Hearne offered no farther opposition; it would always be in his power to put in his word when the stances should be more propitious.
"An Antarctic Mystery"
Jules Verne
What could any woman say in such circuit stances?
"A Woman Named Smith"
Marie Conway Oemler
For various reasons these substances stances are deposited in the vein as ores and vein stones.
"The Elements of Geology"
William Harmon Norton