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"Fineness" was a quality he was for ever belauding: a quality that he believed was only to be found in persons of complex character and unusually sensitive organisation.
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Fineness was the general shape of the educational parameters?
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Ralph Fineness and Uma Thurman are the Avengers in this nod to the mod Brit TV hit.
Early Warning 2 2008
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Discourses; Some admiring the Fineness of the Weather, others saying it was not natural at that time of Year; some praising this Lady for her excellent Fancy in her Dress, whilst others were blam'd for not suiting their Dress to their Complexion; one praised this Lady's Manteau − maker, another blam'd that Lady's Seamstress; some commended the Chocolate they had for breakfast, others complaining of the Oysters they had eat over
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Discourses; Some admiring the Fineness of the Weather, others saying it was not natural at that time of Year; some praising this Lady for her excellent Fancy in her Dress, whilst others were blam'd for not suiting their Dress to their Complexion; one praised this Lady's Manteau − maker, another blam'd that Lady's Seamstress; some commended the Chocolate they had for breakfast, others complaining of the Oysters they had eat over
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Fineness or finesse, in a figurative sense, applies to conduct, speech, and works of mind.
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Fineness either in its proper or its figurative sense does not signify either light, slender, fine, or of a rare thin texture; this word expresses something delicate and finished.
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Fineness is generally applied to delicate things and lightness of manufacture.
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· Fineness of material greatly affects the speed of its reaction with the soil.
Chapter 9 1981
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But if Persons have Time and Conveniency, and their Inclination leads them to, obtain their Drink in the utmost Fineness, it is an extraordinary good way to use _Hippocrates_ Sleeve or Flannel Bag, which I did in my great Brew-house at _London_ for straining off the Feces that were left in the Backs.
The London and Country Brewer Anonymous
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