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Nash

[ nash ]

noun

  1. John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
  2. Ogden, 1902–71, U.S. writer of humorous verse.
  3. Also Nashe. Thomas, Pasquil, 1567–1601, English dramatist, novelist, and satirical pamphleteer.


Nash

/ næʃ /

noun

  1. NashJohn17521835MEnglishMISC: town plannerARCHITECTURE: architect John. 1752–1835, English town planner and architect. He designed Regent's Park, Regent Street, and the Marble Arch in London
  2. NashOgden19021971MUSWRITING: poet Ogden. 1902–71, US humorous poet
  3. NashPaul18891946MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARTS AND CRAFTS: artist Paul. 1889–1946, English painter, noted esp as a war artist in both World Wars and for his landscapes
  4. NashRichard16741762MEnglishMISC: dandy Richard, known as Beau Nash. 1674–1762, English dandy
  5. See Nashe
    See (Thomas) Nashe
  6. NashSir Walter18821968MNew ZealandBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Sir Walter . 1882–1968, New Zealand Labour statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1957–60)


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Nash said that she questioned John Pelletier, who was then the head of the agency, and his deputy, Eleanor Maciag, about better enforcement of attorney assignments.

Nash surely can find success by empowering his three stars, but he needs to exert greater control in key moments.

Nash and the Nets, now 9-7 and owners of a bottom-10 defense, watched passively and barely adjusted as Sexton enjoyed his out-of-body experience.

Perhaps Nash’s greatest coaching virtues are his ability to connect with his stars and his willingness to trust them in the same way he was trusted by coaches during his playing days.

Coach and player didn’t quite seem to be on the same page during Irving’s recent absence, and Nash has adopted a hands-off approach to game management.

Nash, who received a face transplant, also lost her sight because of a disease she caught from Travis.

No girl,” said my friend Al Bartz, “is willing to be seen dead in a Nash Rambler.

He “discovered” Ray Charles and helped shape the careers of the Rolling Stones, John Coltrane and Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

"There's a lot of debate about the impact of extensions but my gut feeling is that giving them hurts the job picture," said Nash.

"Having these extensions, while they give some people a way to live, are not the best thing to do," Nash argued.

One of the first tracts wholly devoted to tobacco is entitled Nash's "Lenten Stuffe."

It must be confessed that Nash is chiefly famous as a caustic pamphleteer and an unscrupulous satirist.

Nash wrote for bare existence—to use his own words, ‘contending with the cold, and conversing with scarcity.’

What would you have said had you seen Nash or Green, when you interest yourself about the poor mimes you supped with last night?

Mr. Nash inquired, leaning over his friend to speak to the girl.

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