put in working order
Example Sentences
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Calls were made for every lover of his country and home to see to it that his powers, of whatever sort, were immediately put in working order.
From Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale by Glenwood, Ida
New flowers had been set out in the formal flower beds, the fountains had been repaired and put in working order, and the shrubs 267 and hedges had been trimmed.
From Patty's Friends by Wells, Carolyn
As I understand, you telegraphed General Halleck that you cannot subsist your army at Winchester, unless the railroad from Harper's Ferry to that point be put in working order.
From Abraham Lincoln, Volume II by Morse, John T. (John Torrey)
The gold mines, which, with two exceptions, have not been worked since the same time, are believed to be scarcely touched, and only await a fostering hand to be put in working order once more.
From The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar by Boulger, Demetrius Charles
Recently a complete profit-sharing plan, such as Perkins had worked out for the Steel Trust, was put in working order, and about $200,000 of extra money have been scattered through the pay-envelopes.
From The Romance of the Reaper by Casson, Herbert Newton
