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SOIL. The superficies of the earth on which buildings are erected, or may be erected.
     2. The soil is the principal, and the building, when erected, is the accessory. Vide Dig. 6, 1, 49.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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FG pigs never expressed soil eating but expressed more grass eating and foraging, and less resting than OP pigs in the prior period.
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Unable to take advantage of the gigatons of carbon in the world's soil, soil eating termites might as well be exploiting a very limited resource.
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Elevated BPb levels correlated with soil eating [odds ratio (OR) = 3.31; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.30-8.39], low parental education (OR = 2.72; 95% CI, 1.97-3.75), living close to major roads (OR = 2.30; 95% CI, 1.23-4.29), and increasing age (OR = 1.11; 95% CI, 1.06-1.16).
Blood Lead Levels of Primary School Children in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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