apple pie
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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apple pie In North American usage, apple pie is used to represent a cherished ideal of homeliness (often in the extended phrase,
motherhood and apple pie, as the type of values regarded as deserving unquestioning support).
American as apple pie typically or traditionally American, an intrinsic part of American culture (recorded from the mid 20th century).
apple-pie order perfect order or neatness, first recorded in a diary of the late 18th century (‘Their Persons Clean and in apple-Pie order on Sundays’).
an apple pie without some cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze rhyme reflecting traditional eating habits, recorded from the early 20th century.
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Gower: areas of outstanding natural beauty: sometimes described as Wales in miniature due to the diversity of its landscape, Gower is one of the UK's most protected areas. Jo Sargent explores the peninsula as it celebrates 50 years of AONB status.(Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty)
Magazine article from: Geographical; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...millpond, it's easy to understand why Gower was picked to become Britain's first...one of four tidal islands found off the Gower coast, snakes off into the distance...after the peninsula's rounded shape--Gower is the anglicised form of the Welsh word...
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Loras' Gower resigns; College president: Alumnus is named interim president
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 5/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...as president of Loras College, Joseph Gower has resigned and school officials have...Loras graduate John Kerrigan to replace Gower, who resigned Monday. Kerrigan's appointment...a long-term presidency," he said. Gower, who started at Loras June 1, will begin...
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RL: Craig Gower runs amok at 'The Jack;
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 12/23/2005; 700+ words
; ...Australia) 12-23-2005 RL: Craig Gower runs amok at 'The Jack; By Steve Connolly...Laine Clark BRISBANE, Dec 23 AAP - Craig Gower might have been "as full as Santa's...a schoolboy with a golf ball in 1986, Gower allegedly groped a teenage girl. She just...
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Glorious Gower to celebrate 50 years.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 10/25/2005; 700+ words
; Byline: By ROBIN TURNER Western Mail The Gower Peninsula, Britain's first official Area of Outstanding...occasion and is looking for a celebrity to launch Gower's Golden Jubilee year. Gower was the first AONB in the UK to be designated under...
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RL: Gower matures into leadership role
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 3/12/2004; 699 words
; ...News (Australia) 03-12-2004 RL: Gower matures into leadership role By Billy Freeman SYDNEY, March 12 AAP - Craig Gower says his favourite television show is...Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting, Gower has come through some rough patches...
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RL: Gower has case to answer - Penrith
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 12/30/2005; 638 words
; ...News (Australia) 12-30-2005 RL: Gower has case to answer - Penrith By Laine Clark...BRISBANE, Dec 30 AAP - Penrith skipper Craig Gower faces suspension or a substantial fine...manager Mick Leary's report on claims that Gower groped Balmain great Wayne Pearce's 17...
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RL: Craig Gower runs amok at "The Jack"
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 12/23/2005; 700+ words
; ...Australia) 12-23-2005 RL: Craig Gower runs amok at "The Jack" By Steve Connolly...Laine Clark BRISBANE, Dec 23 AAP - Craig Gower might have been "as full as Santa's...a schoolboy with a golf ball in 1986, Gower allegedly groped a teenage girl. She just...
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RL: Gower finally sees funny side
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 6/29/2005; 620 words
; ...News (Australia) 06-29-2005 RL: Gower finally sees funny side By Laine Clark...AAP - Finally, Penrith halfback Craig Gower has something to smile about. The 2005...injury-hit Panthers' woeful run. But Gower could see the funny side when he appeared...
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RL: Pearce accepts Gower apology
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 12/29/2005; 646 words
; ...Australia) 12-29-2005 RL: Pearce accepts Gower apology By Laine Clark BRISBANE, Dec 29...Wayne Pearce says he has accepted Craig Gower's "unreserved" apology following allegations...also ruled out taking any action against Gower, who was accused of groping the Balmain...
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Diane Watt, Amoral Gower. Language, Sex, and Politics.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Medium Aevum; 9/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; Diane Watt, Amoral Gower. Language, Sex, and Politics, Medieval...analysis of Confessio Amantis boldly engages Gower's work with feminist, queer, and psychoanalytic...of the seemingly conservative 'moral Gower' as a conflicted and divided poet. Rather...
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John Gower
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
John Gower The English author John Gower (ca. 1330-1408) was one of the major court poets of the 14th...contemporaries is more direct. Very little is known about John Gower's early life. He probably held a legal office of some kind...
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Gower, John
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Gower, John ( c. 1330–1408). Poet. A contemporary and friend of Chaucer , Gower was probably born in Kent and then lived...love, he was too old and tired to care. Of Gower's political works, Vox clamantis ( c...
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Gower Report
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management
Gower Report A report on the protection of investors delivered to the UK government in 1984 by Professor J. Gower. Many of its recommendations were adopted in the subsequent Financial Services Act (1986) .
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Gower
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Gower, 1. in Shakespeare's Henry V , a Welsh captain; 2. the poet Gower (below) who acts as Chorus and narrator in his Pericles .
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Gower, George
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
Gower, George (d. 1596). English portrait painter. He was appointed serjeant...1573, Tate, London) show his clear and individual, if unsubtle, style. Gower was a gentleman by birth and his Self-Portrait (1579, priv. coll...
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