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In addition, the fourth district in the Nicholas vs. Nikosia (ph) case has expressly informed the public and the courts that where a Department of Elections opinion is based on or in conflict with a decision of the court or is incorrect, that opinion has no force of law and is not to be followed.
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Mutio di Costanzo, surrounded by his escort of cavaliers, golden-spurred, delivering the keys of the city of Nikosia.
The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus Lawrence Turnbull
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He, Rizzo, would take the governorship of this city of Nikosia -- or, perhaps, the command of the fleets -- he knew not which -- that was a trifle to decide since all would be in his power: and of course he should instantly re-man the galleys.
The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus Lawrence Turnbull
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Caterina broke off with a vivid flush and left the sentence unfinished, remembering that there had been a previous Archbishop of Nikosia whose code had not been fashioned by her ideals.
The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus Lawrence Turnbull
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In the Cathedral of San Nicolò, the Archbishop of Nikosia, primate of all Cyprus, ministered in solemn state among a throng of lesser dignitaries, priests, and acolytes.
The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus Lawrence Turnbull
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The city of Nikosia shall stand for her; the trading interests are to watch; the fleets must be re-manned; these intrigues must be thwarted.
The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus Lawrence Turnbull
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Reverence the Archbishop of Nikosia, brother to this same Signor Jean
The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus Lawrence Turnbull
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And well it was for the peace of Nikosia that Stefano was gifted with that rare power which marks some men for mediators in time of storm.
The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus Lawrence Turnbull
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The people shouted her name; they thronged to swell the royal procession as she rode through the garlanded streets, in regal state, under the golden canopy which they had brought to do her honor, upheld over her fair young head by four mounted knights of the most ancient houses of Nikosia.
The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus Lawrence Turnbull
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And so without the city, Stefano Caduna, man of the people, received the most solemn oath of these knights and nobles, envoys of the Queen, bareheaded and on bended knee before him, ere he would consent to unbar the gates of Nikosia to receive Her Majesty's own messengers.
The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus Lawrence Turnbull
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