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Meanings of downward course in English

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Usage of downward course in English
1
Something in her bearing caused his spirits to continue their downward course.
The Net
2
Into this latter passageway the party turned, still taking the downward course.
The Girl in the Golden Atom
3
When once started on its downward course, the water seems all spray.
Out of Doors—California and Oregon
4
Then the officer evidently reconsidered his decision, and resumed his downward course.
The Return of Tarzan
5
In reality, though, my life was now on a downward course.
Knockemstiff
6
After the death of Marcus Aurelius the empire entered on its downward course.
Early European History
7
The act itself marks a stage in the downward course of William's character.
William the Conqueror
8
The Taube continued on its wavering, crippled, downward course toward the allied lines.
The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service
9
Public opinion, fast hastening on the downward course, must be arrested.
American Eloquence, Volume 2 / Studies In American Political His...
10
It is wonderful, sometimes, how rapidly a downward course is run.
The Lights and Shadows of Real Life
11
The first step in her downward course was in her ceasing to instruct me.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
12
He had never forgotten the first lesson he had received in the downward course.
Tiger and Tom and Other Stories for Boys
13
A hideous leap in the downward course took place presently.
December Love
14
It is wonderful, we have said, how rapidly a downward course is sometimes run.
The Lights and Shadows of Real Life
15
We now took a downward course, and twenty-four hours' sailing brought us to Lampton.
The Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02
16
How rarely does the drunkard, when once fairly started, stop in his downward course!
The Lights and Shadows of Real Life
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Downward course through the time
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