Progress is born of agitation. From LearnThat.org. [Eugene Victor Debs]
We continued our way in agitation and anxiety, which, how. From Wordnik.com. [The Ruin of a Princess] Reference
Moreover, mention of communal divide during the agitation is totally uncalled for. From Wordnik.com. [Reader reviews of The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai.] Reference
She stirred, though it hardly deserved the word agitation, feeble and uncoordinated. From Wordnik.com. [The Path of Daggers]
While this point was in agitation, I heard Lord Orville's voice inquiring of the gardener if he had seen me?. From Wordnik.com. [Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World] Reference
The Prince's establishment was then in agitation: at this period his Royal Highness still resided in Buckingham House. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of Mary Robinson] Reference
I will not fail to tell you further of all that is in agitation, as soon as I have Leisure, but I am rather pressed for time. From Wordnik.com. [Letter 22] Reference
What was even worse than having to focus his mind on a series of niggling jobs was the need to conceal his agitation from the telescreen. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Eighty-Four] Reference
She was alone, and told me that her father, who, she was sure, had some scheme in agitation against Mr. Lovel, had sent her on before him. From Wordnik.com. [Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World] Reference
The majority of U.S. - China trade agitation is caused by imposes signifcant costs on this one relatively tiny huge part of the U.S. economy. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Tariff Article Rewrite] Reference
While this plan was in agitation, I was one evening at Drury Lane Theatre with my mother and a small party of her friends, when an officer entered the box. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of Mary Robinson] Reference
"Forget," she repeated, pressing her hands to her breast, and moving to and fro in agitation, "no, no! I shall never forget – I shall remember as long as I live.". From Wordnik.com. [Hagar's Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice] Reference
He termed the agitation of the Opposition about Dalit ekta as drama. From Wordnik.com. [All articles at Blogcritics] Reference
The only outward sign of her agitation was the constant twisting of her fingers. From Wordnik.com. [The Miko]
Ridiculing claims from some quarters that the agitation was a Santhal rebellion, Bose said. From Wordnik.com. [India eNews] Reference
The result of their agitation was the erection of a "Mechanics 'Bell" in the shipbuilding district. From Wordnik.com. [Advocating The Man: Masculinity, Organized Labor, and the Household in New York, 1800-1840] Reference
The anti-Posco agitation, which is headed by Posco Pratirodha Samiti, burnt copies of the package Sunday. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
It is difficult today to recall the agitation with which we followed the speeches of Bebel and even those of Eugene Richter. From Wordnik.com. [My Life]
According to an announcement early on Saturday, the flights by 1400 hrs, Jet Airways on Friday termed the agitation as illegal and secured a. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
The outbreak was promptly suppressed by the power of the General Government but the result of the agitation was a deep-seated prejudice against the. From Wordnik.com. [Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 (of 2) From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860] Reference
Men, like the master, who ardently wished reforms, were repelled when they found the main object of the leaders of the agitation was the separation of. From Wordnik.com. [The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825] Reference
That’s what all the beating and agitation is doing; bending the weave so that the unwanted bits are closer to the surface and eventually (we hope) fall out. From Wordnik.com. […well, why not? « Love | Peace | Ohana] Reference
During the whole time that this matter was in agitation, that is from the 11th to the 16th of M.rch, and for sometime afterwards, M. Cabarrus did not come near me. From Wordnik.com. [The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII] Reference
The speech which causeth no agitation, which is true, which is agreeable and beneficial, and the diligent study of the Vedas, are said to be the penance of speech. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
In both cases the effect of the agitation was the same: the war was unnecessarily prolonged -- intentionally by the Afrikander nationalists, and unintentionally by Lord (then Mr.). From Wordnik.com. [Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902] Reference
Banged about by agitation which is after the knowledge of knives. From Wordnik.com. [Ece Ayhan] Reference
Your chid may have symptoms such as agitation, hyperactivity and shaking hands. From Wordnik.com. [Cough and Cold Medicine] Reference
The importance of such instruction is evident in the agitation which is now occurring among the educators in the schools of the Eastern states. From Wordnik.com. [Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro] Reference
But the movement is an "agitation" (dreadful word!). From Wordnik.com. [Appearances Being Notes of Travel] Reference
Wills can't understand the kind of agitation that Woody Guthrie is involved with. From Wordnik.com. [Expecting Rain] Reference
Board members said there has been a lot of "agitation" coming out of Moraine and people were "misled.". From Wordnik.com. [daytondailynews.com - News] Reference
"Yes, it's all that, and worse than that, for this kind of agitation is anything but wholesome for the country.". From Wordnik.com. [Under the Deodars] Reference
The result of this kind of agitation showed itself in a religious persecution, which gradually developed into a religious war. From Wordnik.com. [A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III (of 4)] Reference
Little did we expect this new element to be thrown into the cauldron of agitation which is now bubbling around us with such fury. From Wordnik.com. [History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I] Reference
The critique provoked by a display of extremist behavior, is the kind of agitation that is anathema because it rouses the radicals. From Wordnik.com. [The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe] Reference
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