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nel·son
/ ˈnelsən/
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a wrestling hold in which one arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand is applied to the neck (half nelson), or both arms and hands are applied (full nelson).
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[ Nelson netball ][No Published Headline]
Newspaper article from: The Nelson Mail; 5/30/2006; 700+ words
; Nelson netball Results from Nelson club netball games played at Saxton Field on Saturday May 27. Senior 1: Nelson Girls A 28 Waimea Coll Pearls 21, Jacks Turf White 30 Waimea Coll A 18, Club Garin Senior A 28 Wanderers Gold 27, Motueka H S...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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Nelson tells jurors she is innocent of murder Defendant testifies about abortion, claims breakup.(News)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 2/29/2008; 700+ words
; ...of first-degree murder against Shawna Nelson, she took the stand in her own defense. Three times Nelson said she did not shoot Heather Garraus...have anything to do with the shooting. Nelson faces life in prison in the execution...
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Nelson rocking to Rugby
Newspaper article from: The Press; 9/10/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...have provided most of the highlights for Nelson sports fans, while the province's rugby...draw the crowds. TONY SMITH looks at Nelson's rugby resurgence. Rugby. It's...finder by Andrew Mehrtens. But not in Nelson. Not until this year anyway. For the...
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Nelson men bring home Maadi Cup
Newspaper article from: The Nelson Mail; 9/15/2009; 700+ words
; THE Nelson men's hockey team recorded three wins to take...in Greymouth at the weekend. In game one, Nelson avenged their early-season loss to West Coast with a 6-1 win on Friday. Nelson attacked strongly from the start and opened...
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Nelson equals instant offense
Newspaper article from: St. Joseph News-Press; 2/11/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...coaching change has led directly to Kelli Nelson's emergence this season on the Northwest...Missouri State women's basketball team. Nelson began the season in the starting lineup...sixth game at UMKC on Dec. 1 and bumped Nelson to the bench. But the demotion didn...
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Don Nelson still feeling effects of pneumonia
News Wire article from: AP Online; 12/4/2009; ; 700+ words
; Don Nelson realized while out with pneumonia that...think it's about time he stepped aside. Nelson isn't nearly himself yet, still feeling...away from his team for a week and a half. Nelson hasn't decided whether he'll go on...
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Brent Nelson. Holy Ambition: Rhetoric, Courtship, and Devotion in the Sermons of John Donne.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Seventeenth-Century News; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; Brent Nelson. Holy Ambition: Rhetoric, Courtship...the Late Jacobean Pulpit, 2003). Brent Nelson is handsome in his acknowledgement of Shami...recent work of a number of Donne scholars, Nelson, too, is anxious to find an appropriate...
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Nelson College backs provide winning edge; Giddens selected
Newspaper article from: The Nelson Mail; 7/30/2002; ; 700+ words
; Nelson College got both the win and the workout it needed before this...12 in their Crusaders region secondary schools rugby clash at Nelson College on Saturday. Nelson's 22-point victory was handy enough and the bonus point vital...
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Nelson talks of coaching exit.(The Dallas Morning News)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 5/7/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...thumping of his team, Mavericks coach Don Nelson contemplated new ways to attack the Kings...whatever happens to him at season's end. Nelson, whose coaching contract expires at season...entering his final days as Dallas' coach. Nelson, who turns 63 on May 15, reiterated...
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 "Lake Forester (Lake Forest, IL)")
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Nelson's game comes together
Newspaper article from: Lake Forester (Lake Forest, IL); 4/13/2000; ; 618 words
; Her given name is Laura Ansley Nelson. She prefers her nickname - Anzie. Her...tennis is strong. These snippets hint that Nelson is a free spirit. One other thing that...School junior is a solid badminton player. Nelson has amassed a 5-2 record in No. 1 singles...
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Nelson, Willie
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Willie Nelson With well over 200 albums to his credit...music career in the late 1950s, Willie Nelson (born 1933) has had a long run as one...his accomplishments in country music, Nelson has become something of an icon of American...
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Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Thomas Nelson, Inc. 501 Nelson Place Nashville Tennessee 37214-1000 U.S.A. Telephone...889-5225 Web site: Public Company Founded: 1798 as Thomas Nelson and Sons Employees: 850 Sales: $261.8 million (2000) Stock...
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Nelson, Horatio
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Nelson, Horatio (1758–1805). Emphasis should always be placed on Nelson's East Anglian background. Through both his...duties in his living at Burnham Thorpe, where Nelson was born on 29 September 1758, brought Edmund...
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Nelson, Rick
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Rick Nelson Singer, songwriter, guitarist For the...x2026; Selected discography Sources Rick Nelson was the singer and actor for whom the phrase...launching pad for his musical career, Nelson had many hit records, including “...
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Horatio Nelson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Horatio Nelson The English admiral and naval hero Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), was noted for his bravery and for his victories, including the decisive Battle of Trafalgar. He ranks as the last great naval hero of a proud...
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