [Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965] Reference
Great cities are like the sea: storms agitate only the surface; if you go to the bottom, you find a region inaccessible to the tumult and the noise. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
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