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A debate in parliament followed, which in turn obliged the Colonial Secretary, Lord Crewe, to issue what became known as the "Concubine Circular" in January 1909.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Jeremy Paxman 2011
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A debate in parliament followed, which in turn obliged the Colonial Secretary, Lord Crewe, to issue what became known as the "Concubine Circular" in January 1909.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Jeremy Paxman 2011
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The video for Beirut's Mexican-tinged "Concubine" is something of an origin story for this new Mexico-influenced Zach Condon.
Prefix 2009
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Ai initially took on housekeeping and carpentry jobs to afford his East Village apartment, which became a waystation for young Chinese expats like "Farewell My Concubine" filmmaker Chen Kaige and artist Xu Bing, now vice president of China's Central Academy of Fine Arts.
The Art of Resistance Kelly Crow 2011
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One entry in "Stories to Caution the World," the 17th-century collection of Chinese vernacular tales sometimes compared to Boccaccio's "Decameron," is simply titled "Qiao Yanjie's Concubine Ruins the Family."
The Perils of Polygamy Raymond Zhong 2011
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Last year LeTV.com, a streaming-video website owned by Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp., paid about 20 million yuan for the Internet rights to "Legend of Concubine Zhen Huan," a Chinese-produced TV series about a young woman in the court of a Qing dynasty emperor.
Web Fills Hole Left by TV in China Loretta Chao 2012
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The most telling emblem of that shift is Gong Li, the peerlessly beautiful star of such classics as "Raise the Red Lantern" and "Farewell My Concubine."
Bullets, Love and Beijing's Heavy Hand Joe Morgenstern 2011
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I have to believe that the Evil Concubine of Dick/Mother of Liz, Lynne Cheney, is behind a lot of this.
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Only a couple of songs -- "The Shrew" and "The Concubine" -- were from Beirut's latest, the Holland/March of the Zapotec double EP.
Jos Diaz: In An Offbeat Show, Beirut Tries Out New Songs Amidst Old Favorites Jos Diaz 2010
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Yang Guozhong, the brother of Concubine Yang attempted to utilize the Southwestern campaign to enhance his voice in the court.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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