He had not felt
equal to the task by himself, for it is the sort of thing that keeps a deep-water man on his feet pretty well night and day.
Mirror of the Sea
Tal's intentions were good, but he was not
equal to the task of translating.
Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders
The arrangements that may be necessary for those angles and fractions of our territory which lie on our northwestern frontier, must be left to those whom further discoveries and experience will render more
equal to the task.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison
It was at least necessary for her to have some training in the exercise of irresponsible power, to make her
equal to the task of treating me as though I were a brute.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave
He led me to an inner chamber where I beheld a battery of twenty radium pumps any one of which was
equal to the task of furnishing all Mars with the atmosphere compound.
Princess of Mars
"Yes, sire," murmured the musketeer, "you were the only man whose star was
equal to the task of dominating the fortune and strength of my two friends.
The Man in the Iron Mask
Darya Alexandrovna, in her best gray silk gown, obviously worried about the children, who were to have their dinner by themselves in the nursery, and by her husband's absence, was not
equal to the task of making the party mix without him.
Anna Karenina
Weller, when he felt himself
equal to the task of speaking in an articulate manner.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club
Because you are clever in some things and well informed, you may fancy yourself
equal to the task; but indeed you are not; and if you persist in the attempt, believe me you will bitterly repent it when the mischief is done.'
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
It is true, indeed, as regards the experiments which may conduce to this end, that one man is not
equal to the task of making them all; but yet he can advantageously avail himself, in this work, of no hands besides his own, unless those of artisans, or parties of the same kind, whom he could pay, and whom the hope of gain (a means of great efficacy) might stimulate to accuracy in the performance of what was prescribed to them.
Reason For Discourse
God give that our combined strength may be
equal to the task, for else we are lost."
At the Earths Core
He had appraised the young bull as one who had never quite felt
equal to the task of overthrowing his former king, but who one day would have done so.
The Beasts of Tarzan
Futilely the Englishman tried to lift the corpse over the side of the boat, but his strength was not
equal to the task.
The Return of Tarzan
Kezia was
equal to the task. Having declared her intention of staying till the master could get about again, "wage or no wage," she had found a certain recompense in keeping a strong hand over her mistress, scolding her for "moithering" herself, and going about all day without changing her cap, and looking as if she was "mushed." Altogether, this time of trouble was rather a Saturnalian time to Kezia; she could scold her betters with unreproved freedom.
The Mill on the Floss
11 October, Evening.--Jonathan Harker has asked me to note this, as he says he is hardly
equal to the task, and he wants an exact record kept.
Dracula