TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OX»
The term «ox» is very widely used and occupies the
8.505 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «OX»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
ox.
I would supplant the ox with the automobile and pave instead of plowing the fields. 1 have a theory that if a corn field were paved, leaving out a brick for each hill, it would increase the yield, do away entirely with the mud, and give the farmer plenty of time to meditate on lofty subjects. That is only one theory. I have many others.
Neither an ox nor a donkey is able to stop the progress of socialism.
I have suffered from migraines since childhood and have long been curious about my own aching head, my dizziness, my divine lifting feelings, my sparklers and black holes, and my single visual hallucination of a little pink man and a pink ox on the floor of my bedroom.
I arrived in Hollywood twenty pounds overweight and as strong as an ox.
The wisdom of crowds works when the crowd is choosing the price of an ox, when there's a single numeric average. But if it's a design or something that matters, the decision is made by committee, and that's crap. You want people and groups who are able to think thoughts before they share.
An offensive war, I believe to be wrong and would therefore have nothing to do with it, having no right to meddle with another man's property, his ox or his ass, his man servant or his maid servant or anything this is his.
No lusting after your neighbor's house - or wife or servant or maid or ox or donkey. Don't set your heart on anything that is your neighbor's.
Democracy is like three oxen pulling a plough. The oxen are the independent powers, but you have to walk in the same direction; otherwise, you cannot plough and that is what was happening in Colombia. One ox was walking in one direction, the other in another direction, so the democracy was not working.
There is much boasting among the young men about their teams as their horse and carts in Cleveland. Most of the Yorkshire men take as much delight in their ox draught as they used to do in their Horse Draught.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OX»
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ox in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ox and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
This lyrical journey through the changing seasons and passing years in the life of one New Englander and his family captures both the peace and the bustling energy of nineteenth-century America
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"There Are Rocks in My Socks," Said the
Ox to the Fox
An ox gets himself into ridiculous situations made worse when he listens to the advice of his friend the fox.
Patricia Thomas, Patty Thomas, 1979
As Wallace Stegner writes, [Clark's] theme was civilization, and he recorded, indelibly, its first steps in a new country. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Walter Van Tilburg Clark, 2011
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The Seventh-Day
Ox, and Other Miracle Stories from Russia
The Seventh-day Ox and Other Miracle Stories From Russia describes the faithfulness of Christians during times of persecution and the animals who were used by God to help them. Against all odds, each of these witnesses placed t
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My
Ox Is Broken!: Roadblocks, Detours, Fast Forwards and ...
Best-selling novelist, Adam-Troy Castro, explores The Amazing Race in My Ox is Broken! one of the first books ever published about one of the best reality television programs around.
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When Your
Ox Is in the Ditch: Genealogical How-To Letters
Given by Eugene Edge III.
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The Year of the
Ox: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac
Fourth in the annual series, Tales from the Chinese Zodiac, The Year of the Ox features all the charismatic creatures of the Chinese lunar calendar and shows how fun it is to "have a cow!"
Original stories from remarkable writers.
Mark Ellingham, Peter Florence, 2009
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Ox, House, Stick: The History of Our Alphabet
See how the Roman alphabet began and how it has changed through the years.
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The Miracle of the Seventh-Day
Ox
There was no one he knew.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OX»
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ox is used in the context of the following news items.
Shiloh 2015 Firemen's Ox Roast heats up
SHILOH, Ohio — The mouth-watering aroma of the 49th annual Shiloh Firemen's Ox Roast reached far and wide. Most of its sizable crowd came for the beef that ... «Richland Source, Jul 15»
Eel imports peak as Day of the Ox arrives
NARITA, CHIBA PREF. – Imports of eels are peaking ahead of Friday's midsummer Day of the Ox, when many Japanese partake in grilled eel, ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
Thousands of Ox Roast meals served
BEVERLY - The hundreds in attendance at the 52nd annual Ox Roast Thursday night were treated to a meal while also raising money for ... «The Inter-Mountain, Jul 15»
City pub gutted by fire just before first birthday
Staff at The OX in Broughton had been looking forward to the milestone celebrations and to the ringing tills of Edinburgh festivals season. «Edinburgh Evening News, Jul 15»
Shiloh preparing for 49th Annual Firemen's Ox Roast
A backhoe sits at the end of a long trench designed to cook approximately 8,200 pounds of meat during the 49th Annual Fireman's Ox Roast in ... «Richland Source, Jul 15»
Shiloh firefighters prepping for ox roast
The massive barbecue, a local tradition, is central to the 49th annual Shiloh Firemen's Ox Roast, which takes place Friday and Saturday in the ... «Mansfield News Journal, Jul 15»
'Red' the ox a big attraction
Robert Rose of Attica walks his ox ''Red'' around Genesee County Fair Wednesday. ... But this was no ordinary cow, it is actually an ox. «The Daily News Online, Jul 15»
2015: The Year of the Ox
There's a weird feeling amongst Arsenal fans at the moment. Recent summers of head-scratching, manager-slagging and player-selling have ... «More Sport, Jul 15»
4-H Ox Roast
Volunteers Gary Grose, Nathaniel Pingley, Jeyna Collett, Stanley Ricottilli, Scott Broschart and Ronnie Helmondollar help build a fire pit ... «The Inter-Mountain, Jul 15»
Times Editorial: A fair/carnival at Crookston's Ox Cart Days Festival …
The community of Fertile had barely bid farewell to another Polk County Fair a little more than a week ago when a post on Facebook appeared, ... «Crookston Daily Times, Jul 15»
