Moniz
An·to·nio Ca·e·ta·no de A·bre·u Fre·i·re E·gas [ahn-taw-nyoo-kah-uh-tah-nooduhuh-bre-oofruh-ee-ruh-ee-guhsh], /ɑ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ ˌkɑ əˈtɑ nʊ də əˈbrɛ ʊ frəˈi rə ˈi gəʃ/, 1874–1955, Portuguese neurosurgeon: Nobel Prize 1949.
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Through these intergenerational narratives all set against the swampy backdrop of Florida, Moniz creates a portrait of women taking stock of their lives and what matters most to them.
President Obama nominated supersmart MIT physicist Ernest Moniz to run the Department of Energy.
Nominated Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz’s Crazy Hairdo | Misty White Sidell | March 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe organization lambasted Moniz for his preference for fossil fuels as an energy source and for being a fracking “cheerleader.”
Environmental Groups Target Ernest Moniz, President Obama’s Likely Choice for Energy Secretary | Miranda Green | February 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“We have terrible things happen sometimes, despite the best care, in hospitals,” Moniz says.
Home Birth: Increasingly Popular, But Dangerous | Michelle Goldberg | June 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe watched them with scowling brows and tightened lips, Moniz and Nunes silent behind him.
The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series | Rafael Sabatini
He was awakened early by a chamberlain at the urgent instances of Emigio Moniz, who was demanding immediate audience.
The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series | Rafael SabatiniBut Emigio Moniz and the elder members of his council refused to laugh.
The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series | Rafael SabatiniBut the most curious thing in the whole church is the tomb of Egas Moniz himself.
Portuguese Architecture | Walter Crum WatsonIn his conduct after this behaviour of his ward and pupil, old Egas Moniz showed how fit he was to have been the tutor of a hero.
The Story of the Nations: Portugal | H. Morse Stephens
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