#instances

For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right but found to be otherwise. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

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Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death. ↗

— John H. Speke

#death #delight #family #hailed #instances

The tension between "yes" and "no," between "I can" and "I cannot," makes us feel that, in so many instances, human life is an interminable debate with one's self. ↗

— Anatole Broyard

#cannot #debate #feel #human #human life

Of course it can be said of jails, too, that they try - by punishing the troublesome - to deter others. No doubt, in certain instances this deterrence actually works. But generally speaking it fails conspicuously. ↗

— Barbara Deming

#certain #conspicuously #course #deter #deterrence

So high do these plants stand in the favour of the Chinese gardener, that he will cultivate them extensively, even against the wishes of his employer; and, in many instances, rather leave his situation than give up the growth of his favourite flower. ↗

— Robert Fortune

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Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it. ↗

— George Washington

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The independent role of morphology in mate choice is revealed by the rare instances where the usual association between song and morphology is disrupted. ↗

— Peter R. Grant

#between #choice #disrupted #independent #instances

Nevertheless, as is a frequent occurrence in science, a general hypothesis was constructed from a few specific instances of a phenomenon. ↗

— Sidney Altman

#few #frequent #general #hypothesis #instances

In many instances, order is apprehended first of all by the senses. ↗

— Rudolf Arnheim

#first #first of all #instances #many #order

There have been a couple of instances prior to now where members of the House have filed resolutions calling for release of the sealed files which were developed during the course of our committee's investigation. ↗

— Louis Stokes

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