Sentence examples similar to tread a measure from inspiring English sources

As George Meredith stated, "He is at once precise and voluble…in this he is a classic, and is worthy of treading a measure with Molière".

While ancient family feuds, tricksy colonels and treading a measure do not feature heavily in the current headaches of our contemporary heroes, having had "more affairs than Soft Mick" does.

"May I have this?" She arose, ready to tread a mazy measure.

He must tread a careful line.

On the anniversary he must tread a careful line.

Morgan will have to tread a fine line, though.

"Public libraries tread a fine line," Ms. Woodward said.

"I want to tread a bit delicately.

To become a shaman, novices tread a tough path of initiation, full of difficulties and anguish.

"They loosened too aggressively in 2009-10, toohtened too aggressively in 2011, and are now treading a fine line in pursuing measured easing," he said.

So the president trod a middle path.