Balfour

[ bal-foo r, -fer ]

/ ˈbæl fʊər, -fər /

Arthur James1st Earl of Balfour,1848–1930, British statesman and writer: prime minister 1902–05.

Example sentences from the Web for balfour

But if he does, the almost 100-year old Balfour Declaration offers some helpful language.

How Abbas Can Recognize A 'Jewish State' While Preserving Palestinian Rights |Jeremy Pressman |August 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
(Choosing to not use the word “the” is something of a tradition in the region—cough*Balfour*cough).

Kerry's Talks: Diplomatic Snafu or Carefully Orchestrated Mess? |Emily L. Hauser |July 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Some of the British officials who supported the Balfour Declaration were influenced by their fantasies about global Jewish power.

Why Is the Conservative Press Defending Murdoch? |Peter Beinart |November 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He's widely believed to have been the ghostwriter of the Balfour Declaration.

Milner's Timeless Political Question: "Why Won't They Listen to Me?" |David Frum |September 13, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

The post was in many ways one which Balfour would have liked to hold.

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 |Francis Maitland Balfour
Parnell has moved Amendment arraigning Balfour's administration in Ireland.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 1, 1890 |Various
But the enticement of acquisition and discovery of novelty whilst there were not the governing influences in Balfour's excursion.

Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists |Various
Miss Balfour would look like a rose herself in such a dress.

Cicely and Other Stories |Annie Fellows Johnston
As Mr. Balfour had said in 1902, civilised government on such terms was impossible.

The Annual Register 1914 |Anonymous

Balfour

/ (ˈbælfɔː, -fə, -fʊə) /

Arthur James, 1st Earl of Balfour. 1848–1930, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1902–05); foreign secretary (1916–19)

Balfour

[ băl′fur′, -fôr′ ]

Francis Maitland 1851-1882

Scottish embryologist and zoologist noted for his studies of the development of the urogenital and nervous systems in vertebrates.