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"ref": "1655, Edward Dod, Henry Seile, The Reign of King Charles",
"text": "But these proceeding against him did not give plenary satisfaction to all, most cryed aloud for a Reformation in the Hierarchy it self, many would detrench from them their secular power, and votes in Parliament, name some were male-content unlesse the hole order were eradicated; and this was now vehemently pressed by the City Petition, now under consideration of the Committee: a mighty debate there was about this time in the House of Commons upon this Subject, and no arguments omitted which might officiate to either end; among the rest Espiscopacy had not a faster friend, nor the City Petition a stouter Antagonist, then the Lird Digby, who spake for the one and against the other no man to better purpose, and summarily thus.",
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"ref": "1952, Eric Rücker Eddison, The worm Ouroboros: a romance, page 362",
"text": "In which instant he beheld sidelong how the cruel murtherer smote with his spear that delicate lady, and detrenched and cut the two master-veins of her neck, so as she fell dying in her blood.",
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"ref": "1955, The Forum, page 2",
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"ref": "1980, Sierra Leone",
"text": "Worthwhile amendments to some detrenched clauses affecting the Judiciary in the Republican Constitution are being studied carefully, and Bills will be laid before Parliament during the current session.",
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"ref": "1985, The Journal of Developing Areas, volume 20, page 106",
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"ref": "1979, Institution of Electrical Engineers. Electronics Division, International Conference on Submarine Telecommunications Systems",
"text": "In some cases these cables still become damaged and this results in lengths of cable having to be detrenched.",
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"ref": "1994, Oceanic Engineering Society, Oceans '94: Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation",
"text": "Ultimately, the system would have the capability to carry out the complete intervention process, from detrenching a pipeline to final inspection and corrosion protection.",
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"ref": "1936, Henry Williamson, The Flax of Dream: A Novel in Four Books, page 748",
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"ref": "1952, Eric Rücker Eddison, The worm Ouroboros: a romance, page 362",
"text": "In which instant he beheld sidelong how the cruel murtherer smote with his spear that delicate lady, and detrenched and cut the two master-veins of her neck, so as she fell dying in her blood.",
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"text": "Worthwhile amendments to some detrenched clauses affecting the Judiciary in the Republican Constitution are being studied carefully, and Bills will be laid before Parliament during the current session.",
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},
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"ref": "1985, The Journal of Developing Areas, volume 20, page 106",
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"text": "In some cases these cables still become damaged and this results in lengths of cable having to be detrenched.",
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},
{
"ref": "1994, Oceanic Engineering Society, Oceans '94: Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation",
"text": "Ultimately, the system would have the capability to carry out the complete intervention process, from detrenching a pipeline to final inspection and corrosion protection.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2015, Jose Chesnoy, Undersea Fiber Communication Systems, page 642",
"text": "If a buried cable is damaged it will be necessary to detrench it before repair can be undertaken.",
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"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1942, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, page 69",
"text": "There was particularly heavy fighting in the Smolensk direction, where our units detrenched the enemy from their positions with a succession of counterattacks.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2004, Computer Gaming World - Volumes 138-143",
"text": "keep the defense on the move and force them to detrench, defending stack at a time, to ensure a quick success for the TOP-UP infantry attack.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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