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Recklessly and trusting to his past services, the Count of Egmont had refused to follow them, His mistake cost him dear, for Alva caused him and Count de Hornes to be arrested and brought before a sort of court martial which he called the Conseil des Troubles, but known more more popularly as the Conseil du Sang (Blood Tribunal).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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I forget if they kept the name Conseil or changed it.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Rankin Bass' Festival of Family Classics version) Michael May 2008
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I forget if they kept the name Conseil or changed it.
Archive 2008-10-01 Michael May 2008
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I therefore called Conseil, who brought me a little light drag, very like those for the oyster fishery.
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However, France is now moving much more toward the German model and, although it is still optional and not enforced by law, firms may adopt the two-tier structure, the supervisory Board being called the Conseil de Surveillance, and the management Board being called the Directoire.
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I therefore called Conseil, who brought me a little light drag, very like those for the oyster fishery.
Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. English Jules Verne 1866
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HADOPI legislation, the approval of the Conseil was the final hurdle to cross.
Signs of the Times 2009
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The problem is that "Conseil" still doesn't have anything to do.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Rankin Bass' Festival of Family Classics version) Michael May 2008
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The problem is that "Conseil" still doesn't have anything to do.
Archive 2008-10-01 Michael May 2008
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It is here that a deputation of the Mauconseil section comes to find him, and he is charged by the "Conseil" with a commission at the Temple.
The French Revolution - Volume 3 Hippolyte Taine 1860
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