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  • (Curate is defrocked for calendar) The stars of a calendar featuring semi-naked builders, produced to raise cash for a north Cornwall parish, have defended their vicar from criticism.

    More (Lots More) Nude Christian Calendars JDsg 2005

  • (Curate is defrocked for calendar) The stars of a calendar featuring semi-naked builders, produced to raise cash for a north Cornwall parish, have defended their vicar from criticism.

    Archive 2005-12-01 JDsg 2005

  • The Doctor and the Curate were the only people Pen cared for in the place — even Mrs. Portman shared in the general distrust of him, and of his mother, the widow, who kept herself aloof from the village society, and was sneered at accordingly, because she tried, forsooth, to keep her head up with the great County families.

    The History of Pendennis 2006

  • As chance had it the door opened just at that moment, and the Curate was announced.

    That Lass o' Lowrie's: A Lancashire Story 1877

  • The Doctor and the Curate were the only people Pen cared for in the place -- even Mrs. Portman shared in the general distrust of him, and of his mother, the widow, who kept herself aloof from the village society, and was sneered at accordingly, because she tried, forsooth, to keep her head up with the great County families.

    The History of Pendennis William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

  • Curate comes from the Latin curare, meaning "to care" -- in this case for yourself.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Tony Schwartz 2011

  • While institutions have always offered more privileges to those willing to pay more to be members, this week the Whitney is introducing what it says is an economically accessible program called Curate Your Own Membership.

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • 'Curate's up wi' the Governor, 'he said, with a grin.

    Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 1843

  • For more information on Curate NYC, please visit www. curatenyc.org.

    Anthony Papa: Curate NYC Showcases New York City Visual Artists Anthony Papa 2010

  • Their nonprofit arts organization, Full Spectrum Experience, Inc., won a competitive bid issued by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to develop and produce Curate NYC.

    Anthony Papa: Curate NYC Showcases New York City Visual Artists Anthony Papa 2010

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