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or useless the tendency is easily

[page 564] Heliotropism prevails widely throughout the vegetable kingdom, but whenever, from the changed habits of life of any plant, such movements become injurious or useless, the tendency is easily eliminated, as we see with climbing and insectivorous plants.
— from The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Francis, Sir

of unfair trade that if ever

But I have seen so much of the deceit of popular clamours, and the artful surmises upon which they are founded, and I am so fully convinced of the benefits we should reap by preventing all sorts of unfair trade, that if ever any such scheme be again offered whilst I have a seat in this assembly, I believe I shall be as heartily for it as I am for the motion now under our consideration.'
— from Lord Chatham, His Early Life and Connections by Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of

opened up to them its ethical

Until he came and fitted the Gospel into their previous knowledge, and showed them its relations to other faiths, and opened up to them its ethical wealth and bearing on life, they had [35] been unable to make full use of Paul's teaching.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The First Epistle to the Corinthians by Marcus Dods

out until the town is empty

“If you wish I shall fetch you the letter,” said Hycy, “as you have an objection I suppose to go out until the town is empty.”
— from The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by William Carleton

or universal to the individual experience

And this transition from the common or universal to the individual experience is seen yet more plainly in the case of individual recognition.
— from Illusions: A Psychological Study by James Sully

outlook under the trees in every

Cheerful, pleasant woods they are, of sunny beech, birch, maple, and butternut, with branches high above our heads, and a far outlook under the trees in every direction.
— from Little Brothers of the Air by Olive Thorne Miller

of using the term industrial establishment

The Spanish delegate stated that he would refrain from voting on the question, because he was of opinion that instead of using the term “industrial establishment,” it would be better to say “the work of any industries and handicrafts which demand the application of a strength greater than is compatible with the age and physical development of children and young workers.”
— from The Theory and Policy of Labour Protection by A. (Albert) Schäffle

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