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... less than at the present time , and the train from Euston to Holyhead is to gain half - an - hour . CUSTOMS . - Mr . Lindsay , Collector at Leith , has been appointed to the Collectorship in the Long Room , London , a selection highly ...
... less than at the present time , and the train from Euston to Holyhead is to gain half - an - hour . CUSTOMS . - Mr . Lindsay , Collector at Leith , has been appointed to the Collectorship in the Long Room , London , a selection highly ...
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... less than seven who unite together for trading purposes . Composition . An agreement with a person's credi tors by which they accept a part for the whole sum due . Consul . A person appointed by a Government to look after its subjects ...
... less than seven who unite together for trading purposes . Composition . An agreement with a person's credi tors by which they accept a part for the whole sum due . Consul . A person appointed by a Government to look after its subjects ...
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... less than a right angle , and the angle in a semicircle is a right angle . 8. Prove that , if a straight line touch a circle and from the point of contact another straight line be drawn to cut the circle , the angles which this line ...
... less than a right angle , and the angle in a semicircle is a right angle . 8. Prove that , if a straight line touch a circle and from the point of contact another straight line be drawn to cut the circle , the angles which this line ...
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... less required by children than by adults ? 7. Describe the structure of the human skin . Show the necessity for frequently washing the skin . 8. Of what two gases is the air mainly com- posed ? What is the name of the gas which is added ...
... less required by children than by adults ? 7. Describe the structure of the human skin . Show the necessity for frequently washing the skin . 8. Of what two gases is the air mainly com- posed ? What is the name of the gas which is added ...
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... less than unity we can , by taking a sufficient number of the terms of these expansions , obtain very near approximations to the given quantities . These quantities may then be considered the limit to which the sum of the stated number ...
... less than unity we can , by taking a sufficient number of the terms of these expansions , obtain very near approximations to the given quantities . These quantities may then be considered the limit to which the sum of the stated number ...
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Page 77 - They parted — ne'er to meet again ! But never either found another To free the hollow heart from paining — They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs which had been rent asunder ; A dreary sea now flows between, But neither heat, nor frost, nor thunder, Shall wholly do away, I ween, The marks of that which once hath been.
Page 14 - Lo, the poor Indian! whose untutored mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind; His soul proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or milky way...
Page 110 - In full-blown dignity see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand...
Page 79 - To divide a given straight line into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole, and one of the parts, may be equal to the square of the other part.
Page 76 - If two triangles have two sides of the one equal to two sides of the other, each to each, and have likewise their bases equal; the angle which is contained by the two sides of the...
Page 79 - It was not by vile loitering in ease That Greece obtained the brighter palm of art ; That soft yet ardent Athens learned to please, To keen the wit, and to sublime the heart : In all supreme ! complete in every part ! It was not thence majestic Rome arose, And o'er the nations shook her conquering dart : For sluggard's brow the laurel never grows ; Renown is not the child of indolent repose.
Page 23 - When there is a question whether a person said or did something, the fact that he said or did something of the same sort on a different occasion, may be proved, if it shows the existence, on the occasion in question, of any intention, knowledge, good or bad faith, malice, or other state of mind, or of any state of body or bodily feeling, the existence of which is in issue, or is deemed to be relevant to the issue...
Page 21 - If one side of a triangle be produced, the exterior angle is greater than either of the interior, and opposite angles.
Page 93 - In positions where the duties are professional, technical or expert, the candidates will be required to show what preliminary training or technical education they have undergone to qualify them for such situations before they can be admitted to examination.
Page 21 - Pythagoras' theorem states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.