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  • The allround is the second of three speedskating championships on the international calendar.

    USATODAY.com - World Championships preview: Speedskating (allround) 2003

  • If it goes so far as to falsify the great facts of history, if it loses sight of what the world allround is doing, then it is a curse rather than a blessing, and in the long run will bring its limitations in the achievement of character and of national ideas and produce ignorance of those great movements in the march of which every prominent and strong nation must necessarily form a part.

    Imperialism in Education 1904

  • Trading the all-around (or "allround," for those who prefer speedskating lingo) world championship back and forth?

    USATODAY.com - Athlete of the Week Davis repeats as world champ 2006

  • Former inline skating world champion and 500-meter allround champion

    J-Rod's journal: First athletes in the village 2010

  • Competitors have built and sold cars that consumers have chosen because of style-design, being better allround and perceived as more praiseworthy.

    Congress Returns to Face Big 3 Auto Bailout - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • The German office furniture manufacturer Rohde & Grahl worked with Dutch design firm Peppermind (who recently changed their name to Crystallize – allround design) to create Meta-Fora, a furniture concept designed to encourage interaction by providing a meeting point for different situations.

    Meta-Fora office furniture by Rohde & Grahl 2008

  • I used the recipe from my trusty allround cookbook for 6 portions of dough – 6dl flour, 4 [...]

    June « 2008 « Were rabbits 2008

  • I used the recipe from my trusty allround cookbook for 6 portions of dough – 6dl flour, 4 eggs, a teaspoon of salt, a few tablespoons of olive oil and water.

    Bento #144 – homemade pasta « Were rabbits 2008

  • No more Republican in the White House, no matter what his name is, as few as possible in the Senate and congress as well, so the new president can work with a majority allround and make things happen for the good of the nation.

    Obama gets NARAL endorsement 2008

  • He is one of the great allround-painter of the 19 century, today vilified as a mere history painter with no artist value.

    Cumberland, Part 4: Final Art James Gurney 2009

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