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Oc·ci·dent
/ ˈäksidənt; -ˌdent/
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n. (the Occident) formal or poetic/lit.
the countries of the West, esp. Europe and the Americas (contrasted with orient).
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Running with the bulls.(interview with financial analyst Harry D. Dent Jr)(future of business)(Interview)
Magazine article from: Entrepreneur; 6/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...TODAY'S ECONOMY IS BOOMING? HOLD ON! HARRY S. DENT JR. SAYS HERE COME THE ROARING 2000s. WHEN HARRY S. DENT JR. PREDICTED IN 1989 THAT A LONG-TERM STOCK...WERE FILLED WITH DOOM-AND-GLOOM VOLUMES, AND DENT HAD TO SELF-PUBLISH HIS FIRST BOOK, OUR POWER...
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John C. Dent, Jr. and Sherri L. Johnson announce the formation of Dent & Johnson located at 330 South Orange Avenue, Sarasota, Florida.(On the Move)
Magazine article from: Florida Bar News; 5/15/2005; 49 words
; John C. Dent, Jr. and Sherri L. Johnson announce the formation of Dent & Johnson located at 330 South Orange Avenue, Sarasota, Florida. Dent and Johnson concentrate their practice in the areas of ad valorem tax law representing property appraisers...
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Dent May: The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: The Fader; 1/1/2009; ; 80 words
; Dent May The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele (Paw Tracks) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A self described Southern boy from Mississippi, Dent May attended NYU for a time before deciding to return to the country...
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John C. Dent, Jr.,.
Magazine article from: Florida Bar News; 10/15/2001; 45 words
; John C. Dent, Jr., and Sherri L. Johnson of Dent & Cook in Sarasota presented their paper, When are Intangibles Taxable? Distinguishing Between Intangible Property and Intangible Influences on Value at the annual conference of the International Association...
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Dean A. Dent and Antonio E. Regojo.(On the Move)
Magazine article from: Florida Bar News; 11/15/2007; 14 words
; Dean A. Dent and Antonio E. Regojo joined Harper Meyer Perez Ferrer & Hagen as associates.
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Major General Frederick R. Dent.(United States Air Force)(Biography)
Newspaper article from: U.S. Air Force Military Biographies; 1/1/2004; 612 words
; MAJOR GENERAL FREDERICK R. DENT Retired May 10, 1957. Died Sep. 1, 1969. Frederick Rogers Dent Jr. was born in Mercer, Penn., in 1908. After...June 13, 1929. The following September, General Dent began flight training and upon graduating from...
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More than 70 percent growth for Dent.(PACKAGING)
Magazine article from: Food Trade Review; 7/1/2008; 448 words
; ...found a true recipe for success for its Dent pastille. Since its relaunch in the market in February 2008, Dent's sales have increased by more than 70 percent...Performa White board is part of the concept. Dent belongs to the category of pastilles that...
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Dent & Johnson.(News and Notes)
Magazine article from: Florida Bar News; 8/15/2005; 35 words
; Sherri L. Johnson with Dent & Johnson was elected treasurer of the Sarasota County Bar Association for the 2005-2006 year. Additionally, Johnson was re-elected to the executive board of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers.
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Sherri L. Johnson of Dent & Johnson Sarasota was awarded the "2005 Outstanding Attorney Achievement Award".(News and Notes)
Magazine article from: Florida Bar News; 9/1/2005; 27 words
; Sherri L. Johnson of Dent & Johnson Sarasota was awarded the 2005 Outstanding Attorney Achievement Award by the Sarasota chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers.
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Pooling their resources. (Paula Smith Bramlett, Dent Smith, Jr. and Kathy Smith Reese's management of Smitty's Billiards) (Company Profile)
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 11/4/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...typical Saturday afternoon at the Smith home. Dent Smith Sr., a small business owner, is at work...brothers and sisters who are close in age, Dent Jr., 11, and Kathy, 8, squabble constantly. Paula! Dent's after me with his BB gun, screams Kathy...
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Occident
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Occident formal or poetic name for the countries of the West, especially Europe and America. Recorded from late Middle English, the name comes via Old French from Latin occident- ‘going down, setting’ (referring to the sun), from the verb occidere .
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occ.
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations
occ. (or occn ) occasion • (or occas. ) occasional(ly) • occident(al) • occupation • occurrence
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Focillon, Henri
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
...he also wrote much on prints (his father was an engraver), notably a book on Piranesi (1918). His best-known work is Art d'Occident (The Art of the West, 1938), a study of Romanesque and Gothic art in which he placed great emphasis on the technical aspects...
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Perry, Matthew Calbraith
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
...1852, when he was commissioned by Fillmore to negotiate a treaty with Japan, a country then closed to all intercourse with the Occident. The following year he arrived at Yedo, impressed the Japanese by his armed strength, and delivered the President's request...
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Mississippi Scheme
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...privileges in Louisiana to Law, who, with the sanction of the French regent, Philippe II, duc d'Orléans, organized the Compagnie d'Occident. Its shares first depreciated in value but rose rapidly when Law, director of the new royal bank, promised to take over the...
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