at one's disposal

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"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

It was by no means hard, he thought, to keep oneself spruce when one had so many little pots and phials at one's disposal.

From The Fortune of the Rougons by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred

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 any case the impulse is to investigate the form and structure as far as the means at one’s disposal will permit.

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton

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