Sentence examples for be practiced upon from inspiring English sources

Quite aside from its interest as preserver of the peace, the government when spending its money has the same interest in protecting itself from fraudulent practices as it has in protecting any citizen from frauds which may be practiced upon him.

The men I employed and dismissed, the experiments I made myself, the frauds that were practiced upon me, almost disheartened me; but … I treasured up each little step that was made in the right direction, the hints of naval officers, and the opinions of the different boards that gave the signals a trial.

In this regard, if a court finds "that fraud has been practiced upon it, or that the very temple of justice has been defiled," it may assess attorney's fees against the responsible party, Universal Oil, supra, at 580, as it may when a party "shows bad faith by delaying or disrupting the litigation or by hampering enforcement of a court order," [n.10] Hutto, 437 U.S., at 689, n. 14.

This exact concept was practiced upon in the lab I worked on this summer.

Presumably this precaution is to keep the laypeople from revolting should they ever, you know, discover that eugenics is being practiced upon them.

The emperor's executive powers could also be practiced by any official upon whom he bestowed the Staff of Authority.

You will be practicing hours upon hours upon hours together and you will be travel buddies as you travel around to compete in competitions, and that could be anywhere, so be prepared.

He's also up against a deadline: in less than twenty-four heurs, hashas been told, the madman's black arts will be forcibly practiced upon the world.

"There is one difference in medicine, though: It is people we practice upon".

This article looks at the complex spatial contexts through which the nation is imagined and practiced, drawing upon a number of recent theoretical insights into the relationship between space and national identity.

But Bush and Blair know from long and bitter experience that few governments can, in practice, be relied upon to do anything helpful.