Stanley


arthur penrhyn
[pen-rin] /ˈpɛn rɪn/ (show ipa), (dean stanley) 1815–81, english clergyman and author.
edward george geoffrey smith, 14th earl of derby, 1799–1869, british statesman: prime minister 1852, 1858–59, 1866–68.
francis edgar, 1849–1918, and his twin brother freelan
[free-luh n] /ˈfri lən/ (show ipa) 1849–1940, u.s. inventors and manufacturers: developed steam-powered car.
sir henry morton (john rowlands) 1841–1904, british journalist and explorer in africa: led successful search for david livingstone.
wendell m(eredith) 1904–71, u.s. biochemist: n-bel prize 1946.
the capital and princ-p-l harbor of the falkland islands, in the e part.
mount, former name of .
a male given name: an old english family name taken from a placename meaning “stone field.”.
contemporary examples

stanley did the best job possible at the time working under very severe limits.
going public with the nixon tapes scott porch august 6, 2014

stanley bing may hate working, but not enough to stop writing books about the subject.
this week’s hot reads the daily beast november 16, 2009

stanley is still in a state of shock from the legacy of deception and depravity left by bulger.
whitey bulger’s women: inside the terror and glamour of his ex-girlfriends t.j. english june 10, 2012

stanley represented the widows of two miners who died in the m-ssey aracoma mine in january 2006.
laurence leamer on coal baron donald blankenship’s downfall laurence leamer may 10, 2013

stanley crouch tries to make sense of the white house silly season.
how insane is the beer summit? stanley crouch july 29, 2009

historical examples

“this will never do,” cried stanley, as they brought the nets ash-r-.
ungava r.m. ballantyne

you can’t hang a man, mr. stanley, for shooting up a frying-pan.
good indian b. m. bower

the family is perhaps best known from the fact that miss tennant married the celebrated explorer stanley.
memoirs of an american prima donna clara louise kellogg

“you’re across the dead line, m’ son,” said stanley, with lazy significance.
good indian b. m. bower

for nearly three years stanley was lost to the civilized world in this trans-continental journey.
stanley in africa james p. boyd

noun
the capital of the falkland islands, in ne east falkland island: scene of fighting in the falklands war of 1982. pop: 1989 (2001)
a town in ne england, in n durham. pop: 19 072 (2001)
mount stanley, a mountain in central africa, between uganda and the democratic republic of congo (formerly zaïre): the highest peak of the ruwenzori range. height: 5109 m (16 763 ft) congolese name ngaliema mountain
noun
sir henry morton. 1841–1904, british explorer and journalist, who led an expedition to africa in search of livingstone, whom he found on nov 10, 1871. he led three further expeditions in africa (1874–77; 1879–84; 1887–89) and was instrumental in securing belgian sovereignty over the congo free state

stanley stan·ley (stān’lē), wendell meredith. 1904-1971.

american biochemist. he shared a 1946 n-bel prize for discovering methods of producing pure enzymes and virus proteins.

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