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I went through arbitration with Toyota after a near death experience in May of 2008. after my 2009 Toyota Matrix flew up Parleys Canyon in Park City, Utah, hitting over 90 mph.
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“Peaceful commerce”: “Envoy for Parleys,” NYT, August 29, 1937.
Human Smoke Nicholson Baker 2008
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If you're interested in eLearning then have a look at Parleys.com, a site that hold exclusive video content from SpringOne, JavaPolis, BeJUG and some other conferences.
e-learning? Isn't it just learning? Chris Jobling 2007
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Parleys followed, in which Pontiac himself took part, and it was explained that the French had surrendered
The Old Northwest : A chronicle of the Ohio Valley and beyond Frederic Austin Ogg 1914
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The Parleys were noted printers in the West of England at this time, and the above-named Samuel must not be confounded with Samuel Farley the
A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 Henry R. Plomer 1901
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Parleys were conducted and terms of peace arranged under the shelter of a banner of truce, upon which two words were inscribed -- "Stop fighting."
The Civilization of China Herbert Allen Giles 1890
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Parleys have been in progress at Brest-Litovsk between Russian representatives and representatives of the Central Powers to which the attention of all the belligerents has been invited for the purpose of ascertaining whether it may be possible to extend these parleys into a general conference with regard to terms of peace and settlement.
In Our First Year of the War Messages and Addresses to the Congress and the People, March 5, 1917 to January 6, 1918 Woodrow Wilson 1890
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Parleys took place between the leaders of the two hosts; and the Duke of Orleans made his way into Rennes, had an interview with the Duchess Anne, and succeeded in shaking her in her refusal of any French marriage.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 3 1830
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Parleys were commenced; and an agreement was hit upon with conditions on which the Swiss would withdraw from Italy and resume alliance with the French.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 1830
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Parleys took place as to the form of the decree which must precede the absolution.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 1830
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