There was only the one man that I have ever known who could have developed the best that was in Angelica, and him she had just missed, as so often happens in this world of contraries.
He had begun to believe that the Boy did not live in Morningquest; and, as often happens, he was thinking of him less than usual on this particular occasion, and hence he came upon him unawares.
It often happens that a lake which has endured for centuries in a volcanic crater, disappears suddenly on the approach of a new eruption.
When the tortuous flexures of a river are extremely great, as often happens in alluvial plains, the aberration from the direct line of descent may be restored by the river cutting through the isthmus which separates two neighboring curves.
As often happens, was glad afterwards the letter did not go.
It must be sown thin, and notwithstanding that attention, it often happens to be too thick.
There are those for whom a woman would love to make such a sacrifice; even if, as often happens, it is for the sake of a man who cannot make allowances for an outbreak of temper.
Some people submitted to him; for it often happens, when parties of armed men scour over a country, that those who are nearest the danger seek help where they think it may be expected.
But then it came to pass, what so often happens when a foreigner is raised to higher power and dignity than men of the country, that many envied him because he was so favoured by the king, and also not less so by the queen.
Now this went so, as it often happens, that although the kings were brothers-in-law and relations, each would hold fast the dominions which he thought he had a right to.
It often happens, too, that I promise whatever is desired of me, that all may be joyful about me.
If, as often happens, it is thus caught when its foreparts are elevated by climbing up the side of the pen, it will continue to lose its footing in its struggles, and will soon choke to death.
However, he resolved to face his fortune and be guided by circumstances; for it often happens, that when engaged in business valuable ideas are suggested, which in a state of inaction would never have occurred.
It often happens that a single plant in a crop of corn, cotton, or wheat will be far superior to all others in the field.
It often happens that at churning-time the cream is too warm for successful separation of the globules.
It often happens that a plant will be more fruitful when pollinated by one variety than by some other variety.
This was saying a great deal, our eldest sister, as often happens in families, being its paragon in the way of all the virtues, and Anneke's temper being really serenity itself.
Pockets for arc lamps are often provided, as it often happens that a moving-picture machine must be placed in the gallery.
It often happens, even after the cold has announced itself in Venice, that the hesitating winter lingers in the Tyrol, and a mellow Indian-summer weather has possession of the first weeks of December.
It often happens that a glass of water, flavored with a little anisette, is the order over which he sits a whole evening.
I say that they do this at best, for it often happens, as I just now intimated, that they actually avow their belief that faith is all-sufficient, and do not let their minds dwell at all on the necessity of works of righteousness.
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