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PICKLED PORK PORCELLU EXOZOME
PICKLED PORK PORCELLU EXOZOME XXV .
— from Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Apicius

political process par excellence
[182] War is the political process par excellence.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

pūblicae prōdesse potuisset extīncta
ita saepe magna indolēs virtūtis, priusquam rē̆ī pūblicae prōdesse potuisset, extīncta est , Ph. 5, 47, thus character of unusual promise was oftentimes cut off, before it could do the government any good .
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

plus petit poisson et
La reine était fort adroite; le général avait la main lourde: il n'attrappait jamais le plus petit poisson, et Cléopâtre se
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

peditum pugna primo et
Sub equestris finem certaminis coorta est peditum pugna, primo et viribus et animis par, dum constabant ordines Gallis Hispanisque ; tandem Romani, diu ac saepe conisi, obliqua fronte acieque densa impulere hostium cuneum nimis tenuem eoque parum 5 validum a cetera prominentem acie.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

pœnitet peccasse pene est
Quem pœnitet peccasse pene est innocens —He 5 who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

previous precursive precedent earlier
SYN: Prior, foregoing, antecedent, previous, precursive, precedent, earlier, Introductory, preliminary, former.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

per paucorum pravos et
d agere ut per paucorum pravos et malos mores, multorum et bonorum confessorum gloria honesta maculetur.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Proletariat proletariat Prolongation eines
programme Programm (US) program Programmablaufdiagramm program flow chart Programmierer programmer programmierte Unterweisung programmed instruction Programmmanagement program management progressiv progressive progressive Kosten progressive costs progressiver Leistungslohn accelerating incentive progressiver Leistungslohn steepening incentive Projekt project Projektanalyse project analysis Projektmanagement project management Prokura power of procuration Prokura procuration Proletariat proletariat Prolongation eines Wechsels extension of a B/L Prolongationsgebühr backwardation Prolongationsgebühr; Aufgeld contango Prolongationskosten contango money prompt; sofort; umgehend prompt prompte Anlieferung; prompte Lieferung prompt delivery Prospekt prospectus Protektionismus protectionism Protest protest Protest erheben enter a protest Protest erheben lodge a protest Protest erheben raise a protest Protest mangels Zahlung protest for non-payment Protest wegen Nicht-Annahme protest for non-acceptance Protestaufnahme act of protest Protestgebühren protest charges protestieren; Protest protest protestierter Wechsel protested bill Protestkosten protest charges Protesturkunde deed of protest Protesturkunde notarial protest certificate Protesturkunde note of protest Protokoll minutes
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

parole palaver prattle effusion
— N. speech, faculty of speech; locution, talk, parlance, verbal intercourse, prolation[obs3], oral communication, word of mouth, parole, palaver, prattle; effusion.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

peaceful pleasant places even
THE SAVAGES ON THE WARPATH From the time of our coming into this Ohio country, Marietta had steadily increased in size, the people coming, as it seemed to me, from every part of the eastern colonies, and just when Ben and I were congratulating each other that our lines had been cast in peaceful, pleasant places, even though we were settled in the wilderness, the Indians began their bloody work [154] which we now fear may result in wiping out this settlement.
— from Benjamin of Ohio: A Story of the Settlement of Marietta by James Otis

Parvuli petierunt panem et
If no exceptions were allowed, at any rate in favor of periodical works, the complaint of Jeremias might be truly applied to Russia: Parvuli petierunt panem, et non erat, qui frangeret eis — “The little ones asked for bread, and there was none to break it for them” (Lament.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 20, October 1874‐March 1875 by Various

physics pedagogy political economy
2. Wednesday evening lectures on literature, history, physics, pedagogy, political economy, and travel.
— from Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, November 1898 Volume 54, November 1898 by Various

Pass pinch push extremity
Pass, pinch, push, extremity, exigency, emergency, conjuncture.
— from A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology by Richard Soule

philosophers physiologists political economists
Whether we be philosophers, physiologists, political economists, or statesmen, we all know that the excellency of the race, the strength of the people, come especially from the woman.
— from Priests, Women, and Families by Jules Michelet


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