It was for him a moment of delightful expectancy, of inquiry and vague anxiety.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

Now when the gods were seated in a circle, Silenus, amorous, methinks, of Dionysus ever fair and ever young, who sat close to Zeus his father, took his seat next to him on the pretext that he had brought him up and was his tutor.
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 2 by Emperor of Rome Julian

He is credited with practicing fraternal polyandry, like the Venetian nobility of the early eighteenth century, as a measure of domestic economy, and a whole family are said to have one wife between them.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

But after greater individualization on one hand, and a broader community of interest on the other have come into existence, it is a matter of deliberate effort to sustain and extend them.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey

His service doth consist in this, that a man keep himself pure from all violent passion and evil affection, from all rashness and vanity, and from all manner of discontent, either in regard of the gods or men.
— from Meditations by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius

The fabric of social life is interwoven with a multitude of delicate evasions, of small hypocrisies, of matters of tinsel sentiment; social intercourse would be impossible, if it were not so.
— from Essays of Schopenhauer by Arthur Schopenhauer

He maintained the strictest discipline amongst the troops; reviving many old customs relative to punishing and degrading offenders; setting a mark of disgrace even upon the commander of a legion, for sending a few soldiers with one of his freedmen across the river for the purpose of hunting.
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius

a kind of advertising eine Ausstellung eröffnen open an exhibition eine Auswahl an Produkten a range of products eine Bank einsetzen to utilize a bank eine Bedingung erfüllen to meet a stipulation eine Bedingung in einem Kredit a requirement in a credit eine Berechnung machen; anstellen to make a calculation eine Berufung widerrufen to cancel an appointment eine Beschränkung auferlegen impose a restriction eine Beschwerde einreichen to file a complaint eine besondere Absprache treffen to make a special arrangement eine Bestellung annehmen take an order eine bestimmte Zinsklausel a definite interest clause eine Buchung ausbessern; ändern; richtig stellen to adjust an entry eine Bürgschaft stellen put a guarantee eine detaillierte Aufstellung a detailled record eine dienliche Methode; Art; Weise a useful way eine Dividende festlegen fix a dividend eine Dividende ist festgesetzt worden a dividend has been declared eine eindeutige Vereinbarung a clear agreement eine Einfuhrgenehmigung erteilen grant an import licence eine eingedruckte Klausel a printed clause eine Einsparung bewirken to effect an economy eine Eintragung löschen cancel an entry eine Entscheidung herbeiführen to bring about a decision eine Entscheidung treffen reach a decision eine Erklärung vorlegen; Darstellung vorlegen to submit a statement eine Erlaubnis erteilen grant a permit eine Ermessensfrage a matter of discretion eine falsche Anschuldigung erheben to make a false accusation eine Familie unterhalten keep a family eine feststehende Verpflichtung zur Zahlung a definite understanding to pay eine Filiale oder Bank zu remboursieren to reimburse a branch or bank eine Firma übernehmen take over a company eine Forderung anerkennen admit a claim eine Forderung anmelden; Klage einbringen lodge a claim eine Frage aufbringen raise a question eine Frist innerhalb welcher a period within which eine Frist setzen to set a time limit eine
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

For at their hands we suffer robbery, captivity, chains, imprisonment, exile, torture, mutilation, loss of sight, the violation of chastity to satisfy the lust of the oppressor, and many other dreadful evils.
— from The City of God, Volume II by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

He was invariably a foreigner, elected for one year, intrusted with summary jurisdiction in all matters of dispute, exercising the power of life and death, and disposing of the municipal militia.
— from Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by John Addington Symonds

None the less, this simple totality parts into the absolute multeity of differences, each becoming an independent monad.
— from The Logic of Hegel by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

She wears a white India muslin, a marvel of delicate embroidery and exquisite texture, and a great deal of Valenciennes trimming.
— from A Terrible Secret: A Novel by May Agnes Fleming

Half a milligramme of dry extract injected subcutaneously is sufficient to kill a guinea-pig, and 1 milligramme is lethal to the rabbit.
— from Venoms: Venomous Animals and Antivenomous Serum-therapeutics by A. (Albert) Calmette

She found Dorothy's pillow, a mass of dainty embroidery and foolish frills.
— from Out of the Ashes by Ethel Watts Mumford Grant

Later, on account of the intrigues of the English traders with the Indians, the French as a means of defence established the military posts of Fort Toulouse, near the junction of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers, and Fort Tombecbe on the Tombigbee river.
— from The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

In its ranks were the Noble Guard, the Swiss Guard, the Cardinals, and many other divisions, each in its own imposing and picturesque costume.
— from Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. by Horace Greeley

Industries: mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, food processing Industrial production growth rate: 4.2% (1996 est.) Electricity - production: 6.206 billion kWh (1998) Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 0.1% hydro: 99.9% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (1998) Electricity - consumption: 5.437 billion kWh (1998) Electricity - exports: 400 million kWh (1998) Electricity - imports: 65 million kWh (1998) Agriculture - products: cocoa, rice, coffee, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, corn, shea nuts, bananas; timber Exports: $1.7 billion (f.o.b., 1999) Exports - commodities: gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds Exports - partners: Togo, UK, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, US, France (1998) Imports: $2.5 billion (f.o.b., 1999)
— from The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency