My wishes were scrupulously fulfilled; and the nuns were dreadfully frightened when they heard that I had been an actress at Paris. But the Archbishop promising to answer for me, and to take all their scruples on his own conscience, they consented to receive me. I could not trust myself to take formal leave of the nuns of Anticaille, who had been so kind to me, and towards whom I felt so gratefully. So I wrote my farewell to them after privately leaving their house, telling them frankly the motives which animated me, and asking their pardon for separating myself from them in secret.英文原著 · 《A Fair Penitent》
``Pap's tight!'' That did not look promising, but we had to stay just the same. Buck helped me to unhitch the mules, helped me also to catch minnows, and in half an hour we started down the river to try fishing before dark came. Buck trotted along.英文原著 · 《A Knight of the Cumberland》
"It will be a great privilege to have charge of such a beautiful and promising child, Captain Crewe," she said, taking Sara's hand and stroking it. "Lady Meredith has told me of her unusual cleverness. A clever child is a great treasure in an establishment like mine."英文原著 · 《A Little Princess》
The French alliance was much more promising; it would give what Owen wanted most--siege engines, a fleet, and an army of trained soldiers. Charles VI. of France, the father-in-law of the deposed Richard, refused to make peace with the usurper Henry; his fleet protected the Welsh coast, and in 1405 a French army of 2,800 men landed at Milford.英文原著 · 《A Short History of Wales》
"To qualify for medicine and pass the stiff examination, by which the public is very properly protected, you must be versed in anatomy and clinical surgery. Books and lectures do not suffice for this, without the human subject--alive and dead. The university court knew that very well when it matriculated us, and therefore it provided for our instruction by promising us separate classes.英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
"Of course we are prepared," answered D'Arbino, a little irritably. "As men of honor, we are not in the habit of promising anything that we are not perfectly willing, under proper conditions, to perform."英文原著 · 《AFTER DARK》
Don't throw away a promising career over a selective and misguided sense of loyalty.美剧 · 《Billions》
No.It's just one facet of the company that I think could be promising to look into.美剧 · 《Billions》
A troubled public company with a promising sugar division.美剧 · 《Billions》
We are running down some promising leads and-- This could be the call.美剧 · 《Billions》
And the paradox is that the decade before the last decade was so promising -- And the paradox is that the decade before the last decade was so promising --演讲 · 《Støre In defense of dialogue ~ Jonas Gahr》