Plato notes that hepatoscopy held greater prestige than augury by means of birds.

Thus, "The sower holds the works and wheels by means of water."

Many of those soldiers were on the riverbank, holding onto the barge by means of long ropes.

The old-fashioned grate filled with charcoal held close to the surface by means of a long handle is now not often used.

He had been holding his machete by means of a leather strap around his right stump.

A semi-truck which was trailing 150 feet behind the carrier, held on to it by means of a cable.

Behind him stands a mirror which he holds in uneasy balance by means of ropes slung over his shoulders.

After all, the English have absorbed a quarter of the earth and held on to it by means of a huge navy.

The Commission will therefore hold a dialogue with the Member States and national regulation bodies, by means of the committee.

Dawson asked a trooper who was holding a big gun by means of a pencil through the trigger guard.