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Example sentences for "accession"

Lexicographically close words:
accesse; accessed; accesses; accessibility; accessible; accessions; accessit; accessories; accessory; accidence
  1. Provision was made for the accession of the United States as a fourth party; but the note inviting us to join was dated a month after the Convention.

  2. Still, some are unsatisfied, and there is a general, I may say, almost universal, accession of dissatisfaction with the conduct and character of England.

  3. Yet it had taken on the vague outline of its destined form as early as the reign of the Emperor Temmu, whose accession is generally dated 673 A.

  4. But trustworthy history does not begin for a thousand years after the accession of Jimmu Tenno; and the chronicles of those thousand years must be regarded as little better than fairy-tales.

  5. The accession of Anicetus to the see of Rome is variously dated; but the earliest year is about A.

  6. Here he is reported to have lived and laboured for more than a quarter of a century, surviving the accession of Trajan, who ascended the imperial throne A.

  7. This was the first time since his accession to the consulate that Paris had witnessed his return from a campaign without announcing a new peace conquered by the glory of our arms.

  8. A position reenforced by the accession of all the sovereigns and princes of Germany has had no influence on the conditions of this peace, for these conditions are founded on the independence of the other states of Europe.

  9. The city of Lutetia Parisiorum, now known by its tribal name, Paris, was the headquarters of Emperor Julian before his accession in A.

  10. The accession of the Bourbon prince, Henry IV.

  11. The accession of the still-reigning Romanoff house took place in 1613 when the States-General elected Michael Romanoff as ruler.

  12. Those powers during his lifetime had promised to second his wishes, but he was no sooner in his grave than nearly all of them sought to profit by the accession of a female sovereign.

  13. In this the Patricians undoubtedly gained an accession of power.

  14. The accession of Victoria led to the separation of the crowns of England and Hanover, which had been worn by the same persons since 1714.

  15. Luther’s denunciation of indulgences was made in 1517, but the full storm of the Reformation burst after the accession of Charles V.

  16. The death of Elizabeth and the accession of Peter III.

  17. Elizabeth, of the female line of Romanoff, formed a transition period, which came to an end with the accession of Peter III.

  18. The caliphs of the house of Abbas, having built the city of Bagdad soon after their accession to the {241} throne, transferred thither their court and the seat of power.

  19. The general massacre of all possible claimants usually follows the accession of a usurper to an Oriental throne.

  20. If the great movement towards the east and in the east was brought to an end at the accession of Parikshit and the commencement of the Kaliyuga in the year 1418 B.

  21. It only requires that a consecration shall take place on the accession of a new king.

  22. In opposition to Westergaard, who thinks it necessary to put Acoka's accession back to the year 272 B.

  23. The first is the accession of Chandragupta in Magadha, already mentioned, from which the year 315 B.

  24. The fixed point from which we must start is the year of the accession of Sandrakottos, a date rendered certain by the accounts of the Greeks.

  25. The accession of this king we can place with tolerable certainty in the year 403 B.

  26. As Governor of New Jersey he had acted on the principles that he had outlined for the chief executive of the nation, and upon his accession to the presidency he began at once to put into effect a similar program.

  27. It was this faction that welcomed the accession of Johnson to the Presidency.

  28. At the time of his accession to the presidency, he lacked a month of being forty-three years old, but the range of his experience in politics had been far beyond his age.

  29. Upon their accession in 1913 the Democrats had been out of power so long that they exerted the pressure, usual under such circumstances, for a share in the offices.

  30. At the time of his accession to the executive chair he was fifty-six years of age, a short man with bearded face, and with head set well down between his shoulders.

  31. As President Wilson was of the opinion that our action had been contrary to our treaty agreement, he urged the repeal of the act upon his accession in 1913, and succeeded in accomplishing his purpose.

  32. Cyon and other French writers have laboured to prove that Bismarck's efforts to prevent his accession to the throne, on the ground that he was the victim of an incurable disease, betokened a desire for immediate war with France.

  33. The accession of Italy to the Austro-German Alliance gave pause to Russia.

  34. The collapse of British influence at Constantinople was hastened on by the efforts made by the Cabinet of London, after Mr. Gladstone's accession to office, on behalf of Greece.

  35. The alternating tendencies so well marked in the generations of the Romanoff rulers made themselves felt at the accession of Nicholas II.

  36. If it could dominate Servia (anti-Austrian since the accession of King Peter in 1903) the whole of the Peninsula would be subject to Austro-German control.

  37. This was especially the case in the spring and summer of 1880, when the accession of Mr. Gladstone to power and the disaster of Maiwand changed the diplomatic and military situation.

  38. The accession of Lord Salisbury to power after a brief interval helped to clear up these disputes.

  39. We can now see that Russia, since the accession of Nicholas II.

  40. The exultation of the public on the dismissal of the late Ministers, and the accession of Mr. Pitt to power, afforded the undeniable proof that the people were with the Sovereign and his advisers.

  41. From the date of the Revolution up to the accession of George III.

  42. My Lord the Earl of Danemore, I congratulate you on your unexpected accession to such honours and so much wealth.

  43. A single glance showed the captive of John Graves that there was an infinite accession of strength on his side.

  44. And Antony's accession to office was at once of the greatest advantage to Caesar.

  45. To him we compare Poplicola, who received this later title from the Roman people for his merit, as a noble accession to his former name, Publius Valerius.

  46. Nor was this the mere accession of a name, or introduction of a new fashion.

  47. Nevertheless, being strengthened by the accession of the people of the Acte, as it is called, who put their towns into his hands, he proceeded to carry a palisade and lines of circumvallation around the Acro-Corinthus.

  48. Cimon, strengthened with the accession of the allies, went as general into Thrace.

  49. He let himself become a prisoner, and was thankful to gain a three years' accession of life in captivity.

  50. With the accession of the Bourbons a forward movement began, and the colonial administration was roused into an appearance of activity.

  51. In 1479, the whole Peninsula, except Portugal and Granada, was politically united by the accession of Ferdinand to the throne of Aragon, and of Isabella to that of Castile and Leon.

  52. The accession of Mitre in 1862 marked the end of the period of uncertainty.

  53. After Oribe's accession to power Rivera hastened to raise a revolt in the western districts.

  54. The Preceptory of Torphichen, in West Lothian, was their first, and continued to be their chief residence, and by the accession of the Temple lands and other additions, their property at the time of the Reformation came to be immense.

  55. Philip, to whom he owed his dignity, and at his accession had bound himself to the performance of six articles in favour of Philip, one of which was not expressed.

  56. Emboldened by this accession of strength, he ventured on the measure of advancing towards Jugraon, apparently with the view of intercepting our communications by that route.

  57. Battalions and brigades could hardly have strengthened the hands of the general, and invigorated the spirits of the troops, so much as the active accession of Hardinge.

  58. There was likewise, at this time, a considerable accession to the settlements on Buchannon and Hacker's creek.

  59. When a rotating sun passes a certain limit of growth by the constant accession of falling meteorites, nebulous rings are detached at its equator by centrifugal force, and form into new planets.

  60. To these discoveries were shortly added Pasteur's conception of the nature and causation of infective diseases; a knowledge which brought with it a great accession of power over hitherto mysterious and uncontrollable conditions.

  61. But there are no sweeping changes, such as mark the eighty years before the accession of Victoria.

  62. In accordance with its accession treaty, Spain has almost wholly liberalized trade and capital markets.

  63. The Lithuanians became Catholics at the accession of Yagello, or soon after; but in Russia, where all belonged to the Orthodox Church, the process was slow, even if sure.

  64. Skshetuski saw clearly, therefore, that there must be delay in acting against Krivonos; for it was necessary to give a longer rest to the army and to wait for a new accession of nobles to the camp.

  65. They entertain some glimmering of hope that events may open the way to their accession to office, and they want to hold together for this chance.

  66. Peerage soon after his father's accession to the throne, with the title of Earl of Munster.

  67. Guizot signed on the accession of the Conservatives to office.

  68. I should not so much mind a little accession of flesh: my bones can well bear it.

  69. She was to receive one more accession of outward greatness before she departed.

  70. She comes of the Bartons of Derbyshire, and not longer ago than the accession of King William, sons of that family held honourable office in the Church, the army, and in government offices.

  71. We have mentioned how the Journal des Débats treated the Polignac Ministry upon its accession to power.

  72. Duc d'Orléans had a chance of succeeding to the throne and to congratulate me upon the advantages which the new king's accession would bring me.

  73. Suddenly, the news of a change of government became known, and the accession of M.


  74. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "accession" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    acceptance; access; accession; accessory; accompaniment; accumulation; acquiescence; acquisition; addendum; addition; additive; adjunct; adjuvant; advance; advent; afflux; agglutination; agreement; amplification; annex; annexation; anointment; appanage; appendage; appointment; appreciation; approximation; appurtenance; ascent; assignment; assumption; attachment; attainment; augmentation; authorization; ballooning; boom; boost; buildup; coda; coming; complement; compliance; concomitant; concurrence; consecration; consent; continuation; corollary; coronation; crescendo; delegation; deputation; development; earnings; edema; election; elevation; enlargement; expansion; extension; extrapolation; fixture; flood; forthcoming; gain; growth; gush; hike; imminence; inauguration; increase; increment; induction; inflation; influx; installation; installment; investiture; joining; jump; junction; juxtaposition; leap; making; mounting; multiplication; nearing; nearness; offshoot; oncoming; pendant; placement; procurement; productiveness; proliferation; raise; reinforcement; rise; seizure; spread; succession; supplement; supplementation; support; surge; swelling; tumescence; uniting; upsurge; upturn; usurpation; welcome; widening; appreciation; approximation; appurtenance; ascent; assignment; assumption; attachment; attainment; augmentation; authorization; ballooning; boom; boost; buildup; coda; coming; complement; compliance; concomitant; concurrence; consecration; consent; continuation; corollary; coronation; crescendo; delegation; deputation; development; earnings; edema; election; elevation; enlargement; expansion; extension; extrapolation; fixture; flood; forthcoming; gain; growth; gush; hike; imminence; inauguration; increase; increment; induction; inflation; influx; installation; installment; investiture; joining; jump; junction; juxtaposition; leap; making; mounting; multiplication; nearing; nearness; offshoot; oncoming; pendant; placement; procurement; productiveness; proliferation; raise; reinforcement; rise; seizure; spread; succession; supplement; supplementation; support; surge; swelling; tumescence; uniting; upsurge; upturn; usurpation; welcome; widening