But it was the English political theorist Algernon Sidney who originated the now familiar version, "God helps those who help themselves", apparently the first exact rendering of the phrase.

Mr. Lawrence's characters turn out to harbor a potential for violence, especially sexual violence, that is made more shocking by his exact rendering of social decorum.

But he piqued himself very much on his exact renderings: 'These lines are word for word.

"Stag Beetle" by Judit Nagy of Hungary, is an exact rendering of the insect.

The first is an exact rendering of the image, and the second is drawn from memory.

Ms. Stillman said the couple had been easy to work with because they were more interested in the house's spirit than in the exact rendering of every detail.

That is, it's not an exact rendering of emotion, but a softened one, with the fingerprints indistinct, so that the pointed barbs of uniquely personal feelings are no longer unique.

On the other hand, what was interesting about the exact rendering in oils of a subway map?

Although the civic groups' alternative proposal of 1990 was never meant as an exact architectural rendering, it helped set new priorities for developing the site.

Having the most current photographs was important, he said, because pilots needed an exact rendering of the areas they planned to attack if their bombs were to be precisely aimed.