ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRIZE
From Old French prise a capture, from Latin prehendere to seize; influenced also by Middle English prise reward.
10 QUOTES WITH «PRIZE»
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prize.
The prize seemed to change my professional life very little.
Journalists prize independence - not teamwork.
The prize money for first place was $2,800, but I didn't take it because I was still an amateur.
In all honesty, at that time, I never saw myself as an author... I was just a Mom in a state of panic, trying to enter a short story contest to win the prize money in order to keep the lights on in my home.
I like cast iron coated with enamel for longevity and forgiveness if I happen to take my eyes off the prize while pouring Chianti.
Fatherhood is not a matter of station or wealth. It is a matter of desire, diligence and determination to see one's family exalted in the celestial kingdom. If that prize is lost, nothing else really matters.
Wake the power within thee slumbering, trim the plot that's in thy keeping, thou wilt bless the task when reaping sweet labour's prize.
What's important to me is that all of my books are in print - and, in a way, that becomes the challenge, not winning this prize or getting that review. It's that the work is there, and you can walk into many bookshops throughout the world and buy it.
I also won one from the emperor of Japan, with a prize for the arts. That's important.
To be awarded a prize which takes its name from an illustrious Dutchman who at the same time was a great citizen of Europe and through his writings did so much to open up our modern world of sensibility and thought is indeed a most signal honour.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIZE»
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prize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
prize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The
Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
Deemed "the best history of oil ever written" by Business Week and with more than 300,000 copies in print, Daniel Yergin’s Pulitzer Prize–winning account of the global pursuit of oil, money, and power has been extensively updated to ...
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Far From The Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
**WINNER OF THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE 2014** A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Sometimes your child - the most familiar person of all - is radically different from you. The saying goes that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
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The Nobel
Prize: A History of Genius, Controversy, and Prestige
A history of the Nobel Prize reveals the biases and controversies inherent in the choosing of award winners in each field, scandals, corruption, and the problems stemming from a refusal to change with modern times.
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Purple Princess Wins the
Prize
When Isabel reads about a princess going on a quest, she decides to go on a quest for a trophy to show her brothers she is just as good as they are.
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Who's who of Pulitzer
Prize Winners
List Pulitzer Prize winners in thirty-nine different categories, arranged chronologically, with biographical and career information, selected works, other awards, and a brief commentary, along with material on Pulitzer.
Elizabeth A. Brennan, Elizabeth C. Clarage, 1999
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The Millennium
Prize Problems
The present volume sets forth the official description of each of the seven problems and the rules governing the prizes. It also contains an essay by Jeremy Gray on the history of prize problems in mathematics.
James A. Carlson, Arthur Jaffe, Andrew Wiles, 2006
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Eyes Off the
Prize: The United Nations and the African ...
A 2003 account of the politics that forced the NAACP to abandon their human rights agenda.
Carol Elaine Anderson, 2003
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Schopenhauer:
Prize Essay on the Freedom of the Will
New translation of Schopenhauer's brilliant and elegant essay on free will and determinism.
Schopenhauer, Günter Zöller, 1999
With her beauty blossoming, Helen’s journey takes her beyond the mythology of the Golden Fleece to Athens, where her very future as Queen of Sparta is threatened. From the Hardcover edition.
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100 Amazing First-
Prize Science Fair Projects
Suggests science projects involving electricity, light, sound, biology, chemistry, weather, and ecology.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIZE»
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prize is used in the context of the following news items.
Vladimir Putin says Sepp Blatter deserves Nobel Prize
Vladimir Putin has said that Sepp Blatter deserves to win the Nobel Prize and does not believe a word of the corruption allegations against the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
The magnificent 70: Guardian Not the Booker prize longlist announced
The nominations are in: here are the contenders for this year's Not the Booker prize. The next stage – creating the shortlist – is up to you. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Guardian children's fiction prize book club: A Song for Ella Grey by …
David Almond, author of the Guardian children's fiction prize 2015 longlisted A Song For Ella Grey. Photograph: Sara Jane Palmer. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
PACIFIC PADDLE GAMES ANNOUNCES $55000 PRIZE PURSE
In a few short months, $55,000—the largest prize purse in SUP history—will be doled out among elite finishers at the inaugural Pacific Paddle ... «SUP Magazine, Jul 15»
Labour should win the Turner prize – it's a disastrous piece of …
If a housing estate can make the shortlist for the prestigious art prize, why not a ... Is it really possible the Labour party can win the Turner prize? «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Connemara basket maker wins top prize at RDS Craft Awards
Connemara basket maker wins top prize at RDS Craft Awards. Jul 27, 2015. Irish Times; 2 mins 41 secs. Connemara basket maker Joe Hogan ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
Spacey, Legend, Pulitzer Prize-winning author highlight UB speaker …
An Academy Award-winning actor, a popular singer-songwriter and a Pulitzer Prize winner headline the list of speakers for the University at ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
Hugo Rifkind and Samantha Ellis named as Wingate Prize judges
The annual prize, which was established in 1977, is open to works of fiction and non-fiction which best “translate the idea of Jewishness to the ... «Jewish Chronicle, Jul 15»
Randolph County man wins $200000 scratch-off prize
RALEIGH, N.C. — Archdale resident George Heaston is the first player to claim a $200,000 top prize in the King's Ransom scratch-off game. «myfox8.com, Jul 15»
Winner of the McDonald's prize pack
Please respond by Friday to claim your prize. Thanks to all for entering and to McDonald's for donating the prize! The McDonald's restaurant at ... «WRAL.com, Jul 15»
