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  • Substance -- the Divine Substance -- from which all living forms are shaped; and from which all that we know as Finite Mind is likewise composed.

    A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga William Walker Atkinson 1897

  • Had God been pleased to dwell forever in the self-sufficiency of His Trinity, and never called the Finite into existence from nothing, He might have done so, and He would still have been omnipotent and "blessed forever."

    Sermons to the Natural Man 1857

  • The Finite is the Infinite, or, to use theistic language, the World is God, in the sense that all the world is and contains is the form in which God, at each successive moment, exists.

    What is Darwinism? Charles Hodge 1837

  • These 3-D models can even determine the probable bite forces generated by dinosaurs, using an engineering technique known as Finite Element Analysis.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Paul Sabatier in Toulouse, France, applied an approach known as Finite Element Analysis to simulate and compare the biomechanics of biting straight down (as in a killing bite), pulling back with its neck (as in dismembering prey) and shaking the skull from side to side (as in thrashing smaller animals, or when dealing with larger struggling prey).

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2010

  • "Finite" reinsurance has been defined in many ways, but, put simply, it is a type of reinsurance used by the client mainly for financial or accounting reasons -- either to bolster its capital or to improve the amount or timing of its earnings.

    Alice Schroeder: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life: Part 1 of 7 2009

  • "Finite" and "infinite" were words continually on his lips, and it is clear that both sides of the antithesis represented instincts rooted in his mental nature, drawing nourishment from distinct but equally fundamental springs of feeling and thought.

    Robert Browning 1892

  • Then you’ve built what’s called a Finite State Machine…a method of predicting what someone wants in a topical domain, often before they know it themselves.

    Firedoglake » Open Source Lobbying Kicks K-Street A** 2006

  • Softer tones are heard throughout the record in tracks like "Finite" and "The Fall," both featuring vocals from guitarist Blake Martin.

    Berks county news 2010

  • Absolute sought in the Infinite, Indefinite; the Finite is the "Great

    Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Albert Pike 1850

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