enforced idleness

Eight days of enforced idleness and little food had made a great difference to him.

Besides, enforced idleness isn't his idea of a good time.

There is a period of what seems to be enforced idleness in the afternoon.

Personality conflicts began to develop in the first few hours of enforced idleness.

After the enforced idleness of the storm, it was good to be physically active.

But sense had little influence over his temper, already strained by enforced idleness.

His enforced idleness gave him plenty of time to think about the Imperial agent's report.

Had she always been like this, or had the enforced idleness given her time to think about these things?

Bernice was almost grateful for the hours of enforced idleness.

Reports suggest that in this period of enforced idleness an organized opposition movement was created among students and others.

It also marked the end of their period of enforced idleness.

But now the enforced idleness became unbearable-and yet there was nothing else they could do except wait.

During this enforced idleness, he designed and patented an automatic gate.

Nicholls, a veteran, said he was fresh and rested from the enforced idleness.

The enforced idleness hung heavily on Murdo, however; he found little in the town to interest him.

Enforced idleness and substandard conditions had also seriously undermined morale.

This enforced idleness has brought me to seethe with impatience!"

Her enforced idleness did not last long.

During Catherine's adolescence a spinal curvature led to years of enforced idleness.

There are those who are able to endure enforced idleness with grace, spending their time in useful contemplation.

A consolation for their enforced idleness was the thought that someone thought that they were worth more than the available 5-imp penalty.

During his enforced idleness, while recovering from his burns, the duty had devolved upon Jake.

For someone who had been as active as Killashandra, enforced idleness was almost a crippling punishment.

Six others, lounging about on benches by the wall, were growling among themselves as they expressed impatience at their enforced idleness.

At times these days, he rues his state of enforced idleness and jokingly calls himself "a play writ ."