corrosives

To make war without an army, to support an army without pay, to frame the hearts of a whole people to peace who were unanimous for war, and this without saying a word either in private or public; to dispose the Netherlanders favourably to herself and to Leicester, by refusing them men and money, brow-beating them for asking for it, and subjecting them to a course of perpetual insults, which she called "corrosives," to do all this and more seemed difficult.

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) John Lothrop Motley 1845

To make war without an army, to support an army without pay, to frame the hearts of a whole people to peace who were unanimous for war, and this without saying a word either in private or public; to dispose the Netherlanders favourably to herself and to Leicester, by refusing them men and money, brow-beating them for asking for it, and subjecting them to a course of perpetual insults, which she called "corrosives," to do all this and more seemed difficult.

History of the United Netherlands, 1587b John Lothrop Motley 1845

To make war without an army, to support an army without pay, to frame the hearts of a whole people to peace who were unanimous for war, and this without saying a word either in private or public; to dispose the Netherlanders favourably to herself and to Leicester, by refusing them men and money, brow-beating them for asking for it, and subjecting them to a course of perpetual insults, which she called "corrosives," to do all this and more seemed difficult.

History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89 — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845

To make war without an army, to support an army without pay, to frame the hearts of a whole people to peace who were unanimous for war, and this without saying a word either in private or public; to dispose the Netherlanders favourably to herself and to Leicester, by refusing them men and money, brow-beating them for asking for it, and subjecting them to a course of perpetual insults, which she called "corrosives," to do all this and more seemed difficult.

PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845

In our previous tests of faucets, those with PVD finishes resisted scratches better than those without them, but corrosives like drain cleaners stained them slightly.

Builders' Show: A new bronze age? 2011

(Marriage 15) in which, as in alchemy, the elements are melted down by means of corrosives and then reconstituted as the illuminated text as their transformation, described by Blake in the last line of

Romanticism, Alchemy, and Psychology 2008

They may not instigate trouble -- the reign of terror is just several miles away, but they add explosives and corrosives to the fire.

Repentance 2009

This is also, fundamentally, why post-modern excesses (Deleuze, Rorty, Derrida, Said, et al.) in the west serve as corrosives rather than beneficial correctives to malignancies that manifest themselves within the ideological and information front of the general conflict.

On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

This is also, fundamentally, why post-modern excesses (Deleuze, Rorty, Derrida, Said, et al.) in the west serve as corrosives rather than beneficial correctives to malignancies that manifest themselves within the ideological and information front of the general conflict.

On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

Dishwashing detergents often contain phosphates that pollute water; wood polish often contains toxins like nitrobenzene; and laundry detergent may contain bleach and other corrosives.

Christopher Gavigan: 5 Secrets Conventional Cleaning Product Manufacturers Don't Want You to Know 2009