In 1855 the work was discontinued at the height of 152 feet, from lack of funds. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
It will have been gathered that the funds for this great experiment were furnished largely by Edison. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
While it obliges the people to pay, it may thus diminish, or perhaps destroy, some of the funds which might enable them more easily to do so. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
Mostly these men have worked against great discouragement, with insufficient funds and small help or support from the mass of mankind. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
There was no market for his wares, and after months of actual destitution he pawned the model of his sewing-machine and even his patent papers in order to secure funds to pay his passage home. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
Lord Ravensworth, the principal partner, formed a favorable opinion of Stephenson’s plans, and agreed to supply him with the funds necessary to build a locomotive. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
We can keep thy secret, said he, furnish funds, and perhaps help in the business. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
The demand for labourers, the funds destined for maintaining them increase, it seems, still faster than they can find labourers to employ. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
But it would be otherwise in a country where the funds destined for the maintenance of labour were sensibly decaying. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
The annuity I propose giving her, continued his lordship, of ?500, shall be derived from money in the funds. 哈里特·威尔逊.哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
The funds destined for employing industry are less than they had been the year before. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
They have not shown any sign of being in funds. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔.福尔摩斯回忆录.
And Fred winced under the idea of being looked down upon as wanting funds for small debts. 乔治·艾略特.米德尔马契.
I ask for nothing; there are funds in hand. 查尔斯·狄更斯.荒凉山庄.