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and suitable character involving such subjects and

In pursuance of the provisions of section 2 of the civil-service act, there shall be provided, to test fitness for admission to positions which have been or may hereafter be classified under the civil-service act, examinations of a practical and suitable character involving such subjects and tests as the Commission may direct.
— from A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland by Grover Cleveland

a single crater in so short a

The marvel was that so much ashes and cinders could come from a single crater in so short a period.
— from Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

abuse she calls it Sacred said a

"Whenever Hypocrisy wants to preserve an abuse she calls it Sacred," said a strong voice at my elbow.
— from The Woman Who Vowed (The Demetrian) by Ellison Harding

advantages she came in stepping softly and

Strong in a sense of her advantages she came in stepping softly, and put her hands over her husband’s eyes.
— from Ferragus, Chief of the Dévorants by Honoré de Balzac

and Snyder came in stopping short at

The door opened and Snyder came in, stopping short at the sight of the two figures, indistinct in the twilight.
— from The Salamander by Owen Johnson

Amongst such classes in such scenes and

Amongst such classes, in such scenes, and at such a period, took place the events about to be described.
— from The Robber, A Tale. by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

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