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PREC I PIC ES steep descents
PREC' I PIC ES, steep descents.
— from Sanders' Union Fourth Reader Embracing a Full Exposition of the Principles of Rhetorical Reading; with Numerous Exercises for Practice, Both in Prose and Poetry, Various in Style, and Carefully Adapted to the Purposes of Teaching in Schools of Every Grade by Charles W. (Charles Walton) Sanders

pamphlet is published every second day
This paper, in the shape of a small pamphlet, is published every second day.
— from Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton by Barrow, John, Sir

programme indicated presents especially serious difficulties
I shall be grateful if you will let me know as early as possible if you consider that any part of the programme indicated presents especially serious difficulties or is likely to require modification.
— from Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 by Ian Hamilton

pounds if Prince Eugen should die
‘I prefer to say that I was offered a hundred thousand pounds if Prince Eugen should die within a reasonable time.’
— from The Grand Babylon Hôtel by Arnold Bennett

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