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And though these were mere words, it was a somewhat formidable thing for Fitzpiers that her heart was approximating to a state in which it might be possible to carry them out.

From The Woodlanders by Hardy, Thomas

In Germany, however, the cantata at this time was approximating to its present form.

From The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)

Finding he was approximating this corps, he despatched a flag, saying he was at Barclay's with seven hundred men, and summoned them to surrender on the terms granted to the garrison in Charleston.

From A Sketch of the life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a history of his brigade by James, William Dobein