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She distinguished the undrawing of iron bars, and then the countenance of Spalatro at her door, before she had a clear remembrance of her situation — that she was a prisoner in a house on a lonely shore, and that this man was her jailor. The Italian
It will probably make you look distinguished and will certainly save you a great deal of time not having to shave. Times, Sunday Times
Another category of vessels and flatware was distinguished by the use of precious stones or exotic materials, such as coral, mother-of-pearl, or coconut shell.
The orbit of the earth (or the circle which the sun seems to describe round the earth), is called the ecliptic, which is divided into twelve equal parts, called signs, and are distinguished by the following names and marks, [again, the symbols for the signs can be seen in the A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies Or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses
She even formed an American touring troupe with the distinguished George Washington Smith, America's first, and aptly named, premier danseur, who taught ballet in Philadelphia until his death in 1899.

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When you hear the words, " adventure travel" , perhaps you think ofthe Venetian merchant Marco Polo, the distinguished African explorer David Livingstone, or North Pole adventurer Robert Peary.
Sap vacuoles must be distinguished from spores, on the one hand, and the vacuolated appearance due to plasmolysis, on the other. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.
`Distinguished Chinese visitors, with whom you will no doubt share your repast. A DAYSTAR OF FEAR
Hence it became necessary to distinguish one from the other _by name_, and thus the notation from midnight gave rise, as I have remarked in one of my papers on Chaucer, to the English idiomatic phrase "of the clock;" or the reckoning of the clock, commencing at midnight, as distinguished from Roman equinoctial hours, commencing at six o'clock A.M. This was what Ben Jonson was meaning by attainment of majority at _six o'clock_, and not, as PROFESSOR DE M.RGAN supposes, "probably a certain sunrise. Notes and Queries, Number 214, December 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
It was in recognition of such distinguished services in the industry that Mr. Patel was awarded the ‘Order of the British Empire’.
Poitiers, dedicated to the queen of Clothaire I. -- who afterwards took the veil, and was distinguished for her piety -- there is shown on a white marble slab a well-defined footmark, which is called "Le pas de Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood
The presence of hops was what distinguished beer from ale. The Times Literary Supplement
But dropsy was still poorly understood until Bright, who put it all together with diseased kidneys and albuminuria and distinguished dropsies of renal origin from other etiologies.
Real estate, the title to which is conveyed by deed, as distinguished from other estates in land, is called an _estate of inheritance_. The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens.
This international award has set the seal on a long and distinguished career.
Marked by a distinctive black edging to the prints, Paul's film output was distinguished particularly by trick films and news films.
Although fruits added to jellies in the way just described are chiefly for decorative effect, they do add very greatly to the pleasure of eating them; but jellied fruits, as distinguished from _fruits in jelly_, are a delicious mode of eating fruit, and where it is in abundance afford a pleasant variety. Choice Cookery
Not surprisingly, Metung attracted a number of distinguished early holiday-makers, some of whom settled there permanently, including the explorer and mineralogist Dr. Alfred Howitt; His Honour Judge John Burnett Box; and John King, the second son of Rear Admiral Philip Parker King. Archive 2009-01-01
Apparently, one anxious publisher phoned on behalf of a distinguished philosopher who'd misread the invitation letter and thought he was required to pay to take part.
The main genera of relativism can be distinguished according to the object they seek to relativize.
These techniques can be distinguished from those in which the body itself is an immediate object of elaboration and inscription.
In the year 1698, Jeremy Collier, a distinguished nonjuring clergyman, published _A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction
Terms that have both are called appellative terms and should be distinguished from substance terms or natural kind terms, which have signification by imposition. Mental Representation in Medieval Philosophy
Being critical must be distinguished from being merely contra-suggestible.
What distinguished the 1996 plan from the Arkansas effort was its sheer magnitude.
Leader of the US delegation, then-Vice President Al Gore's view was seconded and reiterated by distinguished speakers from all over the world.
The spot-breasted lapwing is distinguished from its close relatives by the fleshy wattles in front of its eyes and by its black-spotted breast. Mystery bird: Spot-breasted plover, Vanellus melanocephalus
It just throws up examples of other things that are also not finely or clearly distinguished or analogized to immigration. The Volokh Conspiracy » Shedding Light on the AZ Immigration Law
The Chough (pronounced ‘chuff’) is an elegant member of the crow family, a little smaller than a Rook and distinguished by a bright red, slightly decurved bill and red legs and feet.
With rather thin lips and colorless cheeks, he bore the distinguished face of an ailing man.
The distinguished cellist and educator Claudio Jaffee played his continuo line with artistic authority.
In the recent retrospective of Nan Kempner’s wardrobe at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, the late socialite’s closet was re-created in breathtaking detail — all 354 jackets and 362 sweaters — but her surprisingly undistinguished collection of handbags was relegated to a high shelf and mostly hidden. Carried Away
In a more advance stage, an atretic follicle is easily distinguished without examination of its internal structure by its deformed or shrunken appearance.
Lemon Balm Lemon or bee balm is an Old World species, Melissa officinalis, distinguished by its mixture of citrusy and floral terpenes citronellal and -ol, citral, geraniol. On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
Among other characters, Conan is distinguished as in some respects a kind of Thersites, but brave and daring even to rashness. Waverley
Hippocampus severnsi is distinguished from congeners in having a combination of: extremely small size (height 13 mm, standard length 15 mm); 12 trunk rings; 27 tail rings; reduced ossification of inferior and ventral trunk ridges; 14 dorsal fin rays; 10 pectoral fin rays; anal fin small or absent; medium length snout which lacks a bulbous tip; raised, angular coronet; single gill opening on midline directly behind coronet supported by raised cleithral bone; scattered tubercles on trunk and tail; predominant colour dark brown (sometimes slightly marbled) with large, bright red patch covering dorsolateral surfaces of trunk rings 1-4; tiny white dots scattered all over; pale posterior section of tail with dark transverse bands. Practical Fishkeeping news (RSS)
Paraphimosis must be distinguished from phimosis, a nonemergency condition in which the foreskin cannot be pulled back.
They'll both end up with peerages for distinguished service to British football/fashion and people will laugh at their youthful misdemeanours.
The curtain has fallen on her long and distinguished career .
He now occupies the lofty position of Editor Emeritus at the Irish Times, an honorific title given to him for loyal, distinguished service, dedication beyond the call, etc.
And I heard remarkable stories of distinguished Marxist academics at other schools who flat out refused to teach undergraduate courses.
This can be distinguished by the diamond-shaped lattice separating the sheeting layers, and a ‘coarse’ grain to the microprisms.
Morphologically, the population is distinguished by having much more dissected leaves than the normal form.
Although his farms attracted many distinguished visitors, including Sir Robert Peel, he became the centre of great controversy.
The slow and deliberate steps of philosophers, here, if anywhere, are distinguished from the precipitate march of the vulgar, who, hurried on by the smallest similitude, are incapable of all discernment or consideration.
Blowitz said that wasn't the half of it: le Colonel Flashman had been a distinguished ally of France in China; Montauban would never have got to Pekin without me. Watershed
Sooffee is a term originating in Persia, meaning enthusiasts or mystics, or persons distinguished by extraordinary sanctity. History of the Moors of Spain
One of the earliest and most distinguished of the Arabic mathematicians was the ninth century scholar Abu Ja'far Mohammed ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi, who was an astronomer to the caliph at Baghdad.
Anticipate the need for granular SSLPEER filtering by designing a naming convention for certificate distinguished names that contains useful organizational unit fields.
The exact moment cannot be distinguished by eyes of flesh. Indian Balm - Travels in the Southern Subcontinent
In 'Outlaw,' it's no different; Smits is a few years older, a bit paunchier and with some graying temples, but that only lends the character of Justice Garza an air of distinguished authority that makes you believe he can win any case with his deep knowledge of constitutional precedents and the penal code. Inside TV Blog
The poet, who acknowledged her lesbianism only late in a long, distinguished career, perhaps had her sexual identity in mind in this poem.
This was the greatest waterfall of the Nile; and in honour of the distinguished president of the Royal Geographical Society, I named it the Murchison Falls. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure
For example: Handwriting contains many similarly shaped characters which must be distinguished from each other to achieve effective recognition.
Today, the son of that distinguished educationist is our guest-speaker and he has chosen for his subject, "Canada's Challenge to Youth. Canada's Challenge to its Youth
With such a distinguished cast to choose from, they picked the wrong man.
They are distinguished by prominent keeled tergites, and legs with eight segments and well sclerotised exoskeleton.
Over this system lie beds which have yielded in succession Ordovician and Silurian fossils, forming altogether a compact division which has been distinguished locally as the _Muth system_. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir
Her life as a distinguished art critic and writer and as an influential politician seemed to be over. DOVES OF WAR: Four Women of Spain
Strictly speaking, it means commonplace, undistinguished, but has come to mean pertaining to the people.
It seems such a pity that a distinguished and honored name should be commercialized in such a manner.
The male bird is distinguished from the female by its red beak.
The origins and vicissitudes by which the field has passed have not always distinguished it from religion, alternative healing practices, superstition, and also charlatanism.
The exact moment cannot be distinguished by eyes of flesh. Indian Balm - Travels in the Southern Subcontinent
It can be distinguished from congeners in having a combination of: postanal length 36·6-44·8 % standard length; pectoral-fin length 14·4-25·9% head length; 34-38 dorsal spines; 42-46 caudal vertebrae; 78-83 total vertebrae; brown background colour without or with only a limited and scattered dark brown reticulate pattern. Practical Fishkeeping
The bearers were distinguished by large fur caps, decorated with red cloth, resembling the calpac of the Armenians, and every individual carried in his hand a long thin wax taper. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833
Not to dally longer with the sympathies of our readers, we think it right to premonish them that we are composing an epicedium upon no less distinguished a personage than the Lottery, whose last breath, after many penultimate puffs, has been sobbed forth by sorrowing contractors, as if the world itself were about to be converted into a blank. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864
For instance, subbituminous coal may be distinguished from lignite, not by its fuel ratio alone, but by its shiny, black appearance as contrasted with the dull, woody appearance of lignite. The Economic Aspect of Geology
We must likewise take notice of those common names, by which places are distinguished, such as Kir, Caer, A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.
The female flowers can be distinguished by long, silky hairs at the bases of the flower spikelets.
The vulgar always knew what General danced with the lovely Miss A., and how they looked, and what they said to each other; how many jewels Miss A. wore, and the material her dress was made of; they knew who polkaed with the accomplished Miss B., and how like a duchess she bore herself; they had the exact name of the colonel who dashed along so like a knight with the graceful and much-admired Mrs. D., whose husband was abroad serving his country; what gallant captain of dragoons (captains of infantry were looked upon as not what they might be) promenaded so imperiously with the vivacious Miss E.; and what distinguished foreigner sat all night in the corner holding a suspicious and very improper conversation with Miss An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith
The most entertaining moment is John Hurt - a distinguished, multi-award winning actor - revealing his foreknowledge of the WH40K universe gained through his son being an enormous fan, and Donald Sumpter dryly pointing out the rarity of being asked to play eight-foot-tall armour-plated killing machines at his age. Actors announced for WARHAMMER 40,000 movie
Of the olive-tree two varieties are particularly distinguished: the long-leafed, which is cultivated in the south of France and in Italy; and the broad-leafed in Spain, which has its fruit much longer than that of the former kind. The Illustrated London Reading Book
Cheliceramorphs are distinguished by having a body divided into two main divisions, technically called the prosoma and the opisthosoma.
This reversible deprotonation and reprotonation causes the distinguished visible and fully reversible photochromic shift from purple to yellow.
She has already distinguished herself as an athlete.
Throughout their long and distinguished careers, critics often claimed the two talismanic England midfielders could not play alongside each other for their country. The Sun
In the early 1960s, Jacqueline Kennedy refurbished the room and gathered a distinguished committee to determine appropriate holdings for the library.
Several distinctive forest communities can be distinguished in this region, although quantitative data on forest structure and floristics are highly limited. Northern Indochina subtropical forests
The term distinguished is predicable indeed of each of the members, but of each in a different sense. Deductive Logic
This international award has set the seal on a long and distinguished career.
Annie Allen's another one of Brooks's very ordinary, totally undistinguished characters.
The delightful Finnish soprano is the first of a distinguished group of vocal recitalists at Brian McMaster's final festival, performing songs by Mozart, Sibelius, Schoenberg and Britten.
This Harbour is situated one Mile to the Westward of _Brewer's Hole_, before which are two Islands, one without the other; the outermost, which is the largest is of a tolerable Height, and lies in a Line with the Coast, and is not easy to be distinguished from the Main in sailing along the Shore. Directions for Navigating on Part of the South Coast of Newfoundland, with a Chart Thereof, Including the Islands of St. Peter's and Miquelon And a Particular Account of the Bays, Harbours, Rocks, Land-marks, Depths of Water, Latitudes, Bearings, and
Nor is there any effort from the so-called distinguished agricultural scientists, economists, and social scientists to come out with proposals to put an end to this shameful blot on the country's image.
He then went to Milton Keynes to watch his team being led to an undistinguished draw by a 63-year-old straight-talking former part-time chiropodist from Sheffield. Tiki-taka: Manchester United's Paul Scholes is a blast from the past
His Vietnam war career was undistinguished. Times, Sunday Times
Patrik Cox has distinguished himself by the extensive use of rhinestones on stretch trousers, trimming pockets, hems and side seams with bands of glittering stones.
So if among virtuous actions political and military actions are distinguished by nobility and greatness, and these are unleisurely and aim at an end and are not desirable for their own sake, but the activity of reason, which is contemplative, seems both to be superior in serious worth and to aim at no end beyond itself, and to have its pleasure proper to itself (and this augments the activity), and the self-sufficiency, leisureliness, unweariedness The Nicomachean Ethics
There was such a crowd round the distinguished visitor that I could not get to speak to him.
The reason can perhaps be found in the fact that company law as an academic discipline boasts no long and distinguished pedigree.
She was a distinguished oceanographer, and a gifted painter into the bargain.
"Hello, Matthew, " an equally distinguished looking woman joined the man.
Essentially, bara and chota khyals are distinguished from each other by the speed at which they are performed.
This, if I have understood it aright, is not the purpose of the Nobel Lecture either, for it should serve far more to give the lay public a glimpse into the world of thought and work of the research scientist, just as the distinguished founder of this prize was a layman himself. Robert Bárány - Nobel Lecture
While toilet and lavatory have discarded their original meanings, terms such as bog retained their original meanings (` a marshy place ') as well as being understood in Britain as a slang synonym for a toilet; it achieved an entry in Hotten's dictionary as early as 1864 as "a privy as distinguished from a water-closet. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 4
The doorman was an attractive, middle-aged Greek whose graying temples made him look distinguished. Déjà Vu
Aztec warriors were organized into regiments and groups distinguished by their distinctive dress. America Past and Present
Sometimes formal English and informal English must be carefully distinguished.
Several pages of this book recall the salutary rigour of the Dragonades; and that odious passage, in which a man distinguished for his talents and his private virtues, the Count de Maistre (Soirees de St. Petersbourg tome 2 page 121) justifies the Inquisition of Portugal “which he observes has only caused some drops of guilty blood to flow.” Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America
Flat-leafed parsley looks like coriander but can easily be distinguished by smell.
He distinguished himself in British theatre at a very early age.
They distinguished in the middle layer two quite distinct elements, the mesoblast proper, formed by the evagination of the walls of the archenteron, and the mesenchyme, formed by free cells budded off from the germ-layers. Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
We have much pleasure in naming this noble Physa after Dr. Newcomb, the distinguished American conchologist, who has contributed so much, by his researches in the Sandwich Islands, to our knowledge of the genus Helicter or Achatinella. The Journals of John McDouall Stuart
It is distinguished by an X-Windows/Motif interface, and its ability to integrate with optical character readers and document processors.
But in spite of his melancholy bearing and despondent expression, there were few who could say that they had ever seen a man of more distinguished presence.
[2] "Almost prehistoric" was the verdict of the distinguished film editor Ralph Rosenblum, who worked on The Producers and has reminisced none too flatteringly about his sole collaboration with Brooks, whom he characterizes as a bullheaded amateur who had no idea how to use the resources of the camera to create humor. Double Take
Lacotte's jury found Pingping Ji remarkable for her style and her air of nobility, elements that distinguished this year's classical competition.
She had a long and distinguished career. The Sun
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Those who crossed into Kansas after the governor's proclamation and endeavored to continue actual inhabitancy, were with difficulty distinguished from those who now crossed for the first time, under a similar pretext. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics
Instead, he wrote a barely adequate, undistinguished letter.
The name = = written also Qquichua, Quechua, Kechua = = most probably signifies those who "speak correctly", as distinguished from tribes from alien stock. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss
It is very fitting that Mr. Frederic's last book should be in praise of action, the thing that makes the world go round; of force, however misspent, which is the sum of life as distinguished from the inertia of death. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays
He was a loyal, distinguished and very competent civil servant.
A number of Australian shooters distinguished themselves individually.
Professor Gregory is distinguished for his studies in experimental psychology, most notably in visual perception and the nature of visual illusions.
Dark brown duck best distinguished by white wing-bar and at close range by purple speculum.
It must be distinguished from ecchymosis the result of a bruise, by making an incision into the part; in the case of hypostasis a few small bloody points of divided arteries will be seen, in the case of ecchymosis the subcutaneous tissues are infiltrated with blood-clot. Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Many distinguished judges and barristers presided there.
Tiberius distinguished his reign by great indolence, excessive cruelty, unprincipled avarice, and abandoned licentiousness.
Tom was selected from a distinguished list of nominees for the honour.
Women and minorities are distinguished by their lack of presence in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
The colours of their canoes and clothes were softened by the dim air and long use, and there seemed to accompany each boat and each person an atmosphere within this other haze, a spiritual kind of exhalation; so that one might have thought them, with the crucifixes on their breasts, and that unworldly, distinguished look which comes to those who live much with nature, as sons of men going upon such mission as did they who went into the far land with Arthur. The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker
In commerce three brands of aniline are distinguished -- aniline oil for blue, which is pure aniline; aniline oil for red, a mixture of equimolecular quantities of aniline and ortho - and para-toluidines; and aniline oil for safranine, which contains aniline and ortho-toluidine, and is obtained from the distillate (_échappés_) of the fuchsine fusion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
Marx and Engels distinguished their scientific socialism from what they termed the utopian socialism of some other socialist trends. WN.com - Articles related to EXCLUSIVE - Europe gets first glimpse of solar, windfarm plans
When the claim Of a roan of distinguished merit arose, there was generally no vacancy of this kind; and when the vacancies occurred, the offices were in truth given away upon political or family considerations, without much re - gard to distinguished merit The word sinecure was a very unpopular word, and indeed so was the word pension, of which several no very favourable definitions had been given. The Parliamentary Register: Or an Impartial Report of the Debates that Have Occured in the Two ...
The court also welcomed a group of distinguished guests who were each honored with certificates and tokens of appreciation for their contributions and support in completing the new room.
It is incipient agriculture, but should be carefully distinguished from the _field agriculture_ in which extensive pieces of land are subdued by the plough. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest
This malconformation below did not, however, affect his strength -- it rather added to it; and there were but few men in the ship who would venture a wrestle with the boatswain, who was very appropriately distinguished by the cognomen of Jemmy Ducks. Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend
Apiaceae (umbellifers; carrot family) A family of dicotyledons distinguished by its INFLORESCENCES, which are umbels .
Viable and nonviable seeds can easily be distinguished using a binocular microscope, because the latter lack an embryo, whereas viable seeds contain an embryo.
It is very flattering and an honour to have a portrait that will hang with such distinguished people.
Their descendants were distinguished by various praenomina and cognomina [285], but rejected by common consent the praenomen of (193) Lucius, when, of the two races who bore it, one individual had been convicted of robbery, and another of murder. De vita Caesarum
McFay, a carpenter, who had distinguished himself at the previous trial by the melodramatic quality of his testimony, proved the peskiest witness of all. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands
Another distinguished citizen, who prefers not to be named, puts it another way.
The old houses we love and live in are almost all distinguished by the pervasive use of plasterwork.
The Princess had a distinguished face, thin and drawn, set off by long black uncombed hair and she wore a long dark gown down to her feet.
What your analysis of “as contradistinguished from citizens of a state” is missing is that the citizens of the United States and the citizens of the several states are the same people. The Volokh Conspiracy » McDonald amicus: Don’t trust Fairman and Berger
The starlight was sufficient to permit objects to be plainly distinguished when near at hand.
Luke published nearly 100 papers and eight books during his highly distinguished career.
The court distinguished him from a supergrass or informer by describing him as ‘a contracted and paid agent of the FBI’ and as ‘a witness under protection.’
But at the date of the "Cross Readings" he was mainly what Burke, speaking contemptuously of his status as a plenipotentiary, styled a "_diseur de bons mots_"; and he was for this reason included among those "most distinguished Wits of the Metropolis," who, following Garrick's lead in 1774, diverted themselves at the St. James's Coffee-house by composing the epitaphs on Goldsmith which gave rise to the incomparable gallery entitled _Retaliation_. De Libris: Prose and Verse
Females deposited their eggs in clutches with the eggs arranged in rows, which meant that the order of fertilization by the different sires could be distinguished.
This dining room is for the distinguished guests exclusive use.
But I am aware that there are certain individuals in the community who are endeavoring to excite alarm among you, and 'bugology you', and frighten you from voting for the school system, by telling you if you do, you will smell a polecat -- that it is intended to tax the poor for the benefit of the rich -- that you will be taxed higher than all creation can pay, and finally in a few years, you will be "distinguished" like Jackson 'distinguished' the national debt. The Beginnings of Public Education in North Carolina; A Documentary History, 1790-1840. Vol. II
There is doubt, though, about a medal Cotta received nearly three years ago in belated recognition of his heroism, the Distinguished Bruce Cotta
Thus when we are together we are only to be distinguished by our pipes; but any one of us in the company of persons who smoke other tobaccoes would be considered highly original. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke
This is a secluded vale, called Killean, which, besides its natural attractions -- and these are many -- is distinguished as one of the few places where the old practice of resorting to the 'shieling' for summer grazing of cattle is still observed. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2
It is possible that a dilated colon would generate only very low amplitude contractions that are not distinguished during manometric studies.
Some people, however - even some very distinguished scientists - have taken a different view of things.
Having character - as distinguished from having specified character traits - signifies a more fundamental moral determination of self than do the virtues.
He has had a distinguished career in dramatics, having been the first post-war President of the Oxford University Dramatic Society, and Governor of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, and subsequently he achieved fame as Author, Playwright and Actor-Manager. The British Council
The interspersion of artworks with two classes of text distinguished the Chicago exhibition and indexed its probity, even bookishness, in the most positive sense.
This, whispers Her Ladyship, is where Her Majesty the Queen brings her most distinguished dinner guests for their postprandial entertainment.
Coastal rock and scrub habitats are easily distinguished by the species present and by the geographical location.
Mere mimicry, however, isn't the track's damnable sin, but rather a byproduct of the curious choice to break away from the electronic fidgeting that distinguished ‘A Whisper’.
-- (Aloe perlivata.) Aloes is distinguished into three kinds or species -- as caballine, socottorine and hepatic. The Cherokee Physician, or Indian Guide to Health, as Given by Richard Foreman, a Cherokee Doctor; Comprising a Brief View of Anatomy, With General Rules for Preserving Health without the Use of Medicines. The Diseases of the U. States, with Their Symptom
In the freedom of this rather unalluring garb she entered into relations Platonic, fraternal, or tempestuously passionate with perhaps the most distinguished series of friends and lovers that ever fluttered about one flame. The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters
Saccani's excellent recording is an auspicious start to what promises to be a distinguished musical career.
It is a distinguished feature in an undistinguished landscape; a building or place of outstanding historic, aesthetic or cultural importance.
_ But upon comparing the corresponding substances hemoglobins in different species of a genus it is generally found that they differ the one from the other to a greater or less degree; the differences being such that when complete crystallographic data are available the different _species can be distinguished_ by these _differences in their hemoglobins_’ .... Manhood of Humanity.
But Ross and Beamish, who had both enjoyed distinguished careers in the whisky industry, had a plan.
Can it be distinguished from hype and special effects?
The rubble had hardly stopped vibrating in Iraq when our cocky Commander-in-Chief -- himself an "undistinguished" former Air National Guard pilot -- shamelessly played dress-up in a navy flight suit to declare "mission accomplished" in Iraq. The Excuses Administration
The Princess had a distinguished face, thin and drawn, set off by long black uncombed hair and she wore a long dark gown down to her feet.
He had an undistinguished big-league career as a first and third-baseman.
Stuxnet, a self-replicating worm, has distinguished itself as the first known to be designed to take over industrial control systems. Iran: Computer Malware Attacked, Failed to Harm Nuclear Plant
The story begins in Russia, where the young chess prodigy tore through distinguished grand master opposition like a sickle through soft grain.
A mass rally with a turn-out of 10000 people was held to welcome the distinguished guest.
This is to be distinguished from typical plumbing such as a household having to have a drain unblocked or a hot water pipe mended.
Convocation preferred the blight of the coward Science to the cultivation of all that was beautiful, distinguished, humane, and brave; and they reaped as they had sown, they kept the dog smotherer and lost the radiant spirit and uplifting eloquence of the inspired seer. Great Testimony against scientific cruelty
The The Christian herald is also a combatant, in which respect he is distinguished from the herald at the games. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Besides these, its specific gravity is 2.8, hardness, 8.5; from calcspar it cannot be distinguished except by chemical analysis, as the two species blend almost completely with every intermediate stage of composition into either calc spar, or, what occurs in this locality, aragonite, similar in composition to it, or dolomite. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882
She is a distinguished educator and the principal of a women's college.
And this ruler is distinguished from him that exhorteth, and him that teacheth, with whose special work, as such, he hath nothing to do; even as they are distinguished from those who give and show mercy; that is, there is an elder by office in the Church, whose work and duty it is to _rule_, not to exhort or teach ministerially, which is our ruling elder. The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
It distinguished the dowager Mrs. Smith from the wife of her eldest son; today the word dowager, imitating the English usage, is frequently employed in fashionable society. Chapter 4. American and English Today. 4. Euphemisms
He distinguished rigorously between sexuality and eroticism, where the first was all practice and the second all dream.
Some of our distinguished public officials would, ahem, be leading the way.
Sri Aurobindo distinguished practices like pranam, which had “living value”, from “old forms” like sraddha for the dead or namaz, which he believed might eventually fall away Letters on Yoga, p. Archive 2009-08-01
Here the Divine action is distinguished from the human actions of touching or speaking, though it uses them, but through this close connexion the word theandric is not out of place for the whole complex act, while the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman
It is a distinguished feature in an undistinguished landscape; a building or place of outstanding historic, aesthetic or cultural importance.
Lucius Cassius, alias The Roman, master of the Latin line and distinguished flunker of boys. The Varmint
Lubbock distinguished the Neolithic period from what he called the Paleolithic, or “Old Stone Age,” which preceded it. The Goddess and the Bull
There was such a crowd round the distinguished visitor that I could not get to speak to him.
What distinguished the two was that no one knew how the natural process worked. Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet
The award was a fitting end to a distinguished career.
Dr Miles was a distinguished scholar of Russian history.
These and other insights into a distinguished writer 's life are reason enough to read this chronological autobiography. Times, Sunday Times
Erogenous zones should be distinguished from sexual fetishes.
In his preface to the book he speaks of her as a fair representation, at the time it was published, of the hired attendant on the poor in sickness: but he might have added that the rich were no better off, for Mrs. Gamp's original was in reality a person hired by a most distinguished friend of his own, a lady, to take charge of an invalid very dear to her; and the common habit of this nurse in the sick room, among other Gampish peculiarities, was to rub her nose along the top of the tall fender. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete
Elise's jewellery is distinguished by large stones such as rose crystal, turquoise and coral, strung together to make chunky chokers and necklaces - often with quirky bits and bobs attached.
Brunch was often distinguished by an extra pat of butter and a piece of fruit, he said.
&c. these formed a kind of aristocratic order, who were distinguished from the minor gods, or from the multitude of ethnic divinities, who were entirely local; that is to say, were reverenced only in particular countries, or by individuals; as in Rome, where every citizen had his familiar spirit, called lares; and household god, called penates. The System of Nature, Volume 2
If we can dismiss as 'unhistorical' most of the Gospels 'Jesus of Christianity, what can we of faithful Israel save of our rabbi, Moses, for Judaism?" asks Rabbi Jacob Neusner, a distinguished Talmudist at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Rethinking The Resurrection
The distinguished part he played in the early colonisation of Australia will always render him a prominent person in our history.
No undistinguished schoolboy could hope for more.
It is to be distinguished from his dread of a stagnant and spiritless despotism.
The global market is distinguished on the basis of major geographic regions, with a special breakout on China.
The list of those who came through the centres and reached the first team is a long and distinguished one. The Sun

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