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There are twelve gates in the wall oriented to the compass with three each on the east, north, south, and west sides.
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There are certainly large areas of understanding in the human sciences which in themselves and even without political invention can help to dispel our present fears.
There are many domains in which understanding has brought about widespread and quite appropriate reduction in ritual and fear.
There are, however, some wonderful chapters at the beginning of the second part, concerning the reactions of the Swedes in adversity.
There are ghostly scenes in which the little boy on his rocking horse rocks madly toward the climax that will magically give him the name of the winning horse.
There is probably some significance in the fact that two of the best incest stories I have encountered in recent years are burlesques of the incest myth.
There is evidence to suggest, in fact, that many authors of the humorous sketches were prompted to write them -- or to make them as indelicate as they are -- by way of protesting against the artificial refinements which had come to dominate the polite letters of the South.
There is essential pleasantness in reading the writing of men who are not angry, who can contend without quarreling.
There are in The Almagest no rules for determining in advance whether a new epicycle will be required for dealing with abberations in lunar, solar, or planetary behavior.
Said: `` There are things I must tell you about this man you are marrying which he does not know himself ''.
There is plenty more to recommend Gorton, the facts of whose life are given in The Life And Times Of Samuel Gorton, by Adelos Gorton.
There are millions who accept this doctrine, but few indeed are those who accept it so truly that the fate of humanity lies as a weight on their souls night and day.
There are some people, intelligent people, who seem to be untouched by the sea of wonder in which we are immersed and in which we spend our lives.
There are only two men remaining in Congress who, with Rayburn, voted for the declaration of war against Germany in 1917.
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There was one vote for location being the place where the property is situated for the greater portion of the twelve months preceding the assessment date.
There he remained for about twelve years, during which time he made repeated but unsuccessful attempts to escape.
There were twelve rules in all, and they specified that fights should be " a fair stand-up boxing match " in a 24-foot-square or similar ring.
There are six minor judges and six major judges ; this brings the total number of judges to twelve, the same number as there are tribes of Israel.
There are about 30 separate reefs and atolls, twelve being wholly submerged or drying only during low tide, and 18 others with a total of about 51 islets and cays ( 18 alone on the atoll Lihou Reef ), some of which are vegetated.
There are approximately twelve more impact craters / basins larger than 300 km on the Moon, five on Mercury, and four on Mars.
There are twelve signs of the zodiac, twelve months in a year, and the Babylonians had twelve hours in a day ( although at some point this was changed to 24 ).
There are 16 principal rivers longer than 100 kilometers in length, with twelve of them carrying about 75 % of the mean river discharge in the entire country.
There was one John the Baptist, who was the forerunner of Jesus in accordance with the law of parity ; and as Jesus had twelve Apostles, bearing the number of the twelve solar months, so had he thirty leading men, making up the monthly tale of the moon.
There have been at least twelve large explosive eruptions, of which at least four were caldera-forming.
There are a group of twelve galaxies spanning three degrees in the northeastern part of the constellation.
There were twelve London newspapers and 24 provincial papers by the 1720s ( the Daily Courant was the first daily newspaper in London ).
There exists a legend that Moses split a tree trunk into twelve portions, and gave one portion to each tribe.
There are, however, some restrictions on the design: it must include twelve stars, the engraver's initials, and the year of issue.
There are fourteen bells – a ring of twelve with two semi-tones, which allow for ringing on ten, eight or six bells while still remaining in tune.
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