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no practical value
Hence temperaments determined according to these four categories do not really exist, and the categorical distinction can have no practical value.
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross

no pudo vencer
A pesar de su convicción no pudo vencer el ligero 10 enternecimiento que se apoderó de él, y sintiéndose
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

Nuestro padre vendió
Nuestro padre vendió muchas pieles de puma y de jaguar y levantó
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

nam plurima vellet
Ignotus notusve mihi de gente togata Sive aget in ludis, pulpita sive colet, Sive in Lycaeo, et nugas evolverit istas, Si quasdam mendas viderit inspiciens, Da veniam Authori, dices; nam plurima vellet Expungi, quae jam displicuisse sciat.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

not proceeded verry
I was in the rear and had not proceeded verry far before one of the horses which we had hired of the Chopunnish, was taken from Hall who I had directed to ride.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

ne pouvoir vous
aussi mon cheval.--Monsieur, lui répondit le recteur, je suis fâché de ne pouvoir vous obliger davantage, mais nous ne recevons ici que les ânes.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

Natural Person versus
4. The Natural Person versus the Social and Conventional Self [72] Somewhat after the order of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde I seem to possess two distinct personalities, being both at the same time but presenting no such striking contrast as the Jekyll-Hyde combination.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

n poison venom
atoliende disfiguring , WW 220 26 . ātor , āt(to)r, (ǣ) n. poison, venom , Lcd ; AO, CP: gall , Gl .
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

nostræ Prudentiæ vel
etiam nostræ Prudentiæ , vel Imprudentiæ ,
— from The Orbis Pictus by Johann Amos Comenius

no present vnto
I excused my selfe also, that I was a Monke, not hauing, nor receiuing, nor vsing any golde, or siluer, or any other precious thing, saue onely our bookes, and the vestiments wherein we serued God: and that this was the cause why I brought no present vnto him, nor vnto his Lord.
— from The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 02 by Richard Hakluyt

no ponderous vastness
There is no ponderous vastness, no oppressive weight of gloomy roof, no weird cavernous crypts, as in the cathedral; only a visible silence, which at once isolates the soul, separates it from external present influences, and compels it, in falling back upon itself, to recognize its own depth and powers.
— from The Hills and the Vale by Richard Jefferies

now pressed vigorously
The siege of the citadel was now pressed vigorously, and the deliberations of the congress were opened under the incessant roar of cannon.
— from The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-84) by John Lothrop Motley

Non posso viver
[Footnote 29: " Non posso viver in città, ove tutti i nobili, o non mi concedano
— from Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 2 by Leigh Hunt

no permanent validity
He passes in review, one after another, what he deems the leading doctrines of the revolutionary school of politics, and dismisses them all as mere instruments of attack upon the old social system, with no permanent validity as social truth.
— from Auguste Comte and Positivism by John Stuart Mill

not particularly vigorous
"That is true, they were not particularly vigorous," answered Morny.
— from The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Victor Hugo

Navarra Pais Vasco
Spain local short form: Espana Government type: parliamentary monarchy Capital: Madrid Administrative divisions: 19 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma); Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Baleares (Balearic Islands), Ceuta, Canarias (Canary Islands), Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Cataluna, Communidad Valencian, Extremadura, Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Melilla, Murcia, Navarra, Pais Vasco (Basque Country) note: three small Spanish possessions are located off the coast of Morocco: Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera; Ceuta and Melilla gained limited autonomous status in 1994 Independence: the Iberian peninsula was characterized by a variety of independent kingdoms prior to the Moslem occupation that began in the early 8th Century A. D. and lasted nearly seven centuries; the small Christian redoubts of the north began the reconquest almost immediately, culminating in the seizure of Granada in 1492; this event completed the unification of several kingdoms and is traditionally considered the forging of present-day Spain National holiday:
— from The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

not proceeded very
They had not proceeded very far in the Swamp when they heard in the distance the lapping of bears.
— from The Dismal Swamp and Lake Drummond, Early recollections Vivid portrayal of Amusing Scenes by Robert Arnold

not perform voyages
" The whole of the steam-boats of which you have an account did not perform voyages to New Orleans only, but to all points on the Mississippi, and other rivers which fall into it.
— from Ornithological Biography, Volume 1 (of 5) An Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America by John James Audubon

not proceeded very
Disraeli had not proceeded very far with his speech before I found that my friend was not by any means in agreement with the illustrious speaker.
— from Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 by T. Wemyss (Thomas Wemyss) Reid


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