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..., and moreover that the greater proportion of parish matters were one vast machine, of which she was the moving power. As she was a small spare woman,... ...lligence and interest, letting him see what he wished, and even having the machinery slacked to enable him to 61 Beechcroft At Rockstone perceive how... ... slated or iron-roofed sheds, rough workmen, and gratings and screeches of machinery. It was the Whites whom she wanted to see, and she never came upo... ...nt Jane, if the pulley of that crane—’ And all the way home they discussed machinery, and Gillian’s heart swelled. ‘I am afraid Gillian was greatly di... ...issions. Fergus wanted a formidable amount of precious tools, and inchoate machines, which Mrs. Halfpenny had regarded as ‘mess,’ and utterly refused ... ...ittle sister and the other for Kalliope, discovered that Fergus’s precious machine had been ruthlessly made away with, but secured his tools,—she foun... ...finished her crewel cushion, thanks to the aunts,’ said Gillian. ‘Fergus’s machine, how about that? Perpetual motion, wasn’t it?’ ‘That has turned int...

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...his immense misfortune I found a happy life. To be to you an indispensable machine, to know myself useful to your comfort, your luxury, has been the s...

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...aintained when in close quarters with the idol. The mechanic distrusts the machine which the trav- eller admires; and the officers of the army might b... ...man who could discover a way to mow wheat without injuring the straw, by a machine that could do the work of ten men, would be a man of genius.” “Yes,... ...us calicoes for thirty sous a yard less than we ever paid before; but that machine and all other industrial perfections will not breathe the breath of... ...74 Modeste Mignon Beethoven or an opera by Rossini requires human arms and machinery and manufactures. The cost of a monument is an almost brutal case...

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... her voice just one half-note too high—”that dreadful theory of yours that machinery is beau- tiful, and everything else in the world ugly. I thought ... ...cular den, and the general darkness fled into black shadows behind the big machine, from which it presently seemed to creep back over the whole place ... ...cause he would stand kicking—a habit with Holroyd—and did not pry into the machinery and try to learn the ways of it. Certain odd possibilities of the... ...t Camberwell. The two that have been there since the begin- ning are small machines; the larger one was new. The smaller machines made a reasonable no... ...hen creeping back upon the senses again, was this trombone note of the big machine. The floor never felt steady and quiet beneath one’s feet, but quiv... ...H.G . Wells Holroyd delivered a theological lecture on the text of his big machine soon after Azuma-zi came. He had to shout to be heard in the din. “... ...t only his own, but most of Holroyd’s—Azuma-zi would sit and watch the big machine. Now and then the brushes would sparkle and spit blue flashes, at w... ...gines he knew—mere captive devils of the Brit- ish Solomon—had been, but a machine enthroned. Those two smaller dynamos Azuma-zi by force of contrast ... ...entific people tell us that sav- ages give souls to rocks and trees,—and a machine is a thou- sand times more alive than a rock or a tree. And Azuma-z...

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... armor, and fought hard, generally with success; and there was a revolving machine, something like a squirrel’s cage, in which the bear was always cli...

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... by no means agreed with the opinion of those who consider animals as mere machines, and when they bury their spurs in the belly of their horse, imagi...

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...though his heels had been tugged, and were dangling some length out of the machine; but his comrade, with a determined blow of the lungs, gave another... ... has come to pass. A thing has come to pass which we feel to be right! The machinery of the world, then, is not entirely dislocated: there is harmony,... ...ed touchingly for news of the par- tridges. It was like the unlocking of a machine. Seymour was not blythe in his reply, but he was loud and forcible;...

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... and pestle in the cor- ner to the right. Near this bench stands a slender machine like a whip provided with a stand, a pedal, and an exaggerated winc... ...ly stopping him with the gag, and snatch- ing up the mouthpiece of the gas machine). You’ll be more help- less presently. (He presses the mouthpiece o...

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...in my house when a workman could not readily be got, and to construct little machines for my experiments, while the intention of mak ing the experime... ...hlet, and working it up into his own, and mak ing some small changes in the machine, which rather hurt its operation, got a patent for it there, and ... ...g. He procur’d an elegant apparatus for the purpose, in which all the little machines that I had roughly made for myself were nicely form’d by instrum...

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...nd flying far beyond folly, have dared to resuscitate the theory of animal machines. The “dog’s instinct” and the “automaton-dog,” in this age of psy-... ... science, sound like strange anachronisms. An automaton he certainly is; a machine working independently of his control, the heart, like the mill-whee...

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...t true-blue. But that's because he is developing his tank in secret, and they don't know he's concentrating on winning the war the American way, with machines. The second problem is that the German spies have penetrated the secret of what is being built in the high-security shop on the Swift property. And they will stop at nothing to steal its design - not kidnapping Tom, ...

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... under the Speedy Trial Statute.” The middle-aged woman’s fingers clicked over her machine. “Now some time yesterday, an esteemed colleague and of... ...ved every minute of it, too. Some eccentrics developed hobbies like tinkering with machines or keeping endless diaries. Her mama talked to inanimat... ...le to settle in for brandy and cigars, I’ve got to come back here and talk into that machine the secretaries’ use. My girl won’t come here until the... ...approved, or was just amazed, at what they’d done. The image of Olin at the copying machine madly flinging original documents on the glass and cover...

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...lds has made an infinite num- 8 Balzac ber of heavy, weighty, and serious machines with great wheels, large chains, terrible notches, and frightfully... ... him conducted to a wretched little closet where Perrotte had arranged her machine in order to annoy him during the night. The tom-cats of the neighbo... ... which are naive beyond description. This is as true as the double chewing machine of a cow. Do not expect a man to be inno- cent after the manner of ...

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...o. Just talk about it?" The words ground into Alex's stomach like a sausage machine. "Is he all right?" "I don't know. I'm waiting word from my t... ...cture. It showed the anger and fear of its citizens. It was the American news machines that portrayed the propaganda of a nation in mourning. Soule’...

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...duces a grunt before commencing his brief for the benefit of all of them. He says, “Please note that all that we speak or do is being recorded on the machine, kept on the small table placed in that corner, simultaneously, a copy of the recording here is being transmitted to our headquarters. You are nice and educated people. Having elicited the desired answers, he speaks,...

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...duces a grunt before commencing his brief for the benefit of all of them. He says, “Please note that all that we speak or do is being recorded on the machine, kept on the small table placed in that corner, Simultaneously, a copy of the recording here is being transmitted to our headquarters. You are nice and educated people. Having elicited the desired answers, he speaks,...

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...the flat, feeling cold and used. Exactly four minutes later a motorbike roared up bearing a leather-clad, helmeted Martian who jumped off, locked his machine and panted over. ‘I’m not too late am I? She sounded pretty awesome.’ ‘No, you’re fine. Rather you than me, though.’ Upstairs, water was still splashing around in the bathroom. ‘Is that him?’ Frances yelled. ‘Yes...

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...his hole. A vast quantity of wheels, pinions, and other cabalistic—looking machinery stood opposite the hole, close to it; and through the hole there ... ... hole, close to it; and through the hole there passed an iron rod from the machinery. Between the wheels and the wall where the hole lay there was bar... ... was not all a desert, and Pompey not altogether cruel. The ticking of the machinery amused me. Amused me, I say, for my sensations now bordered upon ... ...t to startle the strongest nerves. My eyes, from the cruel pressure of the machine, were absolutely starting from their sockets. While I was thinking ... ...her the fool could not, or the villain would not perceive me. Meantime the machine rapidly soared, while my strength even more rapidly failed. I was s... ...g air of a horse- jockey, and adjusted therein a somewhat singular-looking machine, in a very dexterous manner, that I could not alto- gether comprehe... ...e understanding, who make no scruple in pronounc- ing the Automaton a pure machine, unconnected with human agency in its movements, and consequently, ... ...the drawer together, an answer is returned only to the lower one. When the machinery is wound up, the movements continue about an hour, during which t... ...tor stated that the means by which the different medallions acted upon the machinery, so as to produce the proper answers to the questions which they ...

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...dth of the other, with a typewriter on it. His typist is sit- ting at this machine, with her back to the window. The large table is littered with pamp... ...er, but sensi- tive and affectionate. She is clattering away busily at her machine whilst Morell opens the last of his morning’s let- ters. He realize... ... I don’t hemploy no women now: they’re all sacked; and the work is done by machinery. Not a man ‘as less than sixpence a hour; and the skilled ‘ands g... ...ely at the tension wheel.) PROSERPINE. Oh, now I understand. (She sets the machine to rights, talking volubly all the time.) I suppose you thought it ... ... love letter for you straight off, eh? MARCHBANKS (seriously). I suppose a machine could be made to write love-letters. They’re all the same, aren’t t... ...to Morell). Reply paid. The boy’s waiting. (To Candida, coming back to her machine and sitting down.) Maria is ready for you now in the kitchen, Mrs. ... ...n’t choose. These people forget that I am a man: they think I am a talking machine to be turned on for their pleasure every evening of my life. May I ... ...e. (She relieves her feelings by throwing her note-book angrily beside her machine, ready for use next morning.) MORELL (soothingly). Oh, well, well, ...

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...e to see a car that flies? One will never know. As the gap between man and machine grows smaller and smaller, we will be exposed to new and exciting i...

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...r robots of the 5th company had taken up position and the war drones moved to their positions. Most, actually almost all, of the fighting was done by machines. Humans were too frail and too slow to be effective in most situations. Humans came into action when the machines had to be maintained and repaired. There were robots for those purposes, too, but often they turned ou...

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...ntify the metal item or items that caused the alarm. In addition, an X-ray machine would have screened the hijackers’ carry-on belongings.The screenin... ...int. Mihdhar and Moqed placed their carry-on bags on the belt of the X-ray machine and proceeded through the first metal detector. Both set off the al... ...y tried to call his wife, Julie. He left a message on their home answering machine that the plane had been hijacked. He then called his mother, Louise... ...rtant and obvious layer of security.Walk-through metal detectors and X-ray machines operated by trained screeners were employed to stop prohibited ite... ...s did not set off metal detectors, or were hard to distinguish in an X-ray machine from innocent everyday items. 56 While FAA rules did not expressly ... ...e relied on any objec- tive factor that could be detected by “scores” or a machine. Good people who have worked in such jobs for a long time understan... ... deviations were necessary because of the placement of heavy elevators and machine rooms, and were located between the 42nd and 48th floors and the 76... ...ney general and the secretary of state issue to all non-U.S. citizens only machine-readable, tamper-resistant visas and other travel and entry documen...