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it sex appeal; the term is first recorded of the mysterious ‘Mrs Bathurst’ in Kipling's
Traffics and Discoveries (1904). The usage was reinforced by the romantic novelist Elinor Glyn in her novel
It (1927).
The American actress Clara Bow (1905–65), who starred in the film of Glyn's novel, was subsequently known as the
It Girl. The term came to be used for an actress or model, regarded as vivacious and outgoing, and having particular sex appeal; in later use, it also denotes a young woman typifying the latest fashion and social success.
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Haynes falls one short of ton in Bakewell rout.
Newspaper article from: Matlock Mercury (Matlock, England); 6/13/2007; 700+ words
; ...hit a classy 37, while Haynes crept towards his maiden...more for remembered for Haynes being so near yet so far...Finch b Rodger 15 Chris Haynes run out 99 John Piper + b Hill 21 James Wallace c Barker b Holmes 37 Edward Blake run out...
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REP. MALONEY URGES NEW YORK STATE TO BLOCK UES MARINE TRANSFER STATION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/3/2007; 700+ words
; ...next door to Stanley Isaacs and John Haynes Holmes Towers, two of Manhattan's largest...sent yesterday to DEC Administrator John Cryan ( For a full copy of the letter...senior population: the Isaacs/Holmes Towers have aging populations and...
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Gandhi vs. terrorism.
Magazine article from: Daedalus; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...on "Who is the Greatest Man in the World Today?" John Haynes Holmes, the pastor of New York City's largest liberal congregation...that day had never heard of--Mohandas Gandhi. (1) Holmes, who was later credited with being the West's discoverer...
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Everyman patriotism.(LETTERS)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 5/11/2008; 591 words
; ...the case of those Americans who have served in the military to defend our patriotic beliefs and values. The author John Haynes Holmes once wrote that Priests are no more necessary to religion than politicians to patriotism. It is not for presidential...
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Comments on the manifesto.(Quotation)(Excerpt)
Magazine article from: The Humanist; 5/1/2008; 700+ words
; ...yet convinced that the doom of liberalism is sealed. Until I am, let me refrain from signing the manifesto. II. John Haynes Holmes, minister, Community Church (Unitarian), New York City ... Nearly every one of the items of your program is...
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Good breeding: the eugenics temptation.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 11/2/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...his own system of inspection for prospective couples to ensure that they were "normal physically and mentally." John Haynes Holmes, Unitarian minister of New York's Church of the Messiah, concurred (in 1913), encouraging his fellow members...
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Lunan hat-trick but Hightown hopes take downward turn.
Newspaper article from: Spenborough Guardian (Cleckheaton, England); 11/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...By Richard Pickering ST John Fisher re-affirmed their...wide by a fine block from John MacDonald they levelled...to clinch the title. St John Fisher Reserves: Rigby...Hightown Liberal Club: Ward, Haynes, Holmes (Smith 45mins), MacDonald...
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Four-goal Coucill helps keep Fisher clear in title race.
Newspaper article from: Dewsbury Reporter (Dewsbury, England); 11/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...By Richard Pickering ST John Fisher re-affirmed their...wide by a fine block from John MacDonald they levelled...to clinch the title. St John Fisher Reserves: Rigby...Hightown Liberal Club: Ward, Haynes, Holmes (Smith 45mins), MacDonald...
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Today in History - Feb. 12
News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/12/2006; ; 617 words
; ...Ricci is 26. Thought for Today: "Priests are no more necessary to religion than politicians to patriotism." _ John Haynes Holmes, American clergyman and reformer (1879-1964). Copyright 2006, AP News All Rights Reserved
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AFL: AFL Teams Collated Rd 13
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 6/1/2000; 700+ words
; ...Dragicevic Emergencies: Proctor Haynes Powell In: Hilton Out: Rogers...Glass Stone Emergencies: Antonowicz Haynes Holmes In: Crabb Embly Fletcher Stone Out...Stephens Out: Colbert (knee) New: John Spaull, 22, Rosebud Brad Stephens...
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John Haynes Holmes
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
John Haynes Holmes John Haynes Holmes (1879-1964), American clergyman, was one of the foremost figures of the Social Gospel movement in 20th-century American Protestantism. John Haynes Holmes was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on Nov. 29...
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Holmes, John Haynes 1879-1964
Book article from: American Decades
HOLMES, JOHN HAYNES 1879-1964 Minister Pacifist John Haynes Holmes was a leading political and religious...to the United States. Sources: John Haynes Holmes, Rethinking Religion (New York...
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Haynes, Roy
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...York City in 1945, and Haynes lived in Harlem into the...saxophone player named Charlie Holmes that Russell sent Haynes a one-way train ticket...c. 1989; formed Roy Haynes Trio featuring Danilo Perez & John Pattitucci, early 1990s...
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Stephen Samuel Wise
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...inaugurated, with his close friend Protestant minister John Haynes Holmes, a series of nonsectarian services. Wise participated...also wrote an account of Wise's friendship with John Haynes Holmes, Rabbi and Minister (1964). Additional Sources...
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Wise, Stephen Samuel 1874-1949
Book article from: American Decades
...for four thousand years." Sources: Carl H. Voss, Rabbi and Minister: The Friendship of Stephen S. Wise and John Haynes Holmes (New York: Prometheus, 1980); Stephen S. Wise, The Challenging Years (New York: Putnam, 1949).
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