Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A Middle English form of plea.

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  • Kelly McBride, for exam­ple, is real­is­tic about the on-call nature of herjob.

    Law & Order: Special Ethics Unit « Snarkmarket 2006

  • The New York Times on the Web, for exam­ple, is about to embark on a site-wide redesign, dri­ven par­tially by the new ways peo­ple reach online news.

    An Open Letter to NYTimes.com « Snarkmarket 2005

  • But this does not prove that the word ple'roma itself signifies a multitude.

    A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians 1797-1878 1860

  • The expression ple'roma tes poleos may be freely rendered, the multitude of the city, because that which fills a city is

    A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians 1797-1878 1860

  • This interpretation supposes the word ple'roma fulness, to mean multitude. '

    A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians 1797-1878 1860

  • As both these interpretations give a sense that is scriptural and consistent with the context, the choice between them must be decided principally by the New Testament usage of the word ple'roma.

    A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians 1797-1878 1860

  • That said, I admit­tedly don’t know much about how suc­cess­ful Wikipedia, for exam­ple, is at pre­sent­ing a fair (and who’s to say what “fair” is??) mix of per­spec­tives.

    Things That Will Be Free « Snarkmarket 2005

  • Although these things usu­ally go together, it is pos­si­ble to sep­a­rate them sta­tis­ti­cally and ask, for exam­ple, which is a more at risk group: over­weight BMIs with high car­dio fit­ness, or nor­mal­weight BMIs with low car­dio fitness.

    Real Beauty « Snarkmarket 2005

  • By using the principle of rapports in an analysis of specific works of architecture, painting, music, and literature, Diderot gives an illustration of the insights into structure, form, and beauty to be gained by the application of a princi - ple, which is general and abstract only in its definition.

    Dictionary of the History of Ideas HERBERT DIECKMANN 1968

  • In 2007, rather have free coins ple flat until March 10, pointed Legal!

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