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... says , " the idea of soul we hold to is in its lower stages indistinguishable from that of life , and so far in a sense we revert to Aristotle , in holding that any truly scientific psycho- logy must be first of all biological ...
... says , " the idea of soul we hold to is in its lower stages indistinguishable from that of life , and so far in a sense we revert to Aristotle , in holding that any truly scientific psycho- logy must be first of all biological ...
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... says " south - east winds are rare on the south - east coast of South Africa , and the rain of the greater part of the tableland and north - east coast comes mostly from some northerly direction . " If these casual remarks have any ...
... says " south - east winds are rare on the south - east coast of South Africa , and the rain of the greater part of the tableland and north - east coast comes mostly from some northerly direction . " If these casual remarks have any ...
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... says , that " in English considerable care is often required in the arrangement of a sentence , so as to avoid ambiguity " ; but he seems to go too far when he says that " brevity ought always to be aimed at . Too much brevity will ...
... says , that " in English considerable care is often required in the arrangement of a sentence , so as to avoid ambiguity " ; but he seems to go too far when he says that " brevity ought always to be aimed at . Too much brevity will ...
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... says , " there seems to be a consensus of opinion among teachers that ... the grade is less steep than it is where these subjects follow electricity . " A few of the problems of the first edition have been omitted , and new ones added ...
... says , " there seems to be a consensus of opinion among teachers that ... the grade is less steep than it is where these subjects follow electricity . " A few of the problems of the first edition have been omitted , and new ones added ...
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... say the most important , part of the author's work deals with the number and arrangement of the mesenteries . This is ... says , " Coenen- chyme is the calcareous deposit originating from the cœnosarc . " This is most unfortunate . The ...
... say the most important , part of the author's work deals with the number and arrangement of the mesenteries . This is ... says , " Coenen- chyme is the calcareous deposit originating from the cœnosarc . " This is most unfortunate . The ...
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