The fifth edition was published in 2002, and contains more than half a million definitions, with 83,500 illustrative quotations from 7,000 authors.

The third consists of illustrative quotations (where available) from other texts, mostly from Simes's own files.

Writing of definitions and selection of illustrative quotations by junior staff.

Here are four illustrative quotations from the recent literature:

The book's great strength is its combination of hard data and illustrative quotations from residents.

Both volumes provide explanations of headphrases in simple language, using illustrative quotations drawn from a wide range of 20th century literature and media.

She carries under one arm her folder of lecture notes, and under the other a bundle of books from which to read illustrative quotations.

Remarkably, he did so single-handedly, with only clerical assistance to copy out the illustrative quotations that he had marked in books.

The 12 volumes made up 15,490 pages, with 414,825 words defined and 1,827,306 illustrative quotations.

Mr. Wheatcroft's ear for the illustrative quotation is sharp, and his supply seems endless.