G.C.B.
abbreviation
Grand Cross of the Bath.
G.C.B.
Americanabbreviation
GCB
British
abbreviation
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But the life of the party has not been punctilious Chairman Josiah Charles, Earon Stamp of Shortlands, G.C.B.,
From Time Magazine Archive
On leaving India in 1861 he was decorated with the G.C.B.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
Sir Thomas Foley rose to be full admiral and G.C.B.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
The point on which we landed was named after Admiral Sir Richard Godwin Keats, G.C.B.,
From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John
He was voted an annuity of £4,000 a year, and created Viscount Eversley, receiving also the G.C.B.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Benson, Arthur Christopher
"GCB" is based on a novel by Kim Gatlin, who serves as the lone female writer on the show.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2012
Gingrich is criticizing the comedy-drama "GCB," which has also been called "Good Christian Belles."
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2012
Next, Gabfesters weigh in on the new ABC series GCB, starring Kristin Chenoweth.
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2012
In the end, I have a hard time believing that anyone will see themselves insulted by GCB: its target is not Christians but phonies, not the 1% but TV-soap oafs, and not people but cartoons.
From Time ● Mar. 2, 2012
The gametes produced by the two parents are GCB, and gcB, and the constitution of the F1 animals must be GgCcBB.
From Mendelism Third Edition by Punnett, Reginald Crundall
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