When the men landed they were pushed hither andthither, and had to billet themselves.
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He does stand for activity; rushing hither andthitherfrom one policy to another in pursuit of a cure for the agricultural position.
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This afternoon the word "reasonable" has been pushed hither andthither.
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We shall be no longer drifting about, hither andthither.
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The rest drifted hither andthither, helpless and hopeless.
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A great many people are sent hither andthitherbecause it costs them nothing.
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They are sent hither andthitherby the officials, according to the demands of the farmers, and they cannot complain.
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So we shuttle hither andthitherand get nowhere.
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They were not like us in this country, hurrying hither andthitherwondering what we could do to help our country.
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Vast communities, as we know from our daily papers, are to-day drifting helplessly hither andthitherin misery and terror.
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They were darting hither andthithertrying to find out where they could be of assistance.
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He has been dashing hither andthithertrying to persuade his colleagues to make speeches.
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A widow, she is running hither andthitherseeking a home.
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For the end of his comingthitheris not particular, but general; not barely to advantage his constituents, but the common wealth.
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But is it necessary that we should proceedthitherupon the lines of responsible government?
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