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Balliol

[ beyl-yuhl, bey-lee-uhl ]

noun

  1. a college of Oxford University, founded before 1268.


Balliol

/ ˈbeɪlɪəl /

noun

  1. See Baliol
    See Baliol


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Li was discussing the dilemma with an old professor at Balliol College, Oxford.

Bo Guagua went to two private boarding schools, Papplewick and Harrow, before going on to study at Balliol College, Oxford.

He stood aloof from Balliol, and, in spite of marked snubbing, steadily adhered to Edward.

But while de Brus took nothing by his loyalty to Edward, he suffered for his disloyalty to Balliol.

The safe-conduct was issued on July 2; and it was not Edward's fault that Balliol postponed his visit.

A week or two later, in November 1844, came the competition for the Balliol scholarship, but Coley was not successful.

He was felt by his Oxford friends to have greatly developed since his Balliol terms had been over and the Eton boy left behind.

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