Francis had now succeeded to Louis, Charles to both his grandfathers, and Henry at twenty-eight was the doyen of the princes of Europe.
He was the doyen among the diplomats in Brussels, and a little indulgence was shown to him.
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But by seeing himself as thedoyenof appeasers, it is doubtful whether he aided the cause he so passionately believed in.
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Thus, thedoyenof high fashion and the lion of the labour movement were not quite such an odd couple after all.
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He was thedoyenof the diplomatic corps until he left, earlier this month.
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He is almost adoyento me in terms of democracy and courtesy.
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I think that it was founded by him or his dad, thedoyenof the manufacturing business and the inventor of the penny pusher machine.
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They were the doyens of the service, but today they do not count.
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He is thedoyenof the profession.
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They are the doyens of the profession.
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He is regarded as adoyenof the country set.
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He made notable contributions to knowledge on concussion and secondary nerve degeneration and became adoyenof neuropathology.
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He held the post of "doyen", a local post that collected taxes and organized the village defense.
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He has been described as thedoyenof the ancient astronaut theory.
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His efforts led him to be referred to as thedoyenof unofficial classification compilers.
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Doyenraced in last place in the early stages, before moving into contention in the straight.
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He was considered adoyenof irrigation engineering of his time.
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