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seem unendurable but now even that
Once this had been the single thought that made staying at home seem unendurable, but now even that difficulty, it seemed, could be faced.
— from The Pool of Stars by Cornelia Meigs

settlers use but not enough to
Generally there is ample timber for settlers’ use, but not enough to supply any lumber industry.
— from The Unexploited West A Compilation of all of the authentic information available at the present time as to the Natural Resources of the Unexploited Regions of Northern Canada by Ernest J. Chambers


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