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reasonable view is now generally
This reasonable view is now generally accepted by archaeologists, whereby the noble science of Curiosity has been greatly dignified.
— from The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce

reasonable view is now generally
A more reasonable view is now generally taken.
— from Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society by Havelock Ellis

return voyage is not generally
A ship on a return voyage is not generally liable; but if she sailed on the outward voyage under false papers, the liability to confiscation continues.
— from The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by W. H. (William Henry) Smyth

Regional variation is not great
Regional variation is not great.
— from A Racial Study of the Fijians by Norman E. Gabel

radial velocity is numerically greater
The radial velocity is, numerically, greater than could have been supposed.
— from Lectures on Stellar Statistics by C. V. L. (Carl Vilhelm Ludwig) Charlier

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