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Manchester School

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noun

  1. a school of economists in England in the first half of the 19th century, devoted to free trade and the repeal of the Corn Law, led by Richard Cobden and John Bright.


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Prof Kevin Singh, head of the Manchester School of Architecture, explains modern building techniques mean many of an architect's ideas are possible to construct, though there are limitations.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

Both men worked for Applied ABC, a contracted provider for the Manchester School District.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

She could not even study life drawing in Britain - female students at Manchester School of Art were only allowed access to draped figures - so she travelled to Rome and Paris to do so.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2018

But while that remains the most famous play of the Eccles-born Brighouse, who was a leading light in the celebrated Manchester School of Writers, he was no one-hit wonder.

From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2010

As with the "Manchester School," so with the term "Manchester men," it is used with a geographical indefiniteness; as when we speak of any one belonging to a shire instead of a town.

From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob

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