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3 total sentences available.
I was much struck with the gaiety of the creoles , whose exterior told a stranger that education had been doing something among them in these solitudes ; and as all the parties kissed the Bible in conformation with the law of England
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One may see well the advantages of this form from the coach - box of our heavily - loaded public vehicles , where animals of different conformation are yoked together
Source: wiktionary
The more stable conformation has the methyl group in an equatorial position , since this minimizes repulsions between axial substituents
Source: wiktionary
Closest matches include configuration, contour, form, shape, abidance.
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