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It was characteristic of the new trade conditions that no "halles" were built in Antwerp, the mediæval emporium being replaced by a modern exchange.
Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day Emile Cammaerts 1915
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There is nothing about them of the strength and defiance expressed in the great "halles" and belfries of Ypres, Bruges and Ghent.
Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day Emile Cammaerts 1915
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On the other hand, the "halles" afforded a meeting-place for foreign and local merchants and a warehouse where their goods were stored.
Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day Emile Cammaerts 1915
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I have mentioned “Les halles” in Paris (way worse), but I could have also mentioned Yonge and Bloor in Toronto (Bloor South of Yonge) but here last 10 years change has brought some change for the better (when in the mean time, it has evolved to the worse for Broadway#Commercial), or the old version of the Granville mall
Olympic Line (short) closure notice « Stephen Rees's blog 2010
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Link bordain! opinionated les halles ‘bad boy’ has spoken, the world has responded indifferently, the sun continues to rise in the east and set in the west, raise your glass to predictability
Doughnuts: The Third Rail of American Politics? - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Link bordain! opinionated les halles ‘bad boy’ has spoken, the world has responded indifferently, the sun continues to rise in the east and set in the west, raise your glass to predictability
Doughnuts: The Third Rail of American Politics? - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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I just have to remember to avoid the cashier to the far right in the "Carnets" section of FNAC aux halles. whew.
Archive 2006-01-01 Etienne 2006
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I just have to remember to avoid the cashier to the far right in the "Carnets" section of FNAC aux halles. whew.
More on Soldes Etienne 2006
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Thei haue neither moote halles, ne vniuersities, whose disagreable doctrine more leaning to apisshe arte, then natural reason and experience, neuer bringeth anye staye, or certeinte of thinges.
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And the principalle zates of his palays ben of precious ston, that men clepen sardoyne: and the bordure and the barres ben of ivorye: and the wyndowes of the halles and chambres ben of cristalle: and the tables where on men eten, somme ben of emeraudes, summe of amatyst and summe of gold, fulle of precious stones; and the pileres, that beren up the tables, ben of the same precious stones.
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