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Nevertheless, the rays of the sun fell hotly on the globe, and, dilating the gas it contained, gave it a greater ascensional force.
From A Voyage in a Balloon (1852) by Verne, Jules
Nevertheless, while we were speaking we were still ascending; we passed the whole night going up, or to speak more scientifically, in an ascensional motion.
From A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Verne, Jules
The latest machines fitted with 100-120 horse-power Mercedes motors have a fine turn of speed, possess an enhanced ascensional effort, and are far simpler to control.
From Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Talbot, Frederick Arthur Ambrose
An extreme ascensional power was communicated to the aeronef, and she shot up slantingly as if she was traveling on a plane sloping downwards from the southwest.
From Robur the Conqueror by Verne, Jules
It is the natural and universal tendency of mankind to ascend, he declared; a high birth-rate and a strong ascensional impulse are mutually contradictory.
From The Task of Social Hygiene by Ellis, Havelock
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