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Meanings of rests upon in English
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Usage of rests upon in English
1
The second, in these years rests upon the knees of the gods.
2
The use of CURARE rests upon the admission of the vivisector himself.
3
Greater is the responsibility which rests upon them in these unhappy circumstances.
4
The silence which rests upon the solitude appears to be white also.
5
Each of these parties in succession rests upon its more advanced element.
6
The whole universe rests upon sacrifice, and sacrifice rests upon the universe.
7
Our right rests upon the St. Charles, our left upon the Montmorency.
8
The criminality of our unlikeness to Him rests upon our original likeness.
9
A great deal of our knowledge rests upon the testimony of others.
10
The eye rests upon sweet infant faces and upon rugged manly ones.
11
All the ordinary business of the house, therefore, rests upon a lawyer.
12
The pole is provided with a shoulder which rests upon this board.
13
It rests upon a divine act, and it involves a human emotion.
14
The subject appeals to fathers also, and equal responsibility rests upon them.
15
Gentlemen, I feel the great responsibility that rests upon me this day.
16
The well-being of a nation rests upon the talents of its people.
This collocation consists of:
Rests upon through the time
Rests upon across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common