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/ ɑːԲ /

noun

  1. a type of red marble, often with white or blue graining, that comes from Belgium
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rance1

C19: apparently from French ranche rod, pole
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Jo Rance, an affected resident, told BBC Radio Cornwall she witnessed roof tiles "flying off through the windows".

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David Garland, 39, and Jack Rance, 28, both of no fixed address, Mark Roberts, 38, of Juniper Close, Yeovil, and Reuben Clare, 18, of Sherborne Road, Yeovil, are accused of murdering Michael Wheeler.

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Professor Aggidis said: "Great Britain has the second largest tidal range in the world and major barrages have been considered since Victorian times. Globally, there are two large scale schemes currently in operation, La Rance in France which was completed in 1967 and Lake Sihwa in South Korea from 2011; both schemes generate significant quantities of cheap sustainable electricity."

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Far bigger dams - or barrages - have been built to generate electricity, notably at La Rance in France in 1966 and at Sihwa Lake in South Korea in 2011.

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We were sharing an apartment and his dad, Rance, called and read some of the trade reviews to us, which were glowing, and we were thrilled.

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