Expiring Sentence Examples

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  • Charitable and penal institutions are under the supervision of a Board of Public Charities, appointed by the governor for a period of six years, the terms of the different members expiring in different years.

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  • His leave was expiring.

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  • In the absence of express agreement or custom or statutory provision (such as is made by the Agricultural Holdings Act 1883), a tenancy from year to year is determinable on half a year's notice expiring at the end of some current year of the tenancy.

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  • It was as much as Matthias could do to keep the civic life of Hungary from expiring altogether, and nine-tenths of his burgesses were foreigners with no political interest in the country of their adoption.

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  • The National Telephone Company, working under licence expiring on the 31st of December 1911, had until 1901 practically a monopoly of telephonic communication within London, though the Post Office owned all the trunk lines connecting the various telephone areas of the company.

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  • Senators are elected for a term of four years, one from each of fifty senatorial districts, the term of one-half expiring every two years.

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  • Disappointed in their hopes of Russia, the Czartoryscy next attempted to form a confederation for the deposition of Augustus III., but while the strife of factions was still at its height the absentee monarch put an end to the struggle by expiring, conveniently, on the 5th of October 1763.

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  • Senators are elected, one from each of the twentythree counties and one from each of the four legislative districts of the city of Baltimore, for a term of four years, the terms of one-half expiring every two years.

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  • The House of Representatives is chosen for two years, the terms of all the members expiring together.

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  • In 1858 the term of Douglas in the United States Senate was expiring, and he sought re-election.

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  • Such a peace, giving Sparta everything and Athens nothing but Sparta's bare alliance, was due to the fact that Nicias and Alcibiades were both seeking Sparta's friendship. At this time the Fifty Years' Truce between Sparta and Argos was expiring.

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  • At last Stiirgkh's second successor again summoned the Reichsrat; but since its six years' mandate was expiring, it was prolonged by a special law towards the end of 1918.

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  • It's a good idea for cardholders to stay aware of their expiration date so the balance can be used up prior to the card expiring.

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  • Cards can be purchased in amounts from $5-$5,000 and can be taken to the customer service desk in any Lowe's store to be reloaded without the fear of the card expiring.

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  • Mini skirts and leggings have enjoyed renewed popularity for the past several years, and show no signs of expiring anytime soon.

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  • Online job listings change regularly, with postings expiring and new advertisements being added every day.

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  • You can search for the site's free shipping offers, popular offers, or offers that are expiring soon.

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  • The licences were for 31 years, expiring in 1922, without any provision for purchase or compensation, and were subject to the payment of a minimum royalty to the Post Office of 10 per cent.

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  • The Light Railways Act 1896 was to remain in force only until the end of 1901 unless continued by parliament, but it was continued year by year under the Expiring Laws Continuance Act.

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  • We find, however, as late as 1473 the attempt made to bind all teachers in the university of Paris by oath to teach the doctrines of Realism; but this expiring effort was naturally ineffectual, and from 1481 onward even the show of obedience was no longer exacted.

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  • Far from being an initiator, he maintains that Chenier's poetry is the last expression of an expiring form of art.

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  • A generation later, in what might be called the expiring effort of Latin poetry, appeared two writers of much greater merit.

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