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Balfour

[ bal-foor, -fer ]

noun

  1. Arthur James 1st Earl of Balfour, 1848–1930, British statesman and writer: prime minister 1902–05.


Balfour

/ ˈbælfɔː; -fə; -fʊə /

noun

  1. BalfourArthur James, 1st Earl of Balfour18481930MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Arthur James , 1st Earl of Balfour. 1848–1930, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1902–05); foreign secretary (1916–19)
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The ceremony was conducted by a family friend, who was the registrar at that time, in the local Balfour Hospital, where the registry office was situated.

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Construction giant Balfour Beatty, for example, has a policy of not using the fuel, citing sustainability concerns.

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The Palestine Action Group said it had "abducted" the busts to mark Balfour Declaration of 2 November, 1917, in which British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour supported establishing a "national home for Jewish people".

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Palestine Action said one if its activists had "ruined" a 1914 painting of Lord Balfour at Trinity College, part of the University of Cambridge.

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“They have sufficient diversity to cope with a wide range of conditions,” says Balfour.

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