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Examples
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Blue-books and Lady Dumbello were all the same to her.
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But then everybody does not understand Blue-books.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 5, 1917 Various
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I read Blue-books, criticisms, sober, solid reviews, Royal Academicians 'confessions and defence.
The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2) Harry Furniss
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Blue-books in their dry recital arouse in the reader painful and indignant emotions.
The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Winston S. Churchill 1919
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The Blue-books preserve a disingenuous discretion.
The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Winston S. Churchill 1919
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It contains a vast number of quotations from Blue-books, political economists, and statisticians; and a certain show of learning, of thoroughness, and of conscientiousness gives it at first sight the appearance of being a reliable and honest production.
British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals J. Ellis Barker 1909
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However busy, he would find time to correct the proofs of articles brought to him, to dissect Blue-books and suggest new points; each quarter he read the review which was issued of the League's work.
The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 Stephen Lucius Gwynn 1907
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Confined to bed as he was, work still went on; he received and answered letters, read and annotated Blue-books.
The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 Stephen Lucius Gwynn 1907
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In bed, he was still busy reading and marking Blue-books which bore upon the case of the unorganized workers.
The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 Stephen Lucius Gwynn 1907
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Blue-books are not ordinarily light reading; but the Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the alleged corrupt practices at Bridgewater is not only a model of terse and vigorous composition, but to persons with a sense of humour, inclined to view human irregularities and inconsistencies in a sportive rather than an indignant light, it is a sustained and diverting comedy.
Biographical Study of A W Kinglake Tuckwell, Rev W 1902
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