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A man of restless imagination, Mr. Townsend patented such inventions as a ladder-like stirrup that would enable a short person to mount a tall horse and a device that used the heat from a boat's engine to neutralize waste from the latrine.

Inventor Had Relish for Hot Dog Making Stephen Miller 2011

Skipper, beginning the babblings of delirium which alternated with silent moments of control in order to get below and under blankets, descended the ladder-like stairs, and Jerry, all-yearning, controlled himself in silence and watched the slow descent with the hope that when

CHAPTER VII 2010

* Futhermore, it is well known that students learning about evolution often make incorrect assumptions about how it is supposed to operate – e.g., several studies in education journals have shown that students often have an almost innate preference for a “Lamarkian” view of how adaptation comes about, or a simplistic orthogenetic or ladder-like linear view of evolution, e.g. from simple to complex, from fish to ape to man, or whatever.

Casey Luskin: the new Wendell Bird? - The Panda's Thumb 2010

The ladder-like straps and ankle closure of today's popular sandal look very much like its ancient Roman archetype.

Tory Burch: Flats: A Brief History (PHOTOS, POLL) 2010

Hence, like Harvard, in addition to the printed catalogue, we had an online system that had been created so that students could pre-register instead of submitting their requests on ancient, ladder-like paper documents which were processed by the registrar's office.

The College Catalogue Goes Bye-Bye: Harvard Catches Up With Zenith At Last Tenured Radical 2009

Hence, like Harvard, in addition to the printed catalogue, we had an online system that had been created so that students could pre-register instead of submitting their requests on ancient, ladder-like paper documents which were processed by the registrar's office.

Archive 2009-04-01 Tenured Radical 2009

What are the ladder-like strings strung from the three masts?

Giudecca at the End of the 19th Century 2005

Hayden reluctantly groped for the next ladder-like step.

Sun of Suns 2006

The very systematic, "ladder-like" pattern that I've seen depicted in some of the Osmanagic photos may be evidence of 90 degree rotation of tectonic stresses.

Bosnian Psuedo-Pyramids Just Won't Die Christopher O'Brien 2006

This is a process that is fairly well understood in geology and can form a "ladder-like" feature in sedimentary strata with systematic joints that occurs at 90 degree angles and form during uplift and erosion.

Bosnian Psuedo-Pyramids Just Won't Die Christopher O'Brien 2006