TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE DUTCH»
The term «the Dutch» is very widely used and occupies the
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10 QUOTES WITH «THE DUTCH»
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the Dutch.
When I was a teenager, my idol was the Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff. He's the only person I've ever asked for an autograph.
My friend, the Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, was murdered in 2004 for having been insufficiently reverent toward Islam.
If I had been prime minister, I would have offered apologies to the Dutch Jewish community without hesitation. This would refer both to our government's attitude during the Second World War and to the very late postwar discovery that the restitution process had been poorly conceived.
My feeling is that if all Catholics or Reformed Christians had been deported to Germany, the Dutch government in London would have instructed the population in the occupied Netherlands to help them.
In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking too much. The French are with equal advantage content, So we clap on Dutch bottoms just twenty per cent.
People say 'Why would you learn Dutch? Nobody speaks it. Why not French?' Even the Dutch say that to me! I say because I want to live here, I think it's only common courtesy that I speak the language.
They do not air 'GH' in Holland, so I don't get recognized. But the Dutch are wonderfully unimpressed with celebrity, so even if the show did play over there it probably wouldn't affect things much. It's a wonderful life and I am so blessed.
To play Holland, you have to play the Dutch.
The residence of the Plymouth settlers in the Netherlands, and the later conquest of the Dutch colonies, had brought the Americans into contact with the singularly wise and free institutions of the Dutch.
The Dutch film industry is a pretty small community, so within Holland, I think most actors know each other and have worked with each other.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE DUTCH»
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the Dutch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
the Dutch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dutch II: Angel's Revenge
. . OR DESTROY THEM. DUTCH II: ANGEL'S REVENGE She is the most merciless of his lieutenants, with style and skills that even the hardest hustlers fear . . . and none survive.
2
Blacks in
the Dutch World:
The Evolution of Racial Imagery ...
Blacks in the Dutch World examines the interaction between Black history and Dutch history to gain an understanding of the historical development of racial attitudes.
3
Reading
the Book of Nature in
the Dutch Golden Age, 1575-1715
This book offers a fascinating account on how Dutch intellectuals contemplated, investigated, represented and collected natural objects, and how the notion of the 'Book of Nature' was transformed.
4
The Dutch Garden in
the Seventeenth Century
This wide-ranging collection of essays charts the history, scope, and spread of Dutch garden art during the seventeenth century. A group of scholars, mostly Dutch, surveys what has been called the golden age of Dutch garden design.
5
The Dutch Slave Trade, 1500-1850
P.C. Emmer, one of the most prominent experts in this field, tells the story of Dutch involvement in the trade from the beginning of the 17th century–much later than the Spaniards and the Portuguese–and goes on to show how the trade ...
6
The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of
Dutch ...
Describes the cultural and social milieu of seventeenth-century Holland, where, despite great material wealth and general prosperity, an "anxiety of superabundance" permeated all aspects of the culture
7
Discovering
the Dutch: On Culture and Society of
the Netherlands
"Judicious, useful, expert and concise - it would be hard to imagine a better guide to the cultural and historical reality of Dutch society today." Jonathan Israel, author of The Dutch Republic.
Emmeline Besamusca, J. Verheul, 2010
8
Commercial Republicanism in
the Dutch Golden Age:
The ...
This book is the first comprehensive study of the radical political thought of the brothers Johan and Pieter de la Court, two eminent theorists from the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic who played a pivotal role in the rise of commercial ...
9
The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness and Fall, 1477-1806
Israel gives the definitive account of the emergence of the United Provinces as a great power, its subsequent decline in the 18th century, and the changing relationship between the northern Netherlands and the south, which was to develop ...
Jonathan Irvine Israel, 1998
10
The Dutch in
the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1600-1815
Presenting a thorough analysis of the Dutch participation in the transatlantic slave trade, this book is based upon extensive research in Dutch archives.
9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE DUTCH»
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The Dutch Ruling On Climate Change That Could Have A Global …
In a ruling that could echo far beyond the Netherlands, a Dutch court has sided with an environmental group and said the government must cut carbon emissions ... «NPR, Jun 15»
Digital-Security Firm Gemalto Probes Alleged US, UK Hack
Jan Philipp Albrecht, chief negotiator for the European Parliament for the European Union's proposed new data protection law, urged the Dutch government to ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
Obama Offers 'Deepest Condolences' at Dutch Embassy
He added that his visit to the embassy also served "to assure the Dutch people that we will work with them to make sure that loved ones are recovered, that a ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 14»
The Dutch Have No Interest In Playing 3rd Place Game
Reflecting their gloom, the Dutch squad began its preparations for Saturday's third-place match against host Brazil under dreary gray skies in Sao Paulo on ... «Huffington Post, Jul 14»
Why Dutch coach abandoned winning goalkeeper strategy in World …
The backup goalkeeper's image immediately sent the crowd into a fever pitch as the Dutch (and Brazilian) fans thought it meant Krul would be subbing into the ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 14»
Dutch airline's 'adios amigos' tweet appalls Mexicans
On Sunday, the Dutch were very fortunate to defeat the Mexicans in the World Cup. For much of the game, they were losing. Though their equalizing goal was ... «CNET, Jun 14»
The political economy of Dutch speed skating success
“A foreigner has won a medal at men's speed skating.” That was the headline in the Dutch satirical newspaper De Speld on Wednesday, shared widely on social ... «Washington Post, Feb 14»
Dutch surprise
THE Dutch have developed an uncanny ability to surprise everyone with their political choices—even themselves. Most observers, including this newspaper, ... «The Economist, Sep 12»
Dutch Retreat
The withdrawal will be a blow to the Afghan province of Oruzgan, where most of the Dutch troops have been stationed since 2006 and have earned a reputation ... «New York Times, Feb 10»
