exercise.

"Practising polemics" was what he called the exercise.

McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, January, 1896 Various

"Practicing polemics," was what he called the exercise.

How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune Orison Swett Marden 1887

Meanwhile, Anthony Kennedy questioned the wisdom of trying to nail down how a nominee will vote on particular legal questions, which he dismissed as a "rather short-term exercise."

Seth Stern: When Ideology in Supreme Court Confirmations Goes Too Far Seth Stern 2010

She had the air of the well-trained college girl, the result, perhaps, of annual trips to the seashore, where she was allowed to indulge in boating, swimming, and other "manly sports" as she termed the exercise.

Dorothy Dale : a girl of today Margaret Penrose

Then there's the back injury you never got treated, which flares up at the mere mention of the word exercise.

Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

In clinical trials, creatine has been shown to improve performance in high-intensity, short-term exercise.

mndaily.com - all articles mglaeser@mndaily.com 2010

We need urgent measures to perk up ongoing businesses in the short term, while we are embarking on a total restructuring of the economy, which is a long term exercise.

SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2009

Interestingly, the ventral blade of the exercised rats showed a relatively higher response than that of the control animals which may indicate an enhanced engagement of this part of the dentate in the response to novelty after long-term exercise.

PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Andrew Collins et al. 2009

"Given the complexities involved, the restructuring of the institutional landscape is clearly a medium-to-long-term exercise.

ANC Daily News Briefing 1999

"Fortunately," as Dana describes it, "I got through without any word from the officer; and heard the 'well done' of the mate, when the yard reached the deck, with as much satisfaction as I ever felt at Cambridge on seeing a 'bene' at the foot of a Latin exercise."

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