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Several thousands were made and sold, but its strange appearance and unmechanical operation raised many objections.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

Between the morbidly mechanical people and the morbidly unmechanical people, modern civilization hangs in the balance.

From Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy by Lee, Gerald Stanley

There must be some way of being just mechanical enough, and at the right time and right place, and of being just unmechanical enough at the right time and right place.

From Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy by Lee, Gerald Stanley

"This is so bad it's not only unmechanical and unprofissional—it's absolutely unsportsmanlike!"

From Heart's Desire by Hough, Emerson

And there must be some way in which men can be mechanical and unmechanical at will.

From Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy by Lee, Gerald Stanley