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  • And as a mother,it broke my heart to see her trying to call her mom to no availe.

    Nastia Liukin: Olympic Stud of the Day | EW.com 2008

  • In so far as elections are concerned it is crucial that outstanding legislation be passed expeditiously and the necessary funds be availe for conducting the elections.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

  • Let me therefore humbly beseech you, that the desire I have to accomplish your will (which wordes availe not to expresse) may remaine in your kinde consideration.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Tancrede, to denie what I have done, or to entreate any favour from you, is now no part of my disposition: for as the one can little availe me, so shall not the other any way advantage me.

    The Decameron 2004

  • I know who and what you are, and can tell my selfe, that to offer flight will nothing availe me: wherfore, I am ready to go along with you before the Seigneury, and there will tell the truth concerning this accident.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Calandrino perceiving, that all his protestations could winne no credit with them, who had now the Law remaining in their owne hands, and purposed to deale with him as they pleased: apparantly saw, that sighing and sorrow did nothing availe him.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Then Psyches cast off likewise by Juno, as without all hope of the recovery of her husband, reasoned with her selfe in this sort: Now what comfort or remedy is left to my afflictions, when as my prayers will nothing availe with the goddesses? what shall I do? whither shall I go?

    The Golden Asse Lucius Apuleius

  • But when that last part of death, and of our selves comes to be acted, then no dissembling will availe, then is it high time to speake plaine English, and put off all vizards: then whatsoever the pot containeth must be shewne, be it good or bad, foule or cleane, wine or water.

    That We Should Not Judge of Our Happiness Until after Our Death. 1909

  • Oscarre, the greate Dane, gave hest hee shulde bee forslagene with the commeynge Sunne: no tears colde availe; the morne cladde yn roabes of ghastness was come, whan the Danique Kynge behested Oscarre to arraie hys

    A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century 1886

  • Since I was Queene yet did I never put My Pen to any Grant but upon pretext and semblance made Me, that it was for the good and availe of my subjects generally, though a private profit to some of my ancient Servants who have deserved well: But that my Grants shall bee made Grievances to my People, and Oppressions, to bee privileged under colour of Our Pattents, Our

    Queene Elizabeth's Speech to Her Last Parliament. 1642

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