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Conclusions drawn from populist perceptions are beneath their ken: Such erratica is annoying.
The King In I 2009
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Wet evergreen forest stands disturbed by logging show a characteristic presence of Knema erratica, a fast-growing colonizer, and an increased dominance of Livistona saribus in the upper canopy.
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Scorta erratica | Clandestine strumpets who were street walkers.
Satyricon 2007
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Characteristic species include Andropogon amethystinus, Deschampsia mildbraedii, Agrostis mannii, Koeleria cristata, and Bulbostylis erratica.
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Only in this way, with the help of academies and scientific societies, can the experientia erratica of the mechanics, the limited observations of the artisans, the daily labors of those who transform nature with their hands be rescued from chance and pure empiricism and lead to a unitary, systematic corpus of knowledge.
BACONIANISM PAOLO ROSSI 1968
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Scorta erratica | Clandestine strumpets who were street walkers.
The Satyricon — Volume 06: Editor's Notes 20-66 Petronius Arbiter
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Scorta erratica | Clandestine strumpets who were street walkers.
The Satyricon — Complete 20-66 Petronius Arbiter
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Barth 6.365 describes ` ` mamma erratica '' on the face in front of the right ear which enlarged during menstruation.
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Barth describes "mamma erratica" on the face in front of the right ear which enlarged during menstruation.
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Two other species -- Eciton vastator, and Eciton erratica -- both of which are blind, move entirely under covered ways in search of promising hunting-grounds.
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
john commented on the word erratica
“The McCain campaign specializes in erratica, while the Obama campaign continues to avoid any dramatica.�?
The New York Times, Who’s the Question Mark? , by Maureen Dowd, November 1, 2008
November 3, 2008
bilby commented on the word erratica
You've misspelled your blog, John ;-)
November 3, 2008