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How far he was above his contemporaries, how little appreciated or understood by them, is shown by the absence of references to him in other Greek writers, and by the fact that his work had no effect in arresting the decay of mathematical science.
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How far the fellowship in most local churches falls below what the New Testament means by koinonia!!
How far and in what fashion did it modify the new nation which was emerging in the midst of the forces shaping the revolutionary age??
If the objects are indeterminate until one of them is measured, then the question becomes, " How can one account for something that was at one point indefinite with regard to its spin ( or whatever is in this case the subject of investigation ) suddenly becoming definite in that regard even though no physical interaction with the second object occurred, and, if the two objects are sufficiently far separated, could not even have had the time needed for such an interaction to proceed from the first to the second object?
How far south the Sami extended in the past has been debated among historians and archeologists for many years.
# How far, and with what right may it be allowed to oppose a ruler who suppresses or destroys the state?
How far they made amendments is not recorded and, in the main, cannot be known because most of the originals have not survived.
How far the Corpus Iuris Civilis or any of its parts was effective, whether in the east or ( with reconquest ) in the west, is unknown.
Oldenburg's review of the Experimenta Nova ( November 1672 ) in the Proceeding of the Royal Society sceptically observes: " How far this globe may be confided in, the Tryals and Consideration of some ingenious person here may perhaps inform us hereafter.
How far he was personally responsible for the Anglican Settlement, the Poor Laws, and the foreign policy of the reign, remains to a large extent a matter of conjecture.
The book also contains five joke ' Test Papers ' interspersed among the chapters, which contain nonsense instructions including the famous " Do not on any account attempt to write on both sides of the paper at once " ( Test Paper V ) and " Do not attempt to answer more than one question at a time " ( Test Paper I ) and such unanswerable questions as " How far did the Lords Repellent drive Henry III into the arms of Pedro the Cruel?
As far as David Lodge's narrative is concerned, quite a number of elements prevalent in his earlier novels can again be identified: Helen's Catholic upbringing, with her parents still believers in the Catholic faith ( reminiscent of The British Museum Is Falling Down and How Far Can You Go?
How far these strikes were directly Chartist in inspiration ' was then, as now, a subject of much controversy '.
How far seaward the Roman settlement extended is unclear owing to the deposits laid down above them during later floods.
Not far behind, "( I'm a ) Road Runner ", by the same songwriters, reached # 4 on Black Singles and # 20 on Pop Singles, while suprassing " How Sweet It Is " to reach # 12 in the UK.
A very charming piece of work of a lighter kind was inspired by a question from his friend, Mrs Katherine Phillips ( the matchless Orinda ), asking How far is a dear and perfect friendship authorized by the principles of Christianity?
How and was
How lightly her `` eventshah-leh '' passed into the crannies where I was storing dialect material for some vaguely dreamed opus, and how the word would echo.
His heart was pounding like a mighty dynamo and he was trying to think, his mind seeming to scream at him like a hurt or frightened child, `` How will I do it??
How could the rich, for whom life was made so simple, ever understand the subterfuges, the lies, the frauds, the errors, sins and even crimes to which the poor were driven in their efforts to overcome the great advantages the rich had in the race of life??
How titillating it was to go among people who did not know him as the composer, but who talked in the most glowing terms of the promise of the piece after having heard the first rehearsals.
`` How many times have I told you '' -- he began, and was almost glad when she cut him off -- `` Too many times ''!!
I looked for Jessica to materialize out of the clogging, curdling crowd and, as the time passed and I waited, a fiend came to life beside me and whispered in my ear: How was I planning to greet Jessica??
She was standing on a flat rock three feet above ground and when she saw him she rose to full height and roared, opening her mouth wide, lashing her tail, and stamping at the rock with both forefeet in irritation, as much as to say: `` How dare you disturb me in my sacred precinct ''??
How was he to suspect that an assassin had been lurking somewhere across the street waiting for just such a chance??
How strange it was that he could give her this handsome house and carte blanche as to its beautiful furnishings, and fail her in -- spiritual ways.
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