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sent into Normandie for Edward to

Hardicanutus being dead, the Nobilitie of the Realme sent into Normandie for Edward to be their King; whereto also he was appointed as some haue written by Hardicanutus .
— from The Lives of the III. Normans, Kings of England: William the First, William the Second, Henrie the First by Hayward, John, Sir

she is not foolish enough to

"I promise you," said I, "if she is not foolish enough to be too scrupulous about one, I will take care to remove the other.
— from The Sylph, Volume I and II by Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire

such important news from England the

Concealing her agitation at the arrival of such important news from England, the Countess broke the seals and opened the letter.
— from The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

sailed in November for England the

The Fishburn and Golden Grove storeships sailed in November for England; the Supply was detained in Port Jackson for occasional use.
— from The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island (1789) by Arthur Phillip

sheriff is not fool enough to

"But surely the sheriff is not fool enough to think that giving money away like that was a sign that Mr. Brown was—was a suspicious character!"
— from The Hills of Refuge: A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben

statement is not full enough to

417 The statement is not full enough to show the existence of gentes.
— from Ancient Society Or, Researches in the Lines of Human Progress from Savagery, through Barbarism to Civilization by Lewis Henry Morgan

she is not fast enough to

Again, when a submarine is chased and has no time to dive, she is in a bad way, for she is not fast enough to escape, nor can she stop long enough to aim a torpedo at her foe.
— from The Boys' Book of Submarines by Virgil D. (Virgil Dewey) Collins

stalk is naked from eight to

The root is a whitish bulb, resembling in size and shape that of the Lachenalia tricolor , figured on plate 82 of this work, from whence spring three or four smooth, somewhat fleshy, upright, dark-green leaves, about half an inch wide, and three or four inches long, edged with white, and, if magnified, appearing fringed with very fine hairs or villi; the stalk is naked, from eight to twelve inches high, supporting many flowers, which spring from the alæ of large, hollow, pointed bracteæ, and which opening one after another, keep the plant a considerable time in flower; according to Linnæus's generic character, every other filament should be dilated at the base, in the present species each filament is so, or rather sits as it were on a white glandular nectary, emarginated on the inside, and highly deserving of notice.
— from The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 06 Or, Flower-Garden Displayed by William Curtis

standing is not firm enough to

"Let us go on, Minna; the spot where we are standing is not firm enough to remain on."
— from The Works of Honoré de Balzac: About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita, and Other Stories by Honoré de Balzac

steam is no further employed than

Thus far the mechanical agency employed in elevating the water is the atmospheric pressure; and the power of steam is no further employed than in the production of a vacuum.
— from The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition) With an Account of Its Invention and Progressive Improvement, and Its Application to Navigation and Railways; Including Also a Memoir of Watt by Dionysius Lardner

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