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1. in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it
2. disobeyed Him, which cost him to enter and possess
3. that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it
4. We possess a great deal of knowledge, mental power, and capacities, which have never been drawn forth from the realm of the subconscious into objective usefulness; anyone who has watched the effect of Meditation upon the beginner will substantiate this statement
5. Parasites who feed off the poor after the banks have already stripped them of everything they possess
6. His strange new work colleague Moses Tah, an immigrant from the battle-scarred West African state of Liberia claims the ability to give him these powers, but is he for real? If Moses does possess the powers that Michael wants, will he be able to gain them? If he can learn them in time, will they be enough to change the destiny of the people around him? Lives are at stake; families, friends, colleagues, innocent bystanders
7. What did I have? What does a shadow-man possess or need?
8. Stu represented the epitome health and vitality, walking with all of the swagger that a broad shouldered and confident young man at ease amid a timeless landscape should possess
9. The nickname comes from Deuteronomy 7:1 where God says that Israel will possess the land of “seven nations mightier than you
10. And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors
11. ” If that God, and that King, can reign over that stiff-necked people, a people whose last national statement towards God was, "We have no king but Caesar" (John 19:15), then what do you think will be the disposition of other nations? If God can possess Israel, a people who, in all their unbelief and opposition to Him, have blasphemed His name in the nations, then He will have all the nations
12. She wasn't about to abandon her own ship no matter where you're from or what plutonic powers of how many dark lords you possess
13. That still awaits him in the Millennial Kingdom to possess as his inheritance
14. He seemed to possess a sublime accuracy and alacrity with a football that he had never been aware of before
15. The only one of the four Musketeers who did not possess his
16. to possess a sublime accuracy and alacrity with a football that he
17. possess an ability that requires many years of training for us
18. All possess the technology
19. “She was still Tdeshi then, they hadn’t let the Yingolian ghost possess her yet
20. possess the land and shall inherit my
21. possess – the usual thing and the lieutenant had only
22. memory – the most painful a mother could possess
23. She told me she could not marry a man who did not possess himself; for if he were unable to do that, how could he possess anything? She had me there by simple reason, sheer reason
24. I don't possess the beauty that other girl has
25. I was pretty good at that game and now I think most of the time my sixth-graders to beat the seventh graders in which we possess the ball longer than they did
26. The natives do not possess the technology to record sound and video from the back of a Tawny Springkette and could not have made that documentary, but they know those numbers and adjust for them in their calculations
27. A public mourning raises the price of black cloth ( with which the market is almost always understocked upon such occasions), and augments the profits of the merchants who possess any considerable quantity of it
28. "I tell you they don't have the Instinct and they do possess some potent technology
29. treasure, he didn’t yet possess that treasure
30. The great property which they possess both in French and English funds, about forty millions, it is said in the latter (in which, I suspect, however, there is a
31. "You wish to possess my knowledge? Then have it
32. If they could kill him themselves they would, but unfortunately their touch drained life, which was something LeCynic did not possess
33. With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches ; which, in their eye, is never so complete as when they appear to possess those decisive marks of opulence which nobody can possess but themselves
34. This, too, used to happen almost constantly in Hispaniola, while it was infested by the buccaneers, and before the settlement, improvement, and populousness of the French plantations ( which now extend round the coast of almost the whole western half of the island) had given some value to the cattle of the Spaniards, who still continue to possess, not only the eastern part of the coast, but the whole inland mountainous part of the country
35. blooms and you’ll possess a beautiful thing
36. Those metals frequently abound in countries which possess no mines
37. Spain and Portugal, the countries which possess the mines, are, after Poland, perhaps the two most beggarly countries in Europe
38. He had expected the fiend would be pushing him into the servants of Sevron by now, being all too eager to possess a new master
39. Parents must however possess the knowledge and ability to intervene with efficiency
40. To possess a human and have that human, mate with another
41. possess all the money in the world
42. " Country gentlemen and farmers, dispersed in different parts of the country, cannot so easily combine as merchants and manufacturers, who being collected into towns, and accustomed to that exclusive corporation spirit which prevails in them, naturally endeavour to obtain, against all their countrymen, the same exclusive privilege which they generally possess against the inhabitants of their respective towns
43. Were it possible, indeed, for one great company of merchants to possess themselves of the whole crop of an extensive country, it might perhaps be their interest to deal with it, as the Dutch are said to do with the spiceries of the Moluccas, to destroy or throw away a considerable part of it, in order to keep up the price of the rest
44. To remedy this disorder, for such it was supposed to be, a law was made, restricting the quantity of land which any citizen could possess to five hundred jugera; about 350 English acres
45. In proportion to the extent of the country which they in some measure possess, the Spanish colonies are considered as less populous and thriving than those of almost any other European nation
46. He could possess a body but that was too
47. It can possess a mind before it is aware of even the slightest change
48. He approaches more to the condition of a free servant, and may possess some degree of integrity and attachment to his master's interest ; virtues which frequently belong to free servants, but which never can belong to a slave, who is treated as slaves commonly are in countries where the master is perfectly free and secure
49. hundred others were waiting to possess
50. It is important to note that a medium may possess more than one gift i
1. Jorma and Ava had sparred about what was Tdeshi and what was a new personality before Jorma learned that Tdeshi's body was possessed by a Yingolian ghost
2. He would listen to nothing, but drove like he was possessed
3. ' It was decorated to look as much like one as possible, and possessed of sensitive eyes and ears
4. Stiffened his neck and hardened his heart - 2 Chronicles 36:16 offers the tragic comment upon this attitude that Zedekiah possessed
5. He wasn't sure his present personification even possessed the strength to bend up and get the rope off his feet
6. “And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which they possessed was his own; but they had all things common” (Acts 4:32)
7. After all, the political and media establishment knew about the magic powers this wonderful document possessed and the great politician knew that these people, who generally failed to see the bigger picture, would be as keen as mustard to see how unfit or stupid various members of the government might be
8. He had brought forth his ability and almost fainted when he truly ‘saw’ her; her aura was glowing with the same intense light that Serena had possessed
9. young man who either possessed or was heir to a significant wedge
10. knew about the magic powers this wonderful document possessed
11. be given the baggage of having it exclusively possessed
12. You seem to think I’m some demon-lab weirdo who’s possessed her body
13. He’d been under no illusions when he’d had Chrissie … he might have possessed her body but she’d gone off somewhere in here head
14. a woman and possessed a strength of character the equal
15. He had heard stories of possessed teddy-bears and walking trees
16. He knew that his employer possessed
17. who met her, and possessed a smile that could light up
18. – possessed an intimate knowledge of the countryside
19. For as big as he was and the strength he possessed, Johnson was every
20. As a result of the sale, he possessed unlimited funds; without which, his rise to power in Shattered Rock would not have occurred quite so swiftly and peacefully
21. The body he possessed was ancient and held unknown powers
22. This happened because the very smallest bit of the mirror had the same power which the whole mirror had possessed
23. "Boy's possessed by the demons," one of the men said, his face nearly buried in the fluff of his fur lined collar
24. that you’ve been possessed by devils
25. She was possessed of a steadfast
26. He would be possessed by the darkness within him
27. But he had never backed down from the impossible before, and now with the power he possessed was there anything he could not do?
28. that knowledge of its various and complicated operations which is commonly possessed even
29. The youngest of them however, was half their height, plump, entirely bald and possessed a white eyed gaze that Katrina could not bear to behold
30. As a result, they still possessed some of their former intelligence, though their desire for flesh often overrides their intellect
31. The sugar colonies possessed by the European nations in the West Indies may be compared to those precious vineyards
32. It is sometimes found in pieces of some bulk ; and, even when mixed, in small and almost insensible particles, with sand, earth, and other extraneous bodies, it can be separated from them by a very short and simple operation, which can be carried on in any private house by any body who is possessed of a small quantity of mercury
33. The only major difference being that they were possessed of two fully adult sets of genitalia
34. Softly, the hooded figure spoke in elvish, then, possessed by a sudden madness, he slammed his staff down upon the demon, grinding the tip in the creature's body
35. I don't know what possessed me to think I could convince him to stop without telling him the truth, I just thought he'd never believe it and probably think I was burned out on 'acid
36. seemed ill fed, even though most homes also possessed a
37. At first it had been believed that they were asteroids that had been trapped in the gravitational null, but it seemed that the natives not only possessed telescopes that could see the ship, they possessed enough understanding of gravitational mathematics to know that the bodies could not have come to rest in that spot by natural means
38. Solo Ki was on the other handle, tugging with all the strength his thin arms possessed
39. When it became clear that none of them possessed the
40. Though not necessarily possessed by evil, the boy was inflicted with more of an emptiness
41. But the Elf Prince was already possessed by madness, steeled by the hate in his heart; he faced the horrors, unflinching
42. Alana was gone, the Dead Tree now fully possessed her
43. However, he possessed a raw elemental energy that he somehow enhanced by channeling it into his crystalline hammer
44. His arms were disjointed at some locations, while possessed with multiple malfunctioning joints in other locations
45. it filled him, possessed him and bound him to its cause
46. He possessed armies upon armies, which he could virtually throw them upon the Giants until the end of time
47. On their journey to the Hangar, they shared a theory; if Adros’ staff of King’s Wood could control the Dead Tree, could its power extend to those the Dead Tree possessed as well?
48. I came to the bonfire expecting to be bored, feigning interest in a teenage girl, who possessed gifts she didn’t understand
49. An angel had possessed my mother without her knowledge
50. He possessed no sword or knife
1. We have no evidence that the Curitiba or the Pink Dawn possesses that technology," Ava said
2. It is rumored that he possesses the ‘sight’; he reads people quickly and accurately
3. consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses
4. He still possesses half
5. But he possesses
6. possesses a relic of Saint Jacques, and that he was
7. When the stock which a man possesses is no more than sufficient to maintain him for a few days or a few weeks, he seldom thinks of deriving any revenue from it
8. But when he possesses stock sufficient to maintain him for months or years, he naturally endeavours to derive a revenue from the greater part of it, reserving only so much for his immediate consumption as may maintain him till this revenue begins to come in
9. Secondly, of all those profitable buildings which are the means of procuring a revenue, not only to the proprietor who lets them for a rent, but to the person who possesses them, and pays that rent for them; such as shops, warehouses, work-houses, farm-houses, with all their necessary buildings, stables, granaries, etc
10. The interest of whoever possesses it requires that it should be employed; but having no employment at home, it will, in spite of all laws and prohibitions, be sent abroad, and employed in purchasing consumable goods, which may be of some use at home
11. Italy still continues to command some sort of veneration, by the number of monuments of this kind which it possesses, though the wealth which produced them has decayed, and though the
12. They are founded upon the most absurd of all suppositions, the supposition that every successive generation of men have not an equal right to the earth, and to all that it possesses ; but that the property of the present generation should be restrained and regulated according to the fancy of those who died, perhaps five hundred years ago
13. A tenant at will, who possesses land sufficient to maintain his family for little more than a quit-rent, is as dependent upon the proprietor as any servant or retainer whatever, and must obey him with as little reserve
14. In 1 Timothy 6:15-16 Paul says that God alone possesses immortality
15. Like the Beloved, we possesses the authority to grant gifts and boons, and like them, we are compelled to bestow those blessings for the asking to those whose need is real
16. anywhere in the world, and possesses a blend of power, beauty, mental balance,
17. If the employer already possesses the said skill and is able to undertake all the tasks at hand, would he then need to employ others? Likewise the world economy can only function with the existence of two distinct groups i
18. If every country possesses the same goods and services and is self sufficient, the world economy would certainly come to a standstill! Thus, all of us rely on this dualistic nature for our job, purpose and self-worth
19. lives forever, the body that it possesses can be
20. Whether or not any b’tari possesses fully operational trans-space tech is not withstanding the fact that it will never be available to me
21. “Hold fire!” Sebastian realized gunfire would give away their position, so the Arrows watched as the Guardians lifted their Swords of Light and attacked the demons with the kind of flawless grace only a Guardian possesses
22. Can we scientifically prove that the Bible possesses qualities that would confirm that it had its origin from outside our dimensionality of space-time? Is there evidence of supernatural design contained within? Can we prove that no other book exhibits the qualities that are found in the Bible? Should we be able to do this, it naturally follows that an Intelligent Being, who is not limited to our physical constraints, guided its design and construction over approximately 1,600 years, employing about 40 different authors
23. In my studies I have come to realise that the Bible possesses qualities that no other book has
24. From a scientific perspective, if we compare the Bible to any other book in the world, based on the information provided above, we can without any doubt say that whoever created this book is endowed with abilities that no one on Earth possesses
25. First, the quantity and value of the land which any man possesses, can never be a secret, and can always be ascertained with great exactness
26. But the whole amount of the capital stock which he possesses is almost always a secret, and can scarce ever be ascertained with tolerable exactness
27. of all that he possesses; and as the wealth of the people of Hamburg consists principally in stock, this tax maybe considered as a tax upon stock
28. of all that he possesses, but without declaring what it amounts to, or being liable to any examination upon that subject
29. In that rude state of society which precedes the extension of commerce and the improvement of manufactures ; when those expensive luxuries, which commerce and manufactures can alone introduce, are altogether unknown ; the person who possesses a large revenue, I have endeavoured to show in the third book of this Inquiry, can spend or enjoy that revenue in no other way than by maintaining nearly as many people as it can maintain
30. And to assure you that your computer also possesses the capabilities to present the lessons in the way they are meant to be viewed
31. In other words, every one of us possesses an innate capacity to make the right decisions
32. Humankind, however, possesses another ―remarkable‖ attribute uncommon to Beast, the capacity to render extinct, members of its own species for reasons (oftentimes) considered dubious at best
33. Unless a teacher possesses extraordinary talent and endurance, he or she may only hope to be as effective as his or her ―material‖ will allow
34. “Why does any reminder of France bother you so much?” I explained to him that I do not like war, but that in the case of Iraq, the opposition that French president Jacques Chirac leads against it will have as a consequence a greater catastrophe because Saddam Hussein can put in the hands of terrorists weapons of mass destruction that he possesses
35. , as one who possesses in his soul the organ of purely human cognition, but who has not yet the organ of religious cognition in the spirit
36. One never truly possesses anything one has not
37. away but the only real way to kill it is to kill the man it possesses before it can move to another
38. (which principle possesses
39. This current economic model possesses serious systemic errors because it is based on the destruction for the consumption to generate income and mistakenly to move the economy; this destruction is corroborated in any country because it was built in a botchy way, which creates economic fundamentals with harmful results
40. It possesses million of volunteers, it acts with million of organizations and it moves trillion dollars, everything is collected lost fund
41. possesses 42% of the valid votes
42. “You can’t survive the death serum without an inoculation, and I’m the only person in the compound who possesses that substance
43. You need not suppose you are the only person in the world who possesses self-respect
44. But you can't deny that your younger brother possesses a great deal of spiritual potential
45. instinct and it is the most powerful success tool that man possesses
46. because my soul possesses the only Wonder in the
47. But anyone who possesses the old-fashioned “beef-tea” jar needs nothing else
48. 23 Now when he returns he will give to me all that he possesses, to inherit after him, for I am his first born
49. 24 And Eliezer answered Ishmael and said, Surely Abraham did throw you away with your mother, and swear that you should not inherit any thing of all he possesses, and to whom will he give all that he has, with all his treasures, but to me his servant, who has been faithful in his house, who has served him night and day, and has done all that he desired me? to me will he bequeath at his death all that he possesses
50. directed consciousness) possesses the innate ability to influence,
1. Rethymno itself was fine, although a little too bookish for his taste, possessing insufficient an air of debauchery despite Crete’s bloody history
2. Mastecus and those who sought atonement were clearly outnumbered, but they had the advantage of possessing free-will
3. As he assumed, the servants had a lot of their hopes invested in possessing the giant
4. Fourthly and lastly, some part even of the rent of land belongs to the same rank ; a considerable part to those who are somewhat below the middling rank, and a small part even to the lowest rank ; common labourers sometimes possessing in property an acre or two of land
5. angels and those possessing knowledge
6. Cool when the woman with luxuriant platinum blonde hair, possessing the beauty of a siren from an archive Hollywood movie, sat beside him, smiled and introduced herself
7. In its quixotic attempt to eliminate handguns, New York City has conceived a hare brained plan whereby any citizen possessing a firearm may redeem it, no questions asked, in exchange for gift certificates
8. “Creatures possessing all the evil of man without any of the restraints society places on us?” Books suggested
9. Neither are polite manners nor social refinement nor moral righteousness (Egads!) readily perceptible to individuals possessing limited insight into the essential Nature of Things
10. Old habits are hard to break, especially for a majority party possessing a minority mindset
11. It raises the question, however, what does ―better off‖ really mean? Who is to argue that someone with more of something is comparatively speaking, better off than someone possessing less of that same something?
12. That a firearm may be used (illegally) by a criminally minded individual in a manner contrary to its intended purpose(s) counts against the potential action of that individual possessing the firearm rather than that individual possessing a firearm or the firearm itself or any other ―potential‖ weapon for that matter
13. A Perfect Being cannot ―cause‖ its own creation inasmuch as (the) subsequent effects of Creation imply an (existing) potential for movement or change and/or possessing a set of predicates or determinants otherwise lacking in a Perfect Being that is ―entirely without limit or incapable of any infallibility, whatsoever
14. It may be reasonably argued that the Private Sector traditionally attracted (more) talented individuals (less) averse to risk taking in exchange for the prospect of potential advancement while other individuals possessing less capacity (perhaps) or who, lacking the requisite skills demanded by most companies, generally opted for quasi-guaranteed job security provided by the Public Sector
15. ―I will vote for the best candidate,‖ the best qualified to lead our nation, possessing the highest credentials, of unblemished character ad nauseam, are worthy sentiments that in practice, however, oftentimes succumb to the temptations of party loyalties
16. I find it interesting how many modern biographers oftentimes portray Charles Dickens as a (minor) social revolutionary or a man possessing what is commonly referred to by ―progressives,‖ a ―social consciousness
17. In other words, to consider them material, however quasi/spiritual ―beings‖ possessing Free Will
18. How ironic, it seems, that as American families continue to grow smaller, that many are moving into larger homes in upscale, ―sanitized‖ suburban ―neighborhoods‖ possessing less character and more property than most know what to do with for the sake of ―Quality of Life
19. I believe that you are incorrectly assuming that possessing a soul provides an automatic passport to heaven
20. Using this method she could impose her physical and mental reality temporarily upon the animal, possessing its body
21. Those of the Agogeia students who were energetic, athletic students, and showed exceptional stamina and strength; those who exemplified martial prowess both with blade and bare hands, those who were blessed with possessing a sharp and decisive mind, those having proven their faith to be unfailing with a stone-hard dedication to the Pantheon, those were in the end chosen as fit for service in the Army
22. He believed that possessing the Golden Fleece would enhance their leader’s right to rule over all nations
23. military personnel possessing American currency
24. the wealth instead of possessing it as
25. wealth instead of possessing it as definitive
26. It was pressing on him, possessing him
27. in Christ, possessing the mind of Christ, inward
28. Possessing the truth causes you to respond
29. Salvation is nothing short of possessing the Father
30. the eyes of man you don’t stand out, possessing no
31. It is nice to consider the concept of possessing truth, and employing it, and cultivating it
32. And, "If possessing a higher degree of intelligence does not entitle one human to use another for his or her own ends, how can it entitle humans to exploit non-humans?" wrote Peter Singer in the twentieth century
33. Objects within the attentional field may also be interpreted as possessing a degree of directedness toward other objects in that field, independent of the self-object
34. God is not only radically non-anthropomorphic, but radically non-creaturomorphic, not only in respect of the properties he possesses, but in his manner of possessing them
35. possessing all of these characteristics
36. Sarah then told me that 74 huge ships, each with a Mother aboard, had left the Station and were taking him to a convenient location, where they had situated a star possessing the required amount of radiation
37. I correctly surmised they were being caused by a possessing spirit who had committed suicide upon the death of her mate
38. As many therefore" says he "as are empty fear the devil as possessing power
39. Killing the father and possessing the mother are two drives
40. What good is it to kill the father to obtain the pleasure of possessing the
41. example, the child asks the father for the gift of possessing the mother, a gift
42. In fact possessing a single attribute of God is more valuable than all the money in the world! Why then do so many run after earthly possessions, desiring God to bless them with earthly things, and yet barely pursue the priceless and eternal attributes of His infinite love? These are so much more valuable than any earthly things, and are what enable us to know God, and be like Him! That’s why Jesus said:
43. It is as though by possessing them completely the
44. It is not easy to free oneself of the conviction that by possessing someone
45. own solitude, by possessing the life of her child
46. In the opposite case, I will fill my loneliness by possessing the life of my
47. ‘You have only to name your price Titus and it shall be paid to you,’ replied Saznack a victorious smile on his face, elated at the thought of possessing Queen Soredamor’s old blade and becoming her favourite
48. The dominant left brain, possessing serial perception, oscillates between two contradictory concepts or images
49. destination he renounces possessing the beauty of Circes and the divine
50. It was totally banned throughout all jurisdictions in Australia and anyone caught possessing one was subject to heavy fines and possible imprisonment