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He and your readers, if they appreciate the French language, will realize that slips of the tongue in the English language are laughably unfunny to the French who speak the only language in the world that lends itself so beautifully to what they call a contrèpeterie. ❋ Unknown (1992)

The main production area in France is situated in the Ardèche, with its famous appellation contrôlée, châtaigne d'Ardèche. ❋ Nigel Slater (2010)

The French appellation contr ô ll é e system, which came into being in the 1930s to codify hundreds of years of regional practice, is based on the idea that wines should uniquely reflect their place of origin, and Mr. Joly is a fierce defender of this idea. ❋ Jay McInerney (2010)

It manages a fleet of half a million containers, primarily under long-term contr acts to shippers. ❋ Lynn Cowan (2010)

The labels didn't bewilder with tongue-twisting appellation contrôlées (though there were some really bad jokes). ❋ Unknown (2010)

About half of the Beaujolais made each year is Nouveau, and the rest of it is appellation contrôlée (AC) Beaujolais or Beaujolais Villages, or comes from one of the 10 crus in the region. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This idea of "appellation contrôlée" (in which a label assures the origins of a wine) guarantees an authenticity that permits the soil to express all of its potential. ❋ Unknown (2005)

La notion d'appellation contrôlée garantie une authenticité lui permettant d'exprimer tout son potentiel. ❋ Unknown (2005)

This idea of "appellation contrôlée" in which a label assures the origins of a wine guarantees an authenticity that permits the soil to express all of its potential. ❋ Unknown (2005)

To complicate the situation even more, the English sense is admitted in modern French in certain cases, especially in loan translations, such as contrôle des naissances ` birth control. ' ❋ Unknown (1982)

"They don't have any 'contr'ry no's' when they vote by holdin 'up right hands. ❋ Ruth McEnery Stuart (1886)

Senior Pakistani officials have made contr adictory statements in recent weeks over whether, in their view, Mr. Davis is covered by immunity from prosecution. ❋ Tom Wright (2011)

Mr. Bobb said late last month, flanked by contr actors slated to take over the district's custodial work and save the district an estimated $75 million over five years. ❋ Matthew Dolan (2011)

[Russell] [Oberlin] is probabally the most famous haute-contre of the [20th century]. ❋ A.R. Bayles (2008)