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denote efficient cause or reason as
The coordinated member may denote efficient cause or reason: as, peregrīnus ego sum, Sauream nōn nōvī , Pl.
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

destroy every citizen of Rome and
To kill a wife and her husband with her and her children sates not his anger; ’tis not enough to slaughter relations and drive friends into exile; he strives to destroy every citizen of Rome and to blot out the very name of our race.
— from Claudian, volume 1 (of 2) With an English translation by Maurice Platnauer by Claudius Claudianus

deface erase cancel or remove any
Whoever sells, exposes for sale, or has in his possession with intent to sell, any article, substance, or compound made in imitation or semblance of butter, or as a substitute for butter, except as provided in section one; whoever sells, exposes for sale, or has in his possession with intent to sell, any article, substance, or compound [289] made in imitation or semblance of cheese, or as a substitute for cheese, except as provided in section two, and whoever shall deface, erase, cancel, or remove any mark, stamp, brand, label, or wrapper provided for by this Act, or change the contents of any box, tub, article, and package marked, stamped, or labelled as aforesaid, with intent to deceive as to the contents of said box, tub, article, or package, shall for every such offence forfeit and pay a fine of one hundred dollars, and for a second and each subsequent offence a fine of two hundred dollars, to be recovered with costs in any court of this commonwealth of competent jurisdiction; and any fine paid shall go to the city or town where the offence was committed.
— from Food Adulteration and Its Detection With photomicrographic plates and a bibliographical appendix by Jesse P. (Jesse Park) Battershall

dynamical effort capable of raising a
The actual power, on the contrary, is a mechanical force or dynamical effort capable of raising a given weight through a given distance in a given time, and of which the amount is ascertainable by scientific investigation.
— from A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.

d Estimated cost of receipts and
It is an estimate of the cost of One Hundred Thousand transactions under the Post Office Savings Bank bill, assuming the proportion of deposits to withdrawals and of transactions to accounts to be the same in the Post Office Banks as in the [Pg 335] existing Savings Banks, when the former shall be in full operation: — £ s. d. Estimated cost of receipts and payments by Postmasters 210 0 0 Estimated cost of transmission to central office, including check on receipts and payments, &c. 690 0 0 Estimated cost of keeping accounts with depositors, including calculation and entry of interest, periodical comparison of depositors' books, check on withdrawals, preparation of general accounts, stationery, and other miscellaneous items and general management 1,750 0 0
— from A History of Banks for Savings in Great Britain and Ireland by William Lewins

distinguishing ethical characteristics of races as
On the contrary, the distinguishing ethical characteristics of races, as seen in their ethical ideals and their moral conduct, are determined by the dominant social order, and vary with it.
— from Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic by Sidney Lewis Gulick

discovered every cause of resentment and
In this can be discovered every cause of resentment and every variety of {72} complaint which the thirteen colonies were ready to put forward.
— from The Wars Between England and America by Theodore Clarke Smith

Daphnis et Chloé Offenbach risked a
In a slight work, Daphnis et Chloé , Offenbach risked a dominant eleventh without either introduction or conclusion—an extraordinary audacity at the time.
— from Musical Memories by Camille Saint-Saëns

democracy either civil or religious and
He had no sympathy with democracy, either civil or religious, and he formed a close union between Church and State,—giving to the council the right to choose elders and to confirm the election of ministers.
— from Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 2: Renaissance and Reformation by John Lord

disciples erected Chauras or resthouses and
After his death his disciples erected Chauras or resthouses and monuments to his memory in all the villages and beneath all the trees where he had at any time made [ 330 ] any stay in Gujarāt; and here he is worshipped by the sect.
— from The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 1 by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell


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