timeous

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'Weel,' he continued, 'there's some that had sinned like ye i' the auld times that desired to prove their repentance and their gratitude to Heaven for timeous rescue by some outward an 'visible symbol, sic, for example, as building a kirk or foundin' an orphanage. '

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  • On Sunday the ratings peaked at 7.8 for the final 30 minutes, when Woods took the outright lead for the first time in 286 days, gave it right back with a bogey, but then made his final timeous birdie for victory.
  • 'The MDC calls for timeous and immediate swearing in of these provincial governors to complete the formation of governors. —  SWRadioAfrica Podcast
  • Johannesburg Mayor Amos Masondo said that engagement with bus and taxi operators was vital to the timeous and successful implementation of the BRT system, which would "vastly improve" the city's public transport. —  Engineering News | Home
  • We will also ensure speedy planning approvals for housing projects and timeous transfer of infrastructure funding to the City. —  Muti
  • "Meg Merrilies" is worthy of Shakespeare, but all the rest of the novel might have been written by Scott's brother or any other body The next letter from the Shepherd thanks Murray for some "timeous" aid, and asks a novel favour May 7, 1815 I leave Edinburgh on Thursday for my little farm on Yarrow. —  A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843
 

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