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Gibbs

1. James. 1682--1754, British architect; his buildings include St Martin's-in-the-Fields, London (1722--26), and the Radcliffe Camera, Oxford (1737--49)
2. Josiah Willard. 1839--1903, US physicist and mathematician: founder of chemical thermodynamics
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gibbs

[gibz]
(physics)
A unit of amount of adsorption, equal to a surface concentration of 10-6 mole per square meter.
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To make a Gibbs case, you must first relocate the "datum line" which arrests forward movement of the cartridge to establish proper headspace.
"Do you know Alia ??," one fan commented and later Gibbs replied: "I have no idea who the lady is".
'Mapilit [siya],' said Gibbs. 'Inutusan saleslady, 'Bigyan ng jacket yan!' Salamat pare, ikaw na nga.'
If you recall, Gibbs and his business entities were able to get loans and refinance loans from First NBC Bank in New Orleans.
His legacy still lives on through Joe Gibbs Racing and proud to do this for them."
When asked whether he has the right kind of players in the squad, Gibbs said: "I think the draw has been very good to us.
"This is the right step because Gibbs products are high value and high tech, and we are keen to work with partners who share our vision and values, as the Madaeen Al Doha Group do.
The inquest heard that Mr Gibbs was formally identified by a tattoo on his shoulder, bearing a heart and his wife's name.
It popped up to the back post where Gibbs was arriving and, rather than blasting it, he went to side-foot the ball past goalkeeper Joe Hart but his effort was deflected behind.
Gibbs had already been impressed with his co-op's reunion, but a few hours into the drive he learned something that would wow him even more.
Judge Denis Watson, QC, ruled that Gibbs had benefited by PS167,207 but only has realisable assets of PS37,926, which he must pay back within two months or face extra jail time.
After starting as a fact checker at Time in 1985, working her way through the ranks to become one of America's top magazine writers with over 100 cover stories and a National Magazine Award on her resume, Nancy Gibbs in 2013 became editor of the then-90-year-old newsweekly.