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general ridicule or contempt of the tribesmen
Noncompliance would involve the general ridicule or contempt of the tribesmen: Spencer and Gillen, Nat. Tr. , p. 510.
— from The Family among the Australian Aborigines, a Sociological Study by Bronislaw Malinowski

get rid of certain old theories that
It is necessary in the first place to get rid of certain old theories that were based on imperfect knowledge or wrong foundations.
— from Ancient Man in Britain by Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie

greatest range of choice open to the
It is a general truth that competition is most persistent where there is the greatest range of choice open to the customer, and consequently the most individual treatment required in the enterpriser.
— from The Principles of Economics, with Applications to Practical Problems by Frank A. (Frank Albert) Fetter

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