Tread Sentence Examples

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  • He didn't want to tread in that direction, so he changed the subject.

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  • No heathen may tread the outer court.

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  • They formed a new path to Heaven, to tread where no one had tread before.

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  • The steady tread of some large animal continued in her direction - a mountain lion?

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  • What if his successor refused to tread in his father's footsteps?

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  • He wanted to mourn and tread water until the inevitable.

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  • We have people whose tread was so light that no blade of grass bent beneath their weight.

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  • It must tread with its wings and rise upon the air as a swimmer upon the water, or as a kite upon the wind.

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  • Then she suddenly rose and with her heavy tread went up to the table.

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  • It was the heavy tread of Princess Mary that he heard.

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  • You may even tread on them, or have your eyes on them for a minute, without discovering them.

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  • The idea that a nonprofessional could tread the hallowed ground of the stage did not enter any imagination.

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  • The shore terrace descends by a steep cliff to the sea, forming the "rise" of a submarine "tread" in the form of a reef which surrounds the island.

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  • The stirrup leathers may be let out or taken up until the tread of the stirrup is on a level with the inner ankle bone.

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  • The Sun of Righteousness shall shine forth on those that fear Yahweh's name; they shall go forth with joy, and tread the wicked under foot.

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  • They have an unusual tread.

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  • There were deep marshes, where even the bear has learned to tread carefully.

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  • On the 11th of May he sent the draft to Luther, who approved it, adding that he himself "could not tread so softly and gently."

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  • Check the tires for wear, damage and tread depth.

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  • The Federal Trade Commission has cracked down on some of the worst offenders in recent years, but there are still enough sharks circling around that you should tread very, very carefully before signing anything or cutting a check.

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  • I perform the duties of the house as if it is our home and I am awaiting the tread of my darling's foot upon the stair as he returns from his ministrations to the arms of his dutiful wife.

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  • Because I have bluebells growing annually I have been careful where I tread in the springtime.

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  • England have had their chances to tread upon fingernails desperately clinging to the cliff top.

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  • But regulation has to tread a fine line between protecting the public interest and stifling the industry by being too risk adverse.

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  • It had never occurred to me that I would be asked to tread in the footsteps of some very august previous presenters.

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  • Different tread depths from side to side is also a bad idea.

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  • The war cry of Zulu filled the sky and the tread of Zulu shook the earth.

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  • Here, workers would tread the grapes and the juice would pour into a large barrel below.

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  • It does not wish to tread on local or regional toes on, what is, a complex matter where feelings may run high.

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  • In New Hampshire car number plates bear the legend, Live Free or Die; a state motto is Don't Tread on Me.

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  • Changes of level - Improve lighting; highlight tread nosings on steps.

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  • Reason, tread the path of selflessness into eternity.

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  • They must not tread the sacred precincts of the Garry lines.

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  • You have to tread carefully, like looking round a china shop with a huge rucksack on your back.

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  • Open tread stairs lead up to a large main bedroom and additional TV room.

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  • Of particular note is the striking vaulted living room with open tread spiral staircase.

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  • The " tread " or circumferential part of the mould itself is made of iron, because this, by conducting the heat away from the casting rapidly, makes it cool quickly, and thus causes most of the carbon here to form cementite, and thus in turn makes the tread of the wheel intensely hard; while those parts of the mould which come in contact with the central parts of the wheel are made of sand, which conducts the heat away from the molten metal so slowly that it solidifies slowly, with the result that most of its carbon forms graphite, and here the metal is soft and shock-resisting.

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  • We are too eager to tread on the toes of the prosperous peasant.

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  • I tread softly by my uncle, my hand in his.

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  • If you enjoy off-road travel or live on a dirt road that gets muddy part of the year, you might be better off going with mud terrain tires ("M/T"), which also come in various tread depths and mileage ratings.

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  • Tread uncharted territory with these fresh and funky meal ideas.

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  • Now comes a new starlet hoping to tread a similar path.

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  • The central three-quarters of the breadth of tread this band must be continuos around the entire outer circumference of the tire.

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  • He is a constant theatrical innovator and a writer whose trademark is increasingly the ability to tread a delicate tightrope between humor and despair.

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  • No heathen may tread the outer court, no layman the inner court, while the holiest of all may not be trodden even by the priest Ezekiel but only by the angel who accompanies him.

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  • Not all Pharisees were prepared to take such action, in order that Israel might " tread on the neck of the eagle " (as is said in The Assumption of Moses).

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  • He who will cast aside the "Bonds," the "Intoxications," the "Hindrances," and tread the Noble Eightfold Path (see Buddhism) which leads to Nirvana, will attain the ideal, the "Fruit of Arahatship," which is described in terms of glowing praise in the Pali hymns.

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  • With the mid sized sedan and full tread depth tires, we stopped just short of 200 feet.

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  • As such, it is probably best to tread carefully when you download free MP3 music, whether it be emo or classical.

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  • They are a novum salutis genus - a new path to Heaven, to tread which counted "for full and complete satisfaction" pro omni poenitentia and gave "forgiveness of sins" (peccaminum remissio) 1; they are, again, the "foreign policy" of the papacy, directing its faithful subjects to the great war of Christianity against the infidel.

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  • To tread the Panch-kos road is one of the great ambitions of a Hindu's life.

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  • Long bar-like " islands " (conspicuous high land rising above the marsh and prairie) - Orange, Petite Anse, Grand Cote, Cote Blanche and Belle Isle - offer very interesting topographical and geological problems. " Trembling prairies "- land that trembles under the tread of men or cattle - are common near the coast.

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  • Farther north we come to the urmans of West Siberia, dense thickets of trees often rising from a treacherous carpet of thickly interlaced grasses, which conceals deep marshes, where even the bear has learnt to tread circumspectly.

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  • The shore terrace descends by a steep cliff to the sea, forming the "rise" of a submarine "tread" in the form of fringing reef which surrounds the island and is never uncovered, even at low water, except in Flying Fish Cove, where the only landing-place exists.

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  • When the fermentation has reached a certain point it is generally the custom to again tread the must in order to extract as much colour as possible from the skins.

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  • You don't want to trip and stumble on something your walking shoes could tread across while walking.

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  • Different tires have different tread depths depending on your needs.

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  • The shore consists of a central plateau descending to the water in three terraces, each with its "tread" and "rise."

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  • But as you ascend the ladder, look out below where you tread.

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  • What if his successor refused to tread in his father's footsteps or, still worse, tried to destroy his father's work?

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  • Along with Kai and Bedwyr (Bedivere), Peredur (Perceval), Gwalchmai (Gawain), and many others, we have such figures as Sgilti Yscandroed, whose way through the wood lay along the tops of the trees, and whose tread was so light that no blade of grass bent beneath his weight; Sol, who could stand all day upon one leg; Sugyn the son of Sugnedydd, who was "broad-chested" to such a degree that he could suck up the sea on which were three hundred ships and leave nothing but dry land; Gweyyl, the son of Gwestad, who when he was sad would let one of his lips drop beneath his waist and turn up the other like a cap over his head; and Uchtry Varyf Draws, who spread his red untrimmed beard over the eight-and-forty rafters of Arthur's hall.

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  • Children were trained to wear their fathers mantles, and the idea that a nonprofessional could tread the hallowed ground of the stage did not enter any imagination.

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  • Lord Lytton, in his poem of St Stephen's, alludes to "Tierney's airy tread," and praises his "light and yet vigorous" attack, in which he inflicted, "with a placid smile," a fatal wound on his opponent.

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  • Sitting well in the middle of the saddle, the thighs turned in, and the heels drawn somewhat back, the stirrup leathers may be let out or taken up until the tread of the stirrup is on a level with the inner ankle bone, and at this length, when the rider stands up, his fork will easily clear the pommel of the saddle.

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  • But Thou, 0 Lord, will cast them down and root out their seed from the land, when a man not of our race (Pompey) rises up against them Behold, 0 Lord, and raise up their king the Son of David at the time that Thou hast appointed, to reign over Israel Thy servant; and gird him with strength to crush unjust rulers; to cleanse Jerusalem from the heathen that tread it under foot, to cast out sinners from Thy 1 In Sibyll.

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  • From the chaplain and his mistress and her damsels he learnt the rudiments of religion, of rectitude and of love, 3 from his master and his squires the elements of military exercise, to cast a spear or dart, to sustain a shield, and to march with the measured tread of a soldier; and from his master and his huntsmen and falconers the " mysteries of the woods and rivers," or in other words the rules and practices of hunting and hawking.

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  • Cast iron railroad carwheels, the tread or rim of which must be intensely hard so as to endure the grinding action of the brakeshoe while their central parts must have good shock-resisting power, are given such moderate silicon-content, preferably between o 50 and o 80%, as in and by itself leaves the tendencies toward graphite-forming and toward cementite-forming nearly in balance, so that they are easily controlled by the rate of cooling.

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  • On the western coast the Parsees, by the boldness and extent of their operations, tread close upon the heels of the most prosperous English houses.

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  • He may still tread the earth, but he is a saint or Brahman, is in heaven, has quitted the transient and enjoys eternity.

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  • To tread upon the air (and this is what is really meant) is, at first sight, in the highest degree utopian; and yet there are thousands of living creatures which actually accomplish this feat.

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  • No plough is used, all work being done by a long-handled spade; and oxen are only employed to tread out the soft mud preparatory to transplanting.

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  • It was no doubt because of this ignorance that I rushed in where more experienced angels fear to tread.

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  • We must have in us enough reverence for all things outside us to make us tread fearfully on the grass.

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  • The tread was hardly worn, there were no cuts of any kind, no flints or slivers of glass.

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  • Sneakers, tennis shoes with good tread, sport sandals, or surf shoes are recommended.

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  • You would't have to tread on eggshells with him because you wouldn't know when he'd fly off the handle.

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  • Less than 1mm of tread depth across 3/4 of the breadth of the tire may result in points on your license.

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  • The house is not suitable for very young children because of the open tread staircases and the many different levels of the house.

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  • It's wheels have tires with a tread pattern special to be used on the track.

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  • For the moment we need to tread warily in seeking to provide complete or final answers.

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  • I am always trying to find new ways to ' tread more lightly ' on our planet.

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  • So we suggest the consumer better watch out and tread with caution.

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  • Tread lightly if you aren't sure how the recipient may feel about this issue.

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  • The tires have more tread and are wider than road bikes' tires, but they're thinner than mountain bikes' tires.

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  • It's best to tread carefully at this stage in a breakup.

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  • You'll want to tread carefully with romantic styles - a little can go a long way, or you could cross into girly territory.

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  • Karastan repeated this amazing demonstration six years later at the New York World's Trade Fair, where four million more people tread on their rug than in Chicago.

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  • With this mind, even if you are interested in how to burn PS2 games, you should tread with extreme caution.

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  • You still have to tread with a careful foot, of course.

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  • If you want to tread a little more carefully on the legal side of things, it is perhaps best to stick with the official releases of BlackBerry games.

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  • Shaking hands is okay, but tread carefully if you're shaking the hand of someone from the opposite gender.

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  • When walking or running, do your best not to kick sand on your fellow beach goers, and be careful not to tread on their belongings.

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  • A topless swimsuit is going to stop people in their tracks, so tread carefully with this swimsuit type.

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  • A modest V-neck is a good way to tread that line.

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  • However, tread carefully as many sellers attempt to sell counterfeit bags from the iconic brand.

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  • Capricorns tend to tread slowly and won't often be willing to enter into a relationship right away.

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  • Leo will need to tread lightly when Taurus goes on a rampage.

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  • Once offended, Scorpios are difficult to win back, so it is best to tread lightly around this astrological sign.

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  • It has often been said that individuals dealing with a Scorpio will not experience a second chance, so tread lightly around this sign.

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  • They are four inches high with a one-inch platform but have a lightly padded foot bed and a rubber sole with a heavy tread, making them perfect for the urban hiker.

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  • The outsole has a durable tread for city walking.

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  • The Alpha is a waterproof boot of full-grain leather with a waterproof membrane, sympatex lining, removable molded ortholite footbed and the Hummer exclusive all-terrain tire tread interlocking log pattern outsole.

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  • Slipper socks are also known for their trademark tread feature.

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  • The SynergyLite boots all feature the company's LITETRACK rubber tread outsole, which makes walking on tricky surfaces easier.

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  • Textures include tire tread, waffle style, flat and diamond patterns.

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  • We felt that since water and even snow is three dimensional, that certainly the tread depth could have an influence on this.

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  • We ran the multiple tread depths - 10/32, 4/32 and 2/32.

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  • The way we looked at it, if tread depth was related to wet traction and stopping distance, we didn't really want to change the laws, but instead make sure that drivers had access to the information.

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  • However, tread depth also affects handling on different ground surfaces and also impacts fuel economy - so choose wisely.

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  • In this case, avoiding the highway tread is a good idea, but you may still be able to stick with an all-terrain tire (known as "A/T") with slightly deeper treads for better traction during inclement weather.

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  • You'll probably find the widest selection possible in the Michelin brand with options for very long tread life or all-weather tires that handle very well in extreme weather conditions.

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  • Indeed, free diet plans are meant to make a sale, so tread slowly and wisely through the waters.

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  • Many retail outlets sell at-home cardio training hydraulic equipment, such as the Bowlfex Tread Climber and the Sears Precision Rower.

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  • If you choose to tread into legally gray areas, we highly recommend that you invest in a powerful anti-virus and computer security program.

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  • Twelve sharpshooters with muskets stepped out of the ranks with a firm regular tread and halted eight paces from the post.

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