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He was called the Subtle Doctor, and found time to compose works which now fill twelve volumes in folio.
Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1803
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NBC has gotten the network jump on the web with new online shows such as Ctrl and In Gayle We Trust via webisodes and now the latest is from The Office in a new web series music video spin-off called Subtle Sexuality.
The Deadbolt 2009
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This webisodes is about a group called Subtle Sexuality,
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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By no means would there be any "Subtle" relationship within the definition.
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Sankarshana, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha; by the 'Subtle' the highest
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 George Thibaut 1881
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Vâsudeva, having for its body the complete aggregate of the six qualities, divides itself in so far as it is either the 'Subtle'
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 George Thibaut 1881
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The alchemist is "Subtle," a mere quack; and "sir Epicure Mammon" is the chief dupe, who supplies money, etc., for the "transmutation of metal."
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Ebenezer Cobham Brewer 1853
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There’s this thing called the Subtle Knife with an edge so fine that its holder can cut doorways through the fabric that divides all possible worlds.
I Wish I Could Live in a World Made of Rarified Ideas. | Mind on Fire 2006
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This one doesn't exactly fall into the "Subtle" category.
The Pioneer Woman - Full RSS Feed Ree 2010
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'Subtle' pressure from Microsoft caused AutoDesk to agree to make AutoCAD into an MS-Office compliant product.
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