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Before Mrs. Bowen had time to reply the lace and satin portière was pushed aside and Venus advanced toward them with
Hagar's Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice Pauline Elizabeth 1902
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In court filings, Classic Residence attorneys say that a substantial porti on of the entrance fee in many cases at least 90% is refundable when a resident leaves or dies; therefore, they say, the refundable portions should be treated as interest-free loans to the residence operator.
Retirement-Community Operator Battles IRS Over Entrance Fees 2010
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Credo che essere superstiziosi porti male, ma questa raccolta di simboli di buona fortuna è deliziosa.
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In addition to the lagoon model, there are also three scaled-down versions of the inlets to the lagoon from the Adriatic at Malamocco, Chioggia and the Lido -- the so-called "tre porti" or three doors to the sea.
Veniceblog: 2004
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In addition to the lagoon model, there are also three scaled-down versions of the inlets to the lagoon from the Adriatic at Malamocco, Chioggia and the Lido -- the so-called "tre porti" or three doors to the sea.
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This and more are part of a good read at Waggish regarding literary tranlsation in the context of porti ng & emulation.
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-- Eble mi kurus ankoraux pli rapide, se miaj piedoj estus pli longaj kaj pli maldikaj; longa cigna kolo ornamus miri; pli largxa brusto pligrandigus miajn fortojn; kaj cxar vi destinis min por porti vian favoratan, homon, vi povus sur mian dorson meti pretan selon.
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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A tall and slender palm can be seen in its simple beauty alongside the white trunk of the embauba tree, with umbrella-shaped crown, covered and gracefully draped with vines and hanging plants, whose roots drop down until they reach the water, or join and twist themselves until they form a leaf-portière.
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Tie sxi acxetis tiom da legomoj kaj fruktoj ke ni tute ne povis porti ilin.
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto Ivy Kellerman Reed 1922
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Anstataux porti regxajn vestojn li acxetis tiajn cxifonojn kiajn kamparanoj kaj malricxuloj portas.
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto Ivy Kellerman Reed 1922
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