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Acronym	Definition
PEAL	Parent Education and Advocacy Leadership (Pittsburgh, PA)
PEAL	Point, Evidence, Analysis, Link (literature)
PEAL	Parents Experiencing Adult Loss (bereavement support group; UK)
PEAL	People's Education for Action and Liberation (India)
PEAL	Plastic Engineering Associates Licensing, Inc. (Boca Raton, FL)
PEAL	Phillips Exeter Academy Library (Exeter, NH)

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Then, suspended above the abyss, borne to and fro by the formidable swinging of the bell, he seized the brazen monster by the ear-laps, pressed it between both knees, spurred it on with his heels, and redoubled the fury of the peal with the whole shock and weight of his body.

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And when the awful rite was finished, and with cold hand in cold hand, the Married of Eternity withdrew, the organ's peal of solemn triumph drowned the Wedding Knell.

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'Now,' he said, 'gather them up; and when this cursed peal of thunder, which I feel is coming up to break over the house-top, is gone, let's hear your story.'

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And the organ pealed, and the children's voices in the choir sounded so sweet and soft!

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Ringing Master of the North Wales Association of Church Bell Ringers, Peter Furniss, said: "We will be attempting the longest peal by this method, ever done in North Wales.

Bell-ringers after record on 500th; STAR BRIEFING

The land, highlighted in red, was once home to Carillion's Peal House headquarters, pictured here in 2010.

Wolves plan hotel next to Molineux

After the midnight countdown to the new year, the bells will ring "A Royal Peal" and "Auld Lang Syne," concluding with music from the "Royal Fireworks" by Handel.

Ring in the new year at the Naperville Millennium Carillon Monday night

Noon until 4pm: Bell peal to mark Armistice Day (the same peal that was rung at Newcastle Cathedral the day the Armistice was announced in 1918).

Why the bells will be ringing at cathedral

Noon until 4pm: Bell peal to mark Armistice Day (the same peal that was rung at Newcastle Cathedral the day the Armistice was announced in 1918).4pm: Sunset Act of Remembrance and Choral Evensong, with bugler playing Last Post and Reveille from the top of the Cathedral Tower.

Why the bells of Newcastle Cathedral will be ringing at full peal for four hours on Sunday; 100 years to the day, the ancient bells of Newcastle Cathedral will ring to mark the anniversary of the end of World War I

The new equipment featured a heavy duty Tong Peal Caretaker-style in-feed hopper to transport the onions to a pre-inspection table.

Tong Peal onboard with onions

In Larnaca a morning peal of bells also took place and the flag was hoisted in Eleftheria Square by Larnaca mayor Andreas Louroudjiatis.

WWII date marked around the island

Nuala said: "We were lucky to get help from experienced ringers from other churches and, as a result, our band has become quite proficientso much so that some of us managed to successfully ring the quarter peal, which is about 45 minutes of non-stop ringing.