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Examples
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FREDDA AND ALVAR went outside, and Alvar, at least, was very much surprised to discover that it was full night.
Roger MacBride Allen, Roger MacBride 1996
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Alvar is then “waiting” for the DeGroots to make their move from the University of Michigan and start their genetic research project.
The Tail Section » Your Voice: A ‘Back to the Future’ Reference? 2008
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Perhaps Alvar is his grandpa or uncle (or some other relation).
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Logically, the thing to do was call Alvar, consult with him.
Roger MacBride Allen, Roger MacBride 1996
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Andrew Duncanson from Modernity has rare pieces by Alvar Aalto; Todd Merrill, an outstanding 3.5-meter sculpture of a dandelion circa 1960 by Harry Bertoia; and Bernard Jacobson, some magnificent Robert Motherwell canvases.
All's Fair in London Emma Crichton-Miller 2011
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His voice has the same timbre as Alvar Lidell reading wartime news bulletins.
Sue Arnold's audiobook choice – review Sue Arnold 2010
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Alvar Aalto's classic 60 white-birch stackable stool in blue.
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“Stone Road Alvar” contains on of the best alvar and oak savannas on the island and comprises an ecosystem of global significance.
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Alvar Aalto is the architect who gave the modernist world three legs to stand on, with his classic 60 white-birch stackable stool, designed in 1933 for the Viipuri library in his native Finland.
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So, Magnus Hanso, great-grandfather of Alvar Hanso, saves his life and gives him time to do penance.
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