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devall

(dɪˈvɔːl)

Scot a stop; cessation

1. (intr) archaic to go down; descend

2. (intr) archaic to bend down; slope down

3. (tr) Scot to stop; cease

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Louise Devall, leadership team ambassador for Cannock Chase at The Midcounties Co-operative, said: "At The Midcounties Co-operative, investing time in the local community is at the heart of what we do, and this award recognises all of the hard work our team have put into supporting a range of worthy causes in Staffordshire.

Co-op store staff spend 2,000 hours volunteering

Anthony Devall He is a well-informed journalist who has done great work in the Middle East.

WEBCHAT; Cardiff-born BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen reveals he has bowel cancer

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Baylie Devall, the Miss Marion County Fair Queen, presided over the event.

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John Devall, water director at Northumbrian Water, said: "We are really excited about expanding our Nature Watch programme in this way, helping young people to engage with nature and reconnect with the environment.

Schools invited to join NatureWatch scheme

John Devall, the company's water director, said: "As a sustainable business we already play a major role looking after the environment and managing water catchments, reservoirs, treatment works, nature reserves and sites of special scientific and natural importance.

TV presenter praises region's wildlife spotters for backing nature survey

Chris Packham, left, with Northumrbian water's John Devall

TV presenter Chris Packham praises North East's wildlife spotters; Wildlife expert Chris Packham launches latest phase of of Northumbrian Water staff's nature watch scheme

J Devall, non material amendment on previous permission for demolition of existing building and building of three houses (partly within conservation area), 7 The Old Stable Block, Station Road, Slaithwaite.

PLANNING

The pair split up in 2006, after which Hardin began a five-year, on-and-off relationship with Tobie Devall. According to Hardin's lawsuit, Devall knew that he had sperm stored at the fertility clinic and, following their 2009 breakup, she had herself secretly inseminated.

6 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

Layne Hardin claims that his former partner, Toby Devall, "bluffed" her way to getting staff at the clinic in Houston, Texas, to hand over two vials of sperm, before walking out with it in a brown paper bag and using it to become inseminated at a doctor's office next door.

Louisiana Man Accuses Ex-Girlfriend of Stealing His Sperm

Lawyer Cade Bernsen accuses Toby Devall of having "bluffed her way into getting the sperm" and created a baby without ex-boyfriend Layne Hardin's consent "purposefully out of vindictiveness and to punish him for breaking up with her," ABC News reported.

US man suing ex for stealing his sperm and conceiving baby

We aksed you on social media whether you thought: Anthony Devall: What a surprise.