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"Selden," she asked quietly, "do you want Mama to know about you and the thick boats?"
The Mad Ship Hobb, Robin 1999
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Kevin tensed all over again, seeing the men's grimfaced competence, the weapons never far from their hands, hearing the guards muttering something about "Selden" and "Those thieves aren't going to get past us."
Castle Of Deception Lackey, Mercedes 1992
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Nor should we in strict fairness refuse admittance within this highest circle even to such as Selden,
The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time William Carew Hazlitt 1873
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Even a writer such as Selden, whose learning was his chief excellency, or Chillingworth, an acute disputant against the Papists, will scarcely be ranked among the classics of our language or country.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell David Hume 1743
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According to the historian Steven Selden, author of Inheriting Shame: The Story of Eugenics and Racism in America, “Eugenic ideology was deeply embedded in American popular culture during the 1920s and 1930s.”
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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Ford did fight the Selden patent, and then offered his lawyer to Curtiss, to fight the Wright Brothers.
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Prior to Selden and Benz, internal combustion engines were considered too bulky to be practical for motorcars.
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But yes, Obama was almost certainly referring to the rise of the inexpensive mass-produced automobile, rather than the dubious Selden design that was floating around before Karl Benz got his patent.
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Pam Samuelson: Interested in this from the Baker v. Selden tradition.
IPSC: Mixed IP Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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About four hours later, services for Geoffrey Breitkopf , the 40-year-old slain Nassau County officer, were held at the St. Margaret of Scotland church in Selden, where Mr. Breitkopf, a father of two young boys, also served as a volunteer firefighter.
Two Officers Linked by Tragedy Sean Gardiner 2011
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