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as both disable us from
For as in Adam all sinned, and as in the first electors all men obeyed; as in the one all mankind were subjected to Satan, and in the other to Sovereignty; as our innocence was lost in the first, and our authority in the last; and as both disable us from reassuming some former state and privilege, it unanswerably follows that original sin and hereditary succession are parellels.
— from Common Sense by Thomas Paine

and by degrees upwards from
The summit of the mountain is at a great distance from Laodiceia, sloping gently and by degrees upwards from the city; but it rises perpendicularly over Apameia.
— from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) Literally Translated, with Notes by Strabo

Außenstände bad debts uneinbringliche Forderung
Urlaub unpaid leave unbillig; unvernünftig unreasonable unbillige Härte undue hardship und nicht bei Überschreiten der Reling and not at the ship's rail und so weiter etc. und/oder and/or und/oder Steuern and/or taxes undatiert undated uneinbringlich irrecoverable uneinbringlich uncollectible uneinbringlich verloren past recovery uneinbringliche Außenstände bad debts uneinbringliche Forderung irrecoverable debt uneinbringliche Forderungen bad debts uneinbringliche Forderungen irrecoverable debts uneingeschränkter freier Wettbewerb perfect competition uneingeschränktes Akzept clean acceptance uneingeschränktes Eigentum absolute property uneinheitlich irregular uneinheitlich uneven unelastisch inelastic unelastisch; starr inelastic unelastische Nachfrage inelastic demand unelastisches Angebot inelastic supply unentgeltlich gratuitous unentschlossen undecided unentschuldigtes Fernbleiben absenteeism unentwickelt undeveloped unerfahrener Mitarbeiter green man unerklärlich unaccountable unerlässlich indispensable unerlaubt ungemeldet einbehaltene Provision secret commission unerlaubt; gesetzwidrig illicit unerlaubte Arbeit; Arbeit ohne Erlaubnis illicit work unerlaubte Geschäfte illicit dealing unerlaubte Geschäfte von Börsenmitgliedern insider dealings unerlaubte Handlung civil offence unerlaubte Handlung tortious act unerlaubte Handlung unlawful act unerlaubter Skontoabzug unearned discount unerlaubter Verdienst illicit earnings unerlaubtes Fernbleiben absence without leave unerlaubtes Fernbleiben absence without permission unerledigte Aufträge; Auftragsrückstand backlog of orders unerwartet unexpected unerwartete Unterbrechung unexpected interruption unerwarteter großer Gewinn bonanza unfähig incapable unfähig machen; unfähig sein disable unfähig; disqualifiziert incapacitated Unfähigkeit unability unfaires Spiel unfair game Unfall accident
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

adds but deliver us from
In the 1609 or Douay (pronounce Dewey) version of the Bible, the Latin Vulgate, Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer only says “Lead us not into temptation,” while Matthew adds “but deliver us from evil.”
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. (James Henderson) Blount

all been driven up from
Men won't starve as long as there are sheep and cattle to be had for lifting them, and at present there are more of these than usual in the hills, for they have all been driven up from the villages lest they should fall into the hands of the troopers; but meal is scarce, for men dare not go down to the villages to buy, and we only get it when the women bring it up as they have a chance."
— from Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

always be depended upon for
If the girls who don’t have to do things for themselves found that we could always be depended upon for services I imagine we would have all the work we could do.”
— from Grace Harlowe's Problem by Josephine Chase

a blind deaf unreasoning force
But if we are opposed to a blind, deaf, unreasoning force, which acts unconsciously and inevitably, then the fate of ten men would be just as uncertain as the fate of one.
— from The Grey Room by Eden Phillpotts

after being drawn up from
To prevent danger to the shovellers from rocks which, after being drawn up from so deep a shaft fall down again, a little above the bottom of the shaft small rough sticks are placed close together on the timbers, in such a way as to cover the whole space of the shaft except the ladder-way.
— from De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georg Agricola

A big dark ugly fellow
A big, dark, ugly fellow he proved to be, of a very forbidding cast of countenance.
— from Tales of Chinatown by Sax Rohmer

and being drawn up finds
Then the General marches up Beech Lane, is attacked, but forces the division in the court into the market, and enters with three divisions while he presses the Lieutenant-General's main body; and at the same time, the three divisions force those of the revolters out of the market, and so all the Lieutenant-General's body retreats into Chiswell Street, and lodges two divisions in Grub Street; and as the General marches on, they fall on his flank, but soon made to give way; but having a retreating place in Red Lion Court, but could not hold it, being put to flight through Paul's Alley, and pursued by the General's grenadiers, while he marches up and attacks their main body, but are opposed again by a party of men as lay in Black Raven Court; but they are forced also to retire soon in the utmost confusion; and at the same time those brave divisions in Paul's Alley ply their rear with grenadiers, that with precipitation they take to the rout along Bunhill Row: so the General marches into the Artillery Ground, and being drawn up, finds the revolting party to have found entrance, and makes a show as if for a battle, and both armies soon engage in form, and fire by platoons."
— from The Tatler, Volume 1 by Steele, Richard, Sir

always be depended upon for
But Barros must not always be depended upon for Indian names.
— from A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India by Nunes, Fernão, active 16th century


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