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1 This rare seal appears to subsist mainly on squid and jelly-fish.
2 In tropical countries, on the other hand, the natives crave and subsist mainly upon fruits and vegetables.
3 The natives are of Tunguze origin, like those of the lower Amoor, and subsist mainly upon fish.
4 Thus the Hindoos, and contiguous Eastern nations, subsist mainly upon the cereals, in which rice plays so prominent a part.
5 Three-quarters of the game masters are young men, and they seem to subsist mainly on cigarettes and litre-sized cups of soda.
6 They subsisted mainly on the interstellar traffic passing through on its way to somewhere else.
7 Though subsisting mainly by agriculture and pastoral pursuits, the Manjours devote considerable time to fishing.
8 They subsisted mainly on boiled bacon, an occasional chicken, worts and beans grown in the cottage garden, and cereals.
9 They had subsisted mainly by kelp-making and piloting, helped out (it is to be feared) by more than a little smuggling.
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