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I was unarmed -- everybody was except Manuel, you know what Nuevo Mexicans are. -, and I was afraid I'd precipi - tate something by going for a weapon.
Trader To The Stars Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1964
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But Hyroeades, a Persian soldier, having accidentally seen one of the garrison descending this precipi tous rock to pick up his helmet which had rolled down, watched his opportunity, tried to climb up, and found it not impracticable; others followed his example, the stronghold was thus seized first, and the whole city speedily taken by storm.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Rossiter Johnson 1885
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It should be remembered that obtain OTC status, and offset the foreseen precipi - Regulators 'principal concern in considering an tous decline unit price of the prescription product, Rx-to-OTC switch is from a public health perspec - and reduction the Sponsor's share of that segment tive.
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It would be very tedious to detail the plans I adopted in order to repulse them, and to check the precipi - tate flight of the vanguard, already within musket - shot of head-quarters, although it consisted of 2000
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He departed with precipi - tation, and a strong reconnoitring party, whicli
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Ipbitable state; and wherein partly by chemical precipi - tation, and pardy by mechamcal deposition, the materials of the primitive, and of the secondary robks appear
The Introductory Lecture of Thomas Cooper, Esq. Thomas Cooper 1812
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When the diamond v/js entirely deftroyed in the gold veflel by the inflammation of the nitre, the fubftance which remained precipi: ated lime from lime
The Economy of Nature Explained and Illustrated: On the Principles of Modern Philosophy. By G ... 1798
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Kilkenny, prov. conoid, tlie eliptical fide abrupt and precipi -
Topographia hibernica : or The topography ofIreland, antient and modern. Giving a complete view of the civil and ecclesiastical state of that kingdom; with its antiquities, natural curiosities, trade, manufactures, extent and population Seward, William Wenman 1795
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Told him his Answer was not expected presently, would not precipi - tat him.
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Alum forms with it a deep yellow precipitate in fmall quantity: folution of tin, and other metallic, folutions, precipi - tates which have nothing remarkable.
Elements of the Art of Dyeing Claude-Louis Berthollet 1791
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