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Thatcher

ˈθæʧər
WordNet
The sleeping farmer of Stolwijk, or the so-called sleeping farmer of Stolk. The reed thatcher Dirk Klaasz de Bakker slept from June 29, 1706 to January 11, 1707 (27 weeks) and after waking up he fell asleep again until March 15, 1707. In the center is a room containing the bed with the sleeping man and a few visitors. This performance is surrounded by eight smaller scenes with cityscapes and emblems. Printed on the sheet below the plate a verse in three columns. In the main performance and in the emblems are numbers that are referred to in the spotlight. Like number 1 top right, on which envy breaks out of the earth and the sun darkens with her mist.
The sleeping farmer of Stolwijk, or the so-called sleeping farmer of Stolk. The reed thatcher Dirk Klaasz de Bakker slept from June 29, 1706 to January 11, 1707 (27 weeks) and after waking up he fell asleep again until March 15, 1707. In the center is a room containing the bed with the sleeping man and a few visitors. This performance is surrounded by eight smaller scenes with cityscapes and emblems. Printed on the sheet below the plate a verse in three columns. In the main performance and in the emblems are numbers that are referred to in the spotlight. Like number 1 top right, on which envy breaks out of the earth and the sun darkens with her mist.
  1. (n) thatcher
    someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage
  2. (n) Thatcher
    British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Thatcher
    One who thatches.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) Thatcher
    One whose occupation is to thatch houses.
Quotations
Tony Blair
I believe Mrs. Thatcher's emphasis on enterprise was right.
Tony Blair
Usage in the news

Tag Elliott of Thatcher tied for second in bull riding with a score of 86.5. sltrib.com

In an effort to reduce youth access to alcohol, the Summit County Sheriff's office is implementing the Shoulder Tap program, which has under aged youth, asking adults to buy liquor for them KPCW's Leslie Thatcher reports. kpcw.org

Instead, John Major kept the drive alive for the Conservative party, succeeding Margaret Thatcher. ktbb.com

Park City's successful Sunday Silly Market has caught the attention of cities across the country, keeping the co-founder of the market busy year round KPCW's Leslie Thatcher has more. kpcw.org

In 1987, Margaret Thatcher became the first British prime minister. abcnews.go.com

Against Nixyaawii, Bri Thatcher led the Spartans with 20 points, and Chelsie Gulick added 14. bakercityherald.com

US Senator Orrin Hatch is looking to be re-elected to the Senate for a 7th term, but is facing some stiff challenges from an organization outside the state KPCW's Leslie Thatcher has more. kpcw.org

The Iron Lady is also known as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. keanradio.com

Meryl Streep is primed to play Thatcher in 'Iron Lady'. usatoday.com

Meryl Streep said she has always enjoyed playing difficult women as she presented her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher on Tuesday in Berlin, where she was being honored for her achievements over more than three decades. recordpub.com

Meryl Streep transforms into Margaret Thatcher, who talks with her late husband, Dennis Thatcher, played by Jim Broadbent, in "The Iron Lady.". jsonline.com

Meryl Streep 's Margaret Thatcher overwhelms the film "The Iron Lady," which lacks some perspective. jsonline.com

Bryan Thatcher, president of the tech company Fusebox, as well as an artist, has been posting and tweeting images of flooding in Montauk today. easthamptonstar.com

Get the latest news, stats, videos, and more about San Diego Padres relief pitcher Joe Thatcher on ESPN.com. espn.go.com

Enberg shines as guest speaker at Thatcher 's dinner. courant.com

Usage in scientific papers

In Miller, R.E., Thatcher, J.W., eds.: Complexity of Computer Computations.
Optimal Interdiction of Unreactive Markovian Evaders

Then we use a theorem due Thatcher and Wright to (effectively) construct a tree automaton A that accepts a tree T if and only if T satisfies j∗ .
Finding topological subgraphs is fixed-parameter tractable

Thatcher, editors, Complexity of Computer Computations, pp. 85103.
Parameterizations of Test Cover with Bounded Test Sizes

When restricted to strings and binary trees, this corresponds to well-known results by B¨uchi [B¨uc60] saying that MSO equals regular languages over strings, and by Thatcher, Wright [TW68], and Doner [Don70], saying that MSO equals regular (binary) tree languages.
Logics for Unranked Trees: An Overview

Thatcher, editors, Complexity of Computer Computations, Plenum Press, New York, 1972.
The complexity of Free-Flood-It on 2xn boards

Usage in literature

When the child was born, neither the thatcher nor his daughter attempted to father it. "The Manxman A Novel - 1895" by Hall Caine

Their names were Mrs. Noble, Mrs. Marble, Mrs. Thatcher and Miss Gardner. "The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier" by Charles E. Flandrau

What do you think of Thatcher running for the Legislature? "In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim" by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Tom Thatcher is a brave, ambitious, unselfish boy. "The Young Lieutenant" by Oliver Optic

The village was a mile, and her nearest female neighbor, the Widow Thatcher, a half-mile away. "Ladies-In-Waiting" by Kate Douglas Wiggin

GRIFFITHES WHEELER THATCHER, M.A., B.D. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1" by Various

THATCHER, G. W. Article "Mahommedan Religion," ibid. "Introduction to the History of Religions" by Crawford Howell Toy

Thatcher's Tales of the American Revolution. "The Land of Thor" by J. Ross Browne

Tilden, Mrs. S. F. Lester, Mrs. Peter Thatcher, Mrs. C. A. "History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)" by Various

Tom Thatcher is a brave, ambitious, unselfish boy. "Adrift on the Pacific" by Edward S. Ellis

Usage in poetry
And that fierce Day-star's blazing ball their sight
Sears with excess of light;
Or through dun sand-clouds the blue scimitar's edge
Slopes down like fire from heaven,
Mowing them as the thatcher mows the sedge.