at one's disposal
Example Sentences
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Carnot perceived very clearly the great fact that, to produce work by heat, it is necessary to have at one's disposal a fall of temperature.
From The New Physics and Its Evolution by Poincaré, Lucien
To have a sixty Daimler at one's disposal would be convenient, but as it would generally include Angy Beerhaven as chauffeur, Esm� shrugged her shoulders.
From The Oyster by Peer
In such case it is also preferable to use a machine with multiple circuits, as in many experiments it is useful and convenient to have at one's disposal currents of different phases.
From The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting by Martin, Thomas Commerford
"I cannot see," Patricia had said to Sylvia, "why one should feel it necessary to stick to hot, smelly offices when a library, looking out over acres of country, is at one's disposal."
From The Shield of Silence by Loughridge, George
Still what do twenty miles count with an automobile at one's disposal?
From The Auto Boys' Quest by Braden, James A. (James Andrew)
