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His works have been published by Theodore Presser, C. F. Peters and Oxford University Press, and in many hymnals.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2015
Friday’s was caused by a truck offloading material at the C. F. Industries plant, which produces nitrogen, among other chemicals, for fertilizers, said Lt.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2013
Juxtaposed against approximately 3.5 million U.S. human resources practicing the profession just in K-12, and the propositions by J. C. F. Gauss, it is amazing that the franchise is as excellent as it has been.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2012
To tough-minded Captain C. F. Behrens, executive officer, it was a matter for emergency action.
From Time Magazine Archive
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And on second thought, white- haired old C. F. Smith had actually been the brain behind the victory at Donelson.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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Afterward, the succession runs thus: a o i d h n r s t u y c f g l m w b k p q x z.
From International Short Stories American by Various
Afterwards, succession runs thus: a o i d h n r s t u y c f g l m w b k p q x z.
From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Willis, Nathaniel Parker
It consists of a hollow cylinder, A b c f, Pl. vii. fig.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine
According to M. Cuoq, twelve letters suffice to represent it: a, c, f, h, i, k, n, o, r, s, t, w.
From The Iroquois Book of Rites by Hale, Horatio
Strike a b horizontally from a, c d from d; let fall the verticals, make c f equal m n, the maximum; and draw h f.
From The Poetry of Architecture Or, the Architecture of the Nations of Europe Considered in its Association with Natural Scenery and National Character by Ruskin, John
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