The officer who had been entrusted with the naval expedition to Terceira, had acted with the utmost forbearance.

In this position, he exercised the utmost forbearance towards the government; never using his power except when circumstances absolutely required its exercise.

We have done our duty to others in letter and in spirit, and we have shown the utmost forbearance in exacting our own rights.

It has been seen that creditors treated the struggling Lincoln with the utmost forbearance, countering the adage that "forbearance is not acquittance."

To create it out of the discordant elements whose harmony was essential to success, was an herculean task, requiring the utmost forbearance, unselfishness, and wisdom.