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  • Ictis or 'Channel Island' to which Cornish tin was conveyed across

    Science in Arcady Grant Allen 1873

  • And the worsted wool Guernsey sweater—named after the Channel Island where it's made—was worn by the British Royal Navy in the 19th century and is still sported by the U.K.'s 7th Armoured Brigade aka the "Desert Rats" and the Intelligence Corps.

    Foul Weather Sweaters 2011

  • Two Kiwi soldiers discover more than Nazi evil when they take a Channel Island bunker in this refreshingly odd wartime horror.

    This week's new films 2011

  • Most of his funds, he says, are domiciled in Guernsey, one of the U. K.'s Channel Island offshore financial havens, but, pending the shape of the regulations, he says that he may look to move some to Luxembourg if necessary.

    Being a Hero Matters Less Than Avoiding Big Mistakes 2010

  • Full of challenging and interest-grabbing techniques from the get-go, the gansey begins with the Channel Island cast-on, incorporates side welts, textured pattern blocks, underarm and neck gussets, and shoulder-to-cuff sleeves into an all-in-one knit unit.

    A to Z: G is for Gansey Unionpearl 2008

  • GuernseyFinancial services - banking, fund management, insurance - account for about 23% of employment and 32% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy.

    Economy-overview 2008

  • EconomyEconomy—overview: Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance - account for about 23% of employment and 32% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy.

    Guernsey 2008

  • Full of challenging and interest-grabbing techniques from the get-go, the gansey begins with the Channel Island cast-on, incorporates side welts, textured pattern blocks, underarm and neck gussets, and shoulder-to-cuff sleeves into an all-in-one knit unit.

    Archive 2008-03-01 Unionpearl 2008

  • This just in: According to the folks at Channel Island, Chris Parnell, Horatio Sanz and Kenan Thompson are all getting auf'd for SNL'snew season, while the future remains uncertain for Darrell Hammond.

    'SNL': Who will get canned? | EW.com 2006

  • Over the port and Havanas in their Channel Island fastness.

    the mission song Le Carre, John, 1931- 2006

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