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establish a positive tone
Definition
create, start, or set in [a] place
- "I was in hopes," said Pangloss, "that I should reason with you a little about causes and effects, about the best of possible worlds, the origin of evil, the nature of the soul, and the pre-established harmony."Chapter 30 (56% in)
pre-established = previously created
- "I am still of my first opinion," answered Pangloss, "for I am a philosopher and I cannot retract, especially as Leibnitz could never be wrong; and besides, the pre-established harmony is the finest thing in the world, and so is his plenum and materia subtilis."Chapter 28 (98% in)
pre-established = previously created
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- All hostelries established for the convenience of commerce are paid by the government.Chapter 17 (90% in)
- This is the practice established from time immemorial, among civilised nations that scour the seas.Chapter 11 (45% in)
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