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It doesn't look like this phrase is very popular! The search could not find any examples on the internet.	It was founded in 1837 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Let us attack the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, because it is in Thessaloniki, even if it was founded in 1975. Both properties came into the ZT's ownership when it was founded in 1979. 1998 BayernLabo is a development institution within BayernLB; it was founded in 1884 for the purpose of financing infrastructure projects. The Alitalia airline has made a profit in one single year only It was founded in 1984 for the purpose of marketing wine and its trade was the production and marketing of sparkling wine, grape juice, grape jelly, grape spirit and brandy. GfW also provided services for winegrowing enterprises in connection with distillation measures (Destillationsmaßnahmen). since it was founded in 1946.

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It was founded in 1837 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Let us attack the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, because it is in Thessaloniki, even if it was founded in 1975.
Both properties came into the ZT's ownership when it was founded in 1979.
1998
BayernLabo is a development institution within BayernLB; it was founded in 1884 for the purpose of financing infrastructure projects.
The Alitalia airline has made a profit in one single year only
It was founded in 1984 for the purpose of marketing wine and its trade was the production and marketing of sparkling wine, grape juice, grape jelly, grape spirit and brandy. GfW also provided services for winegrowing enterprises in connection with distillation measures (Destillationsmaßnahmen).
since it was founded in 1946.