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Meanings of stone in English
Informal unit of measure equal to 14 pounds avoirdupois.
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Examples for "st"
Examples for "st"
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The new rate will come into effect on Sunday, July 1 st.
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But Ms St John said some actions needed to be taken immediately.
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She had been working at St Ann's hospital since January last year.
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In honour of St Patrick, the Irish health service and the economy.
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It is 100 years since the Russian Revolution started in St Petersburg.
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The great stones that survive today date from this period of building.
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Background: Occasionally patients present to the surgeon with known common duct stones.
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Young protesters pelted police with stones and blocked access to the area.
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Large stones that block the urinary tract, however, may require hospital treatment.
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Perhaps the stones would only come to his aid in special situations.
Usage of stone in English
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He said: ''My business is with Isengard tonight, with rock and stone.''
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History: A field stone building, originally a home, built in the 1890s.
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Unfortunately the staircase was in stone; servants were busy in the drawing-room.
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He may, indeed, require divine help to roll aside this particular stone.
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The stone steps are disjointed; the bell-cord is rotten; the gutter-spouts broken.
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The voice said, 'But you haven't actually seen the stone for yourself.'
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From the City Press' report, it seems nothing is set in stone.
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Jesus said: let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
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Put a nut in the place of the stone in the cherries.
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However, Mr Andrews emphasised that this date was not set in stone.
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Still he walked, following the great stone road east toward the mountains.
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Some say 19 September but it's not set in stone just yet.
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We wonder if they're glass or stone, washed smooth by the sea.
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Andrew found the work deeply, almost primitively satisfying: moving stone, making hedge.
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A stone mews attached to the main house dates from that time.
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The face walls are of stone laid in courses of 14 in.
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