Sentence examples for enter upon a from inspiring English sources

He determined to enter upon a military career.

Sobered by his experience, he decided, like so many young men of the middle class, to establish himself and enter upon a career.

Both pollination and fertilization stimulate cell division in the ovary, ovules, and zygotes, all of which enter upon a period of rapid enlargement.

The classic short stories and her novel "Delta Wedding" were behind her, and while she had told me of a "long story" she'd begun about a family reunion that would celebrate the return of a son from prison, she was soon to enter upon a hard time of near silence.

And as we enter upon a new peaceful period and as we emerge from the cold war, we see that no less [inaudible] are necessary in order to find ways and means in this period of peace to meet the new situation and to tackle all problems that may arise.

It would extend this opinion to an improper length, and could serve no useful purpose, were we to enter upon a discussion of the various exceptions, unusual in their number, to the action of the court in the admission and exclusion of evidence, as well as in refusing to charge the jury as requested by the company.

And it seems that "to enter upon an office" is about as legitimate as "to enter on an office": old-fashioned, but not nonexistent.

It is not necessary that we should enter upon an examination of the reason or expediency of the rule which exempts a sovereign state from prosecution in a court of justice at the suit of individuals.

At the same time, she is entering upon a new life stage.

After some years he ceased to be musical director, however, and entered upon a new career.

At this time Cibber entered upon a series of complex intrigues to obtain a position in theatre management.