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  • MCG has an unconditional purchase agreement in place with Stanwell, but the deal would require the approval of Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board.

    Macarthur Coal Seeks to Raise $383 Million 2010

  • George Stanwell, well-known for his acute myopia, made an amusing mistake during karaoke night while reaching for the microphone.

    EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Sketch a Day: 01-21-2008 2008

  • My knowledge of the country enabled me to regain the right road; but, instead of going, as at first agreed upon, by a cross road through Stanwell to Datchet, I was obliged to take the way of Egham and Bishopgate.

    The Last Man 2003

  • Hampshire? — its revenues of Stanwell, and rents of assize? — its spiritualities in Cardiganshire?

    The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II Various

  • "Yes -- oh, well, you wouldn't see," murmured Stanwell, mentally storing his epigram for more appreciative ears.

    The Hermit and the Wild Woman Edith Wharton 1899

  • It cost Stanwell a few minutes 'search to unearth his skit -- a clever blending of dash and sentimentality, in just the right proportion to create the impression of a powerful brush subdued to mildness by the charms of the sitter.

    The Hermit and the Wild Woman Edith Wharton 1899

  • Ned Stanwell, who had just added his hat and great-coat to the miscellaneous heap on the divan, turned from the empty stove with a shiver.

    The Hermit and the Wild Woman Edith Wharton 1899

  • Caspar's health, and lately Stanwell had penetrated farther, even to the inmost recesses of her anxiety about her brother's career.

    The Hermit and the Wild Woman Edith Wharton 1899

  • "Oh, hang the group -- let him chuck the order!" cried Stanwell.

    The Hermit and the Wild Woman Edith Wharton 1899

  • The quiver in her voice silenced Stanwell: he was afraid of echoing it with his own.

    The Hermit and the Wild Woman Edith Wharton 1899

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