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• Hard going, for their part, as the current was against us; still, their oars dipped and beat, and the wind lay at our backs. —  Carey, Jaqueline - Kushiel's Dart orig
• If the current is about to drive the aeronaut over a place where the descent is dangerous--say a river, a town, or a forest--the aeronaut perceiving to his right, let us suppose, a piece of ground suitable for his purpose, pulls at the cords which surround the right side, and by thus imparting a greater obliquity to his roof of silk, glides through the air, which it cleaves obliquely, towards the desired spot. —  Up in the Clouds Balloon Voyages
• When I complete the circuit by connecting any couple of these buttons, the influence of the current is at once perceived He took a piece of charcoal, as he spoke, and brought it into contact with two of the knobs. —  Post Haste
• Though the brig had a strong breeze, as the current was against her, she advanced but at a comparatively slow rate, the troops above getting along almost as fast as she did. —  The Three Lieutenants
• This current has been a great feature in the studies which have been made on the feeling of effort and on the physical basis of the will. —  The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps

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