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might under no circumstances
“At the rising of the sun as well as at noon certain observances, invocations, and prayers were prescribed which might under no circumstances be omitted.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

Michonneau uttered no complaint
Michonneau uttered no complaint, though breakfast was delayed.
— from Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac

morning until night closed
But I witnessed the fight from the National side from eight o'clock in the morning until night closed the contest.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

manifested under normal conditions
We have always omitted from our consideration what happened to the emotion that clung to the suppressed idea; and only now we learn that whatever quality this emotion might have manifested under normal conditions, its fate is a transformation into fear.
— from A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud

moderate understanding not covetous
Lay long in bed, and by and by called up by Sir H. Cholmly, who tells me that my Lord Middleton is for certain chosen Governor of Tangier; a man of moderate understanding, not covetous, but a soldier of fortune, and poor.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

Mail uses no cure
MCI Mail uses "no cure, no pay."
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno

my uncle nearly crushed
In return, my uncle nearly crushed his hands, so warmly did he shake them.
— from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne

me undertake new conquests
Do not send me to distant courts; do not bid me undertake new conquests.
— from The Gardener by Rabindranath Tagore

my uncle not chusing
The hunters consisted of Sir George Colquhoun and me, as strangers (my uncle not chusing to be of the party), of the laird in person, the laird’s brother, the laird’s brother’s son, the laird’s sister’s son, the laird’s father’s brother’s son, and all their foster brothers, who are counted parcel of the family: but we were attended by an infinite number of Gaelly’s, or ragged Highlanders without shoes or stockings.
— from The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by T. (Tobias) Smollett

must under no circumstances
He had no servants of his own, no carriages, no man of business, no banker; and when at last he tried to bring himself to write to Mr. Putney Giles—a painful task—Monsignore Catesby offered to undertake his whole correspondence for him, and announced that his medical attendants had declared that he must under no circumstances whatever attempt at present to write a letter.
— from Lothair by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

make us new creatures
The office of faith in Christ and His doctrine is, to "work by love," to make us "new creatures," and so bring us to keep God's commandments.
— from Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story by Joseph Barker

many usages never Christianized
{1} We find then many pagan practices concealed beneath a superficial Christianity—often under the mantle of some saint—but side by side with these are many usages never Christianized even in appearance, and obviously identical with heathen customs against which the Church thundered in the days of her youth.
— from Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Clement A. Miles

must under no circumstances
Their willingness to sacrifice unstintingly until every single objective of the Plan has been achieved must, under no circumstances, be allowed to weaken.
— from Letters from the Guardian to Australia and New Zealand by Effendi Shoghi

made up nothing could
But he would not listen to her, for he was slow to make up his mind, but, that being made up, nothing could change it.
— from Eric Brighteyes by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

monarchy under native chief
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA% HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA Nationality: noun: Samoan(s) adjective: Samoan Ethnic groups: Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians 7% (persons of European and Polynesian blood), Europeans 0.4% Religions: Christian 99.7% (about one-half of population associated with the London Missionary Society; includes Congregational, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Latter-Day Saints, Seventh-Day Adventist) Languages: Samoan (Polynesian), English Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 80% male: 81% female: 79% (1999) Government Samoa Country name: conventional long form: Independent State of Samoa conventional short form: Samoa former: Western Samoa Government type: constitutional monarchy under native chief Capital: Apia Administrative divisions: 11 districts; A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga, Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano Independence: 1 January 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship) National holiday: Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship, 1 June 1962 is the date that independence is celebrated Constitution: 1 January 1962 Legal system: based on English common law and local customs; judicial review of legislative acts with respect to fundamental rights of the citizen; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: Chief Tanumafili II MALIETOA (cochief of state from 1 January 1962 until becoming sole chief of state 5 April 1963) head of government: Prime Minister Sailele Malielegaoi TUILA'EPA (since 24 November 1998); note - TUILA'EPA served as deputy prime minister from 1992 until he assumed the prime ministership in November 1998, when former Prime Minister TOFILAU Eti Alesana resigned in poor health; the post of deputy prime minister is currently vacant cabinet: Cabinet consists of 12 members, appointed by the chief of state with the prime minister's advice elections: upon the death of Chief Tanumafili II MALIETOA, a new chief of state will be elected by the Legislative Assembly to serve a five-year term; prime minister appointed by the chief of state with the approval of the Legislative Assembly Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fono (49 seats - 47 elected by Samoans, 2 elected by non-Samoans; only chiefs or matai may stand for election to the Fono; members serve five-year terms) elections: byelection last held NA November 2001 (next byelection to be held 29 March 2002) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - HRPP 30, SNDP 13, independents 6 Judicial branch: Supreme Court; Court of Appeal Political parties and leaders:
— from The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

machinery under normal circumstances
It seems evident that modern improvements in machinery under normal circumstances favour the employment of women rather than of men.
— from The Evolution of Modern Capitalism: A Study of Machine Production by J. A. (John Atkinson) Hobson


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