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development on both sides of naval
In one respect above all, this war was distinguished; in the development, on both sides, of naval power.
— from The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812, vol 1 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

day or better still one night
If one day, or better still, one night of excitement was in store for him, the next day should be regarded as the unlimited future, for which no man can be responsible.
— from Mr. Scarborough's Family by Anthony Trollope

dream or because some other notability
They usually went to war to turn other tribes out of profitable hunting grounds or productive fisheries; or because they wanted slaves or more wives; or because a chief or a medicine man had a dream; or because some other notability felt he had given way too much to tears over some personal or public sorrow, and must show his manliness by killing the people of another tribe.
— from Pioneers in Canada by Harry Johnston

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