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And lastly, B and א are undeniably, more than any other two Codexes which can be named, the depositaries of one and the same peculiar, all but unique, text.

From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William

The leading inquiry in the examination of any system of government must, of course, concern primarily the real depositaries and the essential machinery of power.

From Congressional Government A Study in American Politics by Wilson, Woodrow

He sought for another topic, and hit upon sport as one more congenial to the tastes of the depositaries of public trust.

From The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 by Palacio Vald?s, Armando

Mr. Spence is directed to confer with Messrs. Fraser, Trenholm & Co. who had previously been made our depositaries at Liverpool....

From The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy by Coffin, Charles Carleton

It is this character of witnesses which distinguishes the Apostles from all other depositaries of a Master's cause.

From Pastor Pastorum by Latham, Rev. Henry