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... obtaining contracts for munitions and supplies . Too often very unscrup- ulous methods have been employed . Few ... obtained a contract to supply the army of the Khedive Ismail with new uniforms . The Sovereign in question , though ...
... obtaining contracts for munitions and supplies . Too often very unscrup- ulous methods have been employed . Few ... obtained a contract to supply the army of the Khedive Ismail with new uniforms . The Sovereign in question , though ...
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... obtain permission to construct a tunnel beneath the sea , but this does not seem likely to be done for a long time to come . The early days of railways still linger in my memory , and I can recall the dislike with which old- fashioned ...
... obtain permission to construct a tunnel beneath the sea , but this does not seem likely to be done for a long time to come . The early days of railways still linger in my memory , and I can recall the dislike with which old- fashioned ...
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... obtained , the facilities for obtaining good food were often very poor . Our chief standby on our journeys , I remember , was a box of the famous " Threadneedle - Street Biscuits " which made the fortunes of several genera- tions of ...
... obtained , the facilities for obtaining good food were often very poor . Our chief standby on our journeys , I remember , was a box of the famous " Threadneedle - Street Biscuits " which made the fortunes of several genera- tions of ...
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... obtained their release . The most curious case of all was , undoubtedly , that of this man Miller , who had been in prison since July 1814 - forty - eight years ! He had lost all desire to go out , and would sign nothing which would ...
... obtained their release . The most curious case of all was , undoubtedly , that of this man Miller , who had been in prison since July 1814 - forty - eight years ! He had lost all desire to go out , and would sign nothing which would ...
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... obtained . Too often one was tormented by fleas , kept awake by bad music intended as a serenade , and finally roused before daybreak by the noise in the streets . No bathrooms furnished with luxurious fittings were to be found in even ...
... obtained . Too often one was tormented by fleas , kept awake by bad music intended as a serenade , and finally roused before daybreak by the noise in the streets . No bathrooms furnished with luxurious fittings were to be found in even ...
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