Turgot's only choice, however, was between "tinkering" at the existing system in detail and a complete revolution, and his attack on privilege, which might have been carried through by a popular minister and a strong king, was bound to form part of any effective scheme of reform. [Please select]
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And she was certain that Dorry must have been tinkering all the clocks,--they struck so often. [Please select]
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However lax he might be about early rising and the prosody of Vergil, he was tireless in tinkering. [Please select]
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The barn door was open and a man in greasy overalls was tinkering about a small motor-car. [Please select]
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"That 'ere wheel'll need considerable tinkering afore it's fit for use." [Please select]
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Robert McCormick spent the larger part of his days and nights tinkering at a practical machine. [Please select]
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1590-1591) is an example of this tinkering work, in which, however, his native power is unmistakably manifest. [Please select]
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"Still it is a worrisome business having him tinkering with those wires all the time." [Please select]
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There was no reason why Jack should not be tinkering in the blacksmith shop early of a morning. [Please select]
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"Now for the papers," said Jack, as he straightened up after tinkering with the last machine. [Please select]
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An hour had passed since he began his evening toilet; yet here he was, still tinkering, so to speak, over the last of a dozen cravats. [Please select]
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