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chip a chip off the old block someone resembling their father or mother, especially in character and behaviour; the term is recorded from the early 17th century.
a chip on one's shoulder a deeply ingrained grievance, typically about a particular thing. The phrase (originally US) is recorded from the 19th century, and may originate in a practice described in the
Long Island Telegraph (Hempstead, New York), 20 May 1830, ‘When two churlish boys were
determined to fight, a
chip would be placed on the shoulder of one, and the other demanded to knock it off at his peril.’
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Hempstead Resource Recovery Facility, Hempstead, N.Y.;
Magazine article from: Power; 8/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...of the recognition. Seven days a week, Hempstead turns thousands of tons of useless...operator: American Ref-Fuel Co. The Hempstead Resource Recovery Facility (Figure 1) in Hempstead, Long Island, has been converting municipal...
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Dubuque Hempstead is city football's TEAM OF THE DECADE
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 10/2/2009; ; 700+ words
; city champs 2000 -- Hempstead 2001 -- Hempstead 2002 -- Hempstead 2003 -- Hempstead 2004 -- Wahlert 2005 -- Senior 2006 -- Hempstead 2007 -- Wahlert 2008 -- Hempstead note for tonight's game Hempstead fans who wish to sit on the visitor...
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Dubuque's double dip; Hempstead's defense leads way back to state
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...the Night of the Living Dead. Dubuque Hempstead was bringing almost every playable ball...defense stifled Hawks blockers as No. 9 Hempstead claimed its ninth state tournament berth...Gymnasium. "I'm so proud of them," said Hempstead second-year coach Nikki Breitsprecker...
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BFS sues dealership; Tire maker alleges N.Y.'s Hempstead Tire operated fraudulently; seeks $3.5+ mill.(Bridgestone/Firestone)(Hempstead Tire Service Inc.)
Magazine article from: Tire Business; 9/27/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Fedchenko Bridgestone/Firestone (BFS) is suing Hempstead Tire Service Inc. of West Hempstead, N.Y., for what it claims is the wrongful...York Supreme Court in Nassau County, charges Hempstead Tire owners Michael and Ivy Chazen with fraud...
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Hempstead overpowers WDM Valley
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 11/13/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...her madly talented but slumping Dubuque Hempstead volleyball team elevate to the status...our offense." Thus was the birth of Hempstead's 6-2 attack and what would become...its state nerves early, top-ranked Hempstead mowed through the Tigers, 25-20...
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Retail center planned at former TSS site in Hempstead. (Times Square Store)
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 8/12/1998; 700+ words
; ...revitalization project for the Village of Hempstead that calls for a mix of commercial development...The new retail center, to be called Hempstead Village Commons, will be a 100,000...8th in conjunction with the Village of Hempstead, the real estate developer Basset...
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Defining moment arrives for Hempstead football team
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 10/11/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...season workouts began, the Dubuque Hempstead football team has envisioned reaching...calling this a playoff game," said Hempstead coach Mark Ehlers, whose team finishes...with two games left at home." Like Hempstead (3-3), Kennedy (4-2) is playoff...
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'Stangs clobber East; Streak: Hempstead wins 2nd straight
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 1/8/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...in a game-high 19 points and Dubuque Hempstead shook off a slow start Tuesday at Moody...their first winning streak in a while. Hempstead (2-8, 1-5 Mississippi Valley...Slow starts that would sometimes bury Hempstead in double-digit deficits before the...
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'Stangs stuff Rams; Hempstead shows fight in city match
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 9/28/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Because of her height, the spunky Hempstead senior's volleyball future is tied...Bahl said. Bahl posted 11 digs while Hempstead outdug the Rams, 81-41, and fought...and 13 digs in the victory. A relieved Hempstead coach Nikki Breitsprecker was planning...
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Wahlert looking to end Hempstead's city reign; Underdog Mustangs face MVC's topback
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 9/24/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...any better. That's the beauty of the Hempstead-Wahlert rivalry. Coaches and players...Wahlert (3-0) and upset-minded Hempstead (1-2) tangle in a crucial intracity...making the game especially intriguing. Hempstead vs. Wahlert: Portrait of a rivalry...
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Hempstead
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hempstead , town (1990 pop. 725,639), Nassau...Island. It surrounds the village of Hempstead (1990 pop. 49,453), inc. 1853...expansion of regional suburban industries. Hempstead was settled in 1644 by English colonists...
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Hemel Hempstead
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hemel Hempstead , town (1991 pop. 80,110), Hertfordshire, SE England. Hemel Hempstead was designated one of the new towns in 1946 to alleviate overpopulation in London. It is a market town and London suburb. Manufactures include paper...
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West Hempstead
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
West Hempstead uninc. city (1990 pop. 17,689, including Lakeview), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island. It is chiefly residential.
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Branch, Anna Hempstead
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Branch, Anna Hempstead (1875–1937), New York poet, is noted for her metaphysical lyrics published in The Heart of the Road (1901...
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Dril-Quip, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Dril-Quip, Inc. 13550 Hempstead Highway Houston, Texas 77040 U...oilfield services. They set up shop on Hempstead Highway near Houston, Texas, with...plant, outgrowing its 15-acre Hempstead Road facility. EXPANSION AND GOING...
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