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The ear is only a guide to the harmony of a Period, and often tempts us into the feebleness of expletives or approximative expressions for the sake of a cadence.

From The Principles of Success in Literature by Lewes, George Henry

But here I will say that the division of his work into periods, and the assignment of his plays to certain years, is only inferential and approximative.

From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various

The volcano, so far as I know, has never been ascended, and its reported height, 16,500 feet, is probably the approximative estimate of some Russian officer.

From Tent Life in Siberia by Kennan, George

But individual communities are not therefore warranted in being content with proceeding to bear a testimony for it on a principle of approximative expediency.

From The Ordinance of Covenanting by Cunningham, John

In 1817 a new enumeration was substituted for the approximative estimates attempted in 1811.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Humboldt, Alexander von