Beccaria
Britishnoun
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Floral embroidery, bird brooches and rich velvet materials added a touch of romance at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday with Italian designer Luisa Beccaria presenting a soft, feminine womenswear collection.
From Reuters • Feb. 25, 2016
Beccaria, who has dressed Hollywood celebrities such as Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie, kept the red carpet in mind with several ball gowns.
From Reuters • Feb. 25, 2016
In his closing speech to that Boston jury, John Adams quoted these lines from the Italian penologist, Cesare, Marchese di Beccaria:
From Time • Jun. 6, 2014
Beccaria based his ideas about justice on the principle that governments should seek the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
When electricity began to be understood, this was thought to afford a satisfactory explanation, and the shooting stars were regarded by Beccaria and Vassali as merely electrical sparks.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 by Various
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