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the United States Constitution or law against

There is nothing in the United States Constitution or law against polygamy; and why is it not a part of the Judge's "sacred right of self-government" for the people to have it, or rather to keep it, if they choose?
— from The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete by Abraham Lincoln

time under similar conditions of light and

The best precision is obtained when an optical pyrometer is used each time under similar conditions of light and the same observer.
— from The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by K. A. (Kristian A.) Juthe

time United States Commissioner of Labor as

This strike, and the greater strike following, were termed by Carroll D. Wright, for a time United States Commissioner of Labor, as "probably the most expensive and far-reaching labor controversy which can properly be classed among the historic controversies of this generation."
— from History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times by Gustavus Myers

the United States Commissioner of lighthouses and

Jl ‘17 350w A L A Bkl 14:46 N ‘17 “The author of this valuable, fascinating and authoritative book is the United States Commissioner of lighthouses and he has the last word (up to June 30, 1916) on a subject of vital importance.”
— from The Book Review Digest, Volume 13, 1917 Thirteenth Annual Cumulation Reviews of 1917 Books by Various

that under secure conditions of life and

Judging from all past experience we have every reason to believe that, under secure conditions of life and property, these tribes would settle down and become worthy and excellent citizens.
— from The American Missionary — Volume 34, No. 06, June, 1880 by Various

throwing up steam clots of lava and

It was seen in operation, throwing up steam, clots of lava, and lapilli (some of the larger pieces of fragmentary lava) in the year 1878.
— from The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes by Edwin J. (Edwin James) Houston

the United States Commissioner of Labor are

The tables compiled by the United States Commissioner of Labor are conclusive.
— from The Way to the West, and the Lives of Three Early Americans: Boone—Crockett—Carson by Emerson Hough

the usual sculptured conjunction of lingam and

It is stated, in the Coimbatore Manual, that “the potter never begins his day’s work at the wheel without forming into a lingam and saluting the revolving lump of clay, which, with the wheel, bears a strong resemblance to the usual sculptured conjunction” (of lingam and yōni).
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 4 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

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