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  • On the one hand there is potentia, which is the power that is essential to the individual (Barbone and Rice 2000, 17).

    Spinoza's Political Philosophy Steinberg, Justin 2008

  • However, Steven Barbone points out that almost all references to the mind of the state are preceded by phrases like veluti (“as it were”) and quasi (“as if”), indicating that the state has a mind only in a metaphorical sort of way (Barbone 2001, pp. 104-105).

    Spinoza's Political Philosophy Steinberg, Justin 2008

  • 'Frankie was making an important appearance, this one for adults, at the Wedge wood Room in the hotel,' Barbone remembered, 'and my mother said that Dolly was apparently a little overbearing.

    Sinatra The Man Behind the Myth Taraborrelli, J. R. 1997

  • Barbone, who now exercised a complete control over her, had been making, quietly but very efficiently, her arrangements for quitting her father's roof.

    The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various

  • Governor was not of the same mind as those who had engaged Barbone to poison the young Monsignor; at which he rejoiced exceedingly, as did his comrades, for there was a saying current in the prison -- "You have only to look Monsignor del Dongo in the face; he is certain to give you money."

    Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle 1864

  • Barbone had been waylaid and nearly murdered by the lovers of the Governor's scullery-maids; he would scarcely venture to show his face in the kitchens again.

    Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle 1864

  • Barbone, the wretch whose insolence you chastised the day of your arrival here, disappeared some time ago and for a few days was not seen about the citadel.

    Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle 1864

  • They were scornfully called _Barebones's Parliament_, the man's name, it seems, was not _Barebones_, but Barbone, -- a good enough man.

    Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Thomas Carlyle 1838

  • If the loan-to-value ratio is weak, according to Barbone, the buyer likely will not be approved for the mortgage unless the sale price is adjusted to match the appraised value.

    News - chicagotribune.com 2011

  • Noelle Barbone, manager of Weichert Realtors' Media, Pa., office, said, "If the buyer is using conventional financing with a strong loan-to-value ratio a large cash down payment, he or she might be obliged to purchase regardless of appraised value, unless they have an appraisal condition added to their offer."

    News - chicagotribune.com 2011

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