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  • This month's United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization summit in Rome, which Mugabe controversially attended, pledged to halve the number of people suffering hunger in the world by 2015 at the latet.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • There is no pleasure in this world comparable to it, 'tis summum mortalitatis bonum — [4721] hominum divumque voluptas, Alma Venus — latet enim in muliere aliquid majus potentiusque, omnibus aliis humanis voluptatibus, as

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • There was nothing resembling the present popularity of a treatment which gives generals so immense a preponderance over particulars — somewhat to the neglect of the old saying about the snare that lies hidden in generals, many persons being tolerably indifferent about the dolus so long as they can make sure of the latet.

    Voltaire 2007

  • Omnes urbanae res, omnia studia, omnis forensis laus et industria latet in tutela et praecidio bellicae virtutis, et simul atque increpuit suspicio tumultus, artes illico nostrae conticescunt.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • “Saepe latet vitium proximitate boni,” and therefore whatsoever want a man hath, he must see that he pretend the virtue that shadoweth it; as if he be dull, he must affect gravity; if a coward, mildness; and so the rest.

    The Advancement of Learning 2003

  • The latet fires broke out between 6pm and 10pm, Kuhn said.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • The leader of a United States House leadership congressional delegation to South Africa, John Lewis, said on Friday he hoped to persuade KwaZulu chief minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi to take part in the April elections even at this latet.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1994

  • Latet discretionis istius ratio, sed non latet ipsa discretio.

    The Sermons of John Owen 1616-1683 1968

  • Illam quae super me est timeo ne in me irruat; et me cum abysso mea, in illam quae subtus me latet, obruat.

    Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967

  • Ite, leues elegi, doctas ad consulis aures, uerbaque honorato ferte legenda uiro. longa uia est, nec uos pedibus proceditis aequis, tectaque brumali sub niue terra latet. cum gelidam Thracen et opertum nubibus Haemon 5 et maris Ionii transieritis aquas, luce minus decima dominam uenietis in urbem, ut festinatum non faciatis iter. protinus inde domus uobis Pompeia petetur; non est Augusto iunctior ulla foro.

    The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid

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