On the Arbát Square the troyka caught against a carriage; something cracked, shouts were heard, and the troyka flew along the Arbát Street.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

" He was thoroughly exhausted, and fell into a heavy sleep—a sleep which was profound without being in any way refreshing, for he was tormented all the time by disagreeable dreams—dreams which were painful, not from any horror in themselves, but from a vague and wearying sense of their confusion and absurdity.
— from Lady Audley's Secret by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

“I must go off at once; I have to take the chair at a Humanitarian meeting.”
— from The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

a kind of advertising eine Ausstellung eröffnen open an exhibition eine Auswahl an Produkten a range of products eine Bank einsetzen to utilize a bank eine Bedingung erfüllen to meet a stipulation eine Bedingung in einem Kredit a requirement in a credit eine Berechnung machen; anstellen to make a calculation eine Berufung widerrufen to cancel an appointment eine Beschränkung auferlegen impose a restriction eine Beschwerde einreichen to file a complaint eine besondere Absprache treffen to make a special arrangement eine Bestellung annehmen take an order eine bestimmte Zinsklausel a definite interest clause eine Buchung ausbessern; ändern; richtig stellen to adjust an entry eine Bürgschaft stellen put a guarantee eine detaillierte Aufstellung a detailled record eine dienliche Methode; Art; Weise a useful way eine Dividende festlegen fix a dividend eine Dividende ist festgesetzt worden a dividend has been declared eine eindeutige Vereinbarung a clear agreement eine Einfuhrgenehmigung erteilen grant an import licence eine eingedruckte Klausel a printed clause eine Einsparung bewirken to effect an economy eine Eintragung löschen cancel an entry eine Entscheidung herbeiführen to bring about a decision eine Entscheidung treffen reach a decision eine Erklärung vorlegen; Darstellung vorlegen to submit a statement eine Erlaubnis erteilen grant a permit eine Ermessensfrage a matter of discretion eine falsche Anschuldigung erheben to make a false accusation eine Familie unterhalten keep a family eine feststehende Verpflichtung zur Zahlung a definite understanding to pay eine Filiale oder Bank zu remboursieren to reimburse a branch or bank eine Firma übernehmen take over a company eine Forderung anerkennen admit a claim eine Forderung anmelden; Klage einbringen lodge a claim eine Frage aufbringen raise a question eine Frist innerhalb welcher a period within which eine Frist setzen to set a time limit eine
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

Look yonder, and you will see in every window three clerks and a head clerk; and the old head clerk is the worst of all, for he can't understand anything."
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

In place of corn, he had black stones for his usual food; and yet, in spite of so hard a diet, he was so strong and swift that he would drag a load more weighty than the grandest temple in this city, at a rate surpassing that of the flight of most birds.’” (*20) “Twattle!” said the king.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 by Edgar Allan Poe

Usually three pieces to a thousand combatants are allowed; but this allowance will depend on circumstances.
— from The Art of War by Jomini, Antoine Henri, baron de

Interpreters, George Drewyer and Tauasant Charbono also a Black man by the name of York, servant to Capt. Clark, an Indian Woman wife to Charbono with a young child, and a Mandan man who had promised us to accompany us as far as the Snake Indians with a view to bring about a good understanding and friendly intercourse between that nation and his own, the Minetares and Ahwahharways.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

I think, answered the Corporal, that the seven watch-men upon the tower, who, I suppose, are all centinels there,—are more, an' please your Honour, than were necessary;—and, to go on at that rate, would harrass a regiment all to pieces, which a commanding officer, who loves his men, will never do, if he can help it, because two centinels, added the Corporal, are as good as twenty.—I have been a commanding officer myself in the Corps de Garde a hundred times, continued Trim, rising an inch higher in his figure, as he spoke,—and all the time I had the honour to serve his Majesty King William, in relieving the most considerable posts, I never left more than two in my life.—Very
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

Modern foreign increments that have filtered into the stories from the folk-lore of neighboring wild tribes—notably that of the Bilan, the Tagacolo, and, to a less extent, the Culaman and Ata—will have to be sifted out eventually.
— from Philippine Folk-Tales by Laura Estelle Watson Benedict

Alebrand of Florence, the French King's physician in the thirteenth century, also advised intercourse a day after the end of menstruation.
— from Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society by Havelock Ellis

It was in 1570 that Pope Pius V had issued a bull of excommunication against Elizabeth, [Pg 555] deprived her of her title to the crown, and absolved her subjects from their oaths of allegiance.
— from Cornish Characters and Strange Events by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

It's a Muslim country, and their controls are a joke.
— from Project Cyclops by Thomas Hoover

He connected words, under significations which they do not bear in common language; and in contradistinction to the spirit of prose, he regarded certain repetitions, for example, the conjunction and as very appropriate to poetry.
— from History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature (Vol 1 of 2) by Friedrich Bouterwek

This country, as all of the great land of Central Africa, rested under a spell of sombre gloom and appalling silence; yet it was a great relief for the eye, fevered and weary after the glaring monotony of desert sands.
— from The Eye of Istar: A Romance of the Land of No Return by William Le Queux

Moreover, now that the flame of his indignation had died down, he had begun to feel wretchedly ill and spiritless with the reaction that comes after any great excitement.
— from The Hippodrome by Rachel Hayward

A splendid colour is made by taking cobalt as a base and adding a little white and a little Chinese blue.
— from Paint & Colour Mixing A practical handbook for painters, decorators and all who have to mix colours, containing 72 samples of paint of various colours, including the principal graining grounds by Arthur Seymour Jennings

That which might be a tolerable condition to men in one state of life, and not habituated to other things, may, when all these circumstances are altered, be a dreadful revolution; and one to which a virtuous mind would feel pain in condemning any guilt, except that which would demand the life of the offender.
— from Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke by Edmund Burke