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Basic Thinking Blog » Wie kann man den Einfluss der Blogs auf die Unternehmensreputation messen? says:
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Not long before 10:30, from the extreme right at Union Mills, a messen ger of Dick Ewell arrived at field headquarters: Ewell, he said, had been waiting since early morning for orders to advance; receiving none, he had sent to inquire of David Jones, next on his left, if Jones had any news or orders; Jones, north of the Run and deployed, said that he had understood Ewell also was to cross and attack.
LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001
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Not long before 10:30, from the extreme right at Union Mills, a messen ger of Dick Ewell arrived at field headquarters: Ewell, he said, had been waiting since early morning for orders to advance; receiving none, he had sent to inquire of David Jones, next on his left, if Jones had any news or orders; Jones, north of the Run and deployed, said that he had understood Ewell also was to cross and attack.
LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001
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Perhaps these little robots had been its maintenance crew, or scouts, or messen-gers.
The Waste Lands King, Stephen, 1947- 1991
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Once the messen-ger got inside there'd be nothing the Watch could do.
Cold Copper Tears Cook, Glen 1988
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But Sojan's only reply was, "You will see," and he resumed his earnest conversation with the messen - ger who had brought him the news.
Elric At The End of Time Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1984
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"We have need for a sack of the bird's grain; it was forgotten in the ship-you seek to send a messen - ger for it."
Web Of The Witch World Norton, Andre 1964
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The child, viz., expressed the wish (on his seven hundred and ninety-sixth day) to have an apple pared or cut up, by means of the word _messen_.
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
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Hence, both in one were named _messen_ (for "messern," it may be).
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
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He knows a knife (Messer) and names it rightly, and while he works at the apple with a fork or a spoon or anything he can get hold of, or merely points at it with his hand, he says repeatedly _messen_!
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
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