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Buckland

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/ ˈbʌklənd /

noun

  1. William . 1784–1856, English geologist; he became a proponent of the idea of catastrophic ice ages

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The books themselves were both 1836 works about fossils, written by geologist Reverend William Buckland.

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John Beresford, managing director of Buckland Development, which is building the village, said the idea was to minimise the disruption on the motorway.

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Signatories to that statement included ex-justice secretary Robert Buckland, former attorney general Dominic Grieve, and Lady Cherie Blair, a human rights lawyer and wife of former prime minister Sir Tony Blair.

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Shea Buckland Jones of WWF Cymru said "Wales' reliance on imported soy" had left "a trail of destruction from the forests of Brazil to the rivers of Wales".

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David Buckland and Graham Charlesworth say that on the main island of Hirta, hundreds of sheep starve to death every winter due to a lack of grazing.

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