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Meanings of imitate the example in English

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Usage of imitate the example in English
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The committee too, on their part, was ready to imitate the example.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part E. / From...
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No town is obliged to imitate the example of Moscow.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris
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I shall imitate the example thus set me.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, ...
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Many a bloody war might be averted, did nations imitate the example of these two animals.
Stories of Animal Sagacity
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The representatives of other nations were not slow to imitate the example of the possessors of Hayti.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 / A Magazine...
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He doubted not that every county and every town would be quick to imitate the example of the metropolis.
The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol....
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He was the most popular of their commanders, and each strove to imitate the example which he set them.
The Lion of Saint Mark: A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Cent...
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We do not deny that Christians ought to imitate the example of Christ; but mere imitation will not satisfy God.
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians
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We should imitate the example of Mary, who was first at the door of the sepulchre where Jesus was laid.
Our Gift
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He had no right to imitate the example of Julius Caesar, who concealed his bald head with a wreath of laurel.
Travels through France and Italy
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Those who have not taken the pledge regard the others as foolishly literal in their attempt to imitate the example of Jesus.
In His Steps
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He desired to imitate the example of his great prototype, Moses Mendelssohn, and spread the light of learning throughout the Jewish world.
Rabbi and Priest: A Story
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By the appointment of Murat as grand admiral, Bonaparte seems to indicate that he is inclined to imitate the example of Louis.
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon
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If any state forms a great regular army, the bordering states must imitate the example, or must submit to a foreign yoke.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
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Occasionally there is a marriage between a European and a native, but the social consequences have not encouraged others to imitate the example.
Modern India
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When objections were made to this novelty, he replied, that the pope exercised that authority; and why might not he imitate the example?
The History of England, Volume I / From the Invasion of Julius C...
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