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I mean, this is a monu -- we're talking about a possibility of a monumental power shift in the United States.
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Even the Roman emperors of old had monu - ments raised to the triumphs of their arms in wars.
Merlin's Mirror Norton, Andre 1975
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Carrying the controversy to the completely different area of linguistics, François Charpentier in 1683 pub - lished a treatise, On the Excellence of the French Lan - guage (De l'Excellence de la langue française), arguing that modern French rather than the classical languages should be the medium for inscriptions on public monu - ments.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas A. OWEN ALDRIDGE 1968
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Perhaps the Jury will find him monu-mentally deranged.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 1, 1892 Various
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So many godlie monu - me [n] tes of learning, had not remained to this posteritie of ours and of all ages: if famous men in those ages and tymes, had hu [n] ted after immoderate pleasure.
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On every side were monu - ments of dead heroes and statesmen, and the high, vaulted blue dome seemed like the open sky above our heads.
The Story of a Pioneer Shaw, Anna Howard, 1847-1919 1929
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It shows us probably the kind of material that existed for the great recension of the pre-monu-mental history, made in the time of Seti I.
Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri First series, IVth to XIIth dynasty 1897
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Two years back the capital of India passed its own archaelogical rules for conservation and protection of monu? en Español
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I am sure you all know of Fakeblood and Sinden, it is amazing how monu-mental both artists have been to next level club music, but follow it up with a g'day and happy easter on their myspace pages.
Scatterblog 2009
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After all, the new Iran has been borne out of a monu - mental revolution and, for good or bad, it is unique in being the world's only Islamic democracy.
The Stirrer 2009
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