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Crosby,

town (1991 pop. 54,116), Sefton metropolitan district, NW England, on Liverpool Bay. Formed in 1937 from the urban districts of Great Crosby and Waterloo-with-Seaforth, Crosby is primarily residential. The town's history dates back more than 1,000 years. The Merchant Taylor's School for boys was founded in 1620.

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Crosby

a city in Great Britain, in the Merseyside conurbation. Population, 57,400 (1971). Crosby lies in the basin of the port of Liverpool.

Crosby

Bing, real name Harry Lillis Crosby. 1904--77, US singer and film actor; famous for his style of crooning: best known for the song "White Christmas" from the film Holiday Inn (1942)

Crosby

a town in NW England, in Sefton unitary authority, Merseyside. Pop.: 51 789 (2001)

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Mr Crosby masterminded the Conservatives' outright election victory, returning Mr Cameron to Downing Street in May without the need for a coalition, but some of Mr Crosby's campaigning techniques and the work of his lobbying firm, including with the tobacco industry, have been controversial.

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Dafyyd Enoch QC, for Crosby, told the court the couple had been married for 46 years and that Mrs Crosby has battled with mental illness since the 1980s.

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With Tyler Johnstone returning from an ACL injury to play left tackle and Notre Dame graduate transfer Matt Hegarty getting up to speed at center, the surest thing on the offensive line this fall might be Crosby.

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Crosby is in the Rock Hall of Fame as a member of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills and Nash.

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Born out of famous groups that placed a premium on harmony, Crosby, Stills & Nash boasted impressive individual credentials before its three members came together in 1969: Crosby sang and played rhythm guitar for The Byrds, Stills was a mainstay of Buffalo Springfield, while Nash provided the high harmonies that helped make pop sensation of The Hollies.

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The groom's proud parents Charlie and The groom's proud parents Charlie and | Andrea Crosby, above

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Crosby Street has recently undergone a tremendous transformation.

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At the same time as Crosby's appointment, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt started to change the Government's plan to introduce plain packaging on cigarettes to discourage children from smoking.

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David Cameron said he had not been lobbied by Mr Crosby on either issue, but has declined to go into any further detail about their conversations.

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Labour dismissed the potential move as cosmetic and called on the Cameron to say if he spoke with Crosby about tobacco packaging.

Lynton Crosby 'to Quit Big Tobacco' - but Labour Still Demand Answers

Crosby, his brother Michael Crosby and sister Ann Lindner.

Thomas W. Crosby, MD

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