The attitude of the Zaporozhian envoys in Moscow shows that for the Zaporozhian Cossacks, who played an extraordinarily important role in the opening stage of the uprising, Kyiv was a distant if not an alien center, clearly outside the scope of Zaporozhian influence.

For example, according to the gas laws, pressure is directly proportional to temperature: the quotient derived from pressure (numerator) and temperature (denominator) will be constant; however, pressure is inversely proportional to volume, meaning that the product between volume and pressure will be constant.

☞ This word [earth] is liable to a coarſe vulgar pronunciation, as if written Urth;[…]

Tony…focused on a large woman with cropped hair, a yellowing complexion, grey sunken eyes and a lip ring. ‘Who’s the troglodyke?’ he said, horrified at the thought of being stuck with such a creature…. // ‘You mean the rug-muncher with the nose ring?’ Dan said…. ‘That’s Kim Radclyffe. She hosts a phone-in show on Radio Five. Rumour has it she’s on male hormones, which would help explain the facial hair.’ // Tony laughed. ‘She’s certainly got a good face for radio.’