The population of Suez was said to comprise the scourings of all nations.
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While scourings would have occurred episodically, the corrosion would have proceeded at a regular pace.
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And out of the scourings of that vast mass of chalk was our gravel-pit made.
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No tool marks survive on the surface of the boat as a result of repeated scourings by wind, sand and water.
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So when the cream is off, the rest of the clergy are plainly but skim milk, the scourings of the seminaries.
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Most of the gilding was worn off by the frequent scourings which it had undergone beneath the hands of a black slave.
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They do not know, in their pitiable ignorance, the towers and bridges that can be made from the scourings of a washboard factory.
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They remind me of the strange pink patina acquired by mid-century navy blue American sedans after too many harsh scourings and hours in the sun.
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But it is by him and men like him, and not by the scourings of the galleys, that we can get to understand the spirit of the time.
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The opening title sequence was created by Michael Riley of Shine design studio. It features closeups of body matter (fingernails and hair) hitting the floor accompanied by loud sounds as the objects strike the ground. We later learn that these are the result of Vincent's daily bodily scourings. According to Riley they created oversize models of the fingernails and hair to create the effect.
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The Waterkloof conflicts lasted two years. Maqoma also led an attack on Fort Fordyce and inflicted heavy losses on the forces of Sir Harry Smith. In February 1852, the British Government decided that Sir Harry Smith's inept rule had been responsible for much of the violence, and ordered him replaced by George Cathcart, who took charge in March. For the last 6 months, Cathcart ordered scourings of the countryside for rebels.
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Maqoma also led an attack on Fort Fordyce and inflicted heavy losses on the forces of Sir Harry Smith. In February 1852, the British Government decided that Sir Harry Smith's inept rule had been responsible for much of the violence, and ordered him replaced by George Cathcart, who took charge in March. For the last six months, Cathcart ordered scourings of the countryside for rebels. In February 1853, Sandile and the other chiefs surrendered.
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The horse from the air in 2015. Having been scoured regularly since it was cut, Alton Barnes White Horse has been well looked after. According to author Esther Smith, "at times, this horse has fallen into disrepair but it has always had just enough attention to keep it from disappearing altogether." Those responsible for scouring the horse have changed over time, as some scourings in the mid-19th century were paid for by subscription, and Scouts, Guides and local organizations have also scoured the horse.
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The surveys showed that the figure had likely been originally cut by trenching, in the same manner as other chalk hill figures, but had been abandoned after only a few scourings. There was also some evidence to suggest that the feature on one staff similar to a scythe blade, flail or shepherd's crook was genuine, along with a suggestion of a "helmet" or hat. It seems likely that the proportions of the figure have been distorted slightly by the 1873 bricking and the 1969 replacement of the bricks with breeze blocks, with the Long Man having been up to tall prior to 1873.
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