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clear as not to leave enough to
"Of many rank offences, sir!" replied the king, somewhat impatiently; "offences of which you might find it hard to wash yourself so clear as not to leave enough to weigh you down.
— from Darnley; or, The Field of the Cloth of Gold by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

Compositors are not to leave either type
7. Compositors are not to leave either type or furniture on the stone.
— from The American Printer: A Manual of Typography Containing practical directions for managing all departments of a printing office, as well as complete instructions for apprentices; with several useful tables, numerous schemes for imposing forms in every variety, hints to authors, etc. by Thomas MacKellar

contributions and not the least effective to
Another of her contributions, and not the least effective, to the common cause, was an essay published at Annapolis, in October, 1765.
— from The American Quarterly Review, No. 18, June 1831 (Vol 9) by Various

Comfort are none the less existent that
Hate and Anger shriek to one another across the ages, but the voices of Love and Comfort are none the less existent that they speak in whispers, lips to ear.
— from The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

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