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Your relative pronoun that immediately follows the noun Bush, while Althouse's r.p. follows the pronoun me.
"Webb... has become a pompous poseur and an abuser of the English language before actually becoming a senator." Ann Althouse 2006
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Well, I see Rovol's got his boat here for me, so guess I'd better turn up a few r.p. m.
Skylark Three Hans Waldemar Wessolowski 1927
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Curtiss -- (Glenn H. Curtiss, operator) -- plane length 25 feet, extreme breadth 26 feet, surface area 130 square feet, Curtiss 8-cylinder, 60 h.p. motor, Paragon propeller, 7 feet in diameter, 1,200 r.p. m.
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The engine speed is about 1,250 r.p. m. at which the propeller develops a thrust of over 200 pounds.
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Type B-4, a 4-cylinder motor, develops 30 h.p. at 1,800 r.p. m., and weighs 130 pounds complete.
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The 8-cylinder motor gives 60-70 h.p. at 1,200 r.p. m., and weighs 200 pounds.
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Bleriot -- (Moissant, operator) -- plane length 23 feet, extreme breadth 28 feet, surface area 160 square feet, 7-cylinder, 50 h.p. Gnome engine, Chauviere propeller, 7 feet 6 inches diameter, 1,200 r.p. m.
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The former develops 30-35 h.p. at 1,200 r.p. m., and weighs 130 pounds.
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It is water cooled, develops 50-60 h. p., the minimum at 1,220 r.p. m., and weighs 280 pounds with all accessories.
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It was equipped with a new Wright 8-cylinder motor of 60 h. p., and two Wright propellers of 8 feet 6 inches diameter and 500 r.p. m.
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