In this case the object is to produce: first, aerial vibrations in the tube, giving rise to a train of powerful air waves; secondly, to intermit this wave-train so as to produce an intelligible signal; and thirdly, to transmit this wave as far as possible through space.
"Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy"
John Ambrose Fleming
Only in the early morning, and for an hour, or an hour and a half after lunch, did Claude intermit his labors.
"The Way of Ambition"
Robert Hichens
In 1845, while still in the service of the Austrian emperor, though he did not intermit his musical tours through the principal European cities, Thalberg married the charming widow, whom he had known and admired before her marriage, the daughter of the great singer Lablache, Mme.
"Great Violinists And Pianists"
George T. Ferris