This section is from the book "The Science And Art Of Phrase-Making", by David Wolfe Brown. Also available from Amazon: The science and art of phrase-making.
Write the following phrases, omitting in each the preposition of:
act (of) (Con)gress act (of) Parliament hill (of) lading bill (of) particulars bill (of) sale board (of) trade by way (of) illustration child (of) God children (of) God children (of) men church (of) England church (of) God church (of) Rome city (of) Boston city (of) Manchester city (of) New York city (of) Norwich city (of) Philadelphia condition (of) things constitution (of) England course (of) business court (of) chancery court (of) claims court (of) justice fear (of) God freedom (of) speech good many (of) them gospel (of) Christ house (of) God house (of) prayer in point (of) fact in the presence (of) God Jesus (of) Nazareth
kingdom (of) Christ kingdom (of) heaven kingdom (of) this world kingdoms (of) this world laws (of) God laws (of) life laws (of) Moses legislature (of) Maine letters (of) marque life (of) Christ life (of) Jesus loss (of) life love (of) Jesus man (of) business many (of) them many (of) these (vocalize these) many (of) those matter (of) course matter (of) fact matter (of) importance Member (of) (Con)gress Members (of) (Con)gress Member (of) Parliament Members (of) Parliament neither (of) them one (of) them people (of) God people (of) this country point (of) order point (of) view right (of) way rights (of) another
rights (of) man rights (of) mankind rights (of) nations service (of) God short space (of) time (tm) spirit (of) Christ spirit (of) Jesus sum (of) money sums (of) money
water (of) life wisdom (of) God word (of) God words (of) God word (of) man *world (of) fashion world (of) nature world (of) spirits writ (of) error
 
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