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There is a letter from him, addressed to Milord Marshal, ordering him to acquaint a 'superieur' man of my kingdom (D'Alembert) that he has granted him a pension; "and, looking at the letter, he read the following words:" You must know that there is in Paris a man of the greatest merit, whose fortune is not proportionate to his talents and character.
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It is the most cruelly mangled of all his works, by Linguet] ordering him to acquaint a 'superieur' man of my kingdom (D'Alembert) that he has granted him a "pension;" and, looking at the letter, he read the following words: "You must know that there is in Paris a man of the greatest merit, whose fortune is not proportionate to his talents and character.
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It is the most cruelly mangled of all his works, by Linguet] ordering him to acquaint a 'superieur' man of my kingdom (D'Alembert) that he has granted him a "pension;" and, looking at the letter, he read the following words: "You must know that there is in Paris a man of the greatest merit, whose fortune is not proportionate to his talents and character.
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Mais je me trouve trop confiant pour cet examen! je ne stresse que pour l'oral et ce n'est pas bon du tout! j'ai l'impression de me sentir superieur aux autres sur ce coup et je crois que si je ratais ca m'en ficherai un sacré coup!
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2008
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Plus, you know, 12 years before JAWS and Robert Shaw asserts himself as le badass superieur.
The Most Bondian Moments # 1-4 David Campbell 2006
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Baptiste va-t-il pardonner a gaël son air superieur?
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2005
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Nation [Conseil superieur des pupilles de la nation].
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The laureate was a founder or member of several veterans organizations, probably the one referred to here being the union federale des associations des mutiles et d'anciens combattants; he was also vice-chairman of the Conseil superieur des pupilles de la nation.
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Tel que vous le voyez, c'est un grand personnage, un génie superieur.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 Various
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Its story was that of a young bride, who, thinking to please a husband, a stupid and ignorant man, was trying to obtain in secret a high place in the examination at the Sorbonne -- 'un brevet superieur'.
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