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upper roller is next given
The upper roller is next given a complete turn, which will make the metal pin and the threads that are round it secure in the groove.
— from Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving by Grace Christie

universal reason is not given
For, as we shall show directly, universal reason is not given in individual reason, in other words, the knowledge of social laws, or the theory of collective ideas, though deduced from the fundamental concepts of pure reason, is nevertheless wholly empirical, and never would have been discovered a priori by means of deduction, induction, or synthesis.
— from System of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of Misery by P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) Proudhon

usually results in not getting
The lack of any habitual time for drinking this water usually results in not getting it at all.
— from Miller's Mind training for children Book 1 (of 3) A practical training for successful living; Educational games that train the senses by William Emer Miller

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