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He read on her set lips the unalterability of her determination.

From The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel by Miller, John Maurice

The conception of reality comprehends within it the notions of unalterability, absoluteness, and independence, which cannot be had directly from experience, as this gives only an appearance but cannot certify its truth.

From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath

Aluminum is used principally in castings and drawn and pressed ware, for purposes in which lightness, malleability, and unalterability under ordinary chemical reagents are desired.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)

In November 1856, after reading Darwin’s MS. on geographical distribution, Hooker wrote that though “never very stubborn about unalterability of specific type, I never felt so shaky about species before.”

From Springtime and Other Essays by Darwin, Francis, Sir

The development of inborn characteristics goes on, despite the grafted soul, almost as fatalistically as Hearn would have wished, and in this instance in accordance with his theory of the unalterability of character.

From Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman by Gould, George M. (George Milbrey)