26 Note 22 ( return ) [ He represented to the emperor of the Moguls that the four provinces, (Petcheli, Chantong, Chansi, and Leaotong,)which he already possessed, might annually produce, under a mild administration, 500,000 ounces of silver, 400,000 measures of rice, and 800,000 pieces of silk.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon
Zunahme sudden increase plötzlicher Anstieg abrupt rise plötzlicher Wechsel sudden change plötzliches Nachlassen sudden fall plündern; Plünderung plunder Plünderung pilferage Plünderung pillaging plus plus Police der Ausbildungsversicherung educational policy Police für den Erlebensfall endowment policy Police mit Gewinnbeteiligung participating policy Politik der Kreditbeschränkung restrictive credit policy Politik der offenen Tür open-door policy Politik des billigen Geldes easy money policy Politik; Versicherungspolice policy politisch political politische Einstellung political attitude politische Ökonomie; Nationalökonomie political economy politisches Zentrum political centre Polizeibeamter police officer Polizeirevier police station populär popular populär machen popularize Portfolio portfolio Porto postage Porto wird vom Empfänger erhoben freepost Portokasse petty cash Portokassenbuch petty cash book Portokassenkonto petty cash account Portosatz postage rate Positionierbewegung positioning movement positiv positive positive Volkswirtschaftslehre positive economics Post; mit der Post senden mail Postabfertigungsraum; Poststelle mail room Postamt post office Postanweisung money order Postanweisung postal order Postausgangsbuch outgoing post book Postausgangskorb out-tray Postbeamter post office clerk Postbehörde postal authority Postbehörden postal authorities
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig
Et paulo post, Cogitatio Venereorum me torquet perpetuo, et quam facto implere non licuit, aut fecisse potentem puduit, cogitatione assidua mentitus sum voluptatem .
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton
Furthermore, purely physiological conditions operate in many directions, (such as blushing, trembling, laughter, [70] weeping, stuttering, etc.), and finally, very few men want to show their minds openly to their friends, so that they see no reason for co-ordinating their symbolic bodily expressions.
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross
Caloris ac frigoris patientia par; cibi potionisque 10 desiderio naturali, non voluptate modus finitus; vigiliarum somnique nec die nec nocte discriminata tempora: id, quod gerendis rebus superesset, quieti datum; ea neque molli strato neque silentio accersita ; multi saepe militari sagulo opertum humi iacentem 15 inter custodias stationesque militum conspexerunt.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce
He had expended a fortune for physical pleasures, comforts, luxury, and display.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden
Levis, Calvin Klein, Calvins, Bonjour, Gloria Vanderbilt. headdress, headgear; chapeau[Fr], crush hat, opera hat; kaffiyeh; sombrero, jam, tam-o-shanter, tarboosh[obs3], topi, sola topi[Lat], pagri[obs3], puggaree[obs3]; cap, hat, beaver hat, coonskin cap; castor, bonnet, tile, wideawake, billycock[obs3], wimple; nightcap, mobcap[obs3], skullcap; hood, coif; capote[obs3], calash; kerchief, snood, babushka; head, coiffure; crown &c. (circle) 247; chignon, pelt, wig, front, peruke, periwig, caftan, turban, fez, shako, csako[obs3], busby; kepi[obs3], forage cap, bearskin; baseball cap; fishing hat; helmet &c. 717; mask, domino.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget
It is further recorded 64 by Bishop Whitehead that, during the festival of Māriamma at Kannanur in the Trichinopoly district, “many people who have made vows bring sheep, goats, fowls, pigeons, parrots, cows, and calves, to the temple, and leave them in the compound alive.
— from Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston
Wind instruments of the flute kind,—including pipes, whistles, flutes, Pandean pipes, &c.—are also to be found almost everywhere.
— from Musical Instruments by Carl Engel
In the summer a few picnic parties come from the town or the country round about, having permission to enter the grounds.
— from The Gamekeeper at Home: Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life by Richard Jefferies
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On former trips the Nardak had been a floating pleasure palace circling the globe with a crew of forty and with twenty passengers in luxurious staterooms.
— from Stand By: The Story of a Boy's Achievement in Radio by Hugh McAlister
And wondering at the tale The King was thoughtful, and each faded, pale, Poor countenance still conned him when he spake: "And what reward if one this battle take?"
— from Accolon of Gaul, with Other Poems by Madison Julius Cawein
The immediate symptoms are those of shock or collapse—fainting, small, rapid and feeble pulse, possibly convulsions, or vomiting, and a cold, clammy skin.
— from Mother, Nurse and Infant A Manual Especially Adapted for the Guidance of Mothers and Monthly Nurses, Comprising Full Instruction in Regard To Pregnancy, Preparation for Child-birth, and the Care of Mother and Child, and Designed to Impart so Much Knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology, Midwifery, and the Proper Use of Medicines as Will Serve Intelligently to Direct the Wife, Mother and Nurse in All Emergencies. by S. P. Sackett
@United Kingdom, Geography Location: Western Europe, bordering on the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, between Ireland and France Map references: Europe, Standard Time Zones of the World Area: total area: 244,820 sq km land area: 241,590 sq km comparative area: slightly smaller than Oregon note: includes Rockall and Shetland Islands Land boundaries: total 360 km, Ireland 360 km Coastline: 12,429 km Maritime claims: continental shelf: as defined in continental shelf orders or in accordance with agreed upon boundaries exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: Northern Ireland question with Ireland; Gibraltar question with Spain; Argentina claims Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas); Argentina claims South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; Mauritius claims island of Diego Garcia in British Indian Ocean Territory; Rockall continental shelf dispute involving Denmark, Iceland, and Ireland (Ireland and the UK have signed a boundary agreement in the Rockall area); territorial claim in Antarctica (British Antarctic Territory) Climate: temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than half of the days are overcast Terrain: mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast Natural resources: coal, petroleum, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica Land use: arable land: 29% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 48% forest and woodland: 9% other: 14% Irrigated land: 1,570 sq km (1989) Environment: current issues: sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants contribute to air pollution; some rivers polluted by agricultural wastes and coastal waters polluted because of large-scale disposal of sewage at sea natural hazards: NA international agreements: party to - Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Antarctic Treaty, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber, Wetlands, Whaling; signed, but not ratified - Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Biodiversity Note: lies near vital North Atlantic sea lanes; only 35 km from France and now linked by tunnel under the English Channel; because of heavily indented coastline, no location is more than 125 km from tidal waters @United Kingdom, People Population: 58,135,110 (July 1994 est.)
— from The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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