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1955 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 230 370 If the former represent two off-centred hydrogen atoms..then their displacements are ±0.175 A from the bond centre.

1958 Shakespeare Q. 9 417 Against such a broad and carefully considered background Professor Coe's observations might have some real relevance; at present they are random, sporadic, off-centered, and few and far between.

1973 Sci. Amer. Dec. 87/2 When Copernicus introduced his heliocentric arrangement, the earth became one of the family of planets revolving in off-centered circles around the sun.

1991 Raritan Summer 127 That this is a vulnerably off-centered psychic structure..is clear to me.

1960 New Left Rev. Sept. 69/2 The book has an off-centredness and lack of intensity.

1992 Matrix Summer 37/2 The connecting entrances are staggered so that our trajectory through the displays has a zig-zag quality. Actually, this sense of off-centredness adds nicely to the drama of viewing contemporary art.