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sites web et d
Il y a non seulement plus de sites web et d'internautes non anglophones, mais aussi une localisation plus grande de sites de sociétés et d'organismes, et un usage accru de la traduction automatique pour traduire des sites web à partir
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

souls will ever discern
All earnest souls will ever discern in it the faithful struggle of an earnest human soul towards what is good and best.
— from On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History by Thomas Carlyle

standard which every different
We are continually informed that Utility is an uncertain standard, which every different person interprets differently, and that there is no safety but in the immutable, ineffaceable, and unmistakeable dictates of Justice, which carry their evidence in themselves, and are independent of the fluctuations of opinion.
— from Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill

so well every day
" "You shall see," said the young birds, and then they took such pains and practised so well every day, that at last it was quite a pleasure to see them fly so lightly and prettily.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

said with energetic decision
She now said with energetic decision, "You made a great mistake, Fred, in asking Mr. Farebrother to speak for you." "Did I?" said Fred, reddening instantaneously.
— from Middlemarch by George Eliot

scenery was exactly disposed
The whole scenery was exactly disposed to captivate those good souls, whose credulous morality is so invaluable a treasure to crafty politicians.
— from The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) by Edmund Burke

science which every day
Then said Tubero: Do not you think, Scipio, that this astronomical science, which every day proves so useful, just now appeared in a different light to you, 301 * * * which the rest may see.
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations Also, Treatises On The Nature Of The Gods, And On The Commonwealth by Marcus Tullius Cicero

sagt was er dacht
Tief zu denken und schön zu empfinden ist Vielen gegeben; Dichter ist nur, wer schön sagt was er dacht' und empfand —To think deeply and to feel beautifully is given to many; only he who expresses beautifully what he has thought and felt is a poet.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

she would every day
Nadyezhda Fyodorovna imagined how, parting from Laevsky, she would embrace him warmly, would kiss his hand, and would swear to love him all her life, all her life, and then, living in obscurity among strangers, she would every day think that somewhere she had a friend, some one she loved—a pure, noble, lofty man who kept a pure memory of her.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Sarmatians will ever devote
Can we believe that the Sarmatians will ever devote themselves to intelligent work, that the Germani will cultivate music and philosophy, and that the Quadi and the Marcomani will adore the immortal gods?
— from Thais by Anatole France

still without even desiring
Hugh was quiet enough now, and sat down beside her, subdued and still, without even desiring to ask a question.
— from Queechy, Volume II by Susan Warner

saw what every desire
He saw what every desire of his must cost him in the days of his life.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

small way encouraging deserters
Here follow two little traits, comic or tragi-comic, with which we can conclude:— "Detached Jesuit parties, here and there, seem to have mischief in hand in a small way, encouraging deserters and the like;—and we keep an eye on them.
— from History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 12 by Thomas Carlyle

she What extravagancies does
Possessed with this fancy, 'What a ridiculous thing this love is!' said she; 'What extravagancies does it sometimes make men guilty of!
— from The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless by Eliza Fowler Haywood

spirit which everywhere desires
"Many of these tales are of the grey wandering wave of the West, and through each goes the wind of the Gaelic spirit, which everywhere desires infinitude, but in the penury of things as they are turns upon itself to the dim enchantment of dreams.
— from Pharais; and, The Mountain Lovers by William Sharp

sharply Who ever doubted
Sir James, supposing from the manner in which this was spoken that Nelson had doubted the truth of his report, answered rather sharply, "Who ever doubted it, sir?
— from Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Ross, John, Sir

she was entirely destitute
In this melancholy abode Marie Antoinette had no other dress than an old black gown, stockings with holes, which she was forced to mend every day; and she was entirely destitute of shoes.—DU BROCA.]
— from Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete by Various

swearing would easily do
He may make out a plausible tale, and a little false swearing would easily do the rest.
— from The Gipsy: A Tale (Vols I & II) by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James


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