Twelve

The authority which the Apostles in this way enjoyed, did not, in any great measure, rest on the remembrance of direct services which the twelve had rendered to the Gentile Churches: for, as the want of reliable concrete traditions proves, no such services had been rendered, at least not by the _twelve_. ❋ Adolph Harnack (1890)

Under the compartments, and immediately above the cornice, are twelve medallions, which were to represent the _twelve months of the year_, characterized by the different occupations peculiar to them: eight only are executed, and these are the months of summer, autumn, and winter. ❋ Francis W. Blagdon (1798)

In the state of the writer, California, one man in twelve is an avowed and registered revolutionist. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The world number two won the title twelve months ago with a dramatic five sets final over Roger Federer and is looking to recapture that form after a troubled second half of 2009. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Torture a dozen in case one of the twelve is a terrorist. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Mr. ASTATQE: (unintelligible) is very Ethiopian, and what you have, actually, combined is the harmonic stretches, what we call the twelve-tone musical stretches because our musical instruments hasn't reached to that stage, so I have actually to use pianos or guitars to actually combine three - to five-tone scales. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Then you cut that log and you have what you call a twelve foot log. ❋ Unknown (1994)

Our twelve apostles -- that is what we called our twelve boxes -- were lifted in and tied firmly into place. ❋ Elinore Pruitt Stewart (N/A)

What seemed to have struck the Amerrycan most, was what he described as the twelve most bewtifool Angels, all most bewtifoolly drest, in most bewtifool close, a playing most bewtifool toons on most bewtifool ❋ Various (N/A)

"Mr. Gracewood has what he calls a twelve-pounder." ❋ Oliver Optic (1859)

But then he changed his tone, and said the business was too serious to permit the next half hour to pass so lightly and so pleasantly as the last; and then he read us what he called his twelve fundamental laws of human nature. ❋ Unknown (1832)

I was about 4 houres going this twelve mile and Could have gone 20 in the tyme in most Countrys, nay by the people of these parts this twelve is as long and as much tyme taken up in going it as to go from thence to Lancaster wch is 20 mile, and I Can Confirme this by my own Experience for I went to Goscoyne wch is 10 miles and halfe way to Lancaster in two houres, where I baited, and here it was I was first presented wth ye Clap bread wch is much talked of made all of oates. ❋ Unknown (1888)

It has been a privilege working for a Blue Dog for the past year, and I look forward to continuing to promote the progress already achieved in twelve short months by the Democratic Party. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” ❋ Jack Watts (2011)

The bank promptly reversed the charges within twelve hours of the event. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In itself it was a very insignificant mishap, -- a man does not drown in twelve inches of water, -- but in its consequences as serious an accident as could possibly befall him. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It was gone in twelve minutes, if you wanted to set your clock by it. ❋ Unknown (2010)