virtu

Example Sentences

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For example, Machiavelli appears and discusses his philosophical concept of "virtu" – the qualities needed to be a leader – with the hero Ezio.

From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2011

Courting private cap ital, the new regime has returned virtu ally all foreign properties seized by Sukarno, promised tax holidays and easy repatriation of profits to all newcomers.

From Time Magazine Archive

New foreign investment virtu ally was halted for months following the disorders.

From Time Magazine Archive

After ten years of rising in comes, younger couples have come to look on new homes, new cars, mechanized kitchens, plentiful jobs and good pay as virtu ally everyone's guarantee in the new U.S. economy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Next, Mrs. Mack began the circuit of the room, carrying a long slender stick with which she pointed out those which she considered the most interesting of her specimens or articles of virtu.

From Elsie at Nantucket by Finley, Martha