supposable
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To Milly, as so much younger, such far views couldn't be imputed: there was nobody she was supposable as interested for.
From The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 by James, Henry
Common necessity, or necessity in the original use of the word, refers to the connexion between volition and its effects; for here an opposition to will is supposable.
From A Review of Edwards's by Tappan, Henry Philip
It is not absolute certainty, because it is supposable that the will which obeys may not obey, for it has power not to obey.
From A Review of Edwards's by Tappan, Henry Philip
But no loyal citizen has been admitted behind the curtain, in either of the supposable instances.
From Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 by Morford, Henry
If this doctrine is true, it is demonstrably evident, that in no instance, real or supposable, have men any power whatever to will or to act differently from what they do.
From Doctrine of the Will by Mahan, Asa
