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This rod is bored longitudinally establishing
This rod is bored longitudinally, establishing communication between the compressor cylinder and the drum containing the piston.
— from Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various

to rigid inspection before leaving England
Immigrants sent out by British charitable societies were subjected, after 1908, to rigid inspection before leaving England.
— from The Canadian Dominion: A Chronicle of Our Northern Neighbor by Oscar D. (Oscar Douglas) Skelton

to remain in bed long enough
When it is absolutely impossible to remain in bed long enough for the swelling to disappear, the next best plan is to accept every opportunity, during the day, to sit down and prop up the feet.
— from The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy by J. Morris (Josiah Morris) Slemons

to remain in Boston long enough
SOUND Had he possessed plenty of leisure, Robert would have been glad to remain in Boston long enough to see the principal objects of interest in the city and its vicinity, but he never for a moment forgot that his time was not his own.
— from Robert Coverdale's Struggle; Or, on the Wave of Success by Alger, Horatio, Jr.

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