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  • Little-known fact: Likenesses of ravens have been lightly carved into the underside of every bookshelf.

    Indiebound and Finch Video: In Praise of Independent Bookstores 2010

  • Likenesses of Moses and his wife Judith would adorn medals and statues found in the possession of the many Jews who were the welcoming beneficiaries of his largesse.

    David Shasha: Moses Montefiore: The Most Important Jew of the 19th Century 2010

  • Likenesses of the Mother of God abounded in the world and in Boston they were doubled, but everyone who saw this statue agreed that it possessed a certain inestimable loveliness that set it far apart.

    Excerpt: Run by Ann Patchett 2007

  • Likenesses of Kim Jong Il, the "Dear Leader," and his late father, Kim Il Sung, the "Great Leader," are everywhere.

    Ben Rosen: Letter from North Korea: A Follow-Up 2008

  • Likenesses of the Mother of God abounded in the world and in Boston they were doubled, but everyone who saw this statue agreed that it possessed a certain inestimable loveliness that set it far apart.

    ‘Run’ 2008

  • And in his Likenesses he says, "But the apparent utterly dominates wherever it goes."

    Ancient Skepticism Groarke, Leo 2008

  • Likenesses of Boyle and Jenkins, both professors at Duke University Law School, act as guides for the story's fictional heroine, a young filmmaker named Akiko.

    Battling the Copyright Monster Fiona Morgan 2006

  • Likenesses are generally accurate throughout, courtesy artist Fernando Goni, though occasionally backgrounds suffer from a lack of detail.

    Archive 2005-08-21 2005

  • Likenesses are generally accurate throughout, courtesy artist Fernando Goni, though occasionally backgrounds suffer from a lack of detail.

    Archive 2005-08-21 2005

  • Likenesses of things farther removed from him lead us to appreciate the more truly that God transcends whatever we say or think about him.

    Nature and Grace: Selections from the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas 1954

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