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  • proper noun a borough in Greater London

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Examples

  • In his search for “captains of industry,” as he called them, he came across the name of Barnet, who was vice president of operations at Pepsi-Cola.

    THE REAL PEPSI CHALLENGE Stephanie Capparell 2007

  • Mezz, St. Johns and the Barnet are a bit of a mind storm.

    Province pushes Evergreen Line ‘aggressively’ « Stephen Rees's blog 2010

  • Edward met him in battle at a place called Barnet, and completely defeated him.

    Famous Men of the Middle Ages Addison B. Poland 1885

  • He encamped at Barnet, that is to say, within four leagues of the capital, cherished by the parliament, which thought it beheld in him a protector, and awaited by the people, who were anxious to see him reveal himself, that they might judge him.

    The Vicomte De Bragelonne Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836

  • Stephen Burnet, alias Barnet, alias Barnham, which was his true name, was a child when he died, and a thief almost from his cradle.

    Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed Hayward, A L 1735

  • According to figures revealed this week in the Mail, NHS Primary Care Trusts have admitted that in some areas, such as Barnet and Enfield in North London, there is just one locum on duty at night for a staggering 650,000 people.

    Home | Mail Online 2010

  • According to figures revealed this week in the Mail, NHS Primary Care Trusts have admitted that in some areas, such as Barnet and Enfield in North London, there is just one locum on duty at night for a staggering 650,000 people.

    Home | Mail Online 2010

  • In boroughs where prices are near the London average, such as Barnet, Haringey,

    Evening Standard - Home 2009

  • They also collaborated on building new city parks such as Barnet Park and Neuseway Park.

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  • One regular guest, Theresa Musgrave from Barnet, recounted last night how she saw Rebekah Brooks, whose Oxfordshire home is less than an hour away, treated royally by staff at the centre in May 2009.

    Champneys: the spa that helped secure Sir Paul Stephenson's fate 2011

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