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conciliation
1. As he speaks he raises his hands, palms facing outward in a gesture of conciliation
2. Not unlike Iraq, America had to deal with its own domestic factions (Tories) who favored conciliation with Brittan and were willing to provide aid and comfort to its majesty‘s armed forces for economic reasons
3. As the years passed, John, together with James the Lord's brother, learned to practice wise conciliation when they appeared before the civil magistrates
4. deeper degree, a conciliation of the conflicts that had
5. I am totally behind our nation promoting peace, rights, conciliation, assistance, the arts, and in particular the global provision of clean water and ample food
6. In The Times of Friday 23 March, I read that the head of the RMT union, Bob Crow, has broken off talks with the London Underground management team at the UK conciliation service ACAS
7. “I’m sorry about this afternoon,” she said, conciliation and warmth in her tone as once more she fought against what threatened to be nature’s course
8. We think a truly logical man, untrammeled by creed of bias, will give some credit to the thought contained in all these, seeking a conciliation of their meaning and draw a conclusion with due respect to all
9. Partaker of influx and efflux I, extoller of hate and conciliation,
10. But this conciliation was not granted; for though she often threw out expressions of pity for her sister to Elinor, and more than once dropt a reflection on the inconstancy of beaux before Marianne, no effect was produced, but a look of indifference from the former, or of disgust in the latter
11. Vronsky, at the last half word of conciliation, skillfully maneuvered a retreat, shoving Petritsky out before him
12. In the French circle of Helene and Rumyantsev the reports of the cruelty of the enemy and of the war were contradicted and all Napoleon’s attempts at conciliation were discussed
13. With the foolish inconsistency of love I held my peace when I might have pled ignorance of the nature of my offense, or at least the gravity of it, and so have effected, at worst, a half conciliation
14. The colonel, thinking it all over, made up his mind not to pursue the matter further, but then for his own satisfaction proceeded to cross-examine Vronsky about his interview; and it was a long while before he could restrain his laughter, as Vronsky described how the government clerk, after subsiding for a while, would suddenly flare up again, as he recalled the details, and how Vronsky, at the last half word of conciliation, skillfully maneuvered a retreat, shoving Petritsky out before him
15. It weighed upon him that he had to hide it from his family; he was accustomed to tell his wife everything; and if his feverish brain had not hatched a new idea at that moment, a new plan of conciliation for further action, he might have taken to his bed like Lyamshin
16. In the French circle of Hélène and Rumyántsev the reports of the cruelty of the enemy and of the war were contradicted and all Napoleon’s attempts at conciliation were discussed
17. The offer to suspend the embargo laws, for a suspension of the Orders in Council, made in a sincere spirit of conciliation, has been contemptuously rejected, those orders justified, and an extension of their operation threatened: this is a state of things insufferable
18. And are we, under such circumstances, to renew negotiation by extra missions? I conceive that the cup of negotiation and conciliation is exhausted to the dregs, and that we should but further degrade ourselves by sending further extra missions
19. He said he was extremely happy to find the spirit of harmony and conciliation which had hitherto characterized the Senate, and he should endeavor to preserve and continue it; and, while he was strongly impressed with the propriety and policy of the amendment, yet he was willing to listen to any other which might be more agreeable to gentlemen, provided it was founded upon a principle of strict impartiality toward the belligerents, which he could not be induced to depart from under any circumstances
20. The gentlemen who have commenced their career of conciliation with France, treated those decrees as operating only on the narrow ground of direct commerce between the United States and Great Britain and on our vessels to other ports which have submitted to British search; hence the effort to justify the late seizures of our vessels in France, upon grounds consistent with the repeal of those decrees, as being laden with British colonial produce, &c
21. I have no hesitation in saying, that when the letters from this Minister to our Government are examined by the people, that independent of the arrogance bordering on insolence, in which they are couched, so characteristic of that nation, they will have a different effect from that of conciliation; the illiberal and disingenuous demands made preliminary to the revocation of the Orders in Council, will have a tendency to rouse the public mind; they will be looked on with an indignant frown by all real Americans
22. Our moderation and conciliation have had no other effect than to encourage perseverance and to enlarge pretensions
23. On consideration of all the circumstances attending the measure, and particularly the character of the distinguished statesman who announced it, we are persuaded that it was conceived in a spirit of conciliation, and intended to lead to an accomodation of all differences between the United States and Great Britain
24. It would have attained its purpose, but it was sacrificed upon the altar of conciliation
