perpetuation

• The device met, however, a genuine need, and by 1689 its perpetuation was assured. —  The Governments of Europe
• It is not for profane man to inquire what possible reason there could be for the perpetuation--let alone the creation--of such a useless, bootless race. —  The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
• Traditional Federal mortgage insurance and home loan practices oriented toward standard suburban development are an example, and so are many highways and roads subsidized and routed by experts in higher realms of government With so much economic and legal muscle arrayed on the side of chaos and a whole army of enterprising folk dedicated to its perpetuation--some holding seats on planning and zoning bodies--the wonder is that the metropolitan counties have been making any headway at all with improving their planning process. —  The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior
• Religion, therefore, appears to be a necessity for the perpetuation of any race. —  Applied Eugenics
• Goodnight Of course I don't mean to deny that the people who live in Brooklyn are themselves largely responsible for the perpetuation of the silly jest. —  The Patient Observer And His Friends

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