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But even at this early stage the
But even at this early stage the Q-ship idea came into being, though not actually under that name.
— from Q-Ships and Their Story by E. Keble (Edward Keble) Chatterton

be established among these elements so that
Whether organic relations can be established among these elements, so that there shall one day issue from the welter something well-rounded, something American, fitting American conditions and leading American aspirations forward and upward, is yet on the knees of the gods.
— from A Librarian's Open Shelf: Essays on Various Subjects by Arthur E. (Arthur Elmore) Bostwick

But even at this early stage there
But even at this early stage there was something stalwart and self-reliant in his cast of character that resisted the cunning sophistry; vicarious relief woke resentment in him; he meant to face his troubles alone.
— from The Wave: An Egyptian Aftermath by Algernon Blackwood

by ether and the ethereal solution then
The hæmatin obtained by treating blood with acetic acid may be dissolved out by ether, and the ethereal solution then exhibits a remarkable distinctive spectrum.
— from Poisons, Their Effects and Detection A Manual for the Use of Analytical Chemists and Experts by Alexander Wynter Blyth

by earthquakes Amongst the effects supposed to
[Pg 369] Mallet cites the following effects produced by earthquakes: "Amongst the effects supposed to be produced by the earthquake on the atmosphere were reckoned tempestuous winds, thunder-storms, meteors, coldness of the air, severe winters, heavy rains, miasmata, producing diseases and affecting vegetation.
— from The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes by Edwin J. (Edwin James) Houston

by E A Tozer Esq Sheeps Tor
The Dewerstone " 220 From a drawing by E. A. Tozer, Esq. Sheeps Tor " 225 From a drawing by A. B. Collier, Esq. Portion of Screen, Sheeps Tor " 228 Drawn by F. Bligh Bond, Esq.
— from A Book of Dartmoor Second Edition by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould


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