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Davies
[ dey-veez ]
noun
- Arthur Bow·en [boh, -, uh, n], 1862–1928, U.S. painter.
- Joseph Edward, 1876–1958, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- Peter Maxwell, 1934–2016, English composer.
- (William) Robertson, 1913–1995, Canadian novelist, playwright, and essayist.
Davies
/ ˈ»å±ðɪ±¹Éª²õ /
noun
- DaviesSir John15691626MEnglishWRITING: poet Sir John. 1569–1626, English poet, author of Orchestra or a Poem of Dancing (1596) and the philosophical poem Nosce Teipsum (1599)
- DaviesSir Peter Maxwell1934MEnglishMUSIC: composer Sir Peter Maxwell. born 1934, British composer whose works include the operas Taverner (1967), The Martyrdom of St Magnus (1977), and Resurrection (1988), nine symphonies, and the ten Strathclyde Concertos; Master of the Queen's Music from 2004
- Davies(William) Robertson19131995MCanadianWRITING: novelistTHEATRE: dramatist ( William ) Robertson. 1913–95, Canadian novelist and dramatist. His novels include Leaven of Malice (1954), Fifth Business (1970), The Rebel Angels (1981), What's Bred in the Bone (1985), and The Cunning Man (1994)
- DaviesW(illiam) H(enry)18711940MWelshWRITING: poet W ( illiam ) H ( enry ). 1871–1940, Welsh poet, noted also for his Autobiography of a Super-tramp (1908)
Example Sentences
And yet, as the band's only official biographer Hunter Davies told Radio 4's Today programme on Wednesday: "The strange thing about the Beatles is that the longer we get from them, the bigger they become".
Conservative committee chair Andrew RT Davies said some local firms had reported losses of tens of thousands of pounds from the closure and said it was "clear that the Welsh government's response was not acceptable".
Whilst her Tory colleague Gareth Davies said that the tax sends a message to those thinking of booking a holiday "that Wales is closed for business and tourists are not welcome".
Barclay Davies, from Bus Users UK, said franchising "can be great for passengers, but it's not cheap".
"It scares the most vulnerable people in our society, and that's deeply distressing to see," said Davies.
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