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More "Repurchase" Quotes from Famous Books
... proportion to the possibility of his defending them, rescuing them, telling upon their lives with some sort of redeeming influence; and he had to resist an inclination, easily accounted for, to withdraw coldly from the fortunate. But in the movement which had led him to repurchase Gwendolen's necklace for her, and which was at work in him still, there was something beyond his habitual compassionate fervor—something due to the fascination of her womanhood. He was very open to that ... — Daniel Deronda • George Eliot
... N. purchase, emption^; buying, purchasing, shopping; preemption, refusal. coemption^, bribery; slave trade. buyer, purchaser, emptor, vendee; patron, employer, client, customer, clientele. V. buy, purchase, invest in, procure; rent &c (hire) 788; repurchase, buy in. keep in one's pay, bribe, suborn; pay &c 807; spend &c 809. make a purchase, complete a purchase; buy over the counter. shop, market, go shopping. Adj. purchased &c v.. Phr. caveat emptor; the ... — Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget
... when they were worn by Madame de Fleury; the jewels which in attempting to trace to their owner, Maurice had suffered so terribly. These memorable jewels were restored through Gaston's agency. He had related to M. de Fleury their history, and Mademoiselle de Merrivale's desire to repurchase them. The marquis had promised acquiescence in the young lady's wishes if Madame de Fleury's consent could be obtained. Gaston and Bertha paid the ambassador's wife a visit of persuasion. Gaston was an especial favorite, and Madame de Fleury loved Madeleine as well as it was possible for her ... — Fairy Fingers - A Novel • Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
... keep this house I want it to be yours. Should you wish to take a long lease, and enlarge it, I shall be happy. In fact, I will sell it to you, if in the future you would care to buy. My only stipulation would be an option to repurchase should you decide to give it up." He took her hand. "The Byrdsnest belongs to Elliston's mother; let us both ... — The Nest Builder • Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale
... possibility of his defending them, rescuing them, telling upon their lives with some sort of redeeming influence; and he had to resist an inclination, easily accounted for, to withdraw coldly from the fortunate. But in the movement which had led him to repurchase Gwendolen's necklace for her, and which was at work in him still, there was something beyond his habitual compassionate fervor—something due to the fascination of her womanhood. He was very open to that sort of charm, and mingled it with the consciously Utopian pictures ... — Daniel Deronda • George Eliot
... the Saar Basin, which produces mainly non-coking coal, and the development of new reserves in Belgium. Germany's command of coal is wrecked in several ways. The French take over full and absolute possession of the coal of the Saar Basin, though Germany has the right to repurchase it at the end of fifteen years, in case this territory then elects for union with Germany. The coal of Upper Silesia, with a production of about 23 per cent of the total of all German hard coal, is to be ceded to Poland, subject, however, to plebiscite. Germany ... — The Economic Aspect of Geology • C. K. Leith
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