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  • France, which had been growing steadily more pacificist after her social conflicts in 1934-35, found able spokesmen in Louchère and Chavanne.

    The Shape of Things to Come Herbert George 2006

  • Chavanne gives a glowing description of the ravishing but short-lived beauty of the Arab girl; also a specimen of the amorous songs addressed to her while she is young and pretty.

    Primitive Love and Love-Stories Henry Theophilus Finck 1890

  • But when we examine it more critically than the biassed Chavanne did, we find, using his own data, more of Africa than appeared to be there at first sight.

    Primitive Love and Love-Stories Henry Theophilus Finck 1890

  • The women are ugly and masculine, and Chavanne does not mention a single fact or act which proves that they experience supersensual, altruistic love.

    Primitive Love and Love-Stories Henry Theophilus Finck 1890

  • Thirteen of his companions were condemned to the galleys; more than twenty to the gibbet; and Oge and Chavanne were tortured on the wheel.

    An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans Lydia Maria Francis Child 1841

  • Written and directed by Joann Sfar; director of photography, Guillaume Schiffman; production design by Christian Martí; costumes by Pascaline Chavanne; produced by Marc du Pontavice and Didier Lupfer; released by Music Box Films.

    NYT > Home Page By A. O. SCOTT 2011

  • Chavanne christened the bottom of the third by recording Tennessee's initial hit of the contest on a slap single over short into left center.

    WVLT - Home - Headlines 2010

  • Looking for an early Big Orange spark, Chavanne started UT's first by drawing a lead-off walk, reaching safely to open Tennessee's initial at-bat of the game for the 26th time this season.

    WVLT - Home - Headlines 2010

  • That set the stage for consecutive sacrifice bunts from Grieve and Huff, with the latter recording an RBI, as Chavanne crossed to make it 1-0.

    WVLT - Home - Headlines 2010

  • With one retired in the frame, an illegal pitch on LSU starter Cody Trahan moved Chavanne up 60 feet to third where she was soon joined via walk by Huff.

    WVLT - Home - Headlines 2010

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