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Rising-seat

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. Rising-seat
    in a Friends' meeting, that occupied by ministers and elders
Usage in the news

GENERAL ESCOBEDO, Mexico – Even before the tour bus comes to a stop, the women rise from their seats and wait in the aisle to exit. foxnews.com

Air passengers face higher fares, fewer flight choices and crowded aircraft as European carriers trim seating capacity growth or cut routes altogether, as they battle to salvage profits and fend off the impact of rising fuel prices. msnbc.msn.com

The Rise of a New York City Demagogue An anti-Semitic radical may win an open congressional seat. nationalreview.com

The Ninja's three key ergonomic measurements—bar rise, seat-to-bar and seat-to-peg distance—all describe a perfect midpoint between the aggressive Hayabusa and the upright K1300S. motorcyclistonline.com

AS the 15-seat Twin Otter began its approach to the Caribbean island of Saba, it appeared to be heading straight into a rock that rises abruptly out of the sea. nytimes.com

Frank Gehry's new design for a 21-acre corridor of high-rise towers anchored by the 19,000-seat Nets arena in Brooklyn may be the most important urban development plan proposed in New York City in decades. nytimes.com

Rising lot rents in manufactured home communities is shaping up to be one of the central issues in the race for the state representative seat from District 37, which includes Georgetown and Lo. sussexcountian.com

Obesity is on the rise in Brazil, and regional governments are responding with legislation requiring larger seats and equipment for schools, public transportation, and hospitals. csmonitor.com

A forecast released last week by American Express Global Business Travel predicted airfares in North American would rise 1 percent to 4 percent in 2013, depending on the airline seat and the length of the flight. post-gazette.com

To keep airfares down as fuel costs rise, airlines charge fees - some of which are federal-tax exempt - for reservation changes, seating, early boarding, meals, entertainment and baggage . ashingtonpost.com

Rep Doc Hastings, R-Pasco, and Democrat Mary Baechler of Yakima had to rise from a crowded primary field in August before they could square off in the race for the 4th Congressional District seat. yakima-herald.com

Catalyst's research indicates growth in female corporate leadership has stalled, signaling Marissa Mayer's rise to the top job at Yahoo and Sheryl Sandberg's board-seat victory at Facebook Inc (FB) are the exceptions . businessweek.com

Rep Doc Hastings , R-Pasco, and Democrat Mary Baechler of Yakima had to rise from a crowded primary field in August before they could square off in the race for the 4th Congressional District seat. yakima-herald.com

Full coverage of the shootings at the midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colo. With a district attorney's seat up for grabs, the "Dark Knight" case begins a multi-year legal saga. nbcsandiego.com

Jessica Keirns, seated, left, and other women and their children make signs for Monday's rally bringing awareness of rising maternity death rates. chicagotribune.com

Usage in literature

Alexander retorted and Clitus, rising from his seat, and losing now all self-command, reproached him with severe and bitter words. "Alexander the Great" by Jacob Abbott

The boys who sat next the door no sooner heard the bell, than, rising from their seats, they moved out at the door. "Lavengro The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest" by George Borrow

At one end of the town was Thurso Castle, the seat of Sir Tollemache Sinclair, its walls rising out of the water. "Memoirs of Life and Literature" by W. H. Mallock

The former instinctively rises from his seat that we may be accommodated. "The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865" by Various

Go on now, and don't rise from that seat till you've finished the game. "Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851." by Various

Dick was about to depart, when the alert Buckingham, rising hastily from his seat, called him. "Mistress Nell" by George C. Hazelton, Jr.

Already he was rising from his seat. "La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages" by Jules Michelet

Mrs. Bohun, following his glance, rises hurriedly from her seat, and going up to the girl, embraces her warmly. "Rossmoyne" by Unknown

The seats rise amphitheatrically and are symmetrically enclosed by a row of boxes. "Life of Wagner" by Louis Nohl

Rising from his seat he ran swiftly in the direction in which Peleg had gone. "Scouting with Daniel Boone" by Everett T. Tomlinson

Usage in poetry
Then slowing rising from his seat,
He threw his cheesecake in the street,
And left the tempting pastry-cook's
With very discontented looks.
Still, in memory, on his feet,
Leaning o'er the elders' seat,
Mingling with a solemn drone,
Celtic accents all his own,
Rises Abram Morrison.
Soon shall thy body, fair and bright,
Start from the tomb thy soul to meet,
Rise to the realms of endless light,
To bow before the mercy seat.
Now home again, ailing and shaking,
With tears that are blinding my eyes,
With bones that are creaking and breaking,
Unjoyful of rest... merely taking
A seat; hoping never to rise.
Then, when she finish'd, she would rise and trace
Her way back to her seat upon our knee,
Present the flowers, and look up to our face
As if those dear blind eyes of hers could see.
SCENE XI.—LILIA teaching LADY GERTRUDE. Enter LORD SEAFORD.
LILIA rises. He places her a chair, and seats himself at the
instrument; plays a low, half-melancholy, half-defiant prelude, and
sings.