Capitan Tiago preferred the law, in order that he might have a lawyer free, but knowledge of the laws is not sufficient to secure clientage in the Philippines—it is necessary to win the cases, and for this friendships are required, influence in certain spheres, a good deal of astuteness.
— from The Reign of Greed by José Rizal

The invisible Prince recognised these dead men as Kings of two large islands near his own home, but the names of the Princesses were unknown to him.
— from The Yellow Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

What I know of the Leithcourts is not to their credit.
— from The Czar's Spy: The Mystery of a Silent Love by William Le Queux

Innumerable trails cross each other in these plains and exact knowledge of the locality is necessary in order to avoid wandering.
— from Iceland: Horseback tours in saga land by W. S. C. (Waterman Spaulding Chapman) Russell

Rogers then joined the forces of General Howe, bringing with him an invaluable knowledge of the land in New York and New Jersey, and adjacent territory.
— from Ponteach The Savages of America by Robert Rogers

To understand this some knowledge of the language is necessary (for sample problems see Appendix A ).
— from International Language, Past, Present & Future With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Walter John Clark

But a general knowledge of the language is not enough.
— from Introduction to the Study of History by Charles Seignobos

The kingdom of the Lord is near, and He Himself will reign upon the earth for a thousand years."
— from Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 3. The Reaction in France by Georg Brandes