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  • It was not for nothing that, in his college days, he had hunted the hypothetical "moral sense" to its lair, and dragged from their concealment the various self-advancing sentiments dissembled under its edifying guise.

    The Blond Beast 1910

  • It was not for nothing that, in his college days, he had hunted the hypothetical "moral sense" to its lair, and dragged from their concealment the various self-advancing sentiments dissembled under its edifying guise.

    The Blond Beast 1910

  • Within a few years, enterprises well directed, has transformed the district from being a "most distressful country" into a thriving, self-respecting, self-advancing locality.

    The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway Robert Lloyd Praeger 1909

  • It was not for nothing that, in his college days, he had hunted the hypothetical "moral sense" to its lair, and dragged from their concealment the various self-advancing sentiments dissembled under its edifying guise.

    Tales of Men and Ghosts Edith Wharton 1899

  • Their obedience becomes habitually double, vain-glorious, self-advancing; or heartless, hollow, and reluctant.

    Sermons. Volume Third. 1808-1892 1847

  • It needs to stop and please add Rush Limbaugh to the list of self-advancing, incompetent, narcissistic lunatics.

    WordPress.com News Lakshmi Gandhi 2009

  • The Revlon ColorStay Brow Enhancer is a self-advancing dual-ended brow styler that wears up to 16 hours.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2008

  • The Revlon ColorStay Brow Enhancer is a self-advancing dual-ended brow styler that wears up to 16 hours.

    pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2008

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