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The Federal Reserve System announced an increase in holdings by central banks of $19,399,000 in Government securities, evidence that banks were availing themselves of credit expansion made possible by the Glass-Steagall bill.

From Time Magazine Archive

The colonies were availing themselves of the unique opportunity afforded by their emancipation, in the wilderness, from the tyranny and obstruction of old-world traditions and licensed abuses.

From The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 by Hawthorne, Julian

Again he was told that Blucher, on the one side, and Witgenstein on the other, were availing themselves of his absence, and advancing.

From The History of Napoleon Buonaparte by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)

She had an air as if she were availing herself of her right to be familiar with her inferiors.

From The House of Martha by Stockton, Frank Richard

I looked round to see who were availing themselves of this permission.

From In Mr. Knox's Country by Ross, Martin