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The advantage of its possible variety, scope, and particularly, its convenience and cheapness and manageableness, make it the fundamental work for the beginner.

From The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors by Parkhurst, Daniel Burleigh

The rowers and mariners, pushing out to sea when the weather was calm, made trial of the manageableness of their ships by mock sea-fights.

From The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 by Livius, Titus

The only requisite is manageableness of the ship herself and of the numbers she carries on board. 

From Notes on Life and Letters by Conrad, Joseph

She was unquestionably the first effort of English ingenuity in the direction of manageableness and simplicity.

From Men of Invention and Industry by Smiles, Samuel

Here, if nowhere else, her small size and manageableness were in her favour.

From The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book by Ontario. Ministry of Education