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Still no word of enlightenment had come which should pierce the thick clouds of doubt which hid the face of the future.–E. F. Benson.

The ideal of a general alphabet...is one which gives a basis which is generally acceptable.–H. Sweet.

He enjoyed a lucrative practice, which enabled him to maintain and educate a family with all the advantages which money can give in this country.–Trollope.

The clown who views the pandemonium of red brick which he has built on the estate which he has purchased.–Borrow.

The main thread of the book, which is a daring assault upon that serious kind of pedantry which utters itself in...–L. Stephen.

Practical reasons which combine to commend this architectural solution of a problem which so many of us dread...–Times.

The teachers, who took care that the weaker, who might otherwise be driven to the wall, had...their fair share.–Times.

Let the heads and rulers of free peoples tell this truth to a Tsar who seeks to dominate a people who will not and cannot...–Times.

He made a speech...which contained a passage on the conditions of modern diplomacy which attracted some attention.—Times.

I do not forget that some writers have held that a system is to be inferred.–Balfour.

I say that there is a real danger that we may run to the other extreme.–Huxley.

It is clear...that the opinion was that it is not incompatible.–Nansen.

I find that the view that Japan has now a splendid opportunity...is heartily endorsed.–Times.

I must point out that it is a blot on our national education that we have serving...–Times.

The Chairman replied to the allegation made by the Radical press to the effect that the statement that the British workman will not work as an unskilled labourer in the mines is inaccurate.–Times.

An official telegram states that General Nogi reports that...–Times.

The conviction that the Tsar must realize that the prestige of Russia is at stake.–Times.