The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.    From LearnThat.org.  [Jonathan Swift]

Verb (used without object) : Who will supply until the new minister arrives?.    From Dictionary.com. 

Noun : to begin the supply of household help. ,The storm cut off our water supply. ,Did you see our new supply of shirts? ,to lay in supplies for the winter.    From Dictionary.com. 

These companies are all engaged in supplying local markets.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Modern Concept of Industrialism] Reference

Telmex's monopoly in supplying local telephone services has ended.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lloyd Mexico Economic Report - April 1999] Reference

Hardware supplying is one of the most secretive aspects of the scene.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Inside the World of Software Piracy:] Reference

We specialize in supplying various ingredients for bread-stuffs and bakery.    From Wordnik.com.  [MEXICO PIMENTO (ALLSPICE)] Reference

It has had great success in supplying and training people on open-source software.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Open-source spirit] Reference

He could, but what would be his interest in supplying capital under these circumstances?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Is Stimulus Impossible] Reference

I see no point in supplying facts when your measure of sound methodology is “Well, I think …”.    From Wordnik.com.  [It’s a crisis, all right. « A Bird’s Nest] Reference

Canada and other parts of the commonwealth should do their part in supplying Britain with these needs.    From Wordnik.com.  [The British Commonwealth Today] Reference

For those prospective clients that are interested in supplying their own actions please contact us directly.    From Wordnik.com.  [What to Do With Your Gift From George W.] Reference

Nevertheless, even more secretive than the hardware supplying is the secret connections to Asian bootleggers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Inside the World of Software Piracy:] Reference

At the house of Mr. Cortovitch we were received most kindly and hospitably, in supplying us with clothes, food, and beds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jane Austen: Her Homes and Her Friends] Reference

One should attend to the needs and comforts of each person, and exercise some care and judgment in supplying their wants.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Manual of Etiquette with Hints on Politeness and Good Breeding] Reference

# He has tolerated or ignored one of the republic's oldest problems, corporate cheating in supplying the military in wartime.    From Wordnik.com.  [12/02/2005] Reference

"It really underlines the role that the United States has in supplying a security umbrella in the Pacific Region," said Brown.    From Wordnik.com.  [US-China Relations Color Clinton Trip to Asia] Reference

They were also involved in supplying intelligence to the Ally forces; intelligence that was essential for the success of D-Day.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » On Today Show, O’Reilly Compares Murtha With Hitler Sympathizers] Reference

Already Darren Rovell had a good piece this week on the value that Oakley got in supplying sunglasses to the miners as they rose.    From Wordnik.com.  [Joe Favorito: Now Coming to a Ballpark Near You: The Chilean Miners] Reference

Show yourselves appreciative of the loving kindness of the corporation in supplying us with so large an amount of gratuitous advertising!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Man's Rights: or, How Would You Like It?] Reference

Canada's share in supplying munitions was relatively as great as, and in some cases actually much greater than that of the United States.    From Wordnik.com.  [After War, Peace Complications, From the Viewpoint of Europe] Reference

The Red Cross is doing a splendid job in supplying comforts for the men and I cannot say too much in appreciation of these organizations.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Battalion Commander's Experience in the First Year of the War] Reference

But he was much preoccupied at that moment in supplying Lady Sophia with bits of toast the exact size for balancing on the Bedlington's nose.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Convert] Reference

Recognize their office, and treat them accordingly (compare 1Co 16: 18) with reverence and with liberality in supplying their needs (1Ti 5: 17).    From Wordnik.com.  [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference

There have been several more captures on the Potomac of Virginia coasting-vessels which were engaged in supplying the Confederates with provisions.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Civil War in America] Reference

Copenhagen with its wonderful free port facilities is making great preparations to lead in supplying manufactured articles to the surrounding peoples.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denmark and the War] Reference

The woman hawked sweetmeats on the street, I was told, and more often failed than not in supplying her son with the three quarts of milk he daily required.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pan Alley and a Glimpse of Inferno] Reference

Wired's Threat Level has a leaked Cisco document discussing the great "opportunities" inherent in supplying censorship and surveillance technology to China.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing] Reference

Our valued friend, the Rev. John Saville, occupied the pulpit at the "Round Meeting," and thither as a family we shortly removed, my father being often engaged in supplying.    From Wordnik.com.  [Autobiography and Other Memorials of Mrs. Gilbert, Formerly Ann Taylor] Reference

Now Pennie was at heart very much attracted by the idea of supplying.    From Wordnik.com.  [Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children] Reference

This, in turn, naturally led to the idea of supplying an entire page of matter of interest to women.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Dutch Boy Fifty Years After] Reference

From that brief muddle of Australian history the notion of supplying something relevant would be difficult.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paper Chef #19] Reference

We have become the most trusted name supplying material testing equipments to reputed companies, Government departments.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Financial News] Reference

Bell has sold more BW than they are capable of supplying, that is the only reason they need to throttle our up/downloads.    From Wordnik.com.  [Traffic Shaping: Fact vs. Fiction | Sync Blog] Reference

Some of them -- such as supplying Breathalyzers at parties -- are actually counterproductive.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Endless Binge] Reference

The government intervened through measures such as supplying cheaper seeds and boosting irrigation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Early Signs Suggest Normal India Monsoon] Reference