The Latin phrase e pluribus unum is found on the seal of the United States, adopted by an Act of their Congress in 1782. |
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When the seal exhales, the bear smells its breath, reaches into the hole with a forepaw, and drags it out onto the ice. |
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The seal blubber is used to make seal oil, which is marketed as a fish oil supplement. |
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In 2001, two percent of Canada's raw seal oil was processed and sold in Canadian health stores. |
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The Canary Islands were also formerly home to a population of the rarest pinniped in the world, the Mediterranean monk seal. |
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On 4 September 1945, the soldiers were picked up by a Norwegian seal hunting vessel and surrendered to its captain. |
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The town seal which is believed to date from this period names the town as Sweyse. |
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On the contrary, wealthy merchants bought themselves into the nobility by becoming landowners and acquiring a coat of arms and a seal. |
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Distinguishing features of this earless seal include square fore flippers and thick bristles on its muzzle. |
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The bearded seal is unique in the subfamily Phocinae in having two pairs of teats, a feature it shares with monk seals. |
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Natural predators of the bearded seal include polar bears, who rely on these seals as a major food source. |
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Clay was dumped on the river bed to seal the hole and the tunnel was drained but mining was now more difficult. |
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The design would be altered in later generations to form the royal seal of England. |
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The harp seal population is found in three separate populations, each of which uses a specific breeding site. |
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Then the wireline truck sets a plug in the well to temporarily seal off that section so the next section of the wellbore can be treated. |
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There is no scientific explanation for the increase in sightings and range of the hooded seal. |
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It is known that the hooded seal is generally a solitary species, except during breeding and moulting seasons. |
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The hooded seal is known for its uniquely elastic nasal cavity located at the top of its head, also known as the hood. |
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The hood begins to inflate as the seal makes its initial breath prior to going underwater. |
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It then begins to repetitively deflate and inflate as the seal is swimming. |
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This membrane, when shaken, is able to produce various sounds and calls depending on whether the seal is underwater or on land. |
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Its coat is dark with silver rings on the back and sides with a silver belly, from which this seal gets its vernacular name. |
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The taxonomy of ringed seal has been much debated and revised in the literature. |
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The ringed seal maintains a breathing hole in the ice thus allowing it to use ice habitat that other seals cannot. |
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I bought a very nice Saab because some mullethead used half a tube or more of blue silicone seal to glue on a transmission cover. |
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Climate change is potentially the most serious threat to ringed seal populations since much of their habitat is dependent upon pack ice. |
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Birthing lairs are often destroyed before the seal pup is able to forage on its own leading to poor body condition. |
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The three last subspecies are isolated from the others, like the closely related Baikal seal and Caspian seal. |
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After he had first marched on Rome in 49 BC, he forcibly opened the treasury, although a tribune had the seal placed on it. |
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The seal of agreement was to be marriage between Rollo and Gisla, daughter of Charles. |
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To seal the treaty, a marriage between Blanche of Castile, John's niece, and Louis the Lion, Philip's son, was contracted. |
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One of them is the Mediterranean monk seal which is considered to be among the world's most endangered marine mammals. |
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In an attempt to seal up the northern exits of the North Sea, the Allies developed the North Sea Mine Barrage. |
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An inflatable rubber hose around the turret ring created a waterproof seal between the hull and turret. |
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If a badger dies within the sett, its conspecifics will seal off the chamber and dig a new one. |
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You may want to seal the windows with plastic to stop drafts. |
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It is a major breeding ground of harp seal and hooded seal that has been used for seal hunting for more than 200 years. |
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It is a major breeding ground for seals, including harp seal, hooded seal and gray seal. |
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It was discovered in the early 18th century by British whalers and since late 1750s was used for seal hunting. |
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Around 5 April 1952, a major storm resulted in disappearance of ships with 79 Norwegian seal hunters on board. |
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On the other hand, former Great Britain international Hugh Waddell, Ali Blee and Tait again all scored to seal a Scottish victory. |
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The Caribbean monk seal which lived in the Caribbean is considered extinct. |
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They were sealed with the royal great seal by an official called the spigurnel, equipped with a special seal press, using beeswax and resin. |
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The seals are further protected by international agreements, and fur seal populations are recovering. |
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The next expedition to arrive at the island was American Benjamin Morrell and his seal hunting ship Wasp. |
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The eared seal was protected on and around the island in 1929 and in 1935 all seals around the island were protected. |
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A 1612 seal of Trinity College, Dublin shows uncoloured cross and saltire flags. |
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The arms were granted by Arthur Vicars in 1901, based on a 1612 seal showing uncoloured cross and saltire flags. |
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It was from this basal line that both the sea lions and the remaining fur seal genus, Callorhinus, are thought to have diverged. |
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The excretion of the resin by certain plants is thought to be an evolutionary adaptation for protection from insects and to seal wounds. |
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It was read to the dying Isabella, who ordered her Lady of the Bedchamber to seal it. |
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Vacuum bag moulding uses a flexible film to enclose the part and seal it from outside air. |
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This procedure forms a seal at both ends of the bag, when the vacuum is ready to be drawn. |
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Ivory was prized for containers due to its ability to keep an airtight seal. |
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A slab of seal blubber could be left to melt over the lamp feeding it with more fat. |
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The Flag of Florida is a red saltire on a white field, with the state seal in the centre. |
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The Shanghai International Municipality used a flag with a red saltire on a white field, with its seal in the middle. |
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The Coat of Arms, which represents the union of the provinces, came into use in 1813 as the seal for official documents. |
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However, William's seal has given rise to a counter claim of Ellerslie in Ayrshire. |
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Wallace's personal seal bears the archer's insignia, so he may have fought as an archer in Edward's army. |
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This is, nonetheless, the only surviving 1215 copy still to have its great seal attached. |
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Engraved gems are small carved gems, including cameos, originally used as seal rings. |
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This iron cement was used to fix and harden the joints of steam engines, thus creating a hard durable seal. |
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The originator's seal was attached pendent from the document, so that it did not have to be broken in order for the document to be read. |
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No explicit government approval is contained within letters patent, only the seal or signature of the monarch. |
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The city has two Latin mottoes, which appeared on the earliest burgh seal of which an impression of 1296 is on record. |
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Be sure to seal the jar airtightly or the contents will go bad from exposure to oxygen. |
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Now he's put the final seal on his Kingship, his halidom, by slaying a challenger in the Wood. |
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The common or harbour seal and the grey seal are both resident in the Irish Sea. |
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By the Middle Minoan age a new set for seal forms, motifs and materials appear. |
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Various species of seal, whale and dolphin are found on or around British shores and coastlines. |
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The wife of Saher was Margaret sister and coheir of Robert Earl of Leicester, whose seal exhibits a cinqfoil. |
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If a forger tries to remove an applied seal from its document, it will almost certainly break. |
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Press gently all the way around to seal the edges and keep the chocolate in. Bake for 10 minutes and eat hot or cold. Easy peasy, lovely jubbly! |
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Governments sometimes sent letters to citizens under the governmental seal for their eyes only, known as letters secret. |
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The Bridge House Estates seal used only the image of Becket, while the reverse featured a depiction of his martyrdom. |
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Professional engineers may also be legally entitled to seal any document they prepare. |
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They have been used since ancient times as the personal seal of an individual. |
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It was easy add his the new merit badge to his uniform because the patch had a hot seal backing. |
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There are recipes for preparing many different types of animals, including whale, crane, curlew, heron, seal and porpoise. |
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The Pembrokeshire grey seal population didn't appear to be affected too much and impacts to subtidal wildlife were limited. |
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It is distinguished from the harbor seal by its straight head profile, nostrils set well apart, and fewer spots on its body. |
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Bull Greys have larger noses and a less curved profile than common seal bulls. |
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In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the grey seal breeds in several colonies on and around the coasts. |
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Aquatic wildlife, such as species of sea turtle, shark, seal, whale, and dolphin, are common off the coast. |
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However, it is clear that the grey seal will eat whatever is available, including octopus and lobsters. |
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The borough of Queens in New York City uses a Tudor Rose on its flag and seal. |
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During the forming of a county council by the Local Government Act 1888 adoption of a common seal was required. |
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Many nations have a seal or emblem in addition to a national flag and a national coat of arms. |
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At least one grey seal, probably escaped from captivity, has been observed in the Black Sea near the coasts of Ukraine. |
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These conical teeth are used to catch swift prey such as fish, squid or large mammals, such as seal. |
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Wildlife around Fishguard is rich with a wide variety of colourful wild flowers and sea mammals including the grey seal, porpoises and dolphins. |
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Along with the manuscripts are numerous seal impressions which are themselves of historic importance. |
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Only a few of the American states have adopted a coat of arms, which is usually designed as part of the respective state's seal. |
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Other marine mammal prey species include nearly 20 species of seal, sea lion and fur seal. |
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On the west coast of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, seal and sea lion populations have also substantially declined. |
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The sled dogs' barking is speculated to have sounded enough like seal calls to trigger the killer whale's hunting curiosity. |
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The harp symbol is used extensively by the state to mark official documents, Irish coinage and on the seal of the President of Ireland. |
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The pure white fur of harp seal pups conceals them in their Arctic environment. |
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The Romans were the first to seal pipes in concrete to resist the high water pressures developed in siphons and elsewhere. |
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The northern fur seal pants to help stay cool, while monk seals often dig holes in the sand to expose cooler layers to rest in. |
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The Baikal seal is the only freshwater species, though some ringed seals live in freshwater lakes in Russia close to the Baltic sea. |
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The longest recorded lifespans include 43 years for a wild female ringed seal and 46 years for a wild female grey seal. |
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An exception to this is the northern elephant seal, which feeds on fish at great depths in the open ocean. |
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The leopard seal, a prolific predator of penguins, is known to violently swing its prey back and forth until it is decapitated. |
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The leopard seal is known to prey on numerous other species, especially the crabeater seal. |
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New Zealand sea lions feed on pups of some fur seal species, and the South American sea lion may prey on South American fur seals. |
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Some of these species are serially monogamous, including the harp seal, crabeater seal and hooded seal. |
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The maritories of Weddell seal males can overlap with female breathing holes in the ice. |
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Grey seal males usually claim a location among a cluster of females whose members may change over time. |
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Once the elders returned to the cell, the seal was still in place, but Joseph was gone. |
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For otariids and some phocids like the harbor seal, mothers fast and nurse their pups for a few days at a time. |
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The Weddell seal has perhaps the most elaborate vocal repertoire with separate sounds for airborne and underwater contexts. |
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While most vocals are audible to the human ear, a captive leopard seal was recorded making ultrasonic calls underwater. |
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In 1971, a captive harbor seal named Hoover was trained to imitate human words, phrases and laughter. |
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One of the earliest Ancient Greek coins depicts the head of a seal, and the animals were mentioned by Homer and Aristotle. |
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Other species popularly kept in captivity include the grey seal and harbor seal. |
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Eventually, seal hunters used harpoons to spear the animals from boats out at sea, and hooks for killing pups on ice or land. |
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The use of firearms in seal hunting during the modern era drastically increased the number of killings. |
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Exploited species included harp seals, hooded seals, Caspian seals, elephant seals, walruses and all species of fur seal. |
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The northern elephant seal was hunted to near extinction in the late 19th century, with only a small population remaining on Guadalupe Island. |
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Carved on the Sultan's seal, they bore the names of the Sultan and his father. |
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It was likely a good swimmer, but could probably move only clumsily on land, much like a modern seal. |
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Red deer are common on the hills and the grey seal and common seal are present around the coasts of Scotland. |
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The etymology of the town's name is reflected in the presence of a squirrel in the town's coat of arms, a feature first documented by the 1441 seal. |
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All through the prayer he made little arp! arp! noises like a baby seal. |
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The seal barked as the zookeeper threw fish into its enclosure. |
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In the seal of Edward III. and Richard II. the king is seated in a niche, which is canopied and pinnacled in the usual style of niches in architectural work. |
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The papers weren't official until the seal had been embossed on them. |
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Signets and seal rings are functional, emblematic finger rings. |
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He managed to obtain from the vizier a firman bearing the Emir's personal seal and ordering all Bokharan officials to assist the party in every way possible. |
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Of these two seals, only the Baltic ringed seal suffers when there is not adequate ice in the Baltic Sea, as it feeds its young only while on ice. |
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The grey seal is adapted to reproducing also with no ice in the sea. |
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Uncertainty continued, and in 1227, when he was declared of age and able to rule independently, Henry announced that future charters had to be issued under his own seal. |
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By the end of 1470 Anne had previously been wedded to Edward of Westminster, only son of Henry VI, to seal her father's allegiance to the Lancastrian party. |
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Henry VII renewed his efforts to seal a marital alliance between England and Spain, by offering his second son in marriage to Arthur's widow Catherine. |
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However, a crown and orb was present on the lord protector's seal. |
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Distortion of the engine structure has to be controlled with suitable mount locations to maintain acceptable rotor and seal clearances and prevent rubbing. |
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To keep the load within the bearing specification seal diameters are chosen accordingly as, many years ago, on the backface of the impeller in the de Havilland Ghost engine. |
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The technology required the use of leather flaps to seal the vacuum pipes. |
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You can even use it as a seal on your magickal correspondence. |
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Garnet decided that Tesimond's account had been given under the seal of the confessional, and that canon law therefore forbade him to repeat what he had heard. |
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Public gratitude, therefore, stamps her seal upon it, and the meed should not be withheld which may here after operate as a stimulus to our gallant tars. |
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Marine mammals include the bottlenosed dolphin and grey seal. |
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Like a seal displaying the king in majesty, the coin broadcast the image of the ruler to his people and, more fundamentally, altered the simple nature of trade. |
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The location of one or more fractures along the length of the borehole is strictly controlled by various methods that create or seal holes in the side of the wellbore. |
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Even before dominating the region they had continued the cylinder seal tradition with designs which are often exceptionally energetic and refined. |
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A win or a draw would seal Scotland's place at the top of the table but Ireland mixture of Super League and local players were too good for Scotland. |
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He had previously fought against the Bruces at Bannockburn where he was taken prisoner and freed to return King Edward II's royal seal, lost in the rout. |
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Other great seal charters mentioned an altar dedicated for remembrance at St Giles', Edinburgh and the effect of the battle on Selkirk, a border town. |
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The Stirling seal only has the second part and it's slightly different. |
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There are two main ways in which a seal may be attached to a document. |
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A seal is a device for making an impression in wax, clay, paper, or some other medium, including an embossment on paper, and is also the impression thus made. |
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Because seals are commissioned by individuals and carved by artists, every seal is unique, and engravers often personalize the seals that they create. |
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The object in all cases is to help ensure authenticity by maintaining the integrity of the relationship between document and seal, and to prevent the seal's reuse. |
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A letter writer would fold the completed letter, pour wax over the joint formed by the top of the page, and then impress a ring or other seal matrix. |
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Later ecclesiastical synods require that letters under the bishop's seal should be given to priests when for some reason they lawfully quit their own proper diocese. |
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The importance of the seal as a means of authentication necessitated that when authority passed into new hands the old seal should be destroyed and a new one made. |
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The expression Seal of Approval refers to a formal approval, regardless whether it involves a seal or other external marking, by an authoritative person or institute. |
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Before the wedding mass was celebrated, Edward insisted that Llywelyn should put his seal to an adjustment to the agreement that they had previously made. |
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In the Western North Atlantic, the grey seal is typically found in large numbers in the coastal waters of Canada and south to about New Jersey in the United States. |
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In 2014, a male grey seal in the North Sea was documented and filmed killing and cannibalizing 11 pups of its own species over the course of a week. |
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At first grey seal populations increased slowly then rebounded from islands off Maine to Monomoy Island and Nantucket Island off of southern Cape Cod. |
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They also throw Marion into the tomb with Jones, and seal it shut. |
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Harbor seals are sometimes reluctant to haul out in the presence of humans, so shoreline development and access must be carefully studied in known locations of seal haul out. |
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The heart of a seal is moderately flattened to allow the lungs to deflate. |
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When a female elephant seal or grey seal is mounted by an unwanted male, she tries to squirm and get away, while croaking and slapping him with her tail. |
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However, Weddell seal hunting is prohibited between September and February if the animal is over one year of age, to ensure breeding stocks are healthy. |
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The Caribbean monk seal has been killed and exploited by Europeans settlers and their descendants since 1494, starting with Christopher Columbus himself. |
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The Hanseatic Kontore each had their own treasury, court and seal. |
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Flippers act as heat exchangers, warming or cooling the seal as needed. |
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Underwater, this seal closes its nostrils and smells nothing. |
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The Canadian seal hunt is monitored by the Canadian government. |
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Ringed seal are an important food item in particular for polar bears. |
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The Antarctic fur seal was very heavily hunted in the 18th and 19th centuries for its pelt by sealers from the United States and the United Kingdom. |
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Seven other Norwegian seal hunting vessels shipwrecked the same month. |
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Although the islands have a harsh climate and have never been permanently occupied, they have long been used as a base for fishing and seal hunting. |
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They also brought seal, dolphin and probably whale meat back to the cave. |
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The seals are the ringed seal, the harp seal and the grey seal. |
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In 1441, the town used an official seal listing its name as Eherneborgh. |
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After filling a cylinder, a seal is welded onto the cylinder head. |
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