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the ruin of my prospects in life
It has been the ruin of my prospects in life.
— from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various

the right on moving pivot its leader
At the command march the leading platoon turns to the right on moving pivot; its leader commands: 1.
— from Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by James A. (James Alfred) Moss

The religion of many people is like
The religion of many people is like old family ties, which they have never taken pains t
— from Good Sense by Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'

the right on moving pivot its leader
At the command march the leading platoon turns to the right on moving pivot; its leader commands: Forward, 2.
— from The Plattsburg Manual: A Handbook for Military Training by E. B. (Enoch Barton) Garey

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