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kai rhines en elachistais
Greek text Ho pneumôn men oun kai ho thôrax kai artêriai hai tracheiai kai hai leiai kai kardia kai stoma kai rhines en elachistais chronou rhopais eis enantias kinêseis auta te metaballei kai tas hylas methistêsin.
— from Galen: On the Natural Faculties by Galen

kind regard engage Employ
Yet, if my years thy kind regard engage, Employ thy youth as I employ my age; Succeed to these my cares, and rouse the rest; He serves me most, who serves his country best.
— from The Iliad by Homer

know Remains Earl Eirik
On Eirik's side now stand: Erling alone, I know Remains Earl Eirik's foe.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

knight Richard Eton esquire
In the old choir were buried: Dame Margaret, etc.; Eleanor Gristles; Sir John Browne, knight, and John his son and heir; Sir Simon de Berforde, knight; Peter Wigus, esquire; Robert Mathew, esquire; Sir John Skargell, knight; Sir John Norice, knight; Sir Geffrey Roose, knight; Mathew Hadocke, esquire; William Clarell, esquire; John Aprichard, esquire; William Wentworth, esquire; Thomas Wicham, esquire; Sir Terwit, knight; Sir Stephen Popham, knight; Bastard de Scales; Henrie Blunt, esquire; Elizabeth Blunt; John Swan, esquire; Alice Foster, one of the heirs of Sir Stephen Popham; Sir Robert Brocket, knight; John Drayton, esquire; John, son to Robert Chanlowes, and his daughter Katherine; John Salvin, William Hampton, John Bampton, John Winter, Edmond Oldhall, William Appleyard, Thomas Dabby, esquires; Sir Hugh Courtney, knight; John Drury, son to Robert Drurie; Elizabeth Gemersey, gentlewoman; Sir Thomas Townsend, knight; Sir Richarde Greene, knight; William Scot, esquire; Thomas Federinghey, I. Fulforde, esquire; Edward Eldsmere, gentleman; W. Hart, gentleman; Dame Mary Senclare, daughter to Sir Thomas Talbot, knight; Ancher, esquire; Sir William Moris, knight, and Dame Christian his wife; Sir Peter de Mota, knight; Richard Hewton, esquire; Sir I. Heron, knight; Richard Eton, esquire; Hugh Stapleton, gentleman; William Copley, gentleman; Sir Ralph Saintowen, knight; Sir Hugh Bromeflete, knight; Lord Vessey, principal founder of that order, the 6th of Edward IV., etc.
— from The Survey of London by John Stow

Kapitalrückzahlung returns Einnahmen Ertrag
restriktive Kreditpolitik restrictive endorsement Indossament ohne Obligo retain zurückbehalten retention Zurückbehaltung retrocession Retrozession retrograde rückschreitend return zurückreichen, zurücksenden, zurückgeben return of capital Kapitalrückzahlung returns Einnahmen, Ertrag revaluation Aufwertung revalue aufwerten reveal enthüllen revenue Steuereinkommen, Einkünfte des Staates revenue authorities Finanzbehörden revenue office Finanzamt revenue stamp Stempelmarke review Durchsicht, nachprüfen revocable widerruflich revolving credit sich erneuernder Kredit right Recht right of recourse Rückgriffsrecht right of issuing bank notes Notenprivileg riot Unruhe rise steigen rise in cost Steigen der Kosten rise in interest Zinsauftrieb rise in the bank rate Diskonterhöhung (Br.)
— from Mr. Honey's Small Banking Dictionary (English-German) by Winfried Honig

keep reap etc EPT
Clepe,† keep, reap, etc. EPT.
— from Practical Guide to English Versification With a Compendious Dictionary of Rhymes, an Examination of Classical Measures, and Comments Upon Burlesque and Comic Verse, Vers de Société, and Song-writing by Tom Hood

keen remorse embitters every
Still keen remorse embitters every joy, Altho’ the parties can by bribes decoy: Such hirelings as their influence can bind, And clap a padlock on the tongue and mind.
— from Characters from Life; Or, Moral Hints. In Verse by James Parkerson

Kingman Reef Economy Economy
Kingman Reef Government Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Kingman Reef Dependency status: unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the US Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior note: on 1 September 2000, the Department of the Interior accepted restoration of its administrative jurisdiction over Kingman Reef from the Department of the Navy; Executive Order 3223 signed 18 January 2001 established Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge to be administered by the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; this refuge is managed to protect the terrestrial and aquatic wildlife of Kingman Reef out to the twelve nautical mile territorial sea limit Legal system: the laws of the US, where applicable, apply Flag description: the flag of the US is used Kingman Reef Economy Economy - overview: no economic activity Kingman Reef Transportation Waterways: none Ports and harbors: none; offshore anchorage only Airports: lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938 (2000 est.)
— from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

known rocks earths etc
Having been defeated in our attempt to build up or construct an earth solid to the centre by appealing to the metals to make up the weight or density required for the foundation layers, and that even to somewhere about three-fourths of the diameter of the whole structure, we are forced to fall back upon our known rocks, earths, etc., in order to compound out of them the dense material we require, and of course we feel that we have in hand a more hopeless task than we had with the metals.
— from New Theories in Astronomy by Willam Stirling


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