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Priestley
[ preest-lee ]
noun
- J(ohn) B(oyn·ton) [boin, -t, uh, n, -tn], 1894–1984, English novelist.
- Joseph, 1733–1804, English chemist, author, and clergyman.
Priestley
/ ˈpriːstlɪ /
noun
- PriestleyJ(ohn) B(oynton)18941984MEnglishWRITING: author J ( ohn ) B ( oynton ). 1894–1984, English author. His works include the novels The Good Companions (1929) and Angel Pavement (1930) and the play An Inspector Calls (1946)
- PriestleyJoseph17331804MEnglishSCIENCE: chemistPOLITICS: political theoristRELIGION: clergyman Joseph. 1733–1804, English chemist, political theorist, and clergyman, in the US from 1794. He discovered oxygen (1774) independently of Scheele and isolated and described many other gases
Priestley
/ prēst′lē /
- British chemist who discovered oxygen (1774) and 10 other gases, including hydrogen chloride, sulphur dioxide, and ammonia.
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Nigel Priestley is a specialist adoption solicitor and an adopter himself.
Jason Priestley, who played her twin brother on 90210, wrote on Instagram he was "shocked and saddened" by the news.
"We have a bit of control over this as a society," says lead author Prof Piers Forster, director of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures at the University of Leeds.
State Rep. Monique Priestley, a Democrat and a sponsor of the bill, told colleagues Friday night that without thoughtful and comprehensive measures, gaps can be exploited, undermining the protections legislators were seeking.
Emma Priestley, owner of EJP Entertainment, which runs the pub and club, apologised and told Friday's review hearing she had been let down by a former senior member of staff.
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