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Manning

[ man-ing ]

noun

  1. Henry Edward, 1808–92, English prelate and ecclesiastical writer: cardinal 1875–92.


Manning

/ ˈmænɪŋ /

noun

  1. ManningHenry Edward18081892MBritishRELIGION: clergyman Henry Edward. 1808–92, British churchman. Originally an Anglican, he was converted to Roman Catholicism (1851) and made archbishop of Westminster (1865) and cardinal (1875)
  2. ManningOlivia19081980FBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: short-story writer Olivia. 1908–80, British novelist and short-story writer, best known for her novel sequence Fortunes of War , comprising the Balkan Trilogy (1960–65) and the Levant Trilogy (1977–80)


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Manning, his greatest contemporary, has been out of the game for five years.

While Manning had a terrific season and was in the prime of his career, Grossman was the league’s 24th-rated passer that year and didn’t have much individual success before or after his only Super Bowl appearance.

Marcel and Manning lay everything on the line to assist a sick woman.

Rivers fell short of a Super Bowl appearance while Manning and Roethlisberger managed two Super Bowl victories each.

Others noted Monday that Manning reportedly convinced the New York Jets to hire Adam Gase and now could bring the newly fired Gase to Knoxville.

A guard is manning the door, which is always kept ajar so she can be monitored.

The trio formed the Sad Boys collective, with Sherm and Gud on production and Lean manning the mic.

For transgender individuals with military experience, there are deeply conflicting emotions about Manning.

In fact, an agent is manning the follow-up calls into the security room to make sure that the site is aware of the movement.

Manning is a broad man with salt and pepper hair, a receding hairline, and rimless glasses.

Of the thirty-six artillery men manning the guns, twenty-four had been killed and wounded.

There was Cliff Manning, you turned the cold shoulder to him because he couldnt talk grammar.

(b) Were the arrangements for manning and launching the boats on board the Titanic in case of emergency proper and sufficient?

The total number of crew taken on board the Carpathia exceeded the number which would be required for manning the boats.

The dispute with Spain caused a temporary increase in the manning of the navy, and in 1771 the number mustered was 25,836.

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