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f life en mi etc
vida f life; en mi ( etc. ) —— sometimes never in the world.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

fear lest England might endeavour
National pride, the fear lest England might endeavour to Anglicize the Kirk, the dislike of the citizens of Edinburgh to see their city lose its status as a capital, the secret hopes of the Jacobites to win the Scottish crown for James the Pretender, worked on one side.
— from A History of England Eleventh Edition by Charles Oman

farm labours even more efficiently
This we did, and though we continued to help Sam Dawes in his farm labours even more efficiently than before, so steady was our application when engaged with our books under our kind tutor, that we made considerable progress in our studies.
— from The Story of Nelson also "The Grateful Indian", "The Boatswain's Son" by William Henry Giles Kingston

Front Line en masse entire
Immediately I began to receive anxious reports from officers commanding sectors at the Front to the effect that the men were abandoning the unattacked Front Line en masse , entire companies deserting.
— from The Russian Turmoil; Memoirs: Military, Social, and Political by Anton Ivanovich Denikin

for life every moment expecting
Yet, notwithstanding the desperate resistance they made, they could not withstand the superior numbers of the Portuguese: loudly rung their fierce war cries; their sharp sabres flashed brightly as they strove for life, every moment expecting to be reinforced by their friends, who waited but the returning roll, when the upper works of the ships should again meet, to rush on board; the flashes from the muskets of the marines, and the pistols of the seamen, between the gleams of lightning, alone exhibiting the combatants to each other, all the lights on board having been extinguished to prevent the enemy from taking aim.
— from The Prime Minister by William Henry Giles Kingston

fractured legislature Economy Malawi Economy
[265] (1) 770 471 Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band Government - note: no party has a majority in the fractured legislature Economy ::Malawi Economy - overview: Landlocked Malawi ranks among the world's most densely populated and least developed countries.
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

for lost every moment expecting
At length, finding his efforts vain, he gave himself up for lost, every moment expecting that the snow wreath would overwhelm him.
— from The Trapper's Son by William Henry Giles Kingston

fractured legislature Economy Malawi Economy
[265] (1) 770 471 Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band Government - note: no party has a majority in the fractured legislature Economy Malawi Economy - overview: Landlocked Malawi ranks among the world's most densely populated and least developed countries.
— from The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

for leaving Europe might even
"If I could know that that Spaniard was baffled at last and had lost all track of me, I could make my arrangements more calmly for leaving Europe, might even look forward to returning to England some day, and spending my life there while expiating my crime.
— from The Silent Shore: A Romance by John Bloundelle-Burton


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