The other great gods, each representing [Pg 691] some religious center that at one time or the other rose to importance, grouped themselves around Marduk, as the princes and nobles gather around a supreme monarch.
— from The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
Consequently, the estimated increase in 1947 in the total of general government expenditures reflects a variety of influences.
— from State of the Union Addresses by Harry S. Truman
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