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    commons


    1. Harry was appointed by his mother to gather the diners at a quarter to seven at the commons deck and, at least for their first evening, escort them up the street to the restaurant


    2. Intrigued, he followed the sounds to the commons deck where his family was sitting, evidently enjoying themselves in discussion


    3. In 1749, accordingly, Mr Pelham, at that time prime minister, observed to the house of commons, that, for the three years preceding, a very extraordinary sum had been paid as bounty for the exportation of corn


    4. The colony assemblies, though, like the house of commons in England, they are not always a very equal representation of the people, yet they approach more nearly to that character ; and as the executive power either has not the means to corrupt them, or, on account of the support which it receives from the mother country, is not under the necessity of doing so, they are, perhaps, in general more influenced by the inclinations of their constituents


    5. But though America were to send fifty or sixty new representatives to parlimnent, the door-keeper of the house of commons could not find any great difficulty in distinguishing between who was and who was not a member


    6. In the printed debates of the house of commons, not always the most authentic records of truth, I observe, however, that they have been accused of this


    7. The profits of their trade, too, according to the evidence of their chairman before the house of commons, amounted, at this time, to at least £400,000 a-year ; according to that of their accountant, to at least £500,000; according to the lowest account, at least equal to the highest dividend that was to be paid to their proprietors


    8. By a resolution of the house of commons, for example, it was declared, that when the £1,400,000 lent to the company by government, should be paid, and their bond-debts be reduced to £1,500,000, they might then, and not till then, divide eight per cent


    9. The House of Commons will meet this evening to discuss the future of the scheme


    10. that a "mettlesome horse" needed sometimes to be "reined," and heard, too late as well, the stern declaration of the Commons of England that

    11. Rely on nonprofit sources, those that often are licensed under creative commons, not copyrighted


    12. Special Interest Politics and The Tragedy of the Commons


    13. So the grass gets over-grazed, and the commons gets destroyed, in ways that would not happen if the land were privately owned and operated


    14. “Well, the grazing commons and ocean reefs aren’t ‘expandable’ while governmental budgets are! As long as it is in the politicians’ interest, they can continue to pass as many funding bills as they wish, resulting in the persistent deficits that led to the Balanced Budget Amendment proposals


    15. “I thought you would get it, Dave, with your reference to the Tragedy of the Commons


    16. Those images or illustrations which have not been credited are used according to the rules of Wikimedia Commons, are in the public domain, are used under the free licence agreement, purchased for commercial use or they are images I have taken myself


    17. Whereas the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons assembled at Westminster, lawfully, fully and freely


    18. Incredibly, he said, when questioned in the House of Commons about the


    19. During their Wednesday testimony before a House of Commons


    20. As noted, “MPs on the Commons public accounts committee sat stunned

    21. MPs on the Commons public accounts committee sat stunned as witnesses


    22. when they appeared before a Commons committee Monday


    23. RCMP pension scandal when they appeared before a Commons committee


    24. from the RCMP pension scandal when they appeared before a Commons


    25. misleading the House of Commons with the testimony she provided into


    26. As noted, "I move … that the House of Commons find Barbara George in


    27. the House of Commons standing committee of public accounts on Feb


    28. the House of Commons very seriously," she said


    29. Commons, the Speaker of the Senate, the Chief Justice of the Supreme


    30. seat in the House of Commons

    31. By then, Mike and I had rented a unit at Birchwood Commons next to St


    32. Simultaneously, the House of Commons was being taken over by the new


    33. Whereas the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons assembled at Westminster lawfully fully and freely representing all the estates of the people of this realm did on the thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred eighty-eight present to their Majesties then called and known by the names and style of William and Mary prince and princess of Orange being present in their proper persons a certain declaration in writing made by the said Lords and Commons in the words following viz


    34. commons” to pressure for collective measures that would enforce policies of sustainability on all


    35. 368 in "Tragedy of the Commons", pg


    36. All the images contained herein were obtained from searching using subject keywords on Wikimedia Commons, a public domain resource


    37. It would, of course, be easier to get Carla to show me where it happened, but I’ve no way to explain why the Angel is interested in the kidnapping of a little girl from the Commons


    38. “Richard Gary!” the correction officer called as he walked through the main commons area towards Richard’s cell


    39. Richard made his way across the commons over to the elevators


    40. Inside the commons area of the jail, Richard sat watching the news with Bam

    41. Richard and Bam were sitting in the commons area when Ms


    42. “That was our esteemed leader from the house of commons,” she said


    43. Squashed between a remnant store and a thread factory, walled off to provide bathing for the commons who did not have the room or the cash to heat their own water


    44. Billy followed the feeling down the street and around into the commons area, he knew the anger was around the corner and waiting


    45. House of Commons and House of Lords


    46. On the role of Creative Commons


    47. Creative Commons logo except to indicate that the Work is


    48. Commons trade mark usage guidelines at the time of use of


    49. be found on the Creative Commons website or be


    50. One of the conditions that Creative Commons














































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    Synonyms for "commons"

    commons third estate commonality commonalty common land common green park

    "commons" definitions

    a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area


    a pasture subject to common use


    a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank


    the common people