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species under new conditions
But even such structures have often, as we may feel assured, been subsequently taken advantage of, and still further modified, for the good of species under new conditions of life.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin

She uttered no cry
She uttered no cry of surprise, no exclamation of terror, but staggered backward and clung for support to the ivied buttress of the archway.
— from Lady Audley's Secret by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

semaine une nouvelle complète
Chaque semaine, une nouvelle complète est envoyée par e-mail aux abonnés de la lettre.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

stand up neither could
At this stage, goody Liu did not know whether it was best to sit down or to stand up, neither could she find anywhere to hide herself.
— from Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book I by Xueqin Cao

species under new conditions
We have seen that a species under new conditions of life may change its habits, or it may have diversified habits, with some very unlike those of its nearest congeners.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin

sine ulla noxa cerebri
ut exterior pars eius cerebro proprior sit, subinde ei subiicitur quod scalpro discutiendum est; ac si excipit eius angulum, ultra transire non patitur; eoque et audacius, et tutius, scalprum malleolo medicus subinde ferit, donec undique excisum os eadem lamina levetur, tollique sine ulla noxa cerebri possit.
— from Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times by John Stewart Milne

scene Unkindness never came
That motley clown in Arden wood, Whom humorous Jaques with envy viewed, Not even that clown could amplify, On this trite text, so long as I. Eleven years we now may tell, Since we have known each other well; Since, riding side by side, our hand, First drew the voluntary brand; And sure, through many a varied scene, Unkindness never came between.
— from Marmion: A Tale Of Flodden Field by Walter Scott

strange unintelligible noise characters
Sometimes, you get CONNECT, but your screen only gives you strange, unintelligible 'noise' characters.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno

saepius usurparetque nomen civitatis
Is non modo hoc non perfecit ut virgarum vim deprecaretur, sed cum imploraret saepius usurparetque nomen civitatis, crux, crux, inquam, infelici et aerumnoso comparabatur.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

see us now continued
“Papa says you never come to see us now,” continued Miss Oliver, looking up.
— from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë

should under no circumstances
A woman with a tendency to alcoholism should under no circumstances be allowed to marry.
— from The Case for Birth Control: A Supplementary Brief and Statement of Facts by Margaret Sanger

seeks United Nations Convention
Transnational Issues Suriname Disputes - international: area claimed by French Guiana between Riviere Litani and Riviere Marouini (both headwaters of the Lawa); Suriname claims a triangle of land between the New and Kutari/Koetari rivers in a historic dispute over the headwaters of the Courantyne; Guyana seeks United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) arbitration to resolve the long-standing dispute with Suriname over the axis of the territorial sea boundary in potentially oil-rich waters Illicit drugs: growing transshipment point for South American drugs destined for Europe via the Netherlands and Brazil; transshipment point for arms-for-drugs dealing This page was last updated on 8 February, 2007
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

She understood now clearly
She understood now clearly what she had meant long ago when she said to Adele Ratignolle that she would give up the unessential, but she would never sacrifice herself for her children.
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin

sails up Norwegian coast
Otaria , Nansen sails up Norwegian coast on, II, 586, 590.
— from Farthest North, Vol. II Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Fridtjof Nansen

set up no Catholic
[Württemberg] he solemnly undertook to keep things as they were, and to set up no Catholic services in the country save in his own court chapel.
— from Church History, Volume 3 (of 3) by J. H. (Johann Heinrich) Kurtz

should under no circumstances
One fact emerges from all the profound utterances of authorities on the subject, namely, that the Scythians were not of Mongolian extraction, and should under no circumstances be identified with the Huns.
— from The Passing of the Turkish Empire in Europe by B. Granville (Bernard Granville) Baker

spat upon nor called
As one of them recently said: "We shall no longer be spat upon nor called 'dog.'"
— from The Spirit of the Ghetto: Studies of the Jewish Quarter in New York by Hutchins Hapgood

stand upon no ceremony
—A public-house concert, or Free-and-Easy , to which women are admitted, and everybody is supposed to do as they like, to stand upon no ceremony, come when they please, and brush when it suits.
— from The True History of Tom & Jerry or, The Day and Night Scenes, of Life in London from the Start to the Finish! by W. T. (William Thomas) Moncrieff

Sulphur undergoes no change
Sulphur undergoes no change by exposure to the air.
— from A System of Pyrotechny Comprehending the theory and practice, with the application of chemistry; designed for exhibition and for war. by James Cutbush

should under no circumstances
" The principal injunction behind all these things is, that man should no longer do anything evil, that he should under no circumstances be harmful or desire harm.
— from The Will to Power: An Attempted Transvaluation of All Values. Book I and II by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche


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