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Steadily they are more useless to every upbuilder of the coming south except the wage-depresser.

From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin

Hence the brave, generous, and courteous merchant adventurer, when such a man was abroad, was the upholder of the honor of his country as well as the upbuilder of her commerce.

From Days of the Discoverers by Choate, Florence

Under the old Roman system, as we have seen, the city was the important unit: Rome was a subduer and an upbuilder of cities.

From The Communes of Lombardy from the VI. to the X. Century An Investigation of the Causes Which Led to the Development Of Municipal Unity Among the Lombard Communes. by Williams, William Klapp

Thus, while his career is marked by many unpardonable crimes, he proved on the whole an upbuilder and a friend rather than a foe of the Jews.

From The Makers and Teachers of Judaism by Kent, Charles Foster