Barred Sentence Examples

They slammed and barred the door behind them.

He entered with a bow and stood aside, waiting as she barred the door again.

In 1916 they were barred from circulation in Canada " because of garbled despatches " concerning the World War.

A barred owl called "you-all" in a southern drawl, jarring him to the reality that the sun had set.

He continued the ascent of the Parana as far as the rapids of Apipe, and finding his course barred in this direction, he afterwards explored the river Paraguay, which he mounted as far as the mouth of the affluent called by the Indians Lepeti, now the river Bermejo.

The white, on the other hand, is not rarely freckled, streaked, or barred with grey, rufous-brown or black.

Rusty hinges were still visible in the wood but no door barred the entrance nor could anything be seen beyond but utter blackness.

She'd turned and retreated after unlocking the barred door, leaving it standing open as Dean entered the darkened enclosure.

Agriculture was again barred; indeed the Vienna congress of 1815 practically restored the old discriminations against the Jews.

He also introduced barred symbols, i.e.

This country lay across and completely barred the German route to Constantinople.

The kakapo is about the size of a raven, of a green or brownishgreen colour, thickly freckled and irregularly barred with dark brown, and dashed here and there with longitudinal stripes .of light yellow.

All eyes were consequently turned to the energetic German king, Sigismund, who was inspired by the best motives, and who succeeded in surmounting the formidable obstacles which barred the way to an ecumenical council.

The act of Seclusion, which barred the young prince of Orange from holding the office of stadholder and of captaingeneral, had been one of the conditions on which Cromwell had insisted.

The infinite superiority of the Greek alphabet with its full notation of vowels was readily seen, but piety and custom as yet barred the way to its full adoption.

But the peace of Antalcidas dissolved this connexion, and barred Argive pretensions to control all Argolis.

The 18th century was thus trebly barred from a knowledge of genuine medieval history.

The legal profession should be barred from the process.

It's been a part of me since the dogs of law released from their barred kennel.

Paupers, insane, and those convicted of treason, felony or bribery in an election are barred, " while the disability continues," and no person in the military, naval or marine service of the United States is deemed.

Its bright red beak, the bare bluish skin surrounding its large grey eyes, and the tufts of elongated feathers springing vertically from its lores, give it a pleasing and animated expression; but its plumage generally is of an inconspicuous ochreous grey above and dull white beneath, - the feathers of the upper parts, which on the neck and throat are long and loose, being barred by fine zigzag markings of dark brown, while those of the lower parts are more or less striped.

A widow has a dower interest in one-third of her husband's real estate unless barred by a jointure or an agreement.

The voyages of Columbus (1492-1498) resulted in the discovery of the West Indies and North America which barred the way to the Far East.

On this theory the yellowbird or NorthAmerican "goldfinch," C. tristis, would seem, with its immediate allies, to rank among the highest forms of the group, and the pinegoldfinch, C. pinus, of the same country, to be one of the lowest the cock of the former being generally of a bright yellow hue, with black crown, tail and wings - the last conspicuously barred with white, while neither hens nor young exhibit any striations.

Only Tyre and Gaza barred the way to Egypt.

The holy city was barred against the Jews; they were excluded, under pain of death, from approaching within view of the walls.

In 1132 the emperor Lothair found the passage of the gorge above the site of the town barred by a castle, which he took and gave to one of his Teutonic followers, the ancestor of the Castelbarco family.

Seeing his way thus barred at Alcalá, he went with his companions to Salamanca.

Blucher did not succeed in overtaking the French, but the latter, near Hanau, found their way barred by Wrede with 50,000 men and over loo guns in a strong position.

Russia had in consequence been virtually cut off from intercourse by water with the outer world, seeing that the Baltic likewise was closed owing to action of the German navy; no adequate outlet for the Russian Empire's produce remained available; the most promising avenue for the introduction of warlike stores into the Tsar's dominions from without had been effectually barred.

Soult now barred the way to Austerlitz, and the allies turned southward towards Satschan.

The species may be further distinguished by the former having the proximal third of the tail-quills pure white, and the distal two-thirds black, with a narrow white margin, while the latter has the same feathers barred with black and white alternately for nearly their whole length.

The Bible was made the sole rule, and all external authority was barred.

It may be added that as the name Barypoda has been used at an earlier date for another group of animals, the alternative title Embrithopoda has been suggested in case the former should be considered barred.

The kingdom of Lydia appears to have become important about the end of the 8th century, and to have completely barred the path between Phrygia and Cyme or Smyrna.

This gap affords a passage to the winds which elsewhere are barred by the hills of the Ghat chain.

Birds of either phase of plumage pair indiscriminately, and the young show by their earliest feathers whether they will prove whole or parti-coloured; but in their immature plumage the upper surface is barred with pale reddish brown.

Mrs Stanton, who had become intimately acquainted in London with Mrs Lucretia Mott, one of the women delegates barred from the anti-slavery convention, devoted herself to the cause of women's rights.

Their difficult labours even seemed on the point of success when the assemblage of prelates refused assent, and the conference broke up on the 9th of October - a result which barred the way to a pacific understanding with the Huguenots.

With the exception of the abdomen and the inside of the thighs, the whole of the surface is covered with stripes, the legs having narrow transverse bars reaching quite to the hoofs, and the base of the tail being also barred.

Thus a debt may be barred by the Statute of Limitations and so cease to be enforceable.

Varro's etymologies could be only a priori guesses, but he was well aware of their character, and very clearly states at the outset of the fifth book the hindrances that barred the way to sound knowledge.

In the Tunja-Upper Maritsa sector the principal work of the main line was a group formed round Chiftlik-Ekmechikoi which has been compared to a" Feste."A group of the same character (Papas Tepe) occupied the ridge between Upper Maritsa and Arda, a fortified village barred the Ortakoi road in the Arda valley itself, and a third" Feste "had been constructed on Kartal Tepe.

About as big as a crow, its plumage exhibits the blended tints of chocolate-colour and grey, barred and pencilled with dark-brown or black, and spotted in places with white, that prevail in the two families just named.

There are, besides, numerous mountain tarns of small size, most of them in hollows barred by the glacial drift which covers a great part of the district.

The hills east and west of Mecca, which are partly built over and rise several hundred feet above the valley, so enclose the city that the ancient walls only barred the valley at three points, where three gates led into the town.

Barred by reefs, and full of rapids and impetuous currents, it cannot become a commercial avenue.

The birds of prey include the red-shouldered, redtailed, broad-winged, Cooper's, sharp-shinned and sparrow hawk and the bald eagle; the great horned, barred, barn, snowy, shorteared and screech owls.

On the 10th Bailly and the deputies proceeded to the hall and found it barred against their entrance.

The female, on the other hand, weighs only 2 lb, its plumage is of a russet brown colour irregularly barred with black, and its tail feathers are but slightly forked.

In most of the states, prosecutions for bigamy are barred after the lapse of a certain number of years.

The mine entrance was no longer barred and the newly welded gate hung open.

Taran closed and barred the door, facing the woman in time to see her enter the bathing chamber and close the door.

He not only failed to wake anyone, but bypassed the quadruple-locked front door and the barred windows.

The fall-out from a no-holds barred " kill your opponent " verbal altercation can last for decades.

Chechen refugees are barred from accessing social welfare provisions.

It has a cinnamon cast to its horizontally barred chest.

Employers will also be barred from including waiver clauses in temporary contracts, which have the effect of removing rights to claim unfair dismissal.

Transverse Magnetic Circular X-ray dichroism offers a way to access information that was previously barred to other techniques.

But clansmen who do not possess their own arms are not barred from using heraldry.

One room, with and unglazed and barred window, was used as a ' bridewell ' for punishing miscreants.

The male Eider is mainly white with a black forehead, green nape and pinkish breast, the female is barred brown.

It is believed that the LMC was once a barred spiral galaxy that was disrupted by the Milky Way to become somewhat irregular.

His partner and close friend, Ron, is prime suspect in the slaying of his ex-wife and Beau's barred from the investigation.

There is a good chance of Little Crake and Barred Warbler here and we should see all three marsh terns.

The main difference now is that a specialty debt may, in general, be created without consideration, as for example by a bond (a gratuitous promise under seal), and that a right of action arising out of a specialty debt is not barred if exercised any time within twenty years, whereas a right of action arising out of a simple contract debt is barred unless exercised within six years.

Seeing his way thus barred at Alcalá, he went with his companions to Salamanca.

Their further progress south was barred by the Christian kings of Dongola (q.v.) until the 14th century, when the Arabs became masters of the whole region.

It may be said that his claim, at the time it was advanced, was rightly barred by prescription, the house of Lancaster having then occupied the throne for three generations, and that it was really owing to the misgovernment of Margaret of Anjou, and her favourites that it was advanced at all.

The fourth is all saccharine sweetness, no holds barred.

At ground level there is a door in the curtain, a strongly barred sally port.

Note that minors are barred from registering the cards, so they do not make the best birthday or holiday gifts.

Debt that has exceeded the statute of limitations is often referred to as time barred debt.

He or she may be barred from getting a passport or renewing a professional license.

Some custody orders will specify that you are barred from relocating more than a certain number of miles away, and you will likely be required to refrain from moving the children out of state.

Both Schelske and Evans are barred from making certain financial transactions without permission from the courts.

Known for his edgy and no holds barred style of humor, he first became a household name when he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live.

There's nothing more inspiring when losing weight than to be supported by your peers and a group of experts who take a "no holds barred" approach to eating right and being healthy.

For the complete, no holds barred Simon Cowell biography, look no further than the source itself.

In the meantime, while Murray awaits his official court date, a judge barred him from using anesthesia on any of his current patients... given he still has some.

The long round leaves are barred with bands of yellow and green, and it is a striking plant, as its rigid habit and singular markings stand out in bold relief.

Under this law, employers are barred from denying benefits to older workers.

While modern privacy laws have helped in preventing identity theft, they have also barred some records, such as birth and death certificates, from public viewing.

In the 18th century, colored people, whether slaves or free, were barred from wearing masks.

Ever since the Supreme Court overturned in 1967 a Virginia law that barred whites from marrying non-whites, multiracial relationships have flourished.

If you are found to have lied on your application, you can be barred from receiving future food assistance, fined, or placed in jail.

The episode explores the multiple layers of drama surrounding teen pregnancy in a no-holds barred drama that kept the episode from airing in the United States.

The two images seem to be completely disparate - a tribal pattern from the Polynesian islands and dragons from the East, but with the no holds barred beliefs of today's body art enthusiasts, anything goes.

Len from Massachusetts is a tattoo apprentice who has concealed his name and identifying details so that he could give you the most unvarnished, no holds barred, brutally honest account of what it means to be a tattoo apprentice.

Are specifically barred from investing in businesses where more than 49% of employees are located out of the country.

This behavior is forcing hotels to rethink presentations and offerings, moving away from the no frills barred "Have a night out on us" to a more practical "We'll leave the lights on" approach.

Employers are also barred from discriminating in the terms and conditions of employment based on the prohibited factors.

The first bit of controversy in season 2 arose during the semifinalist round, when Frenchie Davis was barred from the competition after topless photos she had posed for online four years previously surfaced.

He had been asked to be a contestant, but was barred from leaving the country due to his ongoing legal struggles on federal corruption charges.

The trails pass through wooded areas and marshland, offering glimpses of a variety of plants and animals, such as great blue herons, barred and great horned owls, redheaded woodpeckers, red-tailed hawks, kestrels and turkey vultures.

Silent, he trailed Hilden out of the dungeon and barred the door.

Thus it came about that Alexius and Raymund became allies; and by the aid of Alexius Raymund established, from 1102 onwards, the principality which, with the capture of Tripoli in 1109, became the principality of Tripoli, and barred the advance of Antioch to the south.

Its appearance is sufficiently striking - the head and lower parts, except a pectoral band, white, the former adorned with an erectile crest, the upper parts dark grey banded with black, the wings dusky, and the tail barred; but the huge bill and powerful scutellated legs most of all impress the beholder.

In 1760 the manufacture of silk was introduced, and dyeing with Turkey-red in 1780; but it was not till the end of the century that its industries developed into importance under the influence of Napoleon's continental system, which barred out British competition.

Northumberland and Hotspur barred their way at Millfield, near Wooler, and the Scots were compelled to fight at Humbledon, or Homildon Hill, on the 14th of September.

The colours range from deep black to pure white, passing through chestnut or bay, and many tints of brown or ashy-grey, while often the feathers are more or less closely barred with some darker shade, and the black is very frequently glossed with violet, blue or green - or, in addition, spangled with white grey or gold-colour.

The detachment was quickly forced to retire on its supports at the cross-roads, but here Prince Bernard firmly held his position; and by his skilful use of cover and the high standing corn he prevented the French gauging the weakness of the small force that barred their way.

The fortresses of Almeida, Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz barred the roads.

Antwerp, with St Aldegonde as its burgomaster, was still in the hands of the patriots and barred the way to the sea, and covered Zeeland from invasion.

After spreading desolation through North Italy and striking terror into the citizens of Rome, Alaric was met by Stilicho at Pollentia (a Roman municipality in what is now Piedmont), and the battle which then followed on the 6th of April 402 (Easter-day) was a victory, though a costly one for Rome, and effectually barred the further progress of the barbarians.

In colour the sides of the face are puce, and the neck and most of the body purplish, but the buttocks and upper part of both fore and hind limbs are transversely barred with black and white, while their lower portion is mainly white with black fetlock-rings, and in the front pair a vertical black stripe on the anterior surface.

One afternoon I amused myself by watching a barred owl (Strix nebulosa) sitting on one of the lower dead limbs of a white pine, close to the trunk, in broad daylight, I standing within a rod of him.

Flies, which advanced from Gotha and barred the southward march of the Hanoverians at Langensalza.

The gates here are more elaborate than at Boghaz Keui, but planned with the same idea - that of entrapping in an enclosed space, barred by a second door, an enemy who may have forced the first door, while flanking towers would add to his discomfiture.