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These are not really encyclopedic and as they stand take up over half the article.

He was known as having an encyclopedic knowledge of all things sports, especially at the local level.

The encyclopedic nature of the show also makes it a little overwhelming.

Too small to be encyclopedic, it aims instead for effect.

The effort adapted his encyclopedic work of the same name.

A major strength of the collection is its encyclopedic character.

This single volume is obviously not an encyclopedic history of America.

"And they've done it by having an encyclopedic approach to improvisation."

The art on view even manages, within limits, to be something like encyclopedic.

At school she acquired an encyclopedic knowledge of film history and made a few short movies.

Encyclopedic knowledge came to nothing here; the old equations failed.

"It's never going to be an encyclopedic museum," he said.

Wisely, the book is comprehensive without trying to be encyclopedic.

The works make it clear that this museum seeks to be encyclopedic.

It has since grown to include whole research projects and encyclopedic material.

His knowledge was reported to be encyclopedic, even into his 80s.

To build it, he had developed an encyclopedic knowledge of fibers and paper making.

It came in the form of a nearly encyclopedic catalog that reached further than many had expected.

But no book this encyclopedic can be expected to read like a romp.

Add to them an encyclopedic knowledge of the music world and all its minefields.

He is known for his encyclopedic knowledge of words despite having only conversational English.

The three volume work by gives an encyclopedic account of the theory.

The robot began talking, recalling information in an encyclopedic fashion.

His works incorporate encyclopedic knowledge of the Boston metropolitan area.

Some of these have been described above and with this being an encyclopedic survey only a selected few are considered here.

No one, I'm sure, has your encyclopaedic knowledge upon every subject.

They expected him to have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the Festival.

It does not include an encyclopaedic description of each topic.

He was above all a man of encyclopaedic learning.

Inevitable, in such an encyclopaedic view, there are things to disagree with.

The hall porter, with encyclopaedic memory, greeted him as an old friend.

He authored more than 150 works, amongst them 75 which were encyclopaedic.

You are doing a great injustice to this encyclopaedic thinker of all time.

He had an encyclopaedic mind and a passion for novelty, whether scientific or religious.

Since he had a photographic memory and an encyclopaedic mind it was the easiest job I've ever done.

Her encyclopaedic knowledge was the inspiration for an ethnographic publication.

They seemed to have an encyclopaedic knowledge of his life stored in the Olivetti.

We are not trying to be encyclopaedic - others are much better placed to provide this service.

He also had an encyclopaedic knowledge of trains and train timetables.

This is merely a random selection to demonstrate the encyclopaedic nature of the work.

He was known for his encyclopaedic knowledge of the city of Oslo.

I've often wondered about the origin of Evan's encyclopaedic knowledge on this topic.

The second edition was published in 1991 and it introduced encyclopaedic content to many entries.

Woodward had an encyclopaedic knowledge of chemistry, and an extraordinary memory for detail.

I commend you on your encyclopaedic knowledge of the regulations!'

Trogus himself seems to have been a man of encyclopaedic knowledge.

"Ceylon" is an encyclopaedic work collating the research of many people.

An encyclopaedic view of gardens and gardening in Britain.

In fact, his education is encyclopaedic and eclectic.

His wit, intelligence and encyclopaedic knowledge of our transit system will be sorely missed.