“Maybe; but I never did set much store by black hair—shows gray too soon,” retorted Mrs. Snow.
— from Pollyanna by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter

[ 212 ] [ Contents ] XLIII THE PROPITIOUS MAGPIE People say that when the magpie builds its nest directly south of a home that the master of the house will be promoted in office.
— from Korean Folk Tales: Imps, Ghosts and Faries by Yuk Yi

Besides, I never disparage, sir.
— from Bleak House by Charles Dickens

I don’t know whether it is that I am built wrong, but I never did seem to hanker after tombstones myself.
— from Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Of history and chronology I possess some vague points, such as one cannot help picking up in the course of miscellaneous study; but I never deliberately sat down to a chronicle, even of my own country.
— from The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb

Jan Mayen NA Japan air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere Jersey NA Jordan limited natural fresh water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification Kazakhstan radioactive or toxic chemical sites associated with former defense industries and test ranges scattered throughout the country pose health risks for humans and animals; industrial pollution is severe in some cities; because the two main rivers that flowed into the Aral Sea have been diverted for irrigation, it is drying up and leaving behind a harmful layer of chemical pesticides and natural salts; these substances are then picked up by the wind and blown into noxious dust storms; pollution in the Caspian Sea; soil pollution from overuse of agricultural chemicals and salination from poor infrastructure and wasteful irrigation practices Kenya water pollution from urban and industrial wastes; degradation of water quality from increased use of pesticides and fertilizers; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; poaching Kiribati heavy pollution in lagoon of south Tarawa atoll due to heavy migration mixed with traditional practices such as lagoon latrines and open-pit dumping; ground water at risk Korea, North water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water; waterborne disease; deforestation; soil erosion and degradation Korea, South air pollution in large cities; acid rain; water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; drift net fishing Kuwait limited natural fresh water resources; some of world's largest and most sophisticated desalination facilities provide much of the water; air and water pollution; desertification Kyrgyzstan water pollution; many people get their water directly from contaminated streams and wells; as a result, water-borne diseases are prevalent; increasing soil salinity from faulty irrigation practices Laos unexploded ordnance; deforestation; soil erosion; most of the population does not have access to potable water Latvia Latvia's environment has benefited from a shift to service industries after the country regained independence; the main environmental priorities are improvement of drinking water quality and sewage system, household, and hazardous waste management, as well as reduction of air pollution; in 2001, Latvia closed the EU accession negotiation chapter on environment committing to full enforcement of EU environmental directives by 2010 Lebanon deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; air pollution in Beirut from vehicular traffic and the burning of industrial wastes; pollution of coastal waters from raw sewage and oil spills Lesotho population pressure forcing settlement in marginal areas results in overgrazing, severe soil erosion, and soil exhaustion; desertification; Highlands Water Project controls, stores, and redirects water to South Africa Liberia tropical rain forest deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; pollution of coastal waters from oil residue and raw sewage Libya desertification; limited natural fresh water resources; the Great Manmade River Project, the largest water development scheme in the world, is being built to bring water from large aquifers under the Sahara to coastal cities
— from The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

“I did not!—I beg pardon, but I never did such a thing in my life,” cried Wynne, indignantly; and Patience felt suddenly depressed, although she too had found a friend in habit.
— from Patience Sparhawk and Her Times: A Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

"Entomology extends the limits of being in new directions, so that I walk in nature with a sense of greater space and freedom.
— from The Butterfly Book A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Butterflies of North America by W. J. (William Jacob) Holland

Besides, I never did say she was a single girl.
— from For Woman's Love by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

I thought I knowed your voice, but I never did see you in jeans, and ridin' a hoss before.
— from Partners of Chance by Henry Herbert Knibbs

Really, Bertha, I never did see anything like you.
— from Will Warburton by George Gissing

Both were invalids, and soothed their cares with verse, the latter to the better effect, though both in no despicable strain.
— from A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) by George Saintsbury