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Under normal or rather natural
Under normal or rather natural conditions we find that they are usually kept within reasonable bounds by their natural enemies, but under the artificial conditions brought about by the settling and developing of any district great changes come about.
— from Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Rennie Wilbur Doane

ut nunquam omnino resederit neque
“Primum cum accessisset ad eremum tribus continuis annis sub cujusdam saxi rupe stans, semper oravit, ita ut nunquam omnino resederit neque Jacuerit.
— from History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky

use neither of reasoning nor
A speaker who brings in this kind of argument makes use neither of reasoning nor of legitimate persuasion.
— from Practical Argumentation by George K. (George Kynett) Pattee

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