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And to say no more in _Aerial Discoveries_, there has been a wonderful progress made by the _Noble Engine_ of _the most Illustrious Mr. Boyle_, whom it becomes me to mention with all honour, not only as my particular Patron, but as the _Patron_ of _Philosophy_ it self; which he every day _increases_ by his _Labours_, and _adorns_ by his _Example_.
Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon Robert Hooke 1669
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I think part of this is the fact the due to RL abuse the terms Patron and Sponsor appear to mean the same thing.
On Artists and their Patrons aka Larry Pixel 2009
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I know that Patron is an affectation for some NoB and they are willing to pay the price for snob appeal.
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I doubt that Patron is worth the price, which I believe to be a NoB price.
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Patron is a brand made in Guadalajara for export only. ken_in_dfw
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While I do not disagree with the posting that Patron is for export only, last night, in response to Doriabars query, I went to the liquor store next to SuperLake in San Antonio Tlayacapan and asked if the had Patron.
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I doubt that Patron is worth the price, which I believe to be a NoB price.
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I know that Patron is an affectation for some NoB and they are willing to pay the price for snob appeal.
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From there we went to the senate room, where Olivia Chow - who I call the Patron Saint of the Resisters - had a reception prepared for us.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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Censoring flap: On the heels of Vicky’s recent post about children’s literature running toward the bloodthirsty, recent Newberry Award-winning book THE HIGHER POWER OF LUCKY by Susan Patron, is being pulled out of some library shelves because the book features the word ‘scrotum’.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Happy Chinese New Year! 2007
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