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Ils preferent les tordre dans tous les sens pour que ca rentre dans la boite.

pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2007

The convention provides that specified claims of workers should have a rank higher than most other preferent claims, and in particular those of the state and the social security system.

ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

With reference to this matter, we think that the undermining rights under bewaarplaatsen, machine stands, and water-rights should be valued on a reasonable basis, independently by the Government, and by the owner of the surface rights (should there be a difference which cannot be settled amicably, then the value can be fixed by arbitration), and that the surface owner shall have the preferent right to purchase the affected under-mining right at such a valuation.

The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs 1896

"Les villes protestantes preferent la liberté avec Calvin QUE la tyrannique concorde avec Luther."

Notes and Queries, Number 210, November 5, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Various 1852

At last, being disgusted by the preferent of a younger officer, and feeling that my vigour was beginning to decay, I resolved to close my life in peace, having found the world full of snares, discord, and misery.

Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia 1803

After the filing, Banco de Santander offered to reimburse private investors (not institutional ones), by issuing to them preferent shares.

Conflict of Laws .net 2010

This system will be preferent for those who have nutter habit of keeping everything clean and germfree around them.

British Blogs 2009

In furtherance of the general settlement, those of us directly concerned in the mining industry would be prepared to recommend a modification of the claims of the surface holder and a final settlement of the question on the lines suggested as preferable to the continued uncertainty, on the understanding that the basis for valuation should be arrived at by fixing, after consultation, a maximum price upon the best situated bewaarplaatsen or water-right, and that the price of all other mining rights under bewaarplaatsen, machine stands or water-rights be valued by competent engineers on the basis and in relation to the above maximum value, taking into consideration the comparative value of the outcrop claims and the diminishing value in depth; the surface holder having the preferent right to acquire the undermining rights at the price thus arrived at.

The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs 1896