It could not steal upon the country unaware, like a thief in the night.
The decision "fell upon the country with a profound shock."
The summer came upon the country like a conqueror.
It ceased only because the king considered that certain calamities which fell upon the country were due to his action.
He had the old habits of war,- to live upon the country, keep his soldiers singing and the enemy weeping.
Russian has been forced upon the country and many people are fluent.
We could not realize the change which had come upon the country.
The width of the different zones Europe lies in depend upon the surrounding country.
A close-meshed net of crime and corruption lay upon the whole country.
The lords of darkness have laid a curse upon the country.
