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  • Historia, cultura y memoria del arte de torear/History, Culture and Memory of the Art of Bullfighting (Libro de bolsillo) (Spanish Edition) by Jose Antonio Moreiro Prieto

    EMPTY HEART: Historical roots of the phenomenon of Colin Powell 2008

  • "He who has heard the magic oratory of Castelar, has listened to the singing of Gayarre, the declamation of Cabro, has read Zorilla, and witnessed the _torear_ of Lagartijo, may say, without any kind of reservation, that there is nothing left for him to admire!"

    Spanish Life in Town and Country L. Higgin

  • This not only brings the rich HD experience torear-seat entertainment, but reduces the system cost of in-vehicle multimedianetworks by a maximum of 30\%, while reducing the number of wire harnesses (cables) by a maximum of 70\% to reduce vehicle weight and improve fuelefficiency.

    India Press Release 2009

  • This not only brings the rich HD experience torear-seat entertainment, but reduces the system cost of in-vehicle multimedianetworks by a maximum of 30\%, while reducing the number of wire harnesses (cables) by a maximum of 70\% to reduce vehicle weight and improve fuelefficiency.

    India eNews 2009

  • October 9th, 2008 4:19 pm ET i am a73year old widow with 2 grandkids torear,i worked until feb .07when i was laidoff now all my benifits haye run out and i am being treatened on my mobile homei haveaiways had too much pride to ask for help but iam from ga. and did not mke enough money for a401k so now ihaveno whereto turn irealize i am by no means the only pearson inthia boat with me it is just i have not heard anyone mention our plight it isalway the middle class i hope and pray that someone will reed this and reailze we are here

    Taking more questions LIVE tonight! 2008

  • By metaphor I mean to say, that the vocabulary related to a certain cultural phenomenon should ideally be usable in another context–for example in Spanish, understanding the meaning of things like the verb “torear” (to give someone the run around), or the expression “A toro pasado”(in hindsight) depends a good deal on one’s familiarity with bullfighting.

    “Who CARES what English people have for breakfast?” My contribution to the culture debate… « Ken Wilson's Blog 2009

  • While a matador's job is to slay the beast ( "mata" - kill), the toreador's task is to fight it, ( "torear

    unknown title 2009

  • While a matador's job is to slay the beast ( "mata" - kill), the toreador's task is to fight it, ( "torear

    unknown title 2009

  • While a matador's job is to slay the beast ( "mata" - kill), the toreador's task is to fight it, ( "torear

    unknown title 2009

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