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... position in life now is by passing an examination . If he wish to obtain Government employ , he must first submit to the trying ordeal— a competition ; and in order to be successful , a long course of study must be gone through ...
... position in life now is by passing an examination . If he wish to obtain Government employ , he must first submit to the trying ordeal— a competition ; and in order to be successful , a long course of study must be gone through ...
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... position during some part of our lives . In whatever position we may be placed - whether as a crossing - sweeper , a shoe- black , a clerk or an officer , a workman or a tradesman , a lawyer , doctor , or statesman - we should make a ...
... position during some part of our lives . In whatever position we may be placed - whether as a crossing - sweeper , a shoe- black , a clerk or an officer , a workman or a tradesman , a lawyer , doctor , or statesman - we should make a ...
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... position of C , it follows that the times of descent down all chords through A are equal . Let the angle ABC . Then for the time of descent down CB we have g sin b t = BC and whence BC sin b = BA t = 24B as before . g ( a ) Let ABC be ...
... position of C , it follows that the times of descent down all chords through A are equal . Let the angle ABC . Then for the time of descent down CB we have g sin b t = BC and whence BC sin b = BA t = 24B as before . g ( a ) Let ABC be ...
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... position . To this tendency the name of elasticity has been given . During impact the relative motion of the two balls is first destroyed , and the shape of the balls distorted ; then the force with which the balls tend to resume their ...
... position . To this tendency the name of elasticity has been given . During impact the relative motion of the two balls is first destroyed , and the shape of the balls distorted ; then the force with which the balls tend to resume their ...
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... positions it performs precisely the same number of oscilla- tions per minute . The distance between the knife - edges is then carefully measured , which gives the length of the equivalent simple pendu- lum . The number of oscillations ...
... positions it performs precisely the same number of oscilla- tions per minute . The distance between the knife - edges is then carefully measured , which gives the length of the equivalent simple pendu- lum . The number of oscillations ...
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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.