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lind .
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Up to this time, Frank Jardine had supposed the stream they were on to be the Mitchell, but finding its course so little agreeing with Leichhardt's description of it, below the junction of the Lynd, which is there said to run N.W., he was inclined to the conclusion that they had not yet reached that river.
Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland Frank Jardine 1880
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The stream on which Carpentaria Downs station is situated was supposed to be the "Lynd" of Leichhardt and was so called and known; but as this was found to be an error, and that it was a tributary of the Gilbert, it will be distinguished by the name it subsequently received, the Einasleih.
Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland Frank Jardine 1880
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-- W. moved our camp to the westerly creek I had found the day before, which with several others formed the heads of a river, flowing to the N.W. I called this river the "Lynd," after R. Lynd, Esq., a gentleman to whom I am under the greatest obligation, for his unmeasured liberality and kindness enabled me to devote my time exclusively to the pursuits of science and exploration.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 Ludwig Leichhardt 1830
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Because this community was the subject of intensive research by sociologists Robert and Helen Lynd in the 1920s and 1930s, it is possible to make comparisons across the decades.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Staughton Lynd, a white radical who was then a professor at Spelman College, oversaw the freedom schools and developed their curriculum.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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A central purpose of the schools, as stated in the basic curriculum written by Lynd, was to inculcate values in black children that were antithetical to white middle-class life.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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But the deal wasn't finished, Mr. Lynd says, and efforts to force compliance with the agreement in court was hampered by the removal of the Stern firm from the case.
Foreclosures Trapped by a Lack of Lawyers Nick Timiraos 2011
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A different law firm was assigned to the case, and J.P. Morgan asked the new firm to reach out to Mr. Lynd, said a J.P. Morgan spokesman.
Foreclosures Trapped by a Lack of Lawyers Nick Timiraos 2011
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My clients are in limbo every day, says Craig Lynd , a founding partner of KEL Attorneys, an Orlando, Fla., law firm.
Foreclosures Trapped by a Lack of Lawyers Nick Timiraos 2011
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By extreme, she is referring to roles such as a flying witch in "The Golden Compass" (2007), a psychotic and murderous lesbian school teacher in "Cracks" (2009) and, of course, her portrayal of Vesper Lynd, the double agent who ensnares and breaks the heart of James Bond in "Casino Royale" (2006).
Actress Eva Green's Perfect Sense of Character Elizabeth Fitzherbert 2011
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