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any sense to equate X
The proposition No X is Y (E.) cannot be said in any sense to equate X and Y; though, if we obvert it into All X is some not-Y , we have (in the same sense, of course, as in the above affirmative forms) X equated with part at least of 'not-Y.'
— from Logic: Deductive and Inductive by Carveth Read

admirable sequel to Ezra x
Ezra x. is a very unsatisfactory conclusion to the account of Ezra, whereas Neh. viii.-x., which deal with the work of Ezra and its issue in a covenant, form an admirable sequel to Ezra x., and have almost certainly been misplaced.
— from Introduction to the Old Testament by John Edgar McFadyen

a spirited translation entitled xx
While engaged in preparing the ensuing pages for the press, I have had an opportunity of perusing the work of M. Guinnard, first published in French, and recently given to the English public in a spirited translation, entitled - xx - ‘Three Years’ Slavery among the Patagonians.’
— from At Home with the Patagonians A Year's Wanderings over Untrodden Ground from the Straits of Magellan to the Rio Negro by George C. Musters

ALAN SUCCUMBS TO EXHAUSTION XXXIII
XXXI AN ADVENTURE WITH THE NAVAJOS XXXII ALAN SUCCUMBS TO EXHAUSTION XXXIII A FORLORN DASH FOR HELP XXXIV
— from The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure by H. L. (Harry Lincoln) Sayler


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