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return of reason killed
Her sudden return of reason killed her.
— from Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z by Anatole Cerfberr

rate of return Kapitalzins
mbers of a barrister Kanzleipapier foolscap Kapazität capacity Kapazitätsberechnung capacity calculation Kapazitätsengpaß capacity bottleneck Kapital capital Kapital aufbringen; Kapital aufnehmen raise capital Kapital aufnehmen raise capital Kapital aufnehmen to take up capital Kapital der AG joint stock Kapital der Firma company funds Kapital ohne Ertrag dead capital Kapital zur Einzahlung aufrufen call for capital Kapital; Zins und Gebühren principal; interest and cost Kapitalabgabe; Kapitalsteuer capital levy Kapitalabnahme capital decrease Kapitalabwanderung flow of capital Kapitalanlage capital investment Kapitalanlageabteilung investment department Kapitalanlagegesellschaft investment company Kapitalanlageplan investment plan Kapitalanleger investor Kapitalanleger; Kapitalgeber investor Kapitalanteil share in the capital Kapitalaufnahme raising of capital Kapitalaufwand capital expenditure Kapitalbedarf capital demand Kapitalbedarf need for capital Kapitalbeschaffung finding of capital Kapitalbewegungen capital movements Kapitalbildungstheorie theory of capital formation Kapitaldividende dividend on capital Kapitaleinfuhr import of foreign capital Kapitaleinlage capital brought in Kapitaleinsatz capital expenditure Kapitaleinsatz employment of capital Kapitalerhaltung maintenance of capital Kapitalerhöhung capital increase Kapitalerhöhung increase of capital stock Kapitalertrag capital yield Kapitalertrag investment income Kapitalertrag proceeds from capital Kapitalertrag yield on capital Kapitalertragssteuer gains tax Kapitalflucht capital flight Kapitalflucht flight of capital Kapitalgeber lender of capital Kapitalhilfe capital assistance kapitalintensiv capital-intensive kapitalisieren capitalize Kapitalisierung capitalization Kapitalismus capitalism Kapitalist capitalist kapitalistisch capitalistic Kapitalkonto capital account Kapitalkonto stock account Kapitalmangel lack of capital Kapitalmangel scarcity of capital Kapitalmangel shortage of capital Kapitalmarkt capital market Kapitalreserve capital reserve Kapitalreserve reserve capital Kapitalreserven spare capital Kapitalrückfluss reflux of capital Kapitalrücklage negative goodwill Kapitalrückzahlung return of capital kapitalschwach financially weak Kapitalspritze injection of capital kapitalstark financially sound Kapitalüberfluss abundance of capital Kapitalverkehrssteuer corporation property transfer tax Kapitalvermögen capital assets Kapitalverschiebung movement of capital Kapitalversinsung rate of return Kapitalzins interest on capital Kapitalzinsen interest on capital Kapitalzufluss capital inflow Kapitalzunahme; Kapitalerhöhung capital increase Kapitalzusammensetzung composition of capital Kapitalzuwachs capital gain Kapitalzuwachssteuer capital gains tax Kaptal in die oHG einbringen to bring capital into the partners hip Karat carat Kargoversicherung; Seefrachtversicherung cargo insurance Karikaturist cartoonist Karte card Karte chart Karte für Probeunterschrift signature card Kartei card index Karteikarte file card Karteikarte index card Karteikasten card box Karteikasten cardbox Karteischrank card-index cabinet Kartekasten card box Kartell cartel Kartellbildung cartelization Kartellvertrag cartel agreement Kartenvorverkauf booking of tickets
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

rig of returned Kanaka
‘Senet’ on the hair, streaks of paint on the face, a dirty white handkerchief round the neck, strips of turtle shell in the ears, a belt, a sheath and knife, and an umbrella constitute the rig of returned Kanaka at home the day after landing.”
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain

Rāja of Rājauri Kashmīr
[Nawāb Bāi, daughter of the Rāja of Rājauri, Kashmīr, who died in 1690 (Manucci ii. 57, note).] 18 .
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 or the Central and Western Rajput States of India by James Tod

result of rational kindness
But they cherished their own failings in her; for their conduct was not the result of rational kindness, and, when they either indulged, or opposed the passions of their child, they gratified their own.
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe

Red or Royal Kite
The C ROOKED-BILLED K ITES ( Cymindis ):—The Buzzard Kite—The Syama or Baza 31-37 T HE T RUE K ITES :—The Black Kite—The Govinda—The Parasite Kite—The Red or Royal Kite—The Swallow-tailed Kite.
— from Cassell's Book of Birds, Volume 2 (of 4) by Alfred Edmund Brehm

robbery of Rachel Ketch
They said he was charged not only with the robbery of Rachel Ketch’s cottage, but with murder; that the constables were out to search for him in all quarters, and that Squire Graspacre had sent out a man to supersede Wat in the care of his pigs.
— from The Adventures and Vagaries of Twm Shôn Catti Descriptive of Life in Wales: Interspersed with Poems by T. J. Llewelyn (Thomas Jeffery Llewelyn) Prichard

roar of rage Kliment
With a roar of rage, Kliment Blagonravov slammed open a drawer and dove a beefy paw into it.
— from Freedom by Mack Reynolds

rock on rock keep
Surpassing all the abbeys of Normandy is the outpost of the archangel that lies offshore, at the junction of Normandy and Brittany, a conicle mass of “rock on rock, keep on keep, century on century,” sand-locked one hour, and the next rising from the Atlantic.
— from How France Built Her Cathedrals: A Study in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

rate of reaction k
= A, the coefficient of the rate of reaction k is given, by the law of the variation of the rate of reaction with the mass of the reacting substance, by the equation: k = 1 / t log A / A- x , where t is the time, counting from the commencement, of the experiment in minutes.
— from The Principles of Chemistry, Volume II by Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev

residence of Rufus King
—After dinner, Mr. Wheeler ordered out of the plough into the carriage, his pair of handsome greys, when, with the ladies, we drove to the beautiful neighbouring villages of New-town, Flushing, and Jamaica, at the latter of which is the residence of Rufus King, Esq. a house by no means equal to those of the village squires of England, yet very inviting.
— from Faux's Memorable Days in America, 1819-20; and Welby's Visit to North America, 1819-20, part 2 (1820) by W. (William) Faux

reef of rocks known
The transport in approaching Halifax ran upon a reef of rocks known as Jeddore ledges, which lies off the harbour of that name eastward from Halifax.
— from History of Halifax City by Thomas B. Akins

receptacle of retarded knowledge
The year therefore rounded itself as a receptacle of retarded knowledge—a cup brimming over with the sense that now at least she was learning.
— from What Maisie Knew by Henry James

resolution of Rufus King
Slavery, prohibited by Ordinance of 1787, 231; petitions to first Congress to abolish, 232; memorial from Pennsylvania to abolish, 232; Gov. Randolph, sentiments on, 232; Mr. Webster's sentiments on, 232; Congress has no power over, in the States, 233; plans for exclusion of, in Northwestern Territory, 234; resolution of Rufus King in regard to, 235; views of Mr. Webster on, 429; beyond the power of Congress, 429; recognized by the Constitution, 429, 570; inexpediency of annexing slave States, 429; in District of Columbia, remarks on, 445; Mr. Webster's opinion in regard to power of Congress over, 462; speech on exclusion of from the territories, 569; peculiarity of American, 570; entailed upon the colonies by England, 571; Congress has no control over, 571, 636; excluded from Northwestern Territory, 571; exists by local laws, 573; Mr. Webster's opinion of extension of slavery and slave representation, 574; the Compromise Line in respect to extension of, 588; resolutions of Henry Clay in respect to, 600; prospect of California and New Mexico being free States, 602; its existence among the Greeks and Romans, 603; sentiments of the North and South on, at framing of the Constitution, 605; Ordinance of 1787 in respect to, 606; Mr. Madison's opinion on, 606; concurrence of sentiment between North and South on subject of, 607; causes which led to an extension of, in the South, 608; change of opinion of the South in respect to, 608; character of all the territory of the United States fixed beyond power of the government, 609; excluded from California and New Mexico by law of nature, 615, 632; effect of abolition societies at the North, 619; proposition of Mr. Randolph in respect to, 619; comparison of slaves of South and laboring people of the North, 620; complaints of the North concerning representation in Congress, 620; concerning transportation of free colored people, 623; Mr. Webster's course concerning, 630; proceedings of antislavery conventions, 635.
— from The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Edwin Percy Whipple


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