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G-DATA is a most powerful AV as it has two engins bitdefender engin a Avast engin. it had several problems in the past as it is too slow but 2010 version is much faster, it has a little drawback that it checks every downloaded link and every download which takes much time.
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Faster-than-light engins and time-travel machines and Vulcan Mind Meld are things held by modern science to be unproven or impossible.
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A document on how search engins function and how to improve indexing for your site, which I wrote for a client over June/July.
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Sagitta by sea and by land, and that their helpe and forces would there be needfull; and that for this purpose, the king and the patriarch were comming downe vnto the city of Acres and that they were in building of engins, and warlike instruments, to inuade the walles and inhabitants thereof: and that in the meane season they were to remaine at Iaphet, vntill the kings further commandement were knowen.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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At the last it was pondred by Sir Gabriel Martiningo, that there was no remedy but to hew the wall for to meet them; and beat them with ordinance and with engins of fire to burne and vndoe them.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Master of the horse, had the charge of his person, Liuetenant of the Empire, and Warlike engins, Gouernor or Liuetenant of the
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The king came downe to Acres with the patriarch, and all his family, building, and making there by the space of fortie dayes engins, and many kindes of warlike instruments: and appointing all things to be made perfectly ready, which seemed to be most conuenient for the assaulting of the city.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Whilest we made this diligent prouision within the Citie, the Turks without made no lesse preparation of all things necessary, fit to batter the fortresse withall, as in bringing out of Caramania and Syria with all speed by the Sea, many wool packs, a great quantitie of wood and timber, diuers pieces of artillery, engins, and other things expedient for their purpose.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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One of these parts was called the great Burrow without the wals, where the French king had pitcht his field & planted his engins.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (5 of 12) Henrie the Second Raphael Holinshed
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Just a couple of weeks longer an then no more square heads, no more flannel bandages around my legs, no more engins without cowcatchers.
"Same old Bill, eh Mable!" Edward Streeter 1933
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