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To remedy this grievance, it was provided by a statute in the reign of Charles II, that the intermissions should not be protracted beyond a period of three years.
It is a received and well-founded maxim, that where no other circumstances affect the case, the greater the power is, the shorter ought to be its duration; and, conversely, the smaller the power, the more safely may its duration be protracted.
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- be pliant
- be poor
- be possessed of
- be possible
- be precise
- be predisposed
- be prejudiced
- be prepared
- be prepossessed
- be present
- be present and note
- be present to answer
- be preserved
- be prevalent
- be prewarned
- be prodigal
- be productive
- be proffered
- be profitable
- be prolix
- be prolonged
- be promoted
- be prone to
- be proper
- be proper to
- be protracted
- be provoked
- be proxy for
- be prudent
- be published
- be puzzled
- be quartered
- be quiescent
- be quiet
- be racked
- be rash
- be rationally connected
- be ready for
- be reasonable
- be recalcitrant
- be reconciled
- be recusant
- be regulated by
- be related
- be related to
- be relevant
- be reminded of
- be remiss
- be remorseful
- be resident in
- be resigned
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- be pressed for
- be pressed for money
- be pressed for space
- be pressed for time
- be pressed/pushed for money, space, time, etc.
- be prevalent
- be prewarned
- be prey to
- be prey to (someone or something)
- be prey to her
- be prey to him
- be prey to it
- be prey to me
- be prey to one
- be prey to somebody
- be prey to someone
- be prey to something
- be prey to them
- be prey to us
- be prey to you
- be prodigal
- be productive
- be proffered
- be profitable
- be prolix
- be prolonged
- be promoted
- be prone to
- be proper
- be proper to
- be protracted
- be provoked
- be proxy for
- be prudent
- be public knowledge
- be public property
- be published
- be puffed up with pride
- be puffed up with pride, etc.
- be pulled down a notch
- be pulled down a notch (or two)
- be pulled down a notch or two
- be pulled down a peg
- be pulled down a peg (or two)
- be pulled down a peg or two
- be pulled out of her ass
- be pulled out of his ass
- be pulled out of my ass
- be pulled out of one's ass
- be pulled out of our ass
- be pulled out of our asses
- be pulled out of their ass
- be pulled out of their asses
- be pulled out of your ass
- be pulling your hair out
- be punch drunk
- be punch-drunk
- be punchdrunk
- be pure as the driven snow
- be pushed
- be pushed
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