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imaginem puellae et coram loqui
Furibundus putavit se videre imaginem puellae, et coram loqui blandiens illi, &c. 5585 .
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

its powerful emphatic close like
The smooth and harmonious action of the players seemed to lend a new charm, delicate and indefinable, to the development of the clear and heart-strengthening theme with its subtle variations and its powerful, emphatic close, like the fullness of meaning in the last line of a noble sonnet.
— from The Unknown Quantity: A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales by Henry Van Dyke

in political economy commercial law
In 1907 a course in military science, a school of commerce, and several summer schools were added, and several extension courses have been added, notably in political economy, commercial law and accountancy.
— from Montreal, 1535-1914. Vol. 2. Under British Rule, 1760-1914 by William H. (William Henry) Atherton

in parte est cepit locus
Ovid, Fast. i. 291. of Jupiter: "Jupiter in parte est, cepit locus unus utrumque: Junctaque sunt magno templa nepotis avo."
— from Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. (Augustus John Cuthbert) Hare

in practical evil considers less
The woman less enlightened in practical evil considers less the risks of actual vice; but her imagination is free in other ways, and she innocently permits her hero to do and say things so completely against the code which is binding on gentlemen whether vicious or otherwise that her want of perception becomes conspicuous.
— from Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign: A Book of Appreciations by Katharine S. (Katharine Sarah) Macquoid

in practically every case leave
They are kept for three to six weeks, and in practically every case leave there stronger and happier than when they came.
— from Through the Black Hills and Bad Lands of South Dakota by P. D. (Purl Dewey) Peterson

Industries petroleum extraction cement lumber
$NA (31 December 2007) Market value of publicly traded shares: $NA Agriculture - products: cassava (tapioca), sugar, rice, corn, peanuts, vegetables, coffee, cocoa; forest products Industries: petroleum extraction, cement, lumber, brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap, flour, cigarettes Industrial production growth rate: 7% (2008 est.)
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

in punctuation every capital letter
It is properly a matter of mere justice to the compositor that every letter in his copy should be unmistakable, and that every point in punctuation, every capital letter, and every peculiarity of any kind should appear on the copy just as the author wishes it to be in the printed work.
— from Proof-Reading A Series of Essays for Readers and Their Employers, and for Authors and Editors by F. Horace (Francis Horace) Teall

Industries petroleum extraction cement lumber
Industries: petroleum extraction, cement, lumber, brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap, flour, cigarettes Industrial production growth rate: NA% Electricity - production: 302 million kWh (1999) Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 0.66% hydro: 99.34% other: 0% (1999) nuclear: 0% Electricity - consumption: 406.9 million kWh (1999) Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (1999) Electricity - imports: 126 million kWh (1999) Agriculture - products: cassava (tapioca), sugar, rice, corn, peanuts, vegetables, coffee, cocoa; forest products Exports: $2.6 billion (f.o.b., 2001) Exports - commodities: petroleum 90%, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds Exports - partners: US 20.9%, South Korea 15.5%, China 6.7%, Germany 3.2% (2000) Imports: $725 million (f.o.b., 2001) Imports - commodities: petroleum products, capital equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs Imports - partners: France 20.5%, US 9.8%, Italy 7.5%, Belgium 3.8% (2000) Debt - external: $5 billion (1999 est.)
— from The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Industries petroleum extraction cement lumber
Industries: petroleum extraction, cement, lumber, brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap, flour, cigarettes Industrial production growth rate: 0% (2002 est.)
— from The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency


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