illustratively,over the course of 40 days,sicken

On March 20, 1995, in Tokyo, 12 people were killed and more than 5,500 others sickened when packages containing the poisonous gas sarin leaked on five separate subway trains.





During the trial, Darrow requested that Bryan be called to the stand as an expert witness on the Bible. Over the other prosecutor's objection, Bryan agreed. Many^[who?] believe that the following exchange caused the trial to turn against Bryan and for Darrow:

Darrow: "You have given considerable study to the Bible, haven't you, Mr. Bryan?"

Bryan: "Yes, sir; I have tried to ... But, of course, I have studied it more as I have become older than when I was a boy."

Darrow: "Do you claim then that everything in the Bible should be literally interpreted?"

Bryan: "I believe that everything in the Bible should be accepted as it is given there; some of the Bible is given illustratively. For instance: "Ye are the salt of the earth." I would not insist that man was actually salt, or that he had flesh of salt, but it is used in the sense of salt as saving God's people."

Texas Sues BP for Contaminating Air
In a case unrelated to the Gulf oil spill, the state's attorney general alleges that BP illegally spewed 500,000 pounds of contaminants into the Texas skies over the course of 40 days, polluting the air and sickening residents.

illustrative
adj.
Acting or serving as an illustration.

illustratively il·lus'tra·tive·ly adv.