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There are certain animals to which tenacity of position is a law of life,--they can never flourish again, after a single wrench: and there are certain human beings to whom predominance is a law of life,--they can only sustain humiliation so long as they can refuse to believe in it, and, in their own conception, predominate still.

on the contrary, wisdom shall predominate, and, on the most mature

And I scruple not to affirm, that it is infinitely less likely that either of them should gain an ascendant in the national councils, than that the one or the other of them should predominate in all the local councils.

Darcy, by the feelings which prevailed on his entering the room; and then, though but a moment before she had believed her wishes to predominate, she began to regret that he came.

'I'll be satisfied with flesh and blood too - only the spirit must shine through and predominate. But don't you think Mr.

Besides this aerial spirit they believe in an inferior one, who inhabits the fire, and of whom they are in perpetual dread, as, though he possesses equally the power of good and evil, the evil is apt to predominate. They endeavor, therefore, to keep him in good humor by frequent offerings.

Beaufort, after all, had not managed to "tide over"; but by setting afloat the rumour that he had done so he had reassured his depositors, and heavy payments had poured into the bank till the previous evening, when disturbing reports again began to predominate. In consequence, a run on the bank had begun, and its doors were likely to close before the day was over.

But unfortunately the passion of the moment predominates, in the Frail Sex, over every other consideration.

He in whom the love of repose predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets,--most likely his father's.

According to the constitution of Pennsylvania, the president, who is the head of the executive department, is annually elected by a vote in which the legislative department predominates. In conjunction with an executive council, he appoints the members of the judiciary department, and forms a court of impeachment for trial of all officers, judiciary as well as executive.

But it is not interest which predominates in the noble nature of poets.

Usman Buzdar insisted that people only want prosperity and progress now, and the opposition parties must realise that only issue-based politics will predominate in Pakistan from now onwards.