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We must not regard as determining grounds for our judgment the concept of the purposes which all our limbs serve [wozu alle seine Gliedmassen da sind] and we must not allow this unity of purpose to influence our aesthetic judgment (for it would not longer be pure) … … We must, in short, consider our limbs, hands, toes, breasts, or what Montaigne so cheerfully referred to as
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Gewissheit der Ahnung, dem Rumble & Mumble der Fall-Maschine aus Low-Tech, Northern Rockabilly, Störsounds, das fast immer Zugehörigkeit stiftet, ohne dass man genau wissen möchte, wozu man da gehört.
FallNews 2001
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"Doch wozu ist des Weisen Thorheit nutz?" literally, _Of what use is the folly of the wise?
Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature August Wilhelm Schlegel 1806
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Wozu hat der Herr einen jeden von uns ausgesondert, wozu berufen?
context 21 2010
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Against the background of the Japanese countryside, feel good sentiments and an extraordinary virtual world are featured in Summer Wars (サマーウォーズSama wozu) [ja], the new animated movie by director Mamoru Hosoda [en].
Anime Nano! 2009
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Against the background of the Japanese countryside, feel good sentiments and an extraordinary virtual world are featured in Summer Wars (サマーウォーズSama wozu) [ja], the new animated movie by director Mamoru Hosoda [en].
Anime Nano! 2009
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"e wo zu" or "zum zu wozu" or "we" and so on -- letters with which it is rarely possible to put together even such small words as _wo_ (= where) or _zu_ (= to, or for) and the longer one persists on such occasions, the more senseless her remarks become; it is the rarest thing for her to suddenly pull herself together so as to give a proper answer.
Lola or, The Thought and Speech of Animals Henny Kindermann
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Once he says, "Warum er des Königs Schwert verlangt, gibt die Saga nicht an, er 'tötet' damit das (tote) Tier wie in den _Rímur_"; [74] and again, "Man sieht nicht, warum und wozu Hjalti des Königs Schwert zu seiner Scheintat erbittet und erhält". [
The Relation of the Hrolfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarimur to Beowulf A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The Scandinavian Countries Oscar Ludvig Olson
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300.000 Verkäufe: iPad schlägt iPhone - Apples iPad ist ein Produkt, von dem zuvor niemand so recht wusste, wozu genau es gut sein sollte.
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300.000 Verkäufe: iPad schlägt iPhone - Apples iPad ist ein Produkt, von dem zuvor niemand so recht wusste, wozu genau es gut sein sollte.
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