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But, notwithstanding all this, he hath thought upon two or three things, which he thinks may remedy some inconveniencies of Mr. Hook his Turn.

From Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666 Giving some Accompt of the present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious in many considerable parts of the World by Oldenburg, Henry

So long as the demands of the crown were small and casual, no great inconveniencies arose from this practice.

From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. by Hume, David

This is one of the possible cases that ought to be foreseen, in order to prevent the inconveniencies that might arise to numerous individuals, by provoking it.

From The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 by Paine, Thomas

She appeared to be a woman of good sense, and genteel behaviour, and to bear the inconveniencies of a low fortune with decency and prudence.'

From The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II by Cibber, Theophilus

These are the inconveniencies which are to be considered of for the lady.

From The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) by Richardson, Samuel