Fortify Sentence Examples

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  • They are made chiefly from grapes, and are used to fortify wines.

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  • Mary, with the assistance of a French contingent, began to fortify Leith.

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  • It can help to fortify a child's learning.

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  • The increase of trade and a system of taxation provided the governing body with funds, which were used to fortify the city and in other ways to make life and property more secure.

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  • The final success of Sparta and the capture of Athens in 405 were brought about partly by the treachery of Alcibiades, who induced the state to send Gylippus to conduct the defence of Syracuse, to fortify Decelea in northern Attica, and to adopt a vigorous policy of aiding Athenian allies to revolt.

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  • Not only will you be sending less waste to the local land fill, but you will be providing yourself with rich, hearty organic matter with which to fortify your landscaping plants or garden vegetables.

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  • Commercial pet food companies must often fortify their products with all sorts of supplemental vitamins and minerals to compensate for nutrients lost during cooking and processing.

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  • It is often used in conjunction withfinasteride to fortify results.

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  • In 1708 Peter sent Alexius to Smolensk to collect provender and recruits, and thence to Moscow to fortify it against Charles XII.

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  • The magistrates of the city were still nominated scabini (fixed at thirteen), but their duties and rights were strictly defined and the liberties of the citizens safe-guarded; the city, moreover, received the right to fortify itself and even individuals within it to fortify their houses.

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  • In the 15th century the manor was held by James Butler, earl of Ormond, after whose attainder it was granted in 1461 to Lord Hastings, who in 1474 obtained royal licence to empark 3000 acres and to build and fortify a castle.

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  • Augustus and his successors took good care to fortify the Rhine carefully, and a large proportion of the Roman legions were constantly in garrison here.

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  • Dreams are sometimes explained by savages as journeys performed by the sleeper, sometimes as visits paid by other persons, by animals or objects to him; hallucinations, possibly more frequent in the lower stages of culture, must have contributed to fortify this interpretation, and the animistic theory in general.

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  • In 1588 the leading persons of Pembrokeshire, with Bishop Anthony Rudd of St David's at their head, petitioned Queen Elizabeth to fortify the Haven against the projected Spanish invasion, upon which the block-houses of Dale and Nangle at either side of the mouth of the harbour were accordingly erected.

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  • Again, it should have been the first duty of the Republic adequately to fortify the dzikie pola, or "savage steppe," as the vast plain was called which extended from Kiev to the Black Sea, and some feeble attempts to do so were at last made.

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  • On his election, Sigismund promised to maintain a fleet in the Baltic, to fortify the eastern frontier against the Tatars, and not to visit Sweden without the consent of the Polish diet.

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  • His successors continued to fortify the access to Reval from the sea, large works being undertaken, especially in the early years of the 19th century.

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  • Austria and Russia alike resented the decision to fortify Bucharest with and the Sereth line, adopted by the Rumanian govern which prohibited foreigners from holding lands.

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  • The burgesses were licensed in 1433 to fortify the town; this was renewed in 1462, when the mayor was given cognisance of the staple.

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  • Besides maxims relating to, virtue in general, - such as (r) that there is a right and wrong in conduct, but (2) only in voluntary conduct, and that we ought (3) to take pains to learn our duty, and (4) fortify ourselves against temptations to deviate from it - Reid states five fundamental axioms.

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  • Byzantine walls at Sparta, as elsewhere, fortify only ancient acropolis not civic center; place of refuge at time of attack.

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  • Designed to fortify breast milk to meet the extra nutritional needs of low birth weight preterm infants.

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  • As chancellor he issued writs for the election of thirty-six new members to fill vacancies caused during the long recess; this, though grounded upon precedent, was open to suspicion as an attempt to fortify Charles, and was attacked by an angry House of Commons which met on the 4th of February 1673.

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  • Moreover, the keen artistic instincts of Matthias led him to embellish his cities as well as fortify them.

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  • From the foregoing criticism it will be perceived that all the questions whether Machiavelli meant to corrupt or to instruct the world, to fortify the hands of tyrants or to lead them to their ruin, are now obsolete.

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  • The conclusion, therefore, to which the evidence appears to lead us is that in, say, the 7th century, B.C., the Safines spoke a language not differing in any important particulars from that of the Samnites, generally known as Oscan; and that when this warlike tribe combined with the people of the Latian plain to found or fortify or enlarge the city of Rome, and at the end of the 6th century to drive out from it the Etruscans, who had in that century become its masters, they imposed upon the new community many of their own usages, especially within the sphere of politics, but in the end adopted the language of Latium henceforth known as lingua Latina, just as the Normans adopted the language of the conquered English.

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  • Not only did the Russians not fortify the position on the field of Borodino to the left of, and at a right angle to, the highroad (that is, the position on which the battle took place), but never till the twenty- fifth of August, 1812, did they think that a battle might be fought there.

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  • The latter methods can make sitting on the potty an amusing treat for a child, but they won't necessarily fortify the connection between using the potty and sitting on it.

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  • Due to its unflavored character, vodka is perfect to fortify other spirits and mix with a variety of ingredients with successful results.

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  • Fashion is very important in girl world, so finding your daughter the best dress for the best price will fortify her security when she is amongst her peers.

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  • Swiss Army exists to fortify your resources should you ever find yourself backpacking through Malaysia, wrestling jungle serpents, or stumbling into a unwelcoming pool of quicksand.

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  • The boots will give you 100% Blind on Self, and 200 points in Fortify Speed.

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  • You will need a Fortify Attribute spell.

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  • They provided the grape brandy that was required to fortify Walter's table wines.

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  • Regular wine spoiled on long sea voyages, but port, thanks to the Brandy used to fortify it, stored for far longer periods, making it the preferred drink aboard British vessels.

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  • One of the most popular uses for love symbols is to fortify and ensure a happy marriage.

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  • You can use quite a few of the Chinese love symbols to fortify your relationships, especially your romantic ones.

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  • For hair that has truly been over processed, the Tigi Self Absorbed Mega Vitamin Shampoo will pack your hair with vitamins like A, B2, B6, D3 and E in an effort to fortify your brittle strands.

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  • Hair is protein, and therefore protein treatments are the best products to fortify this kind of damaged hair.

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  • Be sure to ask about style maintenance and any hair products necessary to fortify your fabulous look.

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  • Vitamin C given through IVs has been said to fortify autoimmune systems.

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  • Testimonials from parents of autistic children have served to fortify the GFCF diet as an essential step in the treatment of austim.

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  • Improper running techniques can fortify that damage, but improper running shoes can really set you up for a lifetime of joint and ligament disorders.

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  • Their friendly and ebullient nature helps to build and fortify Colts fans, which is why the personality aspect of a professional cheerleader is so vital.

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  • Whereas most cheerleading coaches will want to fortify their words with prevailing and moving thoughts about cheerleading, cute quotes are excellent for appliquéing on T-shirts and other cheer-related apparel.

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  • They fortify your digestive tract so it absorbs nutrients better and eliminates waste more efficiently.

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  • They may not sound particularly appetizing, but they are actually cholesterol fighters that fortify foods like margarines, yogurt drinks as well as some orange juices.

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  • Fortify muffins and breads with ground flax, pureed beans, or grated carrots to increase fiber as well as flavor.

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  • If you are attempting to lose a large quantity of weight, such as more than twenty pounds, it isn't a bad idea to consult a physician or nutritionist to fortify your battle plan.

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  • The Rejuvenating Serum infuses hylaronic acid to hydrate the skin plus vitamins ACE to help nourish the skin and fortify against damage from the sun and our polluted environment.

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  • In January 1192 he acknowledged his impotence by renouncing Jerusalem to fortify Ascalon.

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  • This tradition, together with the advice of Alcibiades, led the Spartans to fortify Decelea as a basis for permanent occupation in Attica during the later years of the Peloponnesian War, from 413-404 B.C. Its position enabled them to harass the Athenians constantly, and to form a centre for fugitive slaves and other deserters.

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  • King Alexander felt that he could eventually fortify his position either by a great foreign policy or by his divorce from the childless Queen Draga.

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  • Galilee was invaded and Baasha was forced to return; the building material which he had collected at Ramah being used by Asa to fortify Geba, and Mizpah to the immediate north of Jerusalem.

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  • Nicholas fixed his residence in Rome, which he began to rebuild and to fortify, determining to render the Eternal City once more a capital worthy of its high place in Europe.

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  • Around the table all who were at Count Bezukhov's house that night had gathered to fortify themselves.

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  • His kingdom was honeycombed with Christianity, and he wished to draw closer to the West, where he foresaw the victory of the new faith, in order to fortify his realm against the Sassanids of Persia.

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  • The Order of St John took up its abode on the promontory guarded by the castle of St Angelo on the southern shore of the Grand Harbour, and, in expectation of attacks from the Turks, commenced to fortify the neighbouring town called the Borgo.

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  • In order to prevent refermentation it is then necessary to fortify these wines with spirit.

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  • A disciple of Quesnay and of Gournay, he tried to repeat in great affairs the experience of liberty which he had found successful in small, and to fortify the unity of the nation and the government by social, political and economic reforms. He ordained the free circulation of grain within the kingdom, and was supported by Louis XVI.

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  • The Swedish fleet was too weak for that; it would be safer to take and fortify the pick of them.

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  • The terror of the Hunnish invasion, in 899, further assisted the people in their progress towards freedom, for it compelled them to take arms and to fortify their city, rendering Milan more than ever independent of the feudal lords who lived in their castles in the country.

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  • But by the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty of 1850 both powers pledged themselves not to fortify, colonize or exercise dominion over any part of Central America; and in November 1859 Great Britain delegated its protectorate to Honduras.

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  • Edward Baliol was enabled to seize and fortify Perth and was crowned at Scone, as Edward I.

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  • But the harmonics are most readily heard if we fortify the ear by an air cavity with a natural period equal to that of the harmonic to be sought.

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