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Example sentences for "falls short"

  • But it falls short of the perfection of pleasure; because the more perfect pleasures regard things that are unchangeable.

  • And yet it falls short of being a perfect virtue, because it does not make its possessor to use it well; for which purpose something further is requisite: although there cannot be a good use without the art.

  • But every knowledge that is according to the mode of created substance, falls short of the vision of the Divine Essence, which infinitely surpasses all created substance.

  • Thus it is evident that the presumptuous man sometimes falls short of the magnanimous in reality, although in appearance he surpasses him.

  • Accordingly it is clear that magnanimity agrees with fortitude in confirming the mind about some difficult matter; but it falls short thereof, in that it confirms the mind about a matter wherein it is easier to stand firm.

  • Wherefore artificial things are said to be false simply and in themselves, in so far as they fall short of the form of the art; whence a craftsman is said to produce a false work, if it falls short of the proper operation of his art.

  • Thus as far as faith falls short of vision, it falls short of the knowledge which belongs to science, for science determines the intellect to one object by the vision and understanding of first principles.

  • Now our intellect cannot know the essence of God itself in this life, as it is in itself, but whatever mode it applies in determining what it understands about God, it falls short of the mode of what God is in Himself.

  • A particular kind of beatitude is false according as it falls short of the idea of true beatitude; and thus it is not in God.

  • It falls short in several vine characters, chiefly in productiveness, and after having been known for many years is now scarcely cultivated.

  • Niagara is more productive and therefore more profitable in most localities but in many essential characters it falls short of Diamond and the difference in productiveness is not marked.

  • I shall therefore examine it by the Rules of Epic Poetry, and see whether it falls short of the Iliad or Æneid, in the Beauties which are essential to that kind of Writing.

  • We are asking the people of this country to examine it and if it falls short of popular demands to criticise it, fearlessly and to hold meetings and to attend those meetings in large numbers.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    another cause; border countries; but even; but while; convenience registry; doing here; falls back; falls short; good many; make matters; one has; ranges from; real good; shall seek; slight start; soft porcelain; sponge cake; unsuccessful attempt; water could; wide field; widely used; will reply; wondered whether