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Examples

• It was generally believed that there would be a flurry; that some of the extreme Southern States would go so far as to pass ordinances of secession. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• That natural selection generally act with extreme slowness I fully admit. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Social responsibility for the use of time and personal capacity is more generally recognized than it used to be. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Houston lived some distance from the town and generally went home late at night, having to pass through a dark cypress swamp over a corduroy road. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• As soon as the loss of the wagons and horses was generally known, all the owners came upon me for the valuation which I had given bond to pay. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Wilfer generally seemed to say to himself, after a little mental arithmetic, 'Oh! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The beam was straight, long, and heavy, and that and the mould generally hewed from a tree. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Feeding and fattening countries, besides, must always be highly improved, whereas breeding countries are generally uncultivated. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Commercial fertilizers generally contain nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash in amounts varying with the requirements of the soil. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• In every improved society, the farmer is generally nothing but a farmer; the manufacturer, nothing but a manufacturer. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• We loved each other about as boys generally do,--off and on, and in general;--he was my father's pet, and I my mother's. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• But, though luxurious, the Norman nobles were not generally speaking an intemperate race. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Better be generally in love with all than specially with one, I should think, in that quarter. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I am not ignorant that old Mr. Ablewhite has the reputation generally (especially among his inferiors) of being a remarkably good-natured man. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• A balance, therefore, must necessarily be paid to them in gold and silver, and this balance, too, is generally found. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Glass thermometers of the above type are the ones most generally used, but there are many different types for special purposes. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The time, however, was spent in strengthening the intrenchments and making our position generally more secure against a sudden attack. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The other teachers, poor things, were generally themselves too much dejected to attempt the task of cheering others. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• They are generally obliged, therefore, to content themselves with petitioning for certain encouragements to exportation. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• As is quite generally known, air pressure and tunnel shields were used in all of the under-water work. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Lady Catherine was generally speaking--stating the mistakes of the three others, or relating some anecdote of herself. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Rent, even where coals afford one, has generally a smaller share in their price than in that of most other parts of the rude produce of land. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• They are _mighty_ onpleasant; but, as I manages business, I generally avoids 'em, sir. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• They had generally made their escape with a team or two, sometimes a yoke of oxen with a mule or a horse in the lead. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The houses were built of stone and generally only one story high. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Generally speaking, meats are the most expensive foods we can purchase, and hence should be bought seldom and in small quantities. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• But though the wear and tear of a free servant be equally at the expense of his master, it generally costs him much less than that of a slave. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• This arrangement was generally satisfactory, but the resistance-boxes scattered about the platform and foot-rests being in the way, Edison directed that some No. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• A person can generally sell his receipt for the difference between the mint price of bullion and the market price. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• He is very generally regarded as the founder of modern Socialism; it was in connection with his work that the word socialism first arose (about 1835). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.

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