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  • The word Mr. Petzoldt stresses, namely "sauber," is used with children as an injunction to avoid dirtying themselves while playing.

    Playing Dirty Petzoldt, Volker 1983

  • Komplexes Setting aber alles schön sauber aufgelöst.

    Lumitectura on Vimeo 2010

  • Thus, given Spielrein's pathological efforts to avoid defecation when a child, it makes good sense to assume that she, and Jung, associated the "rein" in the name Spielrein to "sauber."

    Playing Dirty Petzoldt, Volker 1983

  • Whereas, the equivalent of rein = "clean" (in the Bettelheim sense) in the south of Germany, as well as in Austria and in the German-speaking part of Switzerland (whose capital Zurich is the scenario for Jung and Spielrein's love affair) is simply sauber.

    Playing Dirty Petzoldt, Volker 1983

  • Mr. Petzoldt is correct in saying that the German word "rein" can also have the meaning "sauber."

    Playing Dirty Petzoldt, Volker 1983

  • "Oh, for an Haut Atlas herbage it does have its Art. Certainly it can be described as kernig, even-as can often be said of that sauber quality prevailing in the Oued Nfis region-authentically pikant."

    Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978

  • * Dieweil beide unser Leib und Seele ein Tempel des Heiligen Geistes sind: so will Er, dass wir sie beide sauber und heilig bewahren; verbietet derhalben alle unkeusche Thaten, Geberden, Worte,

    The Creeds of the Evangelical Protestant Churches. 1889

  • Dieweil beide unser Leib und Seele ein Tempel des Heiligen Geistes sind: so will Er, dass wir sie beide sauber und heilig bewahren; verbietet derhalben alle unkeusche Thaten, Geberden, Worte, Gedanken,

    The Creeds of the Evangelical Protestant Churches. 1889

  • Im Jahr 1829 kam uns ein sehr sauber und augenfällig gedrucktes

    The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works Thomas Carlyle 1838

  • The record champion Schumacher did not fall far behind as the safety car was out before the end of the lap after Kamui Kobayashi crashed his BMW-sauber into Nico Huelkenberg's Williams, but had to settle for 10th in the end in a modest showing.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

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