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guiding induction Before dealing directly
§ 4. Guidance of the Deductive Movement Value of deduction for guiding induction Before dealing directly with this topic, we must note that systematic regulation of induction depends upon the possession of a body of general principles that may be applied deductively to the examination or construction of particular cases as they come up.
— from How We Think by John Dewey

GOLD Illustrated by Douglas Duer
DESERT GOLD Illustrated by Douglas Duer.
— from The Code of the Mountains by Charles Neville Buck

Grey Illustrated by Douglas Duer
RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE, By Zane Grey. Illustrated by Douglas Duer.
— from The Black Box by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

get in by different doors
When we board the train at Marietta we must get in by different doors, but contrive to come together in one car—the passenger car nearest the engine.
— from Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War by Edward Robins

government is breaking down direct
Representative government is breaking down; direct government threatens to take its place; and the gravest problem of domestic statesmanship is to restore faith in parliamentary institutions.
— from While I Remember by Stephen McKenna

go in by different doors
"We will all go in by different doors," he explained, "and meet in the general waiting-room.
— from The Film of Fear by Frederic Arnold Kummer

Grey Illustrated by Douglas Duer
RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE , By Zane Grey. Illustrated by Douglas Duer.
— from Lola by Owen Davis

gas is burned dampness due
« 22 » Where natural gas is burned, dampness due to condensation is not unusual and a drain may be needed.
— from Fireplaces and Chimneys - Farmers' Bulletin 1889 by T. A. H. (Thomas Arrington Huntington) Miller

given in Beowulf Dan Dan
For comparison, the following lists, as given in the roll of kings known as Langfeðgatal , in the Little Chronicle , in Sweyn, and in Saxo may be useful: Langfeðgatal Little Chronicle Sweyn Saxo Names as given in Beowulf Dan Dan Humblus Lotherus ?
— from Beowulf: An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by R. W. (Raymond Wilson) Chambers


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