have its seat in
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The organ, however, which causes the persistence of this sensation must have its seat in the head, since otherwise the axis of apparent rotation could not assume the same motion as the head.
From Popular scientific lectures by Ernst Mach
The blessed Hope must have its seat in the heart and affection.
From The Lord of Glory Meditations on the person, the work and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ by Arno Clemens Gaebelein
So named because supposed to have its seat in the hypochondriac regions.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section F, G and H by Project Gutenberg
According to the Papuans the soul, which they imagine to have its seat in the blood, continues to exist at the bottom of the sea, and every one who dies goes thither.
From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia by Sir James George Frazer
V. be situated, be situate; lie, have its seat in.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
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