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  • noun Plural form of inhabitant.

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  • Isa 7: 22 shows that besides the fitness of milk and honey for children, a state of distress of the inhabitants is also implied, when, by reason of the invaders, milk and honey, things produced spontaneously, shall be the only abundant articles of food [Maurer]. that he may know -- rather, until He shall know. evil ... choose ... good -- At about three years of age moral consciousness begins (compare Isa 8: 4; De 1: 39; Jon 4: 11).

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • The exploration of the Otherworld and its supernatural inhabitants is one of the most exciting aspects of fantasy for many readers and writers.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Supernatural characters in fantasy 2009

  • They find that SG-9's captain, having been treated like a god by planetary inhabitants, is drunk with power.

    Stargate SG-1 Watchathon - 'The First Commandment' 2009

  • The basic task for all of the world's inhabitants is to find ways now to begin to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels that are the primary cause of human-induced climate change.

    Eco-Justice 2009

  • This city of 350,000 inhabitants is large enough to support the "big box" stores such as Sam's Club, Super Wal-Mart, Costco, Home Depot, Office Supply, Office Max, etc. as well as many other mega modern supermarkets.

    Retirement on the Mexican Riviera 2009

  • The basic task for all of the world's inhabitants is to find ways now to begin to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels that are the primary cause of human-induced climate change.

    Science 2009

  • Burma, with its fifty million incessantly monitored inhabitants is sometimes referred to as the largest prison in the world.

    A Letter from Alice Walker to Aung San Suu Kyi Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009

  • The exploration of the Otherworld and its supernatural inhabitants is one of the most exciting aspects of fantasy for many readers and writers.

    Writer Unboxed » 2009 » May 2009

  • Burma, with its fifty million incessantly monitored inhabitants is sometimes referred to as the largest prison in the world.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009

  • Norway, a country with merely 5 million inhabitants, is the third largest oil producing country in the world.

    Energy Hunt Bente Lilja Bye 2008

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