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It is said that the Grocers ' Company used to be first in the order, until Queen Elizabeth I, as Honorary Master of the Mercer's Company, found herself in procession, after her coronation, behind the Grocers ' camel which was emitting unfortunate smells.
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That is particularly true of sovereignty when it is applied to democratic societies, in which `` popular '' sovereignty is said to exist, and in federal nations, in which the jobs of government are split.
It is said that, even at the present stage of Southern urbanization, such a city as Atlanta is not distinctly unlike Columbus or Trenton.
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Almost nothing is said of Charles' spectacular victories, the central theme being the heroic loyalty of the Swedish people to their idolized king in misfortune and defeat.
`` I may possibly be a greater risk than is the normal person of my age '', the President had said on February 29th of the election year, ignoring the fact that no one of his age had ever lived out another term.
As Sandburg said at the time: `` It is as ancient as the medieval European ballads brought to the Appalachian Mountains, it is as modern as skyscrapers, the Volstead Act, and the latest oil well gusher ''.
When someone in the audience rose and asked how does it feel to be a celebrity, Carl said, `` A celebrity is a fellow who eats celery with celerity ''.
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Chichele's occupation does not appear but his eldest son, William, is on the earliest extant list ( 1383 ) of the Grocers ' Company, London.
It is a unit of National Grocers, itself a unit of Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada's largest food distributor.
The Great Twelve Livery Companies — the Mercers, Grocers, Drapers, Fishmongers, Goldsmiths, Merchant Taylors, Skinners, Haberdashers, Salters, Ironmongers, Vintners and Clothworkers — participate as of right ; other Livery Companies participate by invitation, though the Lord Mayor's own company is always among these.
* The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London is granted a royal charter, separating it from the Grocers.
The present ( ie 3rd ) Lord Milne, an antiquarian, is a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Grocers.
Ground-based, Ground Grocers range is limited by the curvature of the earth, placing most German night fighter operations below its coverage.
Piggly Wiggly is a supermarket chain operating in the Midwestern and Southern regions of the United States, run by Piggly Wiggly, LLC, an affiliate of C & S Wholesale Grocers.
He is a Governor of Coteford Junior School, a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Grocers.
It is about 3 miles east of Luton, 5 miles south of Hitchin and 4. 5 miles north of Harpenden many Services such as the Grocers, the 3 pubs, the Church have all shut down.
The paper is owned by Barry Colman who also publishes the Grocers Review and several other small trade publications.
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In 1918 the New England Telephone Company began erecting a building to house its operations on the corner of U. S. Rte. 7 and what is now Memorial Avenue at Manchester Center.
It is believed that Hudson was related to other seafaring men of the Muscovy Company and was trained on company ships.
* 1925 – Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read & Company for $ 146 million plus $ 50 million for charity.
* 1639 – Madras ( now Chennai ), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.
It was won by Georges Bouton of the De Dion-Bouton Company, in a car he had constructed with Albert, the Comte de Dion, but as he was the only competitor to show up it is rather difficult to call it a race.
The original Apple Computer, also known retroactively as the Apple I, or Apple-1, is a personal computer released by the Apple Computer Company ( now Apple Inc .) in 1976.
* 1537 – The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, is formed.
It is generally dated to the early 19th century, when soldiers from Athy, County Kildare served the British East India Company.
* 1606 – The Charter of the Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
This is the location from where Salīm, as the Emperor Jahāngīr read out the firman permitting the British East India Company to trade with India.
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit is owned by Frederick Warne and Company, The Tailor of Gloucester by the Tate Gallery and The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies by the British Museum.
The Bank of England, formally the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based.
Subsequently HM Sultan Jamalul Ahlam Kiram ( 1863 – 1881 ), the 29th reigning Sultan of Sulu, leased North Borneo in 1878 to Gustavus Baron de Overbeck and Alfred Dent, representing the British North Borneo Company in what is now the Malaysian state of Sabah.
Before the formation of Malaysian Federation, the Philippines claimed that the Malaysian state of Sabah in north Borneo is within their territorial rights based on historical facts of the Sultanate of Sulu's leasing agreement with the North Borneo Company, is presently an unresolved claim against Malaysia.
British Museum Press ( BMP ) is the publishing business of British Museum Company ( BMCo ), a registered charity established in 1973 to encompass all commercial activity undertaken.
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