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If I had to pick one word to describe her ongoing pursuit of excellence in this field would it be citius, altius, or fortius?
Jeffrey Shaffer: The Double Standard World of Sarah Palin 2010
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If I had to pick one word to describe her ongoing pursuit of excellence in this field would it be citius, altius, or fortius?
Jeffrey Shaffer: The Double Standard World of Sarah Palin 2010
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Does the logic of citius, altius, fortius - swifter, higher, stronger -- by definition exact our currently practiced and legitimately perceived sexual apartheid at the very top level of sports since the most accomplished men will always run faster, jump higher, and be stronger than the most accomplished women?
Andrei Markovits: The Last Legitimate Bastion of "Separate but Equal" Andrei Markovits 2010
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Manus ad cubitum nuda, coram astans, fortius intuita, tenuem de pectore spiritum ducens, digitum meum pressit, et bibens pedem pressit; mutuae compressiones corporum, labiorum commixtiones, pedum connexiones, &c.
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In the practice rink on the Beijing campus, a set of Roman characters are affixed to the dingy wall, proclaiming Citius, altius, fortius-the Olympic motto.
THE SECOND MARK JOY GOODWIN 2004
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Ad initium autem prædicti maris iuxta villam Capernaum habetur fortius castrum totius terræ promissionis, in quo dicitur nata fuisse sancta Anna mater virginis Mariæ.
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Deníque cum terra illa, se multum inclinet ad polum Septentrionalem, fortius ibi gelare solet, et frequentius, ac diutius quàm ad partes nostras, vnde et quasi omnes habent ibi stupas, in quibus manducant, et operantur.
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Et illi Bulgari sunt pessimi Saraceni, fortius tenentes legem Machometi, quàm aliqui alij.
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Ad initium autem pr鎑icti maris iuxta villam Capernaum habetur fortius castrum totius terr� promissionis, in quo dicitur nata fuisse sancta Anna mater virginis Mari�.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Den韖ue cum terra illa, se multum inclinet ad polum Septentrionalem, fortius ibi gelare solet, et frequentius, ac diutius qu鄊 ad partes nostras, vnde et quasi omnes habent ibi stupas, in quibus manducant, et operantur.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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