Raison

The "Lettres Persanes," by Montesquieu, published in 1721, contain the germs of all the leading ideas of the century.] [Footnote 4104: "Raison" (cult of).

The Ancient Regime Hippolyte Taine 1860

Im gonna have to try a Cinnamon Raison English Muffin it looks lovely. maris Jul 9

Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins | Baking Bites 2009

The other evening, I made a similar point to Jeremy Raison, outgoing director of Glasgow's Citizens theatre, and he suggested Ibsen planted the laughs deliberately.

Is it OK to laugh at Ibsen? Mark Fisher 2010

"This amazing and ambiguous portrait shows a man incredibly pleased with himself, as it also raises a question as to if he is over-pleased," says Paul Raison, who heads Christie's Old Masters and British Pictures department in London.

Renewed Interest in the Old Margaret Studer 2011

Raison enjoyed seeing ploughing with donkeys and boreholes being rehabilitated; local children enjoyed seeing an aircraft for the first time.

Sir Timothy Raison obituary letter 2011

Raison d'Etat has raced only three times in 2011, but in those races he finished first, second and third—and he's a son of A.P. Indy.

Travers May Reveal Year's Top Horse Pia Catton 2011

Also on tap are staples from the collaborators' breweries, like Dogfish Head's Raison D'Etre, a dark Belgian brown ($6 a pint) and Del Borgo's Re Ale Extra ($10 a pint), an IPA with citrus and pine notes.

Raising a Beer Glass 2011

Timothy Raison in June 1979, when he became a minister under Margaret Thatcher.

Sir Timothy Raison obituary letter 2011

* On Saturday, from 6:30 to 9:30ish p.m., the Bier Baron (a.k.a. the establishment formerly known as the Brickskeller) will host its first beer event under the new ownership: a Dogfish Head Craft Brewery meet-and-greet with Dogfish's local sales manager Josh Fruchtman and some vintage brews that former owner Dave Alexander left behind in his vault (including Raison D'Extra, a pumped-up, 20 percent alcohol-by-volume version of the brewery's Belgian-style brown ale Raison D'Etre).

Beer: The Brickskeller lives at R.F.D.! Greg Kitsock 2011

Brian Kerr writes: In 1985, while minister for overseas development, Timothy Raison obituary, 11 November, was keen to see the impact made by British funding in Sudan.

Sir Timothy Raison obituary letter 2011