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  • Ascending from the ground floor to the first story, we found the ladies of the house all astir and active, only that the exceptionally pious were still engaged in their morning devotions, and hence invisible to the outer world.

    Memoirs of an Arabian Princess 1907

  • Perhaps this is Mackeys "Ascending" seat angle the Fizik being horizontal on 12% climbs?

    One Bike Too Many: From Buddha to Burgess BikeSnobNYC 2008

  • "Ascending" and "Insatiable (One)" are overwrought and lack the inspiration with which the rest of the album buzzes.

    The Michigan Daily 2009

  • At the Summit, there would be four panel discussions on topic such as Ascending the Corporate Ladder; Women's Work: The Great Juggling Act; Strategic Mentoring: The Power of Many and The Women Entrepreneurs.

    SiliconIndia.com 2009

  • Ascending from the vice presidency, Jonathan vowed to continue the Yar'adua administration's focus on improving the economy and organizing free and fair elections.

    Nigerians Have High Expectations for New President 2011

  • Ascending from the vice presidency, Jonathan vowed to continue the Yar'adua administration's commitment to electoral reform.

    Nigerian President Vows to Strengthen Democratic Rule 2011

  • Ascending the hill is like climbing up through time, as the fortress' outer wall is a layered patchwork of different stones and building styles.

    Rick Steves: Georgia: The Ultimate European Back Door Rick Steves 2011

  • Ascending from the vice presidency, Jonathan vowed to continue the Yar'adua administration's focus on improving the economy and organizing free and fair elections.

    Nigerians Have High Expectations for New President 2011

  • Ascending paralysis, a consequence of typhoid fever, often spread by contaminated food or water, would explain such a symptom progression and possibly the bizarre account from the embalmers who arrived a week after Alexander's death and found him so lifelike that they were afraid to approach.

    Solving Darwin's Medical Mystery Melinda Beck 2011

  • Its song is heard in the poignancy of Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending, which he began to compose after seeing troops embarking for the battlefields of the first world war.

    Country diary: South Uist 2011

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