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categorises it to be presence of mind when you
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He scrambled backwards crab-wise away from the water, but had the presence of mind to bring the pack with him
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He reminded them that it was only in humility and in the confidence of their presence of mind which would allow them to progress along the journey
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‘No,’ Torbin insisted, trying to retain some presence of mind, holding to the logic that even the Elusivers had their limits
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She did, however, have the presence of mind, to dash into the house before the ¾-ton departed and obtain her sons’ identity papers, which she handed to them at the last minute
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Instinct, not presence of mind, pushes me into a dive
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Moreover, overtaken by the process of bankruptcy and the relentless pursuit by the Board of Equalization to collect taxes, he overlooked some possibilities within his reach and did not even have the presence of mind to ask for some legal advice
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I had the presence of mind to rush back the next day before the tailor had started on the alterations and cancel the purchase, getting a refund on my Visa card
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God knows what I did with the negatives, or why I did not have the presence of mind to have made and kept for litigation purposes duplicate prints
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Duncan is glad that, after the disaster of losing the mind-cane, he has at least had the presence of mind to bring his captive here
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even being as terrified as I was, I still had the presence of mind
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I have no idea who had the presence of mind to close the hatch
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Tell him he showed enormous presence of mind in swinging the car round, dodging the cyclist and not careering down the hill to both your dooms
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Eddie screamed with the pain from the burns, but had the presence of mind to know what he had to do
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15 The finite universe of matter would eventually become uniform and deterministic but for the combined presence of mind and spirit
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The term for that is presence of mind
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myself, without my presence of mind
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The priest had turned as white in the face as his surplice, but stood his ground and with a surprising presence of mind asked Miss Jones on the piano to turn to an unscheduled hymn: ‘Lord dismiss us with Thy blessing’
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adamant about getting his hands on it? He’d never really explained that, and Dan hadn’t had the nerve or the presence of mind to ask him
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He hadn’t been there to see it, but some people had the presence of mind to film the action on their mobile phones
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He congratulated himself on having the presence of mind, the physical strength, the sheer brainpower necessary to coming to this point in his life
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Three men had had the presence of mind to dive for cover, but Shoop had
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Garcia barely had the presence of mind to meet the man amicably when he came to their table seemingly uninvited
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He was weightless and sick at his stomach, but he had the presence of mind to release the second stage
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He also had the presence of mind to secure the coffee cup, so the Met’s forensic lab in Lambeth should be able to identify what was used
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Having at least the presence of mind to stay low, Ben raised his head high enough to look for the bird
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Andrew, the only person on that stage with even a modicum of common sense, had the presence of mind to run for the sand bucket to smother the flames before they spread too far
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Presence of mind keep you alert, focused on a relaxed state and action oriented and it helps dispel fear
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Sam couldn’t help being impressed with such presence of mind in the throws of passion
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I was weak and helpless, but I surprisingly had presence of mind that enables me to hear voices and observe what was happening around me, but could not lift my hands
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While lying weak on the floor unable to neither scream nor make any movement, I realised somehow that I had presence of mind
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It was a moment before Elandria had the presence of mind to retrieve her fallen toast
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'I haven't seen it written,' I said, restored so far by my relief--for Dolly had saved me--that I had the presence of mind to hedge
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I was in such shock that I hadn’t the presence of mind to shut the door on him
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She soon would, though, he told himself; and he went over to her determined and confident, lifted her unresisting hand, kissed it with all the fervour of happy reunion, and said with what he felt was immense tact and presence of mind, "I would have known you _anywhere_
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Gazing, therefore, at the curl lying in his hand, he screwed his lips into the shape and sound of a kiss, and then said with what even Solomon, he felt, would have admitted was immense tact and presence of mind, "Pretty
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The only thing I felt was a great need to laugh until my sides ached, but Bethanie managed to keep our face straight and our presence of mind under control
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He quickly, however, recovered the necessary presence of mind and the bell was rung for Richards; who, when she came, knelt down and undid Ingeborg's travel-worn blouse, and something on a long chain fell out jingling
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And once when Ilse had the misfortune to be stung by a wasp on one of her admirable legs, Ingeborg, with immense presence of mind, seized the dinner and emptying it into a fair linen cloth bound it over the swollen place; so that when Herr Dremmel arrived, as it happened hungrily that day, about two o'clock and asked for his dinner, he was told it was on Ilse's leg and had to eat sandwiches
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I didn’t know which spell he had cast, or what he had done to me, but I retained enough presence of mind to call out from within, my cry echoing to all the McAllisters
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And he had the presence of mind not to catch her to his heart
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For me he has already laid several traps that I have only just escaped falling into by an extraordinary presence of mind and a nimbleness in dialectic almost worthy of a born rogue
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I regret that I did not have the presence of mind to inform myself that I do not know how to make the design for that kind of a thing and I promptly promised her such a device
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They immediately had the presence of mind to hit the record
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At least Constable Hanks, left on duty at the gate, had shown some presence of mind
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“I realize this is a futile question,” he said to no one in particular, “But I don’t suppose any of you had the wherewithal to notice this nice li’l pile of skins someone left for us? And I further suppose that no one had the presence of mind to come and tell me about it?”
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His presence of mind saved the kid
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It was discouraging that he couldn't make a proper fireball, but Eric didn't have the time, energy or presence of mind to spare on failure
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Confused, but sensible that something might depend on his presence of mind, he commanded himself, and was silently attentive
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The cunning, the presence of mind of the young dog! One can hardly credit it; but it's his own explanation, he has confessed it all
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unexpected event, but recovering presence of mind, those on horseback seized their swords, and those on foot their javelins, and attacked Don Quixote, who was waiting for them with great calmness; and no doubt it would have gone badly with him if the galley slaves, seeing the chance before them of liberating themselves, had not effected it by contriving to break the chain on which they were strung
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" whispered her neighbor, a young lady of great presence of mind
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Laurie, though decidedly amazed, behaved with great presence of mind
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It's an uncommonly fine one, isn't it?" said Tudor, with great presence of mind, and an air of sober interest that did credit to his breeding
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Elinor was robbed of all presence of mind by such an address, and was unable to say a word
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"Go away," she said, struggling to keep her presence of mind
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but thanks to the presence of mind of the helmsman, who turned our ship
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He hung on to the bigger man like a wild cat, till at last Dawes fell with a crash, losing his presence of mind
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though he had the presence of mind to give no sign of life
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anxiety however, she did not lose her presence of mind, but decided on a
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through her design, and stung into presence of mind by the greatness of the
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which I had scarce strength, or presence of mind enough to return a
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subdued by those of the pleasure I bespoke in great presence of mind
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for several miles before one captain had the presence of mind to sever the lines
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In spite of the magnitude of the misfortune which thus suddenly frustrated his hopes, Dantes did not lose his presence of mind, but descended into the passage, dragging his unfortunate companion with him; then, half-carrying, half-supporting him, he managed to reach the abbe's chamber, when he immediately laid the sufferer on his bed
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Edmond could only clasp his hands and exclaim, "Oh, my friend, my friend, speak not thus!" and then resuming all his presence of mind, which had for a moment staggered under this blow, and his strength, which had failed at the words of the old man, he said, "Oh, I have saved you once, and I will save you a second time!" And raising the foot of the bed, he drew out the phial, still a third filled with the red liquor
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Dantes, although stunned and almost suffocated, had sufficient presence of mind to hold his breath, and as his right hand (prepared as he was for every chance) held his knife open, he rapidly ripped up the sack, extricated his arm, and then his body; but in spite of all his efforts to free himself from the shot, he felt it dragging him down still lower
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Duncan found it difficult to assume the necessary appearance of unconcern, as he brushed the dark and powerful frames of the savages who thronged its threshold; but, conscious that his existence depended on his presence of mind, he trusted to the discretion of his companion, whose footsteps he closely followed, endeavoring, as he proceeded, to rally his thoughts for the occasion
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The eyes of Magua flashed fire; but suddenly recollecting the necessity of maintaining his presence of mind, he turned away in silent disdain, well assured that the sagacity of the Indians would not fail to extract the real merits of the point in controversy
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In the midst of all the confusion and demoralization there was, however, one man who did not lose his presence of mind, who in this dark hour of disaster remained calm and immovable, and like a vast mountain of flesh reared his head above the storm, whose mighty intellect perceived a way to turn this apparently hopeless defeat into a glorious victory
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As for her husband, he was a strapping fellow of forty, or five and forty, who had more than once, in time of danger, given ample proof of his presence of mind and courage
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Lucky I had the presence of mind to dive into Manning's or I was souped
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Might have lost my life too with that mangongwheeltracktrolleyglarejuggernaut only for presence of mind
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cleverness, and presence of mind in emergencies, and cunning in tight places; and rather making out that he had been having a gay and highly-coloured experience
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Only Groundsel, Thistle and three others had the presence of mind to dart down the opened run when the dog came
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"What shall I say? my emotions of fear and surprise were instantly subdued by those of the pleasure I bespoke in great presence of mind from the turn this adventure might take
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He braced himself over the sink for a minute, waiting to throw up, but had the presence of mind to reach out and turn off the radio, so that if the voices now moving into the dining room were to rise above a murmur, he might be able to hear what kind of impression he’d made
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Of course, if she became so confused that she didn’t know her way home, she might not have the presence of mind to remember that she carried this piece of helpful information on her person
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But would she quite literally have the presence of mind to recognize it when those curves crossed? She worried that the future her would be incapable of remembering and executing this kind of plan
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Her presence of mind and adroitness in carrying out his hints were admirable, and it is not wonderful that the idea of seeing Rosamond began to mingle itself
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Cindy had the presence of mind to grab the cord and pull the phone off the console in the hallway
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Did Gary have the presence of mind to select Nathan? What had drawn the two of them together?
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Campbell heard the wife’s voice and had the presence of mind to pull the blade out of David Brandt’s chest
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Tom was so stunned that he had not even presence of mind enough to say "Who cares, Miss Smarty?" until the right time to say it had gone by
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A man-at-arms with more presence of mind than his fellows set his horse laboring up the slope at these peasants who had the temerity to throw things at their betters
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Gladys had asked her who was helping her with her career and Norma Jeane had mentioned Snively, but she couldn’t believe that Gladys had had the presence of mind to track her down and then talk to her
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” “How providential that he had presence of mind to think of the water-jug!” “I wonder he waked nobody!” “It is to be hoped he will not take cold with sleeping on the library sofa,” &c
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For it was part of her magic that she could make things look like what they aren't, and she had the presence of mind to do so at the very moment when the knife was knocked out of her hand
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Esmeralda's scream of terror had mingled once with that of Jane, and then, as was Esmeralda's manner under stress of emergency which required presence of mind, she swooned
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The cunning, the presence of mind of the young dog! One can hardly credit it; but it’s his own explanation, he has confessed it all
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These words, uttered with firmness and aplomb, and expressing an exceptional presence of mind, for the first minute so astounded us that we could not believe our ears
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I could perceive that none of the party had yet recovered their presence of mind—least of all the General
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In conjunctures of this sort he showed uncommon pluck and presence of mind; but it ought not to be overlooked that he was nearly always half-seas over
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He had to call upon all his presence of mind, all his sharp wit and rare resourcefulness not to be completely covered with ignominy
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While the first stupefaction was passing over, while all present were regaining their powers of speech, were working themselves up into a fever of excitement, shouting and flying to conjectures and suppositions; while Ustinya Fyodorovna was pulling the box from under his bed, was rummaging in a fluster under the mattress and even in Semyon Ivanovitch's boots; while they cross-questioned Remnev and Zimoveykin, Okeanov, who had hitherto been the quietest, humblest, and least original of the lodgers, suddenly plucked up all his presence of mind and displayed all his latent talents, by taking up his hat and under cover of the general uproar slipping out of the flat
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There are men who possess a peculiarly strong visual memory, sharpness and accuracy of eye, presence of mind, dexterity of hand, and above all a subtle sense of touch, who are as it were born into God's world for the sole and special purpose of becoming distinguished card-sharpers
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Then Raskolnikoff lost his presence of mind and made a serious mistake
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"I shall betray myself!" thought he; but he suddenly recovered his presence of mind as the unknown broke the silence
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He had scarcely recovered his presence of mind even when he crossed the threshold; at least the thought of the hatchet never came to him until he was on the stairs
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The deed evidently robbed him of his presence of mind