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  • Also during those early months of the conflict, known as the Phoney War because hostilities between Britain and Germany were limited, Mr Richards served on bombers dropping propaganda leaflets over Germany.

    WalesOnline - Home 2010

  • My performance was nominated, and I'm sure it will win, the Robert Newhart Academy of Telephone One-sided Conversations Award ... affectionately know as the 'Phoney'.

    Autism Hub 2009

  • The Bone adventures tell the story of a young bone boy, Fone Bone, and his two cousins, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone, who are banned from their homeland of Boneville.

    Exclusive: Producer Dan Lin on the Live Action/Animation TOM AND JERRY Movie and BONE by Jeff Smith – Collider.com 2009

  • Shuster and Siegel had nothing to say about Nazi Germany's war against the democratic powers of France and Britain, which at that point was in the "Phoney War" quiescence.

    Superman Keeps Us Out of War 2009

  • Phoney Fritz will be a disaster if she goes any further than this term on council.

    Kroger report on Adams imminent, sources say (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • Shuster and Siegel had nothing to say about Nazi Germany's war against the democratic powers of France and Britain, which at that point was in the "Phoney War" quiescence.

    Archive 2009-02-01 2009

  • Then followed the winter of the Phoney War, during which – among other things that were going on – number 16 was produced.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Jean 2009

  • Before, I thought all I needed was the last remaining mini-comic, which comes with the Phoney Bone action figure, but now I see I need some additional volumes as well.

    If Only I Paid More Attention to Industry News... 2009

  • This was the period of the ’Phoney War’ and I spent the Christmas in Templeuve.

    Robert Cunliffe 2010

  • Before, I thought all I needed was the last remaining mini-comic, which comes with the Phoney Bone action figure, but now I see I need some additional volumes as well.

    Archive 2009-12-01 2009

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