In response, the rural peasantry throughout France lobbied for the relaxation of protective tariffs on grain, in order to lower prices and ease their economic situation.

The reasons for such designs vary ; some are intended to quietly force customers into a vendor lock-in situation, or force upgrading customers to replace more components than would otherwise be necessary ; others are the result of practical considerations such as cost, packaging, ease of design, unusual or enhanced features ; and still others result from an ignorance of standards, or even an absence of standards.

Indeed, as the belief that the abdication was inevitable gathered strength, Goddard stated that: " client was ready to do anything to ease the situation but the other end of the wicket VIII was determined ".

He did not strain after novelty of situation or character, but worked with confident ease and buoyant copiousness on the familiar lines, contriving situations and exhibiting characters after types whose effectiveness on the stage had been proved by ample experience.

However, the downside to this is hard to take a global view of a social situation, unable to take in the sweep with ease, but keep on focusing on one aspect of a situation, forcing themselves to fight off distractions.

The liabilities of the paper amounted to fully £ 50, 000 and, though his friends rallied round him and tried to ease the situation by advancing the sum required to pay off a mortgage of £ 11, 000 in 1858, the position became hopeless.

A parking deck was completed in the fall of 2006 and has helped to ease the parking situation on campus.

In the sixth generation, Nintendo was perceived to be comparatively lacking in 3rd-party support, and relied mainly on their own 1st-party games, a situation since the Nintendo 64, since at the time, many third party developers opted for the PlayStation due to the ease in making games for it.

The passing years aggravated the problem of rush-hour traffic and to ease the situation, double decker trams were introduced in September, 1920.

Mike turns the bet into a European-style greeting, hoping it will help ease the awkwardness of the situation.

Koroma immediately sought to ease the situation, seeking mediation, which resulted in the signing of a peace accord in late October 1997 in Conakry, Republic of Guinea.

A wink could also be used as a somewhat humorous way to express sympathy, solidarity and encouragement, especially when the winker is trying to put the receiver at ease in a situation where they might feel nervous or uncomfortable.

They believed that a commander's personal control of the situation would help ease the chaos of the battlefield.

# that Germany made peace proposals to France and England, proposals supported by the Soviet Union on the grounds that a quick end to the war would ease the situation of all countries and peoples ;

With players having to be sold to ease the club's financial situation, and no money available for replacements, Portsmouth were forced to rely on an untried manager, Ian St John and inexperienced young players.

The ease with which PPC revenue could be derived from parked domains effectively created a situation where domains were being registered purely for their type-in traffic.

Most were evacuated during the Continuation War to ease the situation for their parents who set out to rebuild their homes in the re-conquered Karelia returning from the evacuation of Finnish Karelia.

One post was typically filled by four men, one sentinel and the others at ease until a situation arose or it was their turn to be sentinel.

Although his wife, Lisa Kishkin ( Elizabetha Pavlovna Kishkina ; ; ), handed in her Russian passport and took Chinese nationality to show her loyalty to her husband and his country, there still was no way to ease the situation.

He was immediately resented by many of his fellow pilots, and the fact that he was opinionated and verbose did little to ease the situation.

The addition of dorms could also serve to ease the parking situation which has become a large problem for students especially in the peak hours for class.

To ease the situation the district magistrate issued a proclamation restricting the climbers to sell hard toddy only in specific regions, where toddy can be legally drawn.

Maria naturally sided with her neglected husband in the acrimony between the Empress and her son, and the Grand Duchess's good intention to ease the difficult situation only aggravated the differences between them.

By contrast, when lower-class people attempt to pass themselves off as upper-class, they are able to do so with relative ease ( The Lady Eve, My Man Godfrey ).

Referred to by Iraqis as " al-Khatun " ( a Lady of the Court who keeps an open eye and ear for the benefit of the State ), she was a confidante of King Faisal of Iraq and helped ease his passage into the role, amongst Iraq's other tribal leaders at the start of his reign.

, St. Thomas Aquinas Church serves as the parish church, with Our Lady of the Rosary Church and St. Albert the Great Church as chapels of ease.

Anne Hutchinson likewise fit into her new home with ease, and devoted many hours to those who were ill or in need.

On its appearance, the New York Times described The Gadget Maker as " the story of a misguided zealot devoted body and soul to the advancement of knowledge " and called it " an absorbing narrative a clear presentation of technological subject-matter, written with stylistic ease and fluidity by an author who is himself a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Although other stimuli ( such as pH ) have been investigated, due to its ease and practicality most research has been devoted to developing polymers that respond to electrical stimuli in order to mimic biological systems.

A devoted student of Ariosto, he seemed to transfuse into his prose the qualities of that great poet: clear and frank freedom of expression, precision and ease, and at the same time elegance.

With Rod on his way and Matilda visiting with Mrs. Jackson while they searched out familiar names on the face of the cliff, Harmony settled on the edge of the grub box, to ease the pressure of her swollen body on her bone-weary legs, and worried about all that might have happened to Sally.

Thus, Elizabeth was as at ease among the upper classes as she was among the fishing folk of the area also enjoyed good health, which she maintained throughout her life.

Eliot's relationship with Lewes afforded her the encouragement and stability she so badly needed to write fiction, and to ease her self-doubt, but it would be some time before they were accepted into polite society.

The relationship made it much easier for the newcomer to make her first film, and Bogart did his best to put her at ease by joking with her and quietly coaching her.

Never quite losing his Devonshire accent, he was not only an amiable and original conversationalist but a friendly and generous host, so that Fanny Burney recorded in her diary that he had " a suavity of disposition that set everybody at their ease in his society ", and William Makepeace Thackeray believed " of all the polite men of that age, Joshua Reynolds was the finest gentleman.

When her father asked who could ease all the above, Miaoshan pointed out that a doctor was able to do all of these.

Anjali Abrol of Planet Bollywood praised Dixit's performance and wrote " Madhuri, despite any role given, carries it off with ease and grace .... even despite the mismatch of age, she does justice to her role, and is the best actress in Bollywood today, comparatively.

As Chandramukhi, she is simply stunning, lending passion, fire and gentleness with such consummate ease that watching her perform is sheer delight.

To ease the tension, she gave up her right to these supplies and made money selling pies and root beer, which she made in the evenings.

The American historian Retha M. Warnicke writes that Anne was " the perfect woman courtier ... her carriage was graceful and her French clothes were pleasing and stylish ; she danced with ease, had a pleasant singing voice, played the lute and several other musical instruments well, and spoke French fluently ... A remarkable, intelligent, quick-witted young noblewoman ... that first drew people into conversation with her and then amused and entertained them.

" He described her as having eyes of " excessive beauty ", an " orientally dark " complexion and an air of " haughty ease ".

* In the novel by E. M. Forster and later the film, Howards End, Mrs. Ruth Wilcox ( Vanessa Redgrave ) tells of her childhood home, where superstitious farmers would place pigs ' teeth in the bark of the chestnut trees and then chew on this bark to ease toothaches.

Albany was useful to Margaret: he was known to have influence in Rome, which would help ease her application for a divorce.

Time and again she wrote to Henry with complaints about her poverty and appeals for money and protection – she wished for ease and comfort instead of being obliged " to follow her son about like a poor gentlewoman.

After a long talk by her husband, she decided to run anyway, and qualified for the final with great ease.

He explains to her that it was ' only the breeze ' and she seems to die at ease.