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the ritual is of purely savage

In the Arabian form the ritual is of purely savage type; the danger to life that made it unsafe for a man to marry the woman was transferred in the most materialistic way to an animal, which it was believed generally died in consequence, or to a bird.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

the result is often physical should

The fact that the cause is mental while the result is often physical, should cause no surprise.
— from Outwitting Our Nerves: A Primer of Psychotherapy by Josephine A. (Josephine Agnes) Jackson

this region is only partially successful

Adobe construction in this region is only partially successful.
— from The Cliff Ruins of Canyon de Chelly, Arizona Sixteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1894-95, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897, pages 73-198 by Cosmos Mindeleff

this reward into our Precinct Squad

"My chum, Jim Condon, and I hope to help get this reward into our Precinct Squad.
— from The Midnight Passenger : A Novel by Richard Savage

the records in our particular section

A new report had been received and our control clerk, we call her, our person looking after the records in our particular section had made that call slip for the file.
— from Warren Commission (05 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

that rot in our prospectus said

"Let's put all that rot in our prospectus," said Louise, looking at her cousin admiringly.
— from Aunt Jane's Nieces on Vacation by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

to rummage in other people s

I may think myself lucky if he is reclaimed by this hard lesson, and does not again begin to rummage in other people’s safes, for then I should be unable to save him.”
— from Serge Panine — Complete by Georges Ohnet

The recent increase of population said

"The recent increase of population," said the same statesman, "had taken place chiefly in the manufacturing towns; and it was impossible that great masses of human beings should be brought together in the manner in which they were situated in these towns without being exposed to vicious habits, and to corrupting influences dangerous to the public security as well as to private morality."
— from A Short History of English Liberalism by W. Lyon (Walter Lyon) Blease

to rummage in other people s

I may think myself lucky if he is reclaimed by this hard lesson, and does not again begin to rummage in other people's safes, for then I should be unable to save him."
— from Serge Panine — Volume 04 by Georges Ohnet

the ruling idea of Piedmontese statesmen

The absorption of all the states of Italy, not excepting that of the Pope, by Piedmont, was the ruling idea of Piedmontese statesmen.
— from Pius IX. And His Time by Æneas MacDonell Dawson

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