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Few of these imitations were so important, or had such a profound impact on the nature of ' barbarian ' life as the adoption of writing, a technology which spread throughout the Germanic kingdoms hand-in-hand with Christianity, a religion based on literacy.
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Few business groups in recent years have come under heavier pressure to face these realities than real estate brokers and home builders.
Few other characters notice these or experience similar anomalies ; the sole exception is Gumm's supposed brother-in-law, Victor " Vic " Nielson, in whom he confides.
Few lawyers would defend cases as undesirable as these, and some of those lawyers kicked back their fees to the arresting officer.
::" Few human creatures would consent to be changed into any of the lower animals, for a promise of the fullest allowance of a beast's pleasures ; no intelligent human being would consent to be a fool, no instructed person would be an ignoramus, no person of feeling and conscience would be selfish and base, even though they should be persuaded that the fool, the dunce, or the rascal is better satisfied with his lot than they are with theirs … A being of higher faculties requires more to make him happy, is capable probably of more acute suffering, and is certainly accessible to it at more points, than one of an inferior type ; but in spite of these liabilities, he can never really wish to sink into what he feels to be a lower grade of existence … It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied ; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.
Few of these houses were used for single-family occupancy, however, and many had been converted into low-cost apartments.
Few scholars still accept these texts as reliable sources ; historians today rely more on archaeology and numismatics, disciplines that have made valuable contributions toward understanding the period.
Few of these were large enough to hold the assembled court, and thus one of the first of the King's building works ( in order to transform Hampton Court to a principal residence ) was to build the vast kitchens.
Few of these areas were annexed to the city, while nearby towns incorporated and expanded themselves.
Few of these tapestries survived the French Revolution as hundreds were burnt to recover the gold thread that was often woven into them.
Few of these are directly meaningful to humans, being already transformed into computer manipulable forms.
Few living specimens exceed ; old records of logged trees make varied claims of extreme heights, but these are difficult to verify today.
Few riders would ever deny a dragonless rider due to the strength of the bond between dragon and rider, losing one's dragon almost always results in insanity in all but the strongest of character such as Lytol, though these people remain emotional vulnerable to any mention of Dragons.
Few of us take the time to really study it, yet if we care to follow these ancient beliefs, we may find that nature itself holds the key to much inner knowledge of our own nature, and the part we play in the great Cosmic Plan.
Few contemporary writers share these qualms ; it is now accepted usage to refer to transfinite cardinals and ordinals as " infinite ".
Few POU measures have reached significant scale thus far, but efforts to promote and commercially distribute these products to the world's poor have only been under way for a few years.
Few of these original houses built in different European architectural styles remain and office blocks have been built on their place over the years.
Few POU measures have reached significant scale thus far, but efforts to promote and commercially distribute these products to the world's poor have only been under way for a few years.
Few Russians inhabited these places: the populations consisted mainly of Siberian aborigines, Tunguses, Yakuts, Tartars, Ostiaks, Mongols, and Buriats.
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Few further changes were made to the grounds, with the exception of the monuments and cottages built during the remainder of the 19th century.
A film tie-in featuring artwork from the film and a cover version by Ennio Morricone was released in Europe, though the other tracks on the album were soundtracks from A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More.
Few parish clergy were initially licensed to preach by the bishops ; in the absence of a licensed preacher, Sunday services were required to be accompanied by reading one of the homilies written by Cranmer.
Few of Confucius ' disciples went on to attain official positions of some importance, some of which were arranged by Confucius.
The most popular Spaghetti Westerns were those of Sergio Leone, whose Dollars Trilogy ( A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ), featuring Clint Eastwood and scores by Ennio Morricone, came to define the genre along with Once Upon a Time in the West.
Few of the studio heads or crew were aware of Capra's engineering background until he began directing The Younger Generation in 1929.
Few then were surprised when Major's Conservatives lost the 1 May 1997 general election to Tony Blair's " New Labour ", although the immense scale of the defeat was not as widely predicted: in 1987 and 1992 the Conservatives had polled better than had been suggested by the opinion polls, but in 1997 this was no longer the case.
Few of the big bands, however, featured amplified guitar solos, which were done instead in the small combo context.
Few titles received major changes, but two exceptions were Earthworm Jim which featured additional levels and game changes, and The Amazing Spider-Man vs.
The best-known Spaghetti westerns were directed by Sergio Leone and scored by Ennio Morricone: the " Dollars Trilogy " ( A Fistful of Dollars ( 1964 ), For a Few Dollars More ( 1965 ), and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ( 1966 )) and Once Upon a Time in the West ( 1968 ).
Few were bothered by this suggestion, and the pope and several archbishops were interested enough by it to want more detail.
Cook's " One Leg Too Few " and " Interesting Facts " were part of the show and became routines in his own performances.
His life and the sacrifices he made to keep going despite pain and impending death were the subject of the 1942 British film, The First of the Few produced and directed by Leslie Howard, with Howard in the starring role of R. J. Mitchell, and David Niven as ' Geoffrey Crisp ', based on the Supermarine test pilot Jeffrey Quill who flew the aerobatic sequences for the film in a Spitfire MkII.
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