In this respect our situation bears another likeness to the
insular advantage of Great Britain.
This case presents no difficulty on my view, for a hooked seed might be transported to an island by some other means; and the plant then becoming slightly modified, but still retaining its hooked seeds, would form an endemic species, having as useless an appendage as any rudimentary organ,--for instance, as the shrivelled wings under the soldered elytra of many
insular beetles.
Her
insular notions of propriety rose in perpetual revolt against Pesca's constitutional contempt for appearances; and she was always more or less undisguisedly astonished at her mother's familiarity with the eccentric little foreigner.
As to Mills, he was perfectly
insular. There could be no doubt about him.
Of women's preaching he curtly observed that it was like a dog walking on its hind legs: 'It is not done well, but you are surprised to find it done at all.' English
insular narrowness certainly never had franker expression than in his exclamation: 'For anything I can see, all foreigners are fools.' For the American colonists who had presumed to rebel against their king his bitterness was sometimes almost frenzied; he characterized them as
de Tapeworm continues his system of stupid
insular arrogance and vulgar falsehood against the greatest nation in the world.
The soil is varied and productive; and its almost
insular form gives it two grand lines of communication by the rivers Parana and Uruguay.
One value even of the smallest well is, that when you look into it you see that earth is not continent but
insular. This is as important as that it keeps butter cool.
Yes it was emotion, not the brilliant sunshine--more brilliant than warm as is the way of our discreet self-repressed, distinguished,
insular sun, which would not turn a real lady scarlet--not on any account.
Despite the heavy rainfall that August 28 evening, entering the Grand Agila Ballroom of the Waterfront
Insular Hotel-Davao for its annual Appreciation Party was truly a shining, shimmering and splendid event.
Contract notice: service contract for the maintenance of buildings, facilities and other assembly and / or transport work of the consell
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97.9 Home Radio, this year's winner of the Golden Dove Award as Best FM Station in Metro Manila from the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP), is owned and operated by
Insular Broadcasting System (IBS).
Insular Life revenues up 13% in 2018 !-- -- Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star) - May 26, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines
Insular Life Assurance Co.
Insular Life elects former SSS president and CEO as independent trustee
The
Insular Life and the International Finance Corp.