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Many of their lodges remained as perfect as when occupied. They were made of poles two or three inches in diameter, set up in circular form, and covered with cedar bark. William Henry Ashley
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As my men could profitably employ themselves on these streams, I moved slowly along, averaging not more than five or six miles per day and sometimes remained two days at the same encampment.
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After the departure of the land parties, I embarked with six men on thursday, the 21st april, on board my newly made boat and began the descent of the river.
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On my passage thither, I discovered nothing remarkable in the features of the country.
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We remained at our encampment of this day until the morning of the 7th, when we descended ten miles lower down and encamped on a spot of ground where several thousand Indians had wintered during the past season.
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The principal or highest part of the mountain having changed its direction to east and west, I ascended it in such manner as to leave its most elevated ranges to the south and travelled north west over a very rough and broken country generally covered with snow.
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The weather was fine, the valleys literally covered with buffaloe, and everything seemed to promise a safe and speedy movement to the first grove of timber on my route, supposed to be about ten days' march.
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We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we had provided for such purposes.
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We like the size of the company today given the environment and have no plans to split it up and make it smaller. Bob Iger
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I submit that in the few minutes that Joseph Smith was with the Father and the Son, he learned more of the nature of God the Eternal Father and the risen Lord than all the learned minds in all their discussions through all centuries of time. Gordon B. Hinckley
centuries economize impressed patterns
Historical costumes from the 18th and 19th centuries look so complicated, but when you see the patterns, it's very systematic. I've always been impressed by how the patterns economize the fabric. Olivier Theyskens
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I explained this goes back centuries as an old-time Islamic symbol, ... I told them we'd be a laughing stock if we did this. Tom Burnett
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When the United States was founded, the very idea of a nation premised on democratic principles of freedom and tolerance was viewed by the vast majority of the world as an experiment doomed to fail. Dictatorships, monarchies, and theocracies had for many centuries ruled the world. Eliot Spitzer
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We are not a land of Islam, and if French citizens can be Muslims, it's on the condition to submit to habits and ways of life that the Greek, Roman influence and 16 centuries of Christianity have shaped. Marion Marechal-Le Pen
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The world's entire scientific and cultural heritage, published over centuries in books and journals, is increasingly being digitized and locked up by a handful of private corporations. Aaron Swartz
centuries comparing focused hundred literally people performance score
I feel really blessed when people start comparing me with Sachin, but I keep myself focused on my performance and not on such comparisons. I literally worship him, so I don't see too much in this comparison. No cricketer has been able to score one hundred centuries like Sachin. Virat Kohli
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As the Persians wrote very little about how they ran their affairs, the Greek propaganda of the 5th century B.C. has for centuries gone virtually unchallenged - indeed, for Edward Said, it was the beginning of Europe's long habit of misunderstanding and ill-informed contempt of the Middle East. Neil MacGregor
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The accumulated knowledge of materials, computing, electromagnetism, product design, and all the rest that we've learned over the last several centuries converts a few ounces of raw materials worth mere pennies into a device with more computing power than the entire planet possessed fifty years ago. Ramez Naam
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I was really ambitious, so I was innovative. I was one of the first DJs to do live calls, 'cause I found this phone device that would pick up other people's voices. Idris Elba
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The objective of producing useful devices has strongly influenced the choice of the research projects with which I have been associated. William Shockley
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No matter how non-technical your life and work, you're going to have to interact with technology and technical people. If you know something about how devices and systems operate, it's a big advantage. Brian Kernighan
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We're beautiful devices. The devices work well; we're all experts in what we do. But when the mechanism fails, those failures can tell you a lot about how the mind works. Daniel Kahneman
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Our information lives will be better served when we are free to get to our information from wherever we are, with any device available.
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Microsoft in the long term wants the kind of strong position in mobile devices that it has in PCs,
devices medical prevent silver uses western
Today, medical devices such as catheters and stethoscopes use silver, and every hospital in the western world uses silver sulfadiazine to prevent infections. Robert Kiyosaki
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The problem was that the devices weren't very good, the screens were terrible, the prices were too high and there was a terrible selection of content.
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It doesn't do us any good to hide our head in the sand with regard to what is hazardous. The manufacturers of these devices need to take responsibility for phasing out the use of toxic materials and for taking back their devices.
took
Actors don't, in fact, retire, do they? It took me a while to remember that. Ian Mckellen
took
That was huge, it took away that 2-0 advantage.
took
I'm not the only foreigner who took up golf while living in Jakarta.
took year
We had everything it took this year to get over the hump. We just didn't execute.
took tough trying
I was trying to get to the basket, but I took what was there. It was a tough shot. I got enough arc, but it was a little strong. Steve Francis
took
We clamped down on him. We took him out of his game. Kurt Thomas
took
Basically, we took him just because he's a big kid.
took trick
Going up the walls doing somersaults, that trick took a couple of days. Donald O'Connor
took
I think I took off before he started to slide. I'll take a look at it on the film.
wheels hamsters feels
I feel so agitated all the time, like a hamster in search of a wheel. Carrie Fisher
wheels infinite providence
The axle of the wheels of the chariot of Providence is Infinite Love, and Gracious Wisdom is the perpetual charioteer. Charles Spurgeon
wheels fit gripping
Even if the steering wheel fits, you don't have to keep gripping it. Beth Moore
wheel
They are not your players, they are loaned from the club. You just wheel them out for a game for England. Kevin Keegan
wheels wheel-of-time
There are no endings, and never will be endings, to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it was an ending. Brandon Sanderson
wheels not-sure ancestor
Maybe my caveman ancestors invented the wheel or something. I'm not sure. Brendan Fraser
wheels steps sometimes
Sometimes you get out from behind the wheel and let someone else step on the gas. Bob Dylan
wheels familiar familiar-things
When I've tried to reinvent the wheel, I get bashed for not doing the familiar things. Billy Corgan
wheels fixed ends
You lose in the end unless you know how the wheel is fixed or can fix it yourself. Edna Ferber