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Capture of an opposing knight, whether in a tournament or on the battlefield, meant lucrative gains from ransom and booty preda in the form of expensive armour and warhorses.
De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History » The Myths of Medieval Warfare 2010
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Deci da, pentru a pândi pericolul unor espousing om de ştiinţă evanghelice evoluţie ca unul şi numai adevărul şi, prin urmare, avem nevoie de inginer speciei noastre pentru a crea un super-rasă de oameni, în scopul de a cele mai bune în continuare raspandire a speciei, am foarte bine ca avem nevoie pentru a preda
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In mentioning the Jews 'search for the boy, Thomas had introduced the theme by referring to William as their preda, their prey. 81 The Jews' messenger becomes a merciless and sly beast, while the other two take on the characteristics of a devoted mother and child, with obvious divine parallels in this dyad.
A Tender Age: Cultural Anxieties over the Child in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 2005
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In questo episodio pilota della serie, il cane passerà presto da cacciatore a preda.
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Note 81: The other meaning of preda, "booty, spoils," also has possible value here, given the other martial references in the passage, particularly the description of the betrayor's speeches as insidiis. back
A Tender Age: Cultural Anxieties over the Child in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 2005
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GOP House leaders speak out against Internet preda...
John Hinderaker's defense of Denny Hastert Glenn Greenwald 2006
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GOP House leaders speak out against Internet preda...
Various Foley scandal items Glenn Greenwald 2006
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GOP House leaders speak out against Internet preda...
Hastert's letter to the DOJ advances the cover-up and worsens the scandal Glenn Greenwald 2006
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GOP House leaders speak out against Internet preda...
This needs to be investigated Glenn Greenwald 2006
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GOP House leaders speak out against Internet preda...
How many days does Denny Hastert have left? Glenn Greenwald 2006
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