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He spoke about the play and he spoke of one line, where Miss Bainton is complaining that I do not understand civilization in Europe, and of a line which says, "Well, maybe I don't care about civilization in Europe; maybe clean hospitals, concrete high-roads and no Canadian soldiers along the Canadian border come nearer to my idea of civilization."
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The other night in New York, in the scene where Miss Bainton is telling me she is going to marry the young German boy and the audience is very much upset, a gentleman, in the back of the theatre spoke up very loudly and said, "Throttle her."
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The library of the future is a digital one, says Toby Bainton, and digitisation is at the forefront of ensuring that important scholarly resources are made more widely available and at the same time of presenting a vision for academic libraries in a digital age.
Podcast: Digitisation is opening library doors to the whole world 2008
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Mr [Toby] Bainton, [secretary of the Society of College, National and University Libraries Sconul] said university and national library networks could be “spared” the burden of oversight in the code of practice covering wi-fi that will be drawn up once the Digital Economy Bill has been passed.
Libraries, Universities Protest Against UK Government Wi-Fi Plans « ResourceShelf 2010
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The tearoom at Wolds Village in Bainton is lovely in summer.
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Letter to George Bainton, October 15, 1888; www.twainquotes.com.
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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Letter to George Bainton, October 15, 1888; www.twainquotes.com.
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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Bainton asked leading authors for literary reminiscences, methods of work, and advice to young beginners, and compiled their answers to produce his book.
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I do not believe an uncritical attitude (quoting Bainton, to misleading purpose, is merely Coles's way of throwing sand in our eyes), exemplified by Coles's book on Erikson, is the greatest tribute one can pay to a great man, while putting down developments in his field.
An Exchange on Psychohistory Mazlish, Bruce 1973
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Winstanley, the leaders of two distinct movements on the “left-wing of the Reformation” (Bainton) can fairly be regarded as among the most direct theoretical pre - cursors of modern socialism.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas SANFORD A. LAKOFF 1968
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