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- proper noun A
botanical plant nameauthor abbreviation forbotanist Cornelis Andries Backer (1874-1963).
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"Dear David Backer" is the somewhat confusing salutation on a begging letter Rush has just sent out to known believers in the Aryan cause.
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(Brain Ross, "Obama 'Backer' Rezko Ordered To Jail," ABC News '"The Blotter" Blog, www. abcnews.com, 1 / 28 / 08)
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(Brain Ross, "Obama 'Backer' Rezko Ordered To Jail," ABC News '"The Blotter" Blog, www. abcnews.com, 1 / 28 / 08) "In Court, Prosecutors Said Rezko Had Become A' Flight Risk 'Because Of His Secretive Transactions In The Mideast. "
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Mr. Backer suggested a forecast developed by a United Nations agency that charted a potential path of a radiation plume from Japan to the U.S. West Coast -- that was obtained and published by The New York Times -- might not be accurate because by the time radiation particles reached U.S. shores they would be dispersed and no longer a plume.
U.S. Officials Don't Expect Radiation From Japan Cassandra Sweet 2011
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"I'm not sure that a model of a plume this far away is accurate," Mr. Backer said.
U.S. Officials Don't Expect Radiation From Japan Cassandra Sweet 2011
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In the full post, Backer fulfills his promise of providing a "guide to fiction online."
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In the full post, Backer fulfills his promise of providing a "guide to fiction online."
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Hugo Boss's men's line, from 35-year-old designer Bart De Backer , featured purple suits in conservative cuts, and thick, conspicuous belts inspired by cummerbunds.
Designers Play to Global Crowd at Berlin Shows Mary M. Lane 2012
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"The best estimates of whether radiation will reach our shores indicate that if it does, the amounts will be so small as to basically be equivalent to our normal background radiation sources from air and soil," California Department of Public Health Director Howard Backer told reporters.
U.S. Officials Don't Expect Radiation From Japan Cassandra Sweet 2011
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Mr. Backer said such particles could reach the West Coast in a matter of days, but that the radiation would be at low levels.
U.S. Officials Don't Expect Radiation From Japan Cassandra Sweet 2011
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