demur

Here pompous official representatives may demur; but who can doubt that it is on its literature that a country must rely for its permanent representation?

The rider now cast his eyes warily around in search of some cause for this demur, when, to his dismay, he discovered an Indian fort within gunshot distance, lowering through the twilight.

Her mother and father had consented without demur, and were happy in her happiness.

After some delay and demur, the door grudgingly turned on its hinges a very little way, and allowed Mr.

Thus did the old man justify his action, and clinch the determination that he had before reached to compel Virginia to wed von Horn should she, from some incomprehensible motive, demur. Yet he hoped that the girl would make it easy, by accepting voluntarily the man who had saved her life.

Your meaning must be unequivocal; no doubts or demurs: and such expressions of gratitude and concern for the pain you are inflicting as propriety requires, will present themselves unbidden to your mind, I am persuaded.

When a young farmer proposes to Harriet, Emma urges her to demur, then attempts with disastrous results to match her to three socially suitable gentlemen.

So, for example, we learn that the party would "root out government waste so that the money we do spend makes a real difference to you and your family" - an aspiration literally nobody would demur at, but without any clear indication how it would be achieved.

But most careful editors demur. If you write a publisher has "over 50,000 subscribers" or a company earned "over $10 million," the careful editor will promptly change "over" to "more than."

Weigel might demur, but then having double standards is standard practice for conservatives of his ilk.

When L o r d H u t t o n requested transcripts of unbroadcast BBC interviews with Dr Kelly they were handed over without demur and with no preconditions as to their use.