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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An obsolete form of enterprise.

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  • I think what commonly happens, in my experience, is that we have people with little familiarity with technology other than how to create a web page and brouse the web and cursory understanding of what the letters TCP/IP means assuming that this stuff just exploded from private interprise.

    More Wood Chip Commentary, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • I think the USA has only one chance left to do this and then goodbye free interprise and America as a Capitalist nation.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • Oliver, [208] the great moynzeoun, [209] should be generall levetenant; but no man should be pryvey, (except the Counsall that was thare then present,) of the interprise, till the verray day and executioun thaireof.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • These our Petitionis did we first present to the Quein Regent, becaus that we war determined to interprise nothing without hir knowledge, most humlie requyring hir favorable assistance in our just actioun.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • And thus neather lacked counsall, practise, closenes, nor diligence, to sett fordwarte that interprise: And so, amanges these consultaris, thare was no doubt of ane good successe; and so was the Scroll thankfullie receaved by the King him self, and putt into his awin pocket, whare it remaned to the day of his death, and then was found.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • Reformatioun as we, by Goddis plane word, do requyre, we ar enforced to delay that which most earnestlie we desyre; and yitt, least that our silence should geve occasioun to our adversaries to think, that we repent our formare interprise, we can not cease to protest for remedy against that most unjust tyranny, which we heirtofoir most patientlie have susteaned.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • Butt that was to thare awin paines; for thei lying without trinche or gabioun, war exponed to the force of the hole ordinance of the said Castell, which schote, and that nott all in vane; for the quheill and extrye of one of the Engliss cannownes war brokin, and some of thare men slayne; and so thei left with small honour that interprise, tackin rather of rashnes, then of any advised counsall.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • This interprise was disclosed after his slawchtter, partlye by letteris and memorialles found in his chalmer, butt playnlie affirmed by suche as war of the consall.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • Butt that could not be; for immediatlie after that the Quein was entered in the loodgeing, some of those that war of the interprise drew ney to the idole, as willing to helpe to bear him, and getting the fertour upon thare schulderis, begane to schudder, thinking that thairby the idole should have fallin.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • Wisedomes should considder, that our God remaneth one, and is immutable; and that the Church of Christ Jesus hath the same promeis of protectioun and defence that Israell had of multiplicatioun; and farther, that no less caus have ye to enter in your formar interprise, then Moses had to go to the presence of

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

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