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the external abdominal ring E D
Whilst the fleshy fibres of the latter terminate on a level with C, the iliac spine, those of the internal oblique are continued down as far as the external abdominal ring, E D h , and even protrude through this place in the form of a cremaster.
— from Surgical Anatomy by Joseph Maclise

tried each art reproved each dull
And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg’d offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allur’d to brighter worlds, and led the way.
— from The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith by Oliver Goldsmith

the economy and reschedule external debt
The government also implemented a Five-Year Plan covering 1986-90 to restructure the economy and reschedule external debt service payments in cooperation with the International Development Association and Western lenders.
— from The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

to examine and revise every detail
If it is the task of reason to choose among many possible courses and many possible varieties of life, then clearly it is man's duty to examine and revise every detail of his laws and customs and moral codes.
— from The Book of Life by Upton Sinclair

tried each art reproved each dull
Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt his new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
— from Evolution of Expression — Volume 1 by Charles Wesley Emerson


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