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{301} This article has different names in different tribes; thus it is called a bian among the Fan, a tarwiz, gree-gree, etc., on other parts of the Coast.
Travels in West Africa Mary H. Kingsley 1881
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These needles, called bian stone needles, have been discovered in Chinese ruins from the New Stone Age.
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27 This article has different names in different tribes; thus it is called a bian among the Fan, a tarwiz, gree-gree, etc., on other parts of the
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Before the Han dynasty, the social group of which these thinkers were a part was known as the bian zhe ” “disputers” or
School of Names Fraser, Chris 2005
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I wouldn't be surprised if Chen Shui-bian were sentenced to death by KMT's court.
Global Voices in English » Taiwan: Response to Ex-President’s Life Sentence 2009
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It's already very obvious that KMT want Chen to die. jgdeutsch: A life sentence for Chen Shui-bian?
Global Voices in English » Taiwan: Response to Ex-President’s Life Sentence 2009
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Former Taiwanese leader Chen Shui bian was sentenced to life imprisonment on 11 September and Portnoy has made an excellent summary of Twitterers 'responses from Taiwan.
Global Voices in English » China and Hong Kong: Ex-president’s life sentence, a farce or a victory? 2009
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TimMaddog: Taiwan's former President Chen Shui-bian and his wife Wu Shu-jen just sentenced to life imprisonment.
Global Voices in English » Taiwan: Response to Ex-President’s Life Sentence 2009
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Tainan is the hometown of former President Chen Shui-bian.
Global Voices in English » Taiwan: Racist cartoon causes controversy 2009
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Whether Chen Shui-bian broke the law is irrelevant at this point as the process of criminal procedure during discovery was so politically tainted with a preordained goal, it puts the rest of society at risk.
Global Voices in English » Taiwan: Response to Ex-President’s Life Sentence 2009
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