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to-and-fro

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of to-and-fro in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of to-and-fro in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of to-and-fro in a Sentence

  1. Economy Minister Peter Altmaier:

    The next few days will bring clarity, if the impression arises that there is to-ing and fro-ing, it would damage trust in politics and harm the peoples' willingness to be disciplined and to cooperate.

  2. Laura Beyer:

    My thought is if those of us who care for others would simply' keep an eye on' children as we drive to and fro, they would be safe nonetheless, if you see a child walking and he or she is being approached by what seems to be a stranger, pull to the side of the road and ask if he or she is OK.

  3. Winston Churchill:

    Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount.

  4. Winston Churchill:

    Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.

  5. Erik Pevernagie:

    The excessive speed of mundialization, the exacting demands of the God of consumerism and the to-and-fro swinging, from one period to another and from one domain to another, cause inner heartaches. People feel like individuals “with no sense of belonging” and characters "without qualities”. ( "The church was no longer in the middle" )

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