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Lin

 (lĭn), Maya Ying Born 1959.
American sculptor and architect whose public works include the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC (1982).
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lin

(lɪn)
vb (tr)
to cease or desist from
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lin.

1. lineal.
2. linear.
3. liniment.
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Noun1.lin - United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)Lin - United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)
Maya Lin
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I had noticed him at luncheon, and Ah Lin, the Chinese boy, told me he had come from the Paumotus on the boat that had that day arrived.
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Moliere set to work tracing out lines on the mirror, with a piece of Spanish chalk, following in all the make of my arms and my shoulders, all the while expounding this maxim, which I thought admirable: 'It is advisable that a dress should not incommode its wearer.'"
"And change Coc into Poc , nard into lin ; and instead of Coquenard I shall have Poquelin."
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Next, I noticed Mer- lin gliding away from me; and then I noticed that my lasso was gone!
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If suc be the case, and the vulture is on the wing at a height o between three and four thousand feet, before it could com within the range of vision, its distance in a straight lin from the beholder's eye, would be rather more than tw British miles.
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PROPERTY BOOK OFFICERS (PBOS) AND SUPPLY SERGEANTS WHO BALANCE THE BOOKS MAY HAVE ALREADY CROSSED PATHS AND PENS WITH SOME OF THIS MONTH'S COMMO-RELATED LINS.
Property book pointers for improving unit EOH readiness
Lins has been working with air vents, air ducts, and puffy-cloud imagery for several years; here she has loosened and complicated her usual strict forms and endowed each work with an elaborate dreamlike narrative.
Pam Lins: Ten in One Gallery
The paradox of a writer recognized and snubbed in his own country can be explained at least in part by the fact that Lins was always an outsider, uncompromising in the pursuit of his art and his principles, never part of literary cliques or fads.
Osman Lins: an introduction
Property book officers (PBOs) and supply sergeants should flag these LINs and check their property books.
Property book pointers for improving unit EOH readiness: Part IV
In the following chart, these problem LINs are listed along with their nomenclatures and suggested solutions.
Property book pointers for improving unit EOH readiness: Part III
Here are some more problem LINs that ma\ be found on a unit's property book.
Property book pointers for improving unit eoh readiness: part 2
* If your list of equipment contains fewer than 10 LINs, LOGSA will accept them over the phone.
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