Priestley

[preest-lee]

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J(ohn) B(oynton) 1894–1984, English novelist.
Joseph, 1733–1804, English chemist, author, and clergyman.

Priestley

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J ( ohn ) B ( oynton ). 1894–1984, English author. His works include the novels The Good Companions (1929) and Angel Pavement (1930) and the play An Inspector Calls (1946)
Joseph. 1733–1804, English chemist, political theorist, and clergyman, in the US from 1794. He discovered oxygen (1774) independently of Scheele and isolated and described many other gases

Priestley

British chemist who discovered oxygen (1774) and 10 other gases, including hydrogen chloride, sulphur dioxide, and ammonia.

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Taken prisoner and brought on board the ship the Sea Witch is Ben Priestley, a British naval navigator.

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Nigel Priestley is a specialist adoption solicitor and an adopter himself.

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Jason Priestley, who played her twin brother on 90210, wrote on Instagram he was "shocked and saddened" by the news.

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"We have a bit of control over this as a society," says lead author Prof Piers Forster, director of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures at the University of Leeds.

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State Rep. Monique Priestley, a Democrat and a sponsor of the bill, told colleagues Friday night that without thoughtful and comprehensive measures, gaps can be exploited, undermining the protections legislators were seeking.

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