The occasions of war lie upon the surface, and are known and read of all men, while the causes of war are embedded in racial antagonisms, in political and economic controversies.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by J. Berg (Joseph Berg) Esenwein

As there are at Kanawat abundant ruins of a beautiful Hellenic city, [305] Kanatha was probably situated here rather than at El-Kerak.
— from Archæology and the Bible by George A. (George Aaron) Barton

On this understanding the War Office took nominal control of the various B.R.C.S. enterprises, supervising the First Aid examinations and keeping a register of all its members.
— from Eighteen Months in the War Zone The Record of a Woman's Work on the Western Front by Kate John Finze

The casual worker with ciphers can get along with much less, but the methods of filing and keeping a record of all messages studied should be followed wherever possible.
— from Manual for the Solution of Military Ciphers by Parker Hitt

5.——The secretary to attend, and keep a record of all the meetings of the association, and of the Board of Directors, and to publish the proceedings of the annual and special meetings of the association, and such portions of the proceedings of the Board of Directors as the Board shall direct from time to time; to give one month’s notice of all special meetings of the association.
— from A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by W. H. (William Henry) Gray

The oldest of these are the very rudimentary and tiny forms that are known as Rhabdocoela on account of the simple construction of their gut; they are, as a rule, less than a quarter of an inch long and of a simple oval or lancet shape (Figure 2.240).
— from The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Ernst Haeckel

When Ortnit demanded a hostage for his opponent’s good faith, the little creature told him that hostages were impossible to find in that wild mountain country, but Ortnit might trust to his word, for he also was a king, and ruled over a far wider domain than Lombardy, though truly his realm lay beneath the earth instead of upon it, and his subjects were employed day and night in working in metals.
— from Epics and Romances of the Middle Ages by Wilhelm Wägner

“But,” said Mrs Septimus, “my doctor told me that he always kept a register of all the births he attended.”
— from Mad: A Story of Dust and Ashes by George Manville Fenn

V. The Recording Secretary shall give notice and keep a record of all the meetings of the Society and of the Executive Committee.
— from The Act of Incorporation and the By-Laws of the Massachusetts Homeopathic Medical Society by Massachusetts Homoeopathic Medical Society