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  • The difficulties he had to Surmount in following his vocation to the priesthood were great.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

  • Surmount this mound, you find an inner and still dearer barrier --- the love of his province, his village, or, most probably, his clan; storm this second obstacle, you have a third

    Rob Roy 1887

  • Surmount this with a loose coil of common-coloured hair, and set it on a small compact figure, very small, and dressed a la

    What I Remember Trollope, Thomas A 1887

  • Surmount this with a loose coil of common-coloured hair, and set it on a small compact figure, very small, and dressed _à la_ D'Orsay rather than well -- this is Pickwick.

    Life of Charles Dickens 1876

  • The former of these Aspersions, I am confident, can never be laid to my Charge, and if I am fortunate to Surmount all the

    Captain Cook's Journal during his first voyage round the world 1767

  • Make sure the fields the bales came from were not treated with picloram (Tordon, Surmount, Grazon P+D) herbicides, since these may stay in the hay and influence plant growth.

    unknown title 2009

  • Surmount all obstacles and dont crash your dirt bike Unlock new vehicles Hint If you get stuck on a level try switching vehicles Vehicles come with their own advantages

    We Blog A Lot 2008

  • Major projects scheduled for start-up in 2006-2007 include ConocoPhillips’ Surmount (25,000 bbl/d) and Total’s Joslyn (10,000 bbl/d).

    Energy profile of Canada 2007

  • Surmount all the Dangers we meet with, the latter will never be brought in Question; altho 'I must own that I have engaged more among the Islands and Shoals upon this Coast than perhaps in prudence I ought to have done with a single Ship* (* Cook was so impressed with the danger of one ship alone being engaged in these explorations, that in his subsequent voyages he asked for, and obtained, two vessels.) and every other thing considered.

    Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World James Cook 1753

  • Recess Appointments Eyed To Surmount GOP Filibusters of Nominees

    Top Stories from CQ 2010

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