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Bradley
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Brad·ley  (brdl), Francis Herbert 1846-1924.
British philosopher who was influenced by Hegel and who defended the idealist view that reality is experience in its totality.

Bradley, Henry 1845-1923.
English lexicographer who was senior editor (1915-1923) of the Oxford English Dictionary.

Bradley, Omar Nelson 1893-1981.
American general who played a major part in the Allied victory in World War II.

Bradley, Thomas 1917-1998.
American policeman and politician who became the first African-American mayor of Los Angeles in 1973. He was narrowly defeated when he ran for governor of California in 1982.

Bradley [ˈbrædlɪ]
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1. (Biographies / Bradley, A(ndrew) C(ecil) (1851-1935) M, English, WRITING: critic) A(ndrew) C(ecil). 1851-1935, English critic; author of Shakespearian Tragedy (1904)
2. (Biographies / Bradley, F(rancis) (1846-1924) M, English, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher) F(rancis) H(erbert). 1846-1924, English idealist philosopher and metaphysical thinker; author of Ethical Studies (1876), Principles of Logic (1883), and Appearance and Reality (1893)
3. (Biographies / Bradley, Henry (1845-1923) M, English, LANGUAGE: lexicographer) Henry. 1845-1923, English lexicographer; one of the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary
4. (Biographies / Bradley, James (1693-1762) M, English, SCIENCE: astronomer) James. 1693-1762, English astronomer, who discovered the aberration of light and the nutation of the earth's axis
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Noun1.Bradley - United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
2.Bradley - United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981)Bradley - United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981)


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Providing extended readings of Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Robert Hayden and Zora Neale Hurston, Crossroads Modernism also offers considerations of writers David Bradley, James Baldwin, Yusef Komunyakaa, Toni Morrison, and Harlem Renaissance women poets.
Nicky Bradley, James Laidler and Alan Wilkinson scored for Town but Lee Harrison and Lee Cudahy (2, 1 pen) earned a point for the away side.
 
 
 
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