Sentence examples for a deed that would from inspiring English sources

He could have been soft and temporised; he could have called for unconditional surrender; as it was, in a deed that would alone give any man a place in history, he served at the same time the interests of the United States, the West and the world.

Angela Merkel has described the Christmas market lorry attack in Berlin that killed at least 12 on Monday evening as a gruesome deed that would be particularly repugnant if it was confirmed to have been carried out by someone who came to the country as a refugee.

Whitman, like Frank, unrolled a litany of the visages and everyday deeds that would rise up and meet the traveller.

And, of course, there are the everyday good energy deeds that would help make a world of difference: car-pooling; taking public transportation when possible; using more efficient lighting; dropping the thermostat a couple of degrees; buying more efficient appliances; unplugging appliances that aren't in use, and so on.

They had come to the conclusion that words were not enough, and what was called for were deeds: extreme, dramatic deeds that would strike at the heart of the unjust, oppressive social and political order, generate fear and despair among its supporters, demonstrate its vulnerability to the oppressed, and ultimately force political and social change.

The Homeric heroes were willing to sacrifice their lives for deeds that would be remembered forever; fame, has always been one of humanity's favorite ways to ensure immortality, if only symbolically.

It is the moment of stasis between a deed that has been performed and must be responded to and the deed that will respond to it.

"The core of it is that if somebody said to you, 'You don't own your house, I do,' you would pull out a deed — that's what the federal government will do," said Professor Charles F. Wilkinson, who teaches federal public land law at the University of Colorado.

Mr. McDonnell has been attacking his policies on spending and health care, putting Mr. Deeds in a position that would have seemed unimaginable four months ago: having to distance himself from the president.

Stephens wanted to do something that would be a fitting tribute to a person like that — something that would set an example, that would inspire other good deeds.

My colleague Joe Nocera has written about a plan that would allow homeowners to forfeit their deeds and rent their homes back from the bank.