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room empty except for
A trifle restlessly, I looked about me in the bare room, empty except for us two.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

recūsāvisse et exercituī frūmentum
Ille quia molestē ferēbat Gallōs 2 eius regiōnis obsidēs dare recūsāvisse et exercituī frūmentum praebēre 219 nōluisse, cōnstituit eīs 3 bellum īnferre.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Roman empire excluded from
The apologies which were repeatedly addressed to the successors of Trajan are filled with the most pathetic complaints, that the Christians, who obeyed the dictates, and solicited the liberty, of conscience, were alone, among all the subjects of the Roman empire, excluded from the common benefits of their auspicious government.
— 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

remove every excuse from
Even those persons who have never heard of the Bible have still been preached to with sufficient clarity to remove every excuse from their hearts forever.
— from The Pursuit of God by A. W. (Aiden Wilson) Tozer

religious emotion every feeling
All their wide mutual love, all the subtle interplay of mutual friendship and service, the urge of progressive thought and invention, the deepest religious emotion, every feeling and every act was related to this great central Power, to the River of Life pouring through them, which made them the bearers of the very Spirit of God.
— from Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

respectable emigrants eagerly flocked
These were the El Dorados and lands of Goshen to which all respectable emigrants eagerly flocked.
— from Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moodie

reserve equality exists for
Where masses of people are gathered together in England, caste is submerged, and with it the English reserve; equality exists for the moment, and every individual is free; so free from any consciousness of fetters, indeed, that the Englishman’s habit of watching himself and guarding himself against any injudicious exposure of his feelings is forgotten, and falls into abeyance—and to such a degree indeed, that he will bravely applaud all by himself if he wants to—an exhibition of daring which is unusual elsewhere in the world.
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain

regulations Einhaltung einer Frist
einer Spur nachgehen; ausfindig machen trace einer Verbindlichkeit entheben discharge from liability einer Verpflichtung nachkommen fulfil an obligation einer Ware zugeordnetes Material direct materials einfach simple einfache Buchführung single entry bookkeeping einfache Haverie simple average einfache Mehrheit bare majority einfache Mehrheit simple majority einfache Verzinsung simple interest einfache Zeitmessung simple timing einfache Zinsen simple interest einfacher Beschluss ordinary resolution einfacher Stücklohn clean piece rate einfacher Vertrag simple contract einfaches Inkasso clean collection einfaches Prämiengeschäft single option Einfall gag einfallsreich resourceful Einfallsreichtum resoursefulness einfarbig monochrome einfarbig single-coloured Einfluß influence Einflußsphäre sphere of influence einfrieren freeze einfügen insert Einfuhr importation Einfuhr unter Zollverschluss importation in bond Einfuhr zur Lohnveredelung admission temporaire Einfuhr zur Wiederausfuhr temporary admission Einfuhrabfertigung clearing the goods for import Einfuhrabgabe; Einfuhrzoll import levy Einfuhrbeschränkungen import restrictions einführen introduce Einfuhrerlaubnis import licence Einfuhrerlaubnis import permit Einfuhrhandel import trade Einfuhrkontrol import control Einfuhrquote import quota Einfuhrumsatzsteuer import-turnover tax Einführung introduction Einführung introtuction Einführung einer neuen Methode introduction of a new method Einführung von Aktien an der Börse introduction of shares Einführungsangebot introductory offer Einführungsanzeige launch advertisement Einführungskampagne initial campagne Einführungsschreiben letter of introduction Einführungsschreiben; Empfehlung letter of introduction Einführungswerbung initial advertising Einführungswerbung introductory advertising Einführungswerbung introductory capaign Einfuhrverbot import ban Einfuhrvergünstigung import rebate Einfuhrwaren imported goods Einfuhrwaren; eingeführte Waren imported commodities Einfuhrwaren; eingeführte Waren imported goods Einfuhrzoll entrance duty Einfuhrzoll import duty Eingabe input Eingänge receipts Eingangsbuch book of arrivals Eingangsdatum date of receipt Eingangsdeklaration clearance inwards Eingangsfracht freight inward Eingangspost incoming mail Eingangstelex incoming telex Eingangsware incoming goods eingearbeiteter Arbeiter qualified worker eingebüßte Aktien forfeited shares eingefroren frozen eingefrorener Preis frozen price eingefrorenes Kapital frozen capital eingegangene Verpflichtungen incurred liabilities eingehende Beschreibung full particulars eingehende Beschreibung narrow description eingehende Post incoming mail eingehende Schecks incoming exchanges eingehendes Gespräch incoming call eingeplant scheduled eingeplante Obsoleszenz planned obsolescence eingeplante Veralterung eines Gebrauchsguts planned obsolescence eingeschaltete Bank intermediary bank eingeschlossen included eingeschränkte Bewegung constrained movement eingeschränktes Indossament qualified endorsement eingeschriebene Post registered mail eingesetzte Maschinen engaged machinery eingesetzter Maschinenpark machinery in operation eingesetztes Kapital capital employed eingetragen registered eingetragener Eigentümer registered proprietor eingetragener Firmenname business name eingetragener Firmenname registered name of the company eingetragener Firmensitz registered office eingetragener Inhaber von Wertpapieren registered holder eingetragener Kunde registered customer eingetragener Name registered name eingetragener Wohnsitz registered residence eingetragenes Kapital nominal capital eingetragenes Kapital registered capital eingetragenes Kapital; Nominalkapital nominal capital eingetragenes Warenzeichen registered trade mark eingewanderte Bevölkerung immigrant population eingeweihte Kreise insiders eingewickelt wrapped up eingezahltes Kapital paid-up capital eingezogene Beträge amounts collected Eingruppierung; Einstufung; Graduierung classification Einhaltung compliance Einhaltung der Vorschriften compliance with regulations Einhaltung der Vorschriften erleichtern facilitate compliance with regulations Einhaltung einer Frist adherence to a time limit Einheit entity Einheit unit Einheit; Gerät unit Einheit; Stück; Gerät unit einheitlich uniform einheitliche Richtlinien uniform customs einheitliche Richtlinien uniform rules Einheitliche Richtlinien für Inkassi Uniform Rules for Collections einheitlicher Satz flat rate einheitlicher Zinssatz flat rate of interest einheitliches Gesetz uniform law Einheitspreis flat price Einheitspreis; Normalpreis standard price Einheitspreisgeschäft one-price store Einheitstarif flat tarif Einheitstarif uniform tarif Einheitswert für die Grundsteuer rateable value einige der Kosten some of the costs payable einige Kosten some of the costs einige übliche
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

Reinert E Ein Fall
Reinert, E. : Ein Fall von Barlow’scher Krankheit, Muenschner med.
— from Scurvy, Past and Present by Alfred F. Hess

raised early enough for
The days were spent at the town-hall, where the stalls were raised early enough for all the ladies, their maids and footmen, to buzz about them all day, decking them out.
— from The Three Brides by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

rerum expectendarum et fugiendarum
Cf. Brown, Fasciculus rerum expectendarum et fugiendarum (1690), pp. 19, 20, for the speech of an English Bishop at Rome (Nov. 27th, 1425), saying that if the Curia does not speedily undertake the work of Reformation, the secular powers must interfere.
— from A History of the Reformation (Vol. 2 of 2) by Thomas M. (Thomas Martin) Lindsay

registered electrically every four
These cups revolve in the wind, the revolutions being registered electrically: every four miles a signal was sent to the hut, and a pen working upon a chronograph registered one more step.
— from The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 by Apsley Cherry-Garrard

remain entirely exempt from
Unfortunately not even Marcy could remain entirely exempt from political and partizan considerations.
— from The History of Cuba, vol. 3 by Willis Fletcher Johnson

room every evening from
43 “Is it about your lessons?” “No—oh, no; it is——” “Then pardon me, my dear,” uttered the governess; “I sit in my room every evening from eight to half-past, and I am then at liberty to see a pupil on any subject which is not trifling.
— from A World of Girls: The Story of a School by L. T. Meade

reading elementary English French
At the age of 3 years they began the study of French, and in less than a year from that time they were reading elementary English, French, and Esperanto.
— from Children Above 180 IQ Stanford-Binet: Origin and Development by Leta Stetter Hollingworth

river Erineus encamped for
Meanwhile the vanguard under Nicias, in total ignorance of the fate which had befallen their comrades, marched steadily forwards, and crossing the river Erineus, encamped for the night on a neighbouring hill.
— from Stories from Thucydides by Thucydides

raised entreating eyes from
Then ensued constant visits to the nursery, to examine the progress of the son and heir; and after the daily questioning and inspection it was impossible to resist bestowing some little attention on the bewitching curly-headed, chubby-cheeked little damsel who clung to his trouser leg, and raised entreating eyes from the altitude of his knee.
— from Big Game: A Story for Girls by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.

rule exact enough for
I now possessed a four-foot rule, exact enough for my purpose.
— from The Boy Tar by Mayne Reid


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