terra-firma

The environmental stuff, yeah, it's kind of "earth-worship" but let's not forget, this is SCI-FI and this is NOT terra-firma.

Critics: 'Avatar' is anti-military & anti-religion 2010

As I ran at full speed, with my nose up in the atmosphere, and intent only upon the purloiner of my property, I suddenly perceived that my feet rested no longer upon terra-firma; the fact is, I had thrown myself over a precipice, and should inevitably have been dashed to pieces but for my good fortune in grasping the end of a long guide-rope which depended from a passing balloon.

Information, Culture, Policy, Education: Something was happening, in between, up there 2009

We can argue discretion all day long, but there's no doubt in my mind Crowley is on legal terra-firma as far as the arrest based on current law.

What did she say and when did she say it? 2009

Obviously a trust that pays out good money for upkeep for the senior while they remain alive and kicking on terra-firma and the residual of the trust/estate to be paid to a neutral charity upon death would go someway to making sure that children are more inclined to keep mum and dad in good working order.

The Story Teller Glyn Davies 2008

The northwestern portion is a mosaic of seasonally inundated and permanent swamp forest with mixed terra-firma moist evergreen and semi-evergreen rain forest components along levees and other areas of relief.

Central Congolian lowland forests 2007

The gondolieri were frequently hailed, at this early hour, by the market-people, as they glided by towards Venice, and the lagune soon displayed a gay scene of innumerable little barks, passing from terra-firma with provisions.

The Mysteries of Udolpho 2004

Times without number there were when Garry's monumental fit of sulks bordered close on the ridiculous, but the needed triviality which would have precipitated the whole fabric to a terra-firma of absurdity failed to materialize.

Then I'll Come Back to You Larry Evans

They shall not consent, or furnish occasion that the Indian natives and inhabitants of the said islands and and terra-firma, sustain any injury, either in their persons or their belongings, but they shall rather order that they be well and justly treated.

Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings Francis Augustus MacNutt

We soon stood upon _terra-firma_, if these translucent rocks could be called _terra-firma_ which rose in glittering and polished peaks all around us.

Strange Visitors Henry J. Horn

Truly, the ordinary _terra-firma_ was of little consequence for home-keeping purposes to Jean Paul, as the reader will doubtless confess before he has proceeded far through the maze of Extra Leaves, Intercalary Days,

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 Various