Bernard
['bɜ:nəd] or ['bərnɑrd]
Definition
(noun.) French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878).
Edited by Augustus--From WordNet
Examples
- It was a profound observation when Bernard Shaw said that men dread liberty because of the bewildering responsibility it imposes and the uncommon alertness it demands. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Bernard has sold his soul. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- In his desire for the greatest subjects for his windows and the finest treatment of them, Bernard turned to Italy, the home of the great painters, and copied their works. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Back in the '80's he was working with the Webbs, Bernard Shaw, Sidney Olivier, Annie Besant and others in socialist propaganda. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Bernard Shaw says he has found that substitute in going to church when there's no service. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Surely Bernard Shaw was not describing the Englishman alone when he said in The Man of Destiny that . Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It was vintage time in the valleys on the Swiss side of the Pass of the Great Saint Bernard, and along the banks of the Lake of Geneva. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It was the age when the churches of France were being made glorious with windows of many-colored glass, and Bernard, watching the glass-workers, dared to ask if they would take him as apprentice. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Bernard Shaw has found time to do no end of campaigning and even the parochial politics of a vestryman has not seemed too insignificant for his Fabian enthusiasm. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- At Paris he came in contact with the lead ers of the scientific world--Claude Bernard, Balard, Dumas, Biot. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It is what Bernard Shaw calls the reformer's habit of mistaking his private emotions for a public movement. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It was among this crowd in London that Bernard Shaw was employed before he became famous. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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