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bulldog
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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bulldog has traditionally been taken as the symbol of what are regarded as British characteristics of pluck and stubbornness, and may generally denote a person noted for courageous or stubborn tenacity.
At Oxford and Cambridge Universities,
bulldog is used informally for an official who assists the proctors, especially in disciplinary matters.
Bulldog Drummond the hero of a series of novels by Sapper ( H. C. McNeile, 1888–1937); the former Captain Drummond is a large, ugly, xenophobic, but charming ex-army officer who despite his apparent brainlessness defeats a succession of fiendishly clever international crooks with a blend of violence and daring.
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Bulldog gives you more for less!
M2 Presswire; 3/11/2005; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-11 March 2005-Bulldog Communications: Bulldog gives you more for less!(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...RDATE:11032005 Now you really can get more for less as Bulldog offers new customers more than 30 per cent saving on its...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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BULLDOGS LOOK AND THINK BIG
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 9/14/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...Bergen County, NJ) 09-14-1995 BULLDOGS LOOK AND THINK BIG By GREG MATTURA...Section 1 playoffs, is there any doubt the Bulldogs will favor an inside power game? "My...and inherits enough talent for the Bulldogs to repeat as league champion and return...
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Bulldogs lead in everything but the score
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 10/8/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...s offensive drives. The Bulldogs repeatedly earned long first...there was the fact that the Bulldogs were 1-3 in the red zone...yards annihilated two potential Bulldog scores. But all is not lost...there is still a chance the Bulldogs (0-1 SCIAC, 3-1 overall...
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Bulldog offers 25% discount on super-fast 4 Mbps broadband in 2005; Offer worth up to GBP186 for residential customers and GBP231 for business customers*.
M2 Presswire; 1/4/2005; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-4 January 2005-Bulldog Communications: Bulldog offers 25% discount on super-fast 4 Mbps broadband...Customers signing up with broadband and phone company Bulldog will receive an unexpected, New Year bonus: they can...
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BULLDOGS PLUGGED THE LEAKS
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 9/16/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...Bergen County, NJ) 09-16-1993 BULLDOGS PLUGGED THE LEAKS By KEVIN T. CZERWINSKI...numbers, but there are a few regarding the Bulldogs' 1992 season that can't be ignored...1-7 record, for example, and the Bulldogs being outscored, 167-45. These numbers...
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Bulldog Solutions Launches the Bulldog Index: Dynamic Benchmarking of Online Lead-Generation Data.
Business Wire; 5/23/2007; 700+ words
; ...Lead optimization and management company Bulldog Solutions has launched the Bulldog Index, a set of dynamic benchmarks of online...critical to successful online marketing. The Bulldog Index addresses those issues. "Bulldog Solutions...
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Bulldog launches UK`s first 4 meg `time-metered` pay-as-you-go broadband; True superfast speed up to 4 megs starts from only GBP15.50 per month.
M2 Presswire; 2/3/2005; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-3 February 2005-Bulldog Communications: Bulldog launches UK`s first 4 meg `time-metered` pay...1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02032005 Bulldog, the LLU (Local Loop Unbundling) broadband and phone...
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BULLDOGS HAVE PLAYOFF FEVER
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 9/10/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Bergen County, NJ) 09-10-1998 BULLDOGS HAVE PLAYOFF FEVER By AL IANNAZZONE...Early WAYNE -- The Passaic County Tech Bulldogs knew they had a special football team...steamrolled through the B-PSL, the Bulldogs found themselves playing in the North...
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Bulldogs miss Wasco tourney title game by one run.(Neighbor)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 5/26/2000; 700+ words
; The Bloomingdale Bulldogs 13-year-old travel team finished...Wasco Invitational Tournament. The Bulldogs are: Kevin Calabrese, Nick Cucci...Zach Van Nest and Jared Zito. The Bulldogs competed in a special invitation...
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Bulldog launches UK's first all-in-one super-fast broadband plus phone package.
M2 Presswire; 9/13/2004; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-13 September 2004-Bulldog Communications: Bulldog launches UK's first all-in-one super-fast broadband...1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09132004 Bulldog Communications, the LLU company owned by Cable and...
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French bulldog
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
French bulldog breed of small, alert nonsporting dog with batlike ears...white, or brindle and white in color. The French bulldog descends from a toy variety of the English bulldog. These toys were not popular in England, and in the...
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bulldog
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
bulldog a bulldog has traditionally been taken as the symbol of what are regarded as British...courageous or stubborn tenacity. At Oxford and Cambridge Universities, bulldog is used informally for an official who assists the proctors, especially...
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bulldog ant
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
bulldog ant See MYRMECIINAE .
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bulldog bond
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management
bulldog bond A fixed-interest bond issued in the UK by a foreign borrower.
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bulldog bat
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
bulldog bat ( Noctilio ) See NOCTILIONIDAE .
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