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But, on the other hand, it is not thus logically impossible for the mind to infer that it may be the cause of some of its own knowledge, or, in other words, that it may have in some measure the power of producing what it knows as motion.
Mind and Motion and Monism George John Romanes 1871
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They are not rigidly fixed to the spine and therefore are less subject to fatigue associated with long term motion.
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He even inspires a character, Dunstan, who sets the whole plot in motion.
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When you step into the huddle, you'll call a play, and I'll hear him kind of give a quiet reminder to the guys near him, or even at the line of scrimmage if the defense shifts or we go in motion.
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Key stocks rise, you claim, because of foolish purchases, and this sets your cycle in motion.
Regulate Mutual Funds?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Though Constantine would go on record as the founder of that state, it was Diocletian who set those wheels in motion.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » What’s Next — Dreaming of Mussolini? 2009
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On the contrary, it only says that something has set this plan in motion.
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Instead, the iPad is really a portable device, by which I mean that it is very easy to carry around, but unlikely to be used while actually in motion.
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Certainly smarter than the people who are dumb enough to set it in motion. wiley Says:
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These densely populated pages, animated by bursts of humor and indignation, portray a whole society in motion.
International Crime Fiction Geoffrey O'Brien 2010
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