pote men gar plêrestatê, pote de kenotatê, pote de tas en tô metaxy diaphoras echousa theôreitai, kathaper kai hê hetera kystis hê to ouron hypodechomenê.
— from Galen: On the Natural Faculties by Galen

Ímu gánì kung padlásun (padlasun) dì ku magduhadúha paglakaw, If you ask me to leave, I will not hesitate to do so.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

Zunahme sudden increase plötzlicher Anstieg abrupt rise plötzlicher Wechsel sudden change plötzliches Nachlassen sudden fall plündern; Plünderung plunder Plünderung pilferage Plünderung pillaging plus plus Police der Ausbildungsversicherung educational policy Police für den Erlebensfall endowment policy Police mit Gewinnbeteiligung participating policy Politik der Kreditbeschränkung restrictive credit policy Politik der offenen Tür open-door policy Politik des billigen Geldes easy money policy Politik; Versicherungspolice policy politisch political politische Einstellung political attitude politische Ökonomie; Nationalökonomie political economy politisches Zentrum political centre Polizeibeamter police officer Polizeirevier police station populär popular populär machen popularize Portfolio portfolio Porto postage Porto wird vom Empfänger erhoben freepost Portokasse petty cash Portokassenbuch petty cash book Portokassenkonto petty cash account Portosatz postage rate Positionierbewegung positioning movement positiv positive positive Volkswirtschaftslehre positive economics Post; mit der Post senden mail Postabfertigungsraum; Poststelle mail room Postamt post office Postanweisung money order Postanweisung postal order Postausgangsbuch outgoing post book Postausgangskorb out-tray Postbeamter post office clerk Postbehörde postal authority Postbehörden postal authorities
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

Many of the more elegant pieces of furniture were sold, but Mr. De Vere kept enough to furnish the house handsomely; and when the sale was over and the family once more reassembled in the pleasant parlor, Dr. Kennedy wept like a child as he blessed the noble young man who had kept for him his home.
— from Cousin Maude by Mary Jane Holmes

That splendid group of mounts that had pranced proudly down Kansas Avenue less than a month before, moving on now nearly seven days without food, dying of cruel starvation, made a feature of this tragical winter campaign that still puts an ache into my soul.
— from The Price of the Prairie: A Story of Kansas by Margaret Hill McCarter

Just before reaching it, a halt was made, and the celebrated chief, Captain Pipe, painted Dr. Knight and Colonel Crawford black.
— from The Life and Times of Col. Daniel Boone, Hunter, Soldier, and Pioneer With Sketches of Simon Kenton, Lewis Wetzel, and Other Leaders in the Settlement of the West by Edward Sylvester Ellis

Planting over, the lengthening days were spent in hunting wild pigs, and in gathering wild honey, which was plentiful in hollow trees in the forests; or in strolling, pipe in mouth, about the pa ; playing draughts ( kaimu ) on the marae in Maori fashion; singing songs and narrating old stories and legends.
— from The adventures of Kimble Bent: A story of wild life in the New Zealand bush by James Cowan

The man, big as he was, was on the point of collapse and mumbled something about self-defence, and listened without a word, whilst T. X., labouring under an emotion which was perfectly pardonable, described Kara, his ancestors and the possibilities of his future estate.
— from The Clue of the Twisted Candle by Edgar Wallace

“I don’t know what would be the best plan,” puzzled Dick, “keep on as we’re doing or retrace our steps to the river.
— from Dick Kent at Half-Way House by M. M. (Milo Milton) Oblinger

I have iron ore, soft gypsum crystals, stalactites, stalagmites, pretty pebbles, different kinds of limestone, pressed ferns, and other things.
— from Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

Sire, Duke, out of Tibby 3d, 2d Sire, Dundee 4th, bred by E. P. Prentice, Dam, Kitty 4th, 117.
— from Herd Record of the Association of Breeders of Thorough-Bred Neat Stock Short Horns, Ayrshires and Devons by Various

Legal system: based on a composite of English common law, Koranic law, and customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations National holiday: Independence Day, 18 February (1965) Political parties and leaders: People's Progressive Party (PPP), Dawda K. JAWARA, secretary general; National Convention Party (NCP), Sheriff DIBBA; Gambian People's Party (GPP), Hassan Musa CAMARA; United Party (UP), leader NA; People's Democratic Organization of Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), leader NA; People's Democratic Party (PDP), Jabel SALLAH Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal Elections: House of Representatives: last held on 11 March 1987 (next to be held by March 1992); results - PPP 56.6%, NCP 27.6%, GPP 14.7%, PDOIS 1%; seats - (43 total, 36 elected) PPP 31, NCP 5 President: last held on 11 March 1987 (next to be held March 1992); results - Sir Dawda JAWARA (PPP) 61.1%, Sherif Mustapha DIBBA (NCP) 25.2%, Assan Musa CAMARA (GPP) 13.7% Executive branch: president, vice president, Cabinet Legislative branch: unicameral House of Representatives Judicial branch: Supreme Court Leaders: Chief of State and Head of Government: President Alhaji Sir Dawda Kairaba JAWARA (since 24 April 1970); Vice President Saihou SABALLY (since NA) Member of: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Ousman A. SALLAH *
— from The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency