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Toronto blessing
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Toronto blessing a manifestation of religious ecstasy, typically involving mass fainting, with speaking in tongues, laughter, or weeping, associated with a charismatic revival among evangelical Christians which originated in a fellowship meeting at
Toronto airport chapel in 1994.
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TORONTO (3) AT OAKLAND (2) - EVENT LOG
News Wire article from: United Press International; 4/25/2000; 700+ words
; ...United Press International 04-25-2000 TORONTO (3) AT OAKLAND (2) - EVENT LOG...TORONTO (3) AT OAKLAND (2) - EVENT LOG...Toronto Starting Lineups -- Jose Cruz Jr CF...
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TORONTO (4) AT TEXAS (0) - EVENT LOG
News Wire article from: United Press International; 4/8/2000; 700+ words
; ...United Press International 04-08-2000 TORONTO (4) AT TEXAS (0) - EVENT LOG...TORONTO (4) AT TEXAS (0) - EVENT LOG...Toronto Starting Lineups -- Shannon Stewart LF...
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TORONTO (4) AT OAKLAND (2) - EVENT LOG
News Wire article from: United Press International; 4/27/2000; 700+ words
; ...United Press International 04-27-2000 TORONTO (4) AT OAKLAND (2) - EVENT LOG...TORONTO (4) AT OAKLAND (2) - EVENT LOG...Toronto Starting Lineups -- Jose Cruz Jr CF...
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Toronto woos international shoppers with holiday campaigns in UK and Mexico.
PR Newswire; 9/25/2007; 700+ words
; TORONTO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Tourism Toronto announced today two major international awareness campaigns designed to elevate Toronto's position as a cosmopolitan, stylish destination for...
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Toronto has strong transportation infrastructure.(Market Study: Toronto)
Magazine article from: Chain Drug Review; 6/17/1996; 700+ words
; TORONTO - Toronto's network of expressways resembles that of other major North American...ago. At that time the provincial government denied permission to the Toronto Metropolitan Regional Municipality to complete a major expressway cutting...
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Metropolitan Toronto fact sheet. (NEWS ADVISORY)
PR Newswire; 10/4/1989; 700+ words
; ...ADVISORY -- TO TRAVEL EDITOR: METROPOLITAN TORONTO FACT SHEET The following was prepared by the Metropolitan Toronto Convention & Visitors Association...lives within a 100-mile radius of Toronto. It's the 9th-largest urban center...
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Toronto Region tourism growth led by overseas and Canadian visitors.
PR Newswire; 5/3/2007; 700+ words
; Tourism Toronto to leverage strong summer event line-up in marketing the region to travellers TORONTO, May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Tourism across the Toronto region was bolstered in 2006 by record visitor numbers...
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Toronto Star Readership Rises in Latest Survey; New NADbank results show Star increases print and online dominance in Greater Toronto Area.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 9/23/2009; 700+ words
; TORONTO, ONTARIO, Sep 23, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- The Toronto Star has increased its dominance as the most-read newspaper and newspaper website in the Greater Toronto Area, according to the latest newspaper readership...
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Toronto: A historical leader in transportation innovations
Magazine article from: Institute of Transportation Engineers. ITE Journal; 4/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; TORONTO IS THE SITE OF THE 68TH ITE ANNUAL MEETING...WORKS." Over the past 150 years, as Toronto has grown into the financial and industrial...airports and bicycle facilities. The Toronto section of ITE has members involved in...
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Toronto set to welcome visitors for another magical holiday season.
PR Newswire; 11/9/2007; 700+ words
; ...packages from $89(x) per night TORONTO, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- This...the magic of the holidays begins in Toronto with Canada's widest range of shopping...theatre, winter festivals and classic Toronto holiday moments. "The holiday experience...
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Toronto
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cities
Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North America Founded: 1720; Incorporated: 1834...beginning with M5 1. Located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario, Toronto is a city that has undergone a major transformation in the second half...
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The Toronto-Dominion Bank
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
The Toronto-Dominion Bank Post Office Box 1 King Street West and Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M5K 1A2 Canada (416) 982-8222 Public...billion (US$48.7 billion) Stock Index: Toronto Winnipeg Montreal Tokyo Vancouver London Alberta...
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Toronto Blessing
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Toronto Blessing. The term was first coined by...Jan. 1994 a small charismatic church in Toronto, of the Vineyard denomination (the...have become synonymous with ‘Toronto’: they include falling or resting...
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University of Toronto
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
University of Toronto at Toronto, Ont., Canada; nondenominational; provincially supported...achieved university status in 1849 and is governed under the Univ. of Toronto Act (1971). The largest university in Canada, it administers...
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Toronto blessing
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Toronto blessing a manifestation of religious ecstasy, typically involving mass fainting, with speaking in tongues, laughter, or weeping, associated with a charismatic revival among evangelical Christians which originated in a fellowship meeting at Toronto airport chapel in 1994.
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