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Since a single post may have 2-3 categories (say Admissions, Future Ephs, Financial Aid) and then also a tag like "Tyng," the tags don't necessarily work as sub-categories in all cases.
EphBlog 2009
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Tyng adds, hoping to move the meeting along with several items remaining on the agenda, including a trash removal contract.
Condos Dumping Lawyers for Paramilitary Death Squads Con Chapman 2012
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McClaren nods, as does Zucker, while Tyng maintains a non-committal expression, since her objectivity will be on the line when the matter comes to a vote.
Condos Dumping Lawyers for Paramilitary Death Squads Con Chapman 2012
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Consequently, the Platonic solids represent "the dice of the universe," as Anne Tyng has observed; "with an equal chance of landing on any face ... [they] are the basis of all the infinite variety of natural or synthetic matter" ( "In Response," 81).
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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Tyng was only fourteen when, in 1815, he made his first approach to Canton on board the Cordelia, and he found the scenery so striking that he was able to recall it in vivid detail many decades later when he wrote his memoirs (published in 1878).
The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876 2005
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Note 16: As a sign of the increasing success of the British industry, Charles Tyng reported that in 1821 his ship used stones for ballast, whereas in 1815 the practice had been to use Chinese porcelain: “China ware was no longer shipped, the English ware having taken its place.”
The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876 2005
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Note 33: According to Charles Tyng, in 1815 the Cordelia used silver specie to purchase a cargo of tea.
The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876 2005
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Similarly, a sailor named Charles Tyng found that China fared well when compared to images he had seen on commodities.
The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876 2005
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Using pictures and porcelain as his frame of reference, Tyng could only attempt to comprehend the remarkable sight.
The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876 2005
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Note 4: In 1815, Charles Tyng, a sailor with the Cordelia, explained the order used by the crew to load a cargo in Canton: The first part of the cargo was boxes of china tea sets, dinner sets &c.
The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876 2005
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