The Quarterly Review, Volumen35William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, John Murray, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1827 |
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... , formed from above one hundred and fifty thousand instances , Mr. Babbage concludes that forty - seven is about the average age at which persons persons assure ; that is to say , as many 8 Babbage on Life Assurance Societies .
... , formed from above one hundred and fifty thousand instances , Mr. Babbage concludes that forty - seven is about the average age at which persons persons assure ; that is to say , as many 8 Babbage on Life Assurance Societies .
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... hundred and eighty - five per cent . , the average addition of ten years being 231. 2s . 6d . per cent . The conclusion drawn from this comparison is important . A difference of 31. 2s . 6d . on 201 , or nearly one - sixth between two ...
... hundred and eighty - five per cent . , the average addition of ten years being 231. 2s . 6d . per cent . The conclusion drawn from this comparison is important . A difference of 31. 2s . 6d . on 201 , or nearly one - sixth between two ...
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... hundred per cent . , while it is not intended that the smallest fraction of the enormous sum to be so appro- priated should fall to their own lot . But we do hope that , in the mean time , the directors , for their own sakes , may ...
... hundred per cent . , while it is not intended that the smallest fraction of the enormous sum to be so appro- priated should fall to their own lot . But we do hope that , in the mean time , the directors , for their own sakes , may ...
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... hundred and twenty - four members that existed in 1800 , not more than one thousand five hundred survive to participate in the pre- sent additions , ' — that is to say , in the course of twenty years , the proportion of the dead to the ...
... hundred and twenty - four members that existed in 1800 , not more than one thousand five hundred survive to participate in the pre- sent additions , ' — that is to say , in the course of twenty years , the proportion of the dead to the ...
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... hundred pounds , if so much ; but if it were as many thousands , that would be no sufficient excuse for the neglect . When the Bank of England was called upon to deduct the income - tax from each dividend , the go- vernors pleaded the ...
... hundred pounds , if so much ; but if it were as many thousands , that would be no sufficient excuse for the neglect . When the Bank of England was called upon to deduct the income - tax from each dividend , the go- vernors pleaded the ...
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