Saxes

Donors were able to place "bets" on who would win the Battle of the Saxes -- a rare case in which such battles carry non-musical significance.

Regina Weinreich: Making Whoopie at the 20th Annual Jazz Loft Party Regina Weinreich 2011

Eh bien, it must be reformed, bien entendu, but we cannot give up the special French/European delete as applicable social model and become like those villainous Anglo-Saxes.

Archive 2007-04-01 Helen 2007

Surely it is the hated tool of the workaholic Anglo-Saxes, who do not know how to enjoy life but have to keep working in and out of the office.

Archive 2007-06-01 Richard 2007

Coupled with it is that strong feeling of resentment against les Anglo-Saxes, the British and, particularly, the Americans.

Archive 2007-04-01 Helen 2007

As we said, a national tour, that's Guitars and Saxes, and of course, the new CD is New Beginnings.

Gerald Albright's 'New Beginnings' 2006

Mr. ALBRIGHT: Guitars and Saxes includes myself, Richard Elliot on saxophone, Jeff Golub on guitar, and Peter White on guitar, and the four of us have a great two-hour show.

Gerald Albright's 'New Beginnings' 2006

Germany to take ye command of the allies, the next Day the whole army amounting to 70thd men went on towards the county of Liege to prevent the French from beseiging Namur, I hear now that the two armies are only one hour from another, so we expect very soon the news of a great battle but not without fear, Count Saxes army being, by all account of hundred ten thoud. men besides.

Baron D'Holbach : a Study of Eighteenth Century Radicalism in France Max Pearson Cushing 1918

These latter, who exceeded the whites in number, belonged to a great tribe, both turbulent and warlike, the Saxes and the Foxes.

Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville Prince De Joinville 1859

After they had eaten and drunk, and were much intoxicated, Hengist suddenly vociferated, "Nimed eure Saxes!" and instantly his adherents drew their knives, and rushing upon the Britons, each slew him that sat next to him, and there was slain three hundred of the nobles of

History of the Britons (Historia Brittonum) fl. 796 Nennius 1846

Punching, paddling, slapping and forcing band members to eat certain things, do certain favors and endure verbal abuse for mistakes is part of the code, carried out by subgroups within each section: "The Clones" in the clarinet cluster, for example, and "The Soulful Saxes" in the saxophone section.

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