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Examples

• One of these compounds, namely, chloride of lime, is the almost universal bleaching agent of commerce. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• There is another possible mode of transition, namely, through the acceleration or retardation of the period of reproduction. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• This brings us round, my dear,' he then pursued, 'to the question we left unfinished: namely, whether there's to be any new go-in for Fashion. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• While the disturbance which travels out from a sounding body is commonly called a wave, it is by no means like the type of wave best known to us, namely, the water wave. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The extreme form of this subordination, namely drudgery, offers a clew. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Their motto was in these words, namely, Procrastination is the thief of time. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• All these, and many more useful arts, too many to be enumerated here, wholly depend upon the aforesaid sciences, namely, arithmetic and geometry. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Another vital test was made at this time--namely, of the strength of the iron structure itself on which the plant was erected. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• After that, there was but one thing left for Mr. Seegrave to do--namely, to set to work, and tackle the servants' characters himself. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The shifting of the type-wheels is brought about as follows: On the keyboard of the transmitter there are two characters known as dots--namely, the letter dot and the figure dot. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• That was reserved for another people of a ncient times, namely, the Greeks. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• There's one thing you may be sure of, Pip, said Joe, after some rumination, namely, that lies is lies. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Certain compound animals, or zoophytes, as they have been termed, namely the Polyzoa, are provided with curious organs called avicularia. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• In such a case the movements would be the reverse of those above indicated, but the end sought--namely, the relaying of messages--would be attained with the same certainty. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• To die is also a joy, a joy of submitting to that which is greater than the known, namely, the pure unknown. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• In our study of machines we omitted a factor which in practical cases cannot be ignored, namely, friction. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• There is one more industry, though of comparatively small extent, that is included in the activities of the Orange works, namely, the manufacture and sale of the Bates numbering machine. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Forty teeth, namely twenty-four grinders, four eye-teeth, and twelve incisive. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• He had made a capital di scovery of far-reaching importance, namely, that racemic acid is composite, consisting of dextro-tartaric and l?vo-tartaric acids . Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• We now pass to one of the special forms which the general function of education assumes: namely, that of direction, control, or guidance. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• The acid component of the grease partially neutralizes the base, and a new substance is formed, namely, soap. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• In the vegetable kingdom Mr. Mivart only alludes to two cases, namely the structure of the flowers of orchids, and the movements of climbing plants. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• It has lately been shown that bees, instead of searching for pollen, will gladly use a very different substance, namely, oatmeal. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• This class of foods contains carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen, and in addition, two substances not found in carbohydrates or fats--namely, sulphur and nitrogen. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• They concurred in the view held by all the most prominent workers in this subject, namely, that radioactivity is an atomic phenomenon. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Similarly, if a white hat is placed in a blue light, it will reflect all the light which falls upon it, namely, blue light, and will appear blue. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Now let us turn to the results arrived at by a third most experienced hybridiser, namely, the Hon. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Thus it came to pass that the friend whom he chose to apply to was at once the poorest and the kindest--namely, Caleb Garth. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• One, namely, the distinctness of specific forms and their not being blended together by innumerable transitional links, is a very obvious difficulty. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• While geography emphasizes the physical side and history the social, these are only emphases in a common topic, namely, the associated life of men. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.

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