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diocese of Beauvais received its name
2963 D’Anville is of opinion that the place called Haiz or Hez in the diocese of Beauvais, received its name from this people, of whom nothing else is known.
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

displaced or became refugees in neighboring
Hundreds of thousands of Burundians were internally displaced or became refugees in neighboring countries.
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

danger of being remembered in no
Not resting content with appearing in arms against the Parliament, they petitioned in behalf of their King, thereby incurring considerable danger of being “remembered” in no kindly wise by my lords and commons of Puritan sympathies.
— from The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries: To-Day and in Days of Old by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

dowry of bitter risk if not
But in yours, Claire Twining, I maintain that it will turn out a dowry of bitter risk if not woful disaster.
— from An Ambitious Woman: A Novel by Edgar Fawcett

death of Becket rendered it necessary
Not only did he require the support of the bishops to secure his new conquest, but the popular feeling excited throughout his dominions by the death of Becket rendered it necessary for him to conciliate where he had formerly threatened.
— from Cassell's History of England, Vol. 1 (of 8) From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the Roses by Anonymous


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