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deep any zeal
If there had existed at that day, in any part of the civilized world, a powerful Republic, with institutions resting on the same foundations of liberty which our own countrymen sought to establish, would there have been in that Republic any hospitality too cordial, any sympathy too deep, any zeal for their glorious but unfortunate cause, too fervent or too active to be shown toward these illustrious fugitives?
— from The Art of Public Speaking by J. Berg (Joseph Berg) Esenwein

debts ausstehende Zinsen
Ware zu übernehmen shall be unable to take the goods äußerste utmost äußerster Preis closest price äußerster Preis knock down price äußerster Preis rock bottom price äußerster Termin extreme limit aussetzen; ausstellen expose Aussichten prospects Aussichten prospects of the market Aussperrung lockout ausstatten equip ausstatten fit out ausstatten to fit out Ausstattung outfit Ausstattung mit Betriebsmitteln production facilities Ausstattung, Ausrüstung equipment Ausstattung; Ausrüstung outfit ausstechen out-do ausstehende Beträge outstanding sums ausstehende Forderungen outstanding debts ausstehende Zinsen outstanding interest ausstellen exhibit ausstellen to expose ausstellen write out ausstellen; Ausstellung show ausstellen; Schaufensterdekoration display Aussteller drawer Aussteller exhibiting company Aussteller exhibitor Aussteller issuer Aussteller eines Schecks maker of a cheque Aussteller eines Solawechsels maker of a promissory note Aussteller eines Wechsels maker of a bill Aussteller; Emittent issuer Ausstellerliste list of exhibitors Ausstellerverzeichnis index of exhibitors Ausstellung exhibition Ausstellung; Schaustellung (US) exposition Ausstellungsfläche exhibition space Ausstellungsgebäude exhibition building Ausstellungsgelände fair grounds
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

duty and zeal
I could not help shivering with fearful presages upon this occasion, and even abhorring the person to whose duty and zeal I was beholden for the intelligence, even while I endeavoured to persuade myself that the inquiry would end in the detection of some paltry intrigue between the maid and her own gallant.
— from The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete by T. (Tobias) Smollett

die allgemeine zu
Das Grösste, was dem Menschen begegnen 45 kann, ist es wohl, in der eigenen Sache die allgemeine zu vertheitigen —The noblest function, I should say, that can fall to man is to vindicate all men's interests in vindicating his own.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

defeated at Zama
Hannibal (247-183), one of the world's greatest generals, i , 108 ; son of Hamilcar Barca, iii , 99 ; sacked Saguntum (219), crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans on the Trebia and Ticinus (218), at Trasimenus (217), Cannae (216), i , 40 ; iii , 113-114 ; defeated at Zama (202); maligned by the Romans as treacherous and cruel , i , 38 .
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

das All zu
In deinem Nichts hoff' ich das All zu finden —Only let us still go on!
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

Dorothea and Zoraida
Enter, your worship, I say, into this paradise, for here you will find stars and suns to accompany the heaven your worship brings with you, here you will find arms in their supreme excellence, and beauty in its highest perfection.” The Judge was struck with amazement at the language of Don Quixote, whom he scrutinized very carefully, no less astonished by his figure than by his talk; and before he could find words to answer him he had a fresh surprise, when he saw opposite to him Luscinda, Dorothea, and Zoraida, who, having heard of the new guests and of the beauty of the young lady, had come to see her and welcome her; Don Fernando, Cardenio, and the curate, however, greeted him in a more intelligible and polished style.
— from The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

devout and zealous
Then King Oswy, according to the vow he had made to the Lord, returned thanks to God for the victory granted him, and gave his daughter Elfled, 438 who was scarce a year old, to be consecrated to Him in perpetual virginity; bestowing also twelve small estates of land, wherein the [pg 190] practice of earthly warfare should cease, and place and means should be afforded to devout and zealous monks to wage spiritual warfare, and pray for the eternal peace of his nation.
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, the Venerable, Saint

Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
His curt and spirited remarks about his experiences in connection with the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung justified his disinclination to engage in any work connected with the public press.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner

drippings add zucchini
To pan drippings, add zucchini, carrots, and onion; saute 3 minutes.
— from The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Mitzi Perdue

dinner an ze
So Ali he make big dinner, an' ze Mameluke come an' eat, an' have fine, big time."
— from The Ship-Dwellers: A Story of a Happy Cruise by Albert Bigelow Paine

does a zoophyte
In complexity, our large civilized nations as much exceed primitive savage tribes, as a mammal does a zoophyte.
— from Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 1 of 3 Library Edition (1891), Containing Seven Essays not before Republished, and Various other Additions. by Herbert Spencer

Don Antonio Zapata
Don Antonio Zapata to the Count of Barajas
— from Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Spanish Language in the British Museum. Vol. 4 by Pascual de Gayangos

d Arthropoden Zeit
Bau u. Entwicklung d. Arthropoden.” Zeit.
— from The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 2 (of 4) A Treatise on Comparative Embryology: Invertebrata by Francis M. (Francis Maitland) Balfour

Dr Arthur Zimmermann
Dr. Arthur Zimmermann, at that time Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, was more aggressive when I suggested the subject for the substance of an interview.
— from The Iron Ration: Three Years in Warring Central Europe by George Abel Schreiner

Dayr az Zawr
Switzerland 26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French; cantoni, singular - cantone in Italian; kantone, singular - kanton in German); Aargau, Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden, Appenzell Inner-Rhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneve, Glarus, Graubunden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zurich Syria 14 provinces (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Hasakah, Al Ladhiqiyah, Al Qunaytirah, Ar Raqqah, As Suwayda', Dar'a, Dayr az Zawr, Dimashq, Halab, Hamah, Hims, Idlib, Rif Dimashq, Tartus Taiwan includes main island of Taiwan plus smaller islands nearby and and off coast of China's Fujian Province; Taiwan is divided into 18 counties (hsien, singular and plural), 5 municipalities (shih, singular and plural), and 2 special municipalities (chuan-shih, singular and plural) note: Taiwan uses a variety of romanization systems; while the Wade-Giles system still dominates, city of Taipei has adopted standard Pinyin romanization for street and place names within its boundaries; other local authorities use different romanization systems; names for administrative divisions that follow are in Wade-Giles system with Pinyin equivalents in parentheses counties: Chang-hua (Changhua), Chia-i (Chiayi)
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Dollars and Zalotts
Hence it comes to pass that Zecchines and Hungars for Gold, and Spanish Dollars and Zalotts for Silver stampt in Christendom pass current among them, most of the great Payments being made in them, they not caring either through Ignorance or Sloth to follow the Example of the Indian or Persian Emperors, who usually melt down the Christian Mony imported by the Merchants into their several Countries, and give it a new Stamp.
— from Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3 containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries as they have been delivered in to the Royal Society by Royal Society (Great Britain)


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