These overtures and unconscious compliments Corny swallowed as manna, and hoped Bill, the off horse, would be less lame in the left forefoot in the morning.
He restricted Western merchants to Guangzhou (Canton) in 1759, and he rejected British overtures for expanded trade and diplomatic ties in 1793.
Emboldened by their overtures, I let my hand graze the side of the small manatee, now clinging to the mother's back, as they made their pass.
Despite the overtures from elsewhere, officials in London still believe they will retain most of the business and finance that is currently based there.
Emboldened by their overtures, I let my hand graze the side of the small manatee, now clinging to the mother's back, as they made their pass.
To "pass an olive branch" is to make peaceful or reconciliatory overtures.
Emboldened by their overtures, I let my hand graze the side of the small manatee, now clinging to the mother's back, as they made their pass.
