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For the purposes of this chapter, we will abbreviate genes using the first letter of the gene’s corresponding dominant trait.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The longer stories you will abbreviate in telling, and the children will still further shorten them.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Charles Herbert Sylvester
"Then," said Van Bult, "we will abbreviate White's toast, and drink to evil."
From A Master Hand The Story of a Crime by Richard Dallas
It will abbreviate to the greatest possible extent “the toils of wandering through the wilderness of the Chinese language to arrive at the deserts of Chinese literature.”
From Village Life in China A Study in Sociology by Arthur H. Smith
Whatever differences may ultimately have to be taken into account, the experience of London, Berlin, and of other cities will, when fully reported, be rich in suggestions that will abbreviate our own period of experimentation.
From Commercialized Prostitution in New York City by George Jackson Kneeland
