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63 examples of Surveying in a sentence

Aside from commissioning African journalists to provide insight – which is the minimum we should expect – Western publications could improve their Africa coverage by surveying the views of contributing freelancers.
In surveying who is most likely to turn out on May 10 despite the pandemic, Gazeta Wyborcza has determined that it is mainly PiS supporters.
'Well, I'm very glad,' he said, coldly surveying her coiffure and the dress which, he knew, she had put on for him.
He passed among the tables, which were nearly all occupied, surveying the guests.
Conseil and I stayed behind until five o'clock, surveying the beach, observing and studying.
"There you are," he would say, stepping heavily off the chair on to the charwoman's corns, and surveying the mess he had made with evident pride.
"There is but one man in the American army who could detect you, Captain Wharton," said the peddler, surveying his work with satisfaction, "and he is just now out of our way."
Here she was compelled to pause for breath, and she improved the leisure by surveying the ground about her.
Not long after, as Tom, all undressed for bed, was surveying his drenched garments by the light of a tallow dip, Sid woke up; but if he had any dim idea of making any "references to allusions," he thought better of it and held his peace, for there was danger in Tom's eye.
What's in them stone jars, young touch-and-go?''Beer in this one,' replied the boy, taking from his shoulder a couple of large stone bottles, fastened together by a leathern strap--'cold punch in t'other.''And a wery good notion of a lunch it is, take it altogether,' said Mr. Weller, surveying his arrangement of the repast with great satisfaction.
'Ah,' said the red-haired man, surveying Mr. Weller from head to foot with a supercilious look.
'It is not indeed, Sam,' replied Mr. Pickwick, surveying the crowded and filthy street through which they were passing.
'What do you think of this, Sir?''Very effective indeed,' replied Mr. Pickwick, surveying the garments of Mr. Peter Magnus with a good-natured smile.
Wardle stood with his back to the fire, surveying the whole scene, with the utmost satisfaction; and the fat boy took the opportunity of appropriating to his own use, and summarily devouring, a particularly fine mince-pie, that had been carefully put by, for somebody else.
Mr. Winkle, not much doubting who the young man was, unlocked the door; which he had no sooner done than Mr. Samuel Weller entered with great precipitation, and carefully relocking it on the inside, deliberately put the key in his waistcoat pocket; and, after surveying Mr. Winkle from head to foot, said--'You're a wery humorous young gen'l'm'n, you air, Sir!''What do you mean by this conduct, Sam?' inquired Mr. Winkle indignantly.
The individual brought in his head and shoulders with great swiftness, and surveying Mr. Pickwick from head to foot, demanded in a surly tone what the--something beginning with a capital H--he wanted.
'Things has altered with me, sir,' said Job.'I should think they had,' exclaimed Mr. Weller, surveying his companion's rags with undisguised wonder.
How well she looks, doesn't she, Perker?' added Mr. Pickwick, surveying Arabella's face with a look of as much pride and exultation, as if she had been his daughter.
He entered the room with a look of self-consequence, slightly bowed to the ladies, without speaking a word, and, after briefly surveying them and their apartments, took up a newspaper from the table, and continued to read it as long as he staid.
Surveying his kingdom, he meditated, between the puffs of his cheroot, on the desperate and apparently hopeless condition of things.
He drew his sword entirely from the scabbard, and followed him, crying, "Turn, turn, Master Joker, lest I strike you behind!""Strike me!" said the other, turning on his heels, and surveying the young man with as much astonishment as contempt.
Come, come, madame!" cried d’Artagnan, seizing her hands, and surveying her with an ardent glance, "come, be more generous.
Nothing makes the future look so bright as surveying it through a glass of chambertin."
Elizabeth, after slightly surveying it, went to a window to enjoy its prospect.
For several hours he roamed round the nearly-deserted square, surveying the apparatus.
Would she not content herself with only surveying the coast, and stand out to sea again without landing her crew?
A few more on the poop; two others posted in the shrouds, and armed with spyglasses, were attentively surveying the island.
'Didn't you tell me you would never again put on Western European clothes?' he asked, surveying Levin's new suit, evidently made by a French tailor.
Ryabinin rose and smiled silently, surveying Levin from his feet to his head.
I descended a little on the side of that delicious vale, surveying it with a secret kind of pleasure, though mixed with my other afflicting thoughts, to think that this was all my own; that I was king and lord of all this country indefensibly, and had a right of possession; and if I could convey it, I might have it in inheritance as completely as any lord of a manor in England.
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