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Harper


Definition:

  • (n.) A player on the harp; a minstrel.
  • (n.) A brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp, -- formerly current in Ireland.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The immigration minister, Mark Harper, said: in a statement: "Today's operations highlight the routine work we are carrying out every day to stamp out illegal working.
  • (2) He made his political base in this western province, which has long felt sneered at: Harper has spent his political career redressing the balance.
  • (3) Opposition to Harper is evenly divided between two major opposition parties – the Liberals and the New Democrats – so the one-third of voters who vote Conservative are set once again to choose Canada’s national government.
  • (4) There they are, drinking again.’” Harper is a loner – a suburban boy who went trainspotting with his dad; whose asthma stopped him playing ice hockey That scorn appears to have interrupted the clever student’s journey to the top of the class.
  • (5) Stephen Harper, the Canadian prime minister, has said that the battle of Vimy , where Canadian troops carried a crucial ridge in the face of a strong German defence, showed Canadians' "unwavering commitment to defending peace and freedom".
  • (6) The Evangelist Christian right is at the heart of Harper's Conservative party, and after years of being shushed, it will now demand an end to a number of things, including abortion rights.
  • (7) A former intern's case against Harper's Bazaar is moving through the courts.
  • (8) Cave added that her organisation was engaged in a freedom of information battle with Cabinet Office minister Mark Harper, who is overseeing the coalition's plans to introduce a lobbying register.
  • (9) Paterson’s contribution is to identify the Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott , and the Canadian premier, Stephen Harper , who have arguably done more harm to the living planet than anyone else alive, as champions of environmental protection .
  • (10) Although prime minister Stephen Harper apologised for the school system in 2008 (as did the Roman Catholic Church in 2009), his government has always denied that it was a form of genocide.
  • (11) After he had written a number of successful short tales, his publisher, Wesley Harper, had advised him that "readers in this country have a decided and strong preference for works (especially fiction) in which a single and connected story occupies the whole volume."
  • (12) After hours of speculation Mark Harper, previously announced as a minister of state in the Department for Work and Pensions, appeared to have his title converted to take on the role.
  • (13) Speaking later alongside Mr Salmond outside St Andrew's House, Mr Harper said the Greens were likely to only support the nationalists on an issue-by-issue basis - a model known as "confidence and supply" - rather than in a full coalition.
  • (14) Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian Winner : Harper Adams University Runner-up : University of Sheffield Runner-up : University of Leicester Research impact Facebook Twitter Pinterest Professor Mary Herbert and Dr Louise Hyslop from Newcastle University with their research impact award for pioneering IVF techniques.
  • (15) Beverley McLachlin, chief justice of the supreme court, blocked Harper’s choice for a new high court judge: she was denounced in terms which caused a wave of complaint that Harper was interfering in the independence of the judiciary.
  • (16) Harper has spent the last few days in Brighton and the deal finally got the green light from Real Madrid this morning, with Brighton confirming the deal.
  • (17) It's reasonable to believe AV would have denied Harper a majority.
  • (18) The pair decided to help Harper and Evelyn - now calling themselves Nightmares On Wax - by setting up a label.
  • (19) The ‘C’ team would have been the next step up for Harper, who was born in February 1996, after departing the Juvenil A side, effectively Madrid’s Under-19s.
  • (20) There is, frankly, plenty that Harper refuses to acknowledge beyond the current recession, but the nice thing about a three-party system is that there are usually plenty of distractions from talking about anything at all.

Warper


Definition:

  • (n.) One who, or that which, warps or twists out of shape.
  • (n.) One who, or that which, forms yarn or thread into warps or webs for the loom.

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