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  • Under these conditions the rate may only slightly exceede the respiration rate, so the net photosynthetic production by the cells is actually very poor.

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  • And seeing her beautie to exceede all comparison, he was afflicted beyond measure, that he could not understand her, nor she him, whereby hee could not know of whence or what she was.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Which when he perceived, and saw this miserie to exceede all the rest, it is farre easier for you to guesse at his greefe, then I am any way, able to expresse it.

    The Decameron 2004

  • When Rinaldo was entred into the Chamber, and beheld her to be such a beautifull Lady, accounting his fortune to exceede all comparison, he did her most humble reverence, expressing so much thankefulnesse as possibly he could, for this her extraordinary grace and favour.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Honest fellow, — we cannot but pitty thy present condition: wherfore if thou wilt frendly associate us, in a businesse which we are instantly going to effect; thy losse hath not bene so great, but on our words we will warrant thee, that thine immediate gaine shall farre exceede it.

    The Decameron 2004

  • And although those powers, which naturally appertaine to the exercises of Love, are bereft and gone from aged people; yet good will thereto cannot be taken from them, neither judgement to know such as deserve to be affected: for, by how much they exceede youth in knowledge and experience, by so much the more hath nature made them meet for respect and reverence.

    The Decameron 2004

  • I am not ignorant, that whatsoever I have already done unto thee, cannot properly be termed revenge, but rather chastisement; because revenge ought alwayes to exceede the offence, which (as yet) I am farre enough from.

    The Decameron 2004

  • But such as skilfull are, and cunning Dames indeede, By dayly practise doe it well, yea sure they doe exceede.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • When they exceede, and haue varietie of dishes, the first are their baked meates (for roste meates they vse little) and then their broathes or pottage.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • Duke to an Emperour, euen so much by report he doeth exceede them in stoutnesse of courage and valiantnesse, and a great deale more: for he is no more afraid of his enemies which are not few, then the

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

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