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  • He learnt that the name Sho, under its third form of Psa, occurs in an early legend which describes how the deity, after the manner of Jupiter on so many occasions, seduced a Virgin and begat a hero.

    The Ball and the Cross 1905

  • Months ago, the Vice Minister of Defence of Israel [Matan Vilnai] threatened the population of Gaza with the word Sho'ha, which means 'holocaust' in Hebrew.

    IPS Inter Press Service 2009

  • Samuel L Jackson will star as the film’s villain - Sho’nuff, the Shogun of Harlem, a character played by Julius Carry in the original film.

    Samuel L Jackson is Sho’nuff in The Last Dragon Remake | /Film 2008

  • These demons were called Sho-ah Sho-an and could only be defeated by the lost Pukawatchi treasures.

    The Skrayling Tree Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 2003

  • This stupendous effort of throwing every available fighting ship and airplane against the Americans was called Sho-Go (Operation Victory) and its success depended upon the resolute performance of three war-hardened admirals who had been asked, each one separately, to perform a miracle.

    Space Michener, James 1982

  • _Daigo Tettei_, and one who has attained to this superior phase of consciousness is called Sho-Nin, meaning literally "above man."

    Cosmic Consciousness

  • The instrument called Sho is blown with the mouth, and corresponds to the Chinese Cheng or Mouth Organ.

    Chatterbox, 1906 Various 1873

  • "Medicinal Chinese herbal remedies were selected and administered in accordance with the sufferer's symptoms -- an approach known as Sho in oriental medicine," says Yoshiteru Shimoide, MD, head of the Yoshiteru Shimoide Clinic of Internal Medicine in Kagoshima City.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2009

  • But that's all changed thanks to the menu introduced about a month ago by the restaurant's new chef, Shotaro "Sho" Kamio.

    Archive 2006-11-01 FJK 2006

  • But that's all changed thanks to the menu introduced about a month ago by the restaurant's new chef, Shotaro "Sho" Kamio.

    Yoshi's Chef Jazzes Up Japanese Restaurant Menu FJK 2006

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