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Let us consult experience
Let us consult experience, the guide that ought always to be followed whenever it can be found.
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton

lock up contain encierro
encerrar to shut up, lock up, contain. encierro confinement, prison.
— from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

like unto cloves especially
The root consists of many brownish strings or fibres, smelling somewhat like unto cloves, especially those which grow in the higher, hotter, and drier grounds, and in free and clear air.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

left upper corner Ecke
Ecke corner Ecke oben links left upper corner Ecke oben recht right upper corner Ecke unten links bottom left corner Ecke unten rechts bottom right corner eckige Klammern square brackets Eckzins base lending rate Eckzins base rate Edelmetall precious metal Edelmetallabteilung bullion department Effektenabteilung securities department Effektenbörse stock exchange Effektenbuchhaltung securities accounting Effektendifferenzgeschäft margin business Effektenemission capital issue Effektenhändler securities broker Effektenhändler an der Börse jobber Effektenlombard advance against securities Effektenmarkt stock market Effektenverwaltung investment management Effektifbestand actual balance effektive Kaufkraft; reale Kaufkraft real purchase power effektive Vertragserfüllung specific performance Effektivität effectiveness Effizienz der Arbeit labour efficiency ehe sie zahlen; vor der Bezahlung before parting with their money ehe
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

lead us Caesar est
Cæsar is the man to lead us , Caesar est is quî nôs dûcat (descriptive relative clause with the subjunctive) b. Observe that in this construction a demonstrative pronoun and a relative, as is quî , are translated such a one as to, the man to .
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Let us consider either
Let us consider either case separately.
— from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch

let us consider each
First, let us consider each argument separately.
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations Also, Treatises On The Nature Of The Gods, And On The Commonwealth by Marcus Tullius Cicero

let us clasp each
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY OR, THE CIVIL WAR AS SEEN BY A BOY A Story of Patriotism and Adventure in Our War for the Union By A. R. White With Over 150 War Photographs And Original Drawings Illustrated by Frank Beard “We live for freedom; let us clasp each other by the hand; In love and unity abide, a firm, unbroken band; We cannot live divided—the Union is secure!
— from The Blue and the Gray; Or, The Civil War as Seen by a Boy A Story of Patriotism and Adventure in Our War for the Union by Annie Randall White

left us completely exhausted
After an hour of exertion and toil that left us completely exhausted, we managed to get him behind a large boulder to the left of the ledge, but it was impossible to carry him to the place we had selected, which could be reached only by passing through a narrow crevice.
— from Under the Andes by Rex Stout

légèrement une chose en
glisser , couler, mettre légèrement une chose en un lieu.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

lines under conditions entailing
92 The cavalry soldier is often required to perform independent duties and penetrate far into the enemy’s lines under conditions entailing danger and hardship.
— from Our Cavalry by Michael Frederic Rimington

looked upon complacently even
Murder, my dear young woman, is not looked upon complacently, even in this remote corner of the world!" "You seem given to the use of strong language, Mr. Donovan.
— from Rosalind at Red Gate by Meredith Nicholson

let us contemplate every
Would we conceive properly of that simplicity which is the sweetest expression of a well-informed and well-meaning mind, which every where diffuses tenderness and delicacy, sweetens the relations of life, and gives a zest to the minutest duties of humanity, let us contemplate every perceptible operation of nature, the twilight of the evening, the pearly dew-drops of the early morning, and all that various growth which indicates the genial return of spring.
— from Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World by Anonymous

looked upon Cousin Elizabeth
The Boston relatives arrived on the twenty-first for a short visit; Cousin Honoria and Cousin Augusta looked upon Cousin Elizabeth’s proposed Western trip in mingled amazement and dismay; a little kindly advice, a little gentle persuasion, were the least they could offer.
— from A Texas Blue Bonnet by Caroline Emilia Jacobs

labor unions churches ethnic
[William (Bill) REDPATH]; Republican Party [Michael STEELE] Political pressure groups and leaders: environmentalists; business groups; labor unions; churches; ethnic groups; political action committees or PAC; health groups; education groups; civic groups; youth groups; transportation groups; agricultural groups; veterans groups; women's groups; reform lobbies International organization participation: ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), ANZUS, APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CE (observer), CERN (observer), CP, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, G-20, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SECI (observer), SPC, UN, UN Security Council, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC Flag description: 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico Economy ::United States Economy - overview: The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $46,900.
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency


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