LIRA. The name of a foreign coin. In all computations at the custom house, the lira of Sardinia shall be estimated at eighteen cents and six mills. Act of March 22, 1846. The lira of the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom, and the lira of Tuscany, at sixteen cents. Act of March 22, 1846.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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Her most recent piece with Brown was in January at Montclair State University, I love my robots, with set design by Kenjiro Okazaki, marking the first time Tipton has lit robots.

Lighting the way

From the first she made drastic changes in what had become standard and inflexible lighting for ballet in Europe, where the first ten feet of stage space were lit for visibility and change of color - blue for Swan Lake, pink for Les Biches - against scenery with flat light.

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