ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ORDEAL
Old English ordāl, ordēl; related to Old Frisian ordēl, Old High German urteili (German Urteil) verdict.
10 QUOTES WITH «ORDEAL»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
ordeal.
I'm grateful this ordeal is over, and I'm so looking forward to getting back to the job I love.
Whenever you're writing something that's reflective, you have to put yourself through some sort of ordeal just to understand the way you're feeling.
People everywhere enjoy believing things that they know are not true. It spares them the ordeal of thinking for themselves and taking responsibility for what they know.
A good play puts the audience through a certain ordeal.
The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he's in business.
For most people, chemotherapy is no longer the chamber of horrors we often conceive it to be. Yes, it is an ordeal for some people, but it wasn't for me, nor for most of the patients I got to know during my four months of periodic visits to the chemo suite.
Men and women whose early youth was shaped in the ordeal of the Great Depression showed the values formed in that crucible when tyranny threatened a world.
There's a rumour going 'round that if you amass a certain number of penalty points on your driving licence, the authorities will make you take your test again! Now, if ever there was an incentive to drive carefully, they could not have threatened a more terrifying ordeal.
How is it that, once victory took form and the horrible spectacle of the extermination camps was revealed, we could have shamelessly broken the promises given to the peoples in those years of ordeal?
I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORDEAL»
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ordeal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ordeal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Former porno movie star tells the true story of the brutality and horror behind her rise in the business from turning tricks in Florida to starring in "Deep Throat," all under the pressure of her sadistic boyfriend.
Linda Lovelace, Mike McGrady, 2012
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Dostoevsky: The Years of
Ordeal, 1850-1859
This present volume is the second in a series dealing with the life and works of Dostoevsky [...] during the ten years [he] spent first in solitary confinement, then in a prison camp in Siberia, and finally as a soldier in one of the ...
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The Troubles: Ireland's
Ordeal and the Search for Peace
His access to many of the principals gives this book a particular authority. Going beyond the slogans and headlines, Coogan provides a hard look at the deadly drama of a divided Ireland.
The infamous biography of the legendary Deep Throat star, in which she reveals a systematic programme of abuse and degradation on the part of Chuck Traynor, her partner and director.
Nevil Shute wrote this prophetic novel just before the start of the Second World War.
George R. Stewart. to fell trees for firewood. Patrick Breen's voice rose almost
continuously in prayer; the others knelt beside him. Once in a pause they all
heard from far above the faint honking of wild geese. It was a sign of spring, but
the ...
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An American
Ordeal: The Antiwar Movement of the Vietnam Era
Examines the antiwar movement from its beginnings in the mid-50's to issues such as Black equality and the Vietnam War
Charles DeBenedetti, Charles Chatfield, 1990
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The
Ordeal of Thomas Hutchinson
The life of the Massachusetts governor accused of accepting and promoting British for controls provides a loyalist perspective on the events that precipitated the American Revolution.
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Mother's
Ordeal: One Woman's Fight Against China's One-Child ...
In a deeply compelling account that recreates the struggles of one woman from the other side of the globe, A Mother's Ordeal illuminates a successful, if frightening, program that is just beginning to make headlines in the West.
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The
Ordeal of Equality: Did Federal Regulation Fix the Schools?
What hasn't? Why not? With incisive clarity and wit, David Cohen and Susan Moffitt argue that enormous gaps existed between policies and programs, and the real-world practices that they attempted to change.
David K. Cohen, Susan L. Moffitt, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORDEAL»
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ordeal is used in the context of the following news items.
Chris Brown leaves Philippines after ordeal over legal issue
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Chris Brown finally left the Philippines and performed at a night club in Macau, but not without last-minute ... «Hawaii News Now, Jul 15»
IN PHOTOS: Chris Brown finally in Macau after three-day ordeal in …
Grammy award-winning singer Chris Brown performs at a club in Macau, early Saturday, July 25, 2015. Brown left the Philippines and arrived ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
Blackberry Township man speaks out after airplane ordeal
Blackberry Township man speaks out after airplane ordeal. Published: Friday, July 24, 2015 10:46 p.m. CDT ... «Kane County Chronicle, Jul 15»
California baby born during forest ordeal is removed from mom's …
The Paradise woman who gave birth last month while stranded in Plumas National Forest says her newborn daughter is in the care of Butte ... «Contra Costa Times, Jul 15»
Man's ordeal stirs debate on cost of treating rattlesnake bites
While his ordeal hasn't sparked much sympathy, it did lead to national stories published in the New York Times and Washington Post after ... «KERO 23ABC News, Jul 15»
Mob ordeal of Scottish truckers: Drivers attacked and £200000 cargo …
The drivers - in a convoy of seven HGVs - suffered a three-hour ordeal after protesters herded them into a roadblock trap in Brittany in the ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
Cats abandoned in airtight box recovering from ordeal
Two cats abandoned behind an animal shelter in a Rubbermaid storage container earlier this week are recovering. A passerby crossing ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Rewind: State race quite the ordeal for Casey
Highland Park High School's Ben Casey (No. 94), who graduated this past spring, competes in the CSL Championships along with teammate ... «DailyNorthShore.com, Jul 15»
Rapist dad held after minor daughter revealed her ordeal to teacher …
Mumbai: After a 13-year-old Mumbai school student's bone-chilling letter revealed her horrific ordeal about being raped by her father for six ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
Rogers family thankful son survived ordeal alive
The family and teenage victim of a home invasion assault that took place this past Tuesday afternoon are thankful he is alive and offer their ... «Terrell Tribune, Jul 15»
