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Using Dunant

  • In the example corpus, dunant often appears in combinations such as: and dunant, henry dunant, for dunant.

Context around Dunant

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Dunant

  • In this selection, "dunant" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, henry, surrounding, considered, together, arrived and felt stand out and add context to how "dunant" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include admiration for dunant felt by and and advised dunant not to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dunant" sits close to words such as abbeys, abundances and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dunant

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

In February 1868, Dunant's mother died. (7 words)

Dunant moved to Paris, where he lived in meager conditions. (10 words)

Despite their strained relationship, Dunant was deeply moved by the unexpected death. (12 words)

For example, the gold medal prize of Sciences Morales at the Paris World's Fair did not go to Dunant as originally planned but to Moynier, Dufour, and Dunant together so that the prize money would only go to the Committee as a whole. (44 words)

However, another part of Nobel's testament marked the prize for the individual who had best enhanced the "brotherhood of people," which could be interpreted more generally as seeing humanitarian work like Dunant's as connected to peacemaking as well. (40 words)

By dividing the prize between Passy, a pacifist, and Dunant, a humanitarian, the Nobel Committee set a precedent for the conditions of the Nobel Peace Prize selection which would have significant consequences in later years. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Controversy surrounding Dunant's business dealings and the resulting negative public opinion, combined with an ongoing conflict with Gustave Moynier, led to Dunant's expulsion from his position as a member and secretary.

For example, the gold medal prize of Sciences Morales at the Paris World's Fair did not go to Dunant as originally planned but to Moynier, Dufour, and Dunant together so that the prize money would only go to the Committee as a whole.

However, their friendship later was strained by Dunant's unjustified accusations that Sonderegger, with Moynier in Geneva, was somehow conspiring against Dunant.

Moynier considered Dunant's idea to establish neutrality protections for care providers unfeasible and advised Dunant not to insist upon this concept.

The Battle of Solferino Henry Dunant at Solferino Dunant arrived in Solferino on the evening of 24 June 1859, on the same day a battle between the two sides had occurred nearby.

Wilhelm and Susanna Sonderegger's admiration for Dunant, felt by both even after Dunant's allegations, was passed on to their children.

A lot of people felt it should go to peace activist Bertha von Suttner, but French economist Frédéric Passy and founder of the Red Cross, Henri Dunant, won it.

An Athens court on Wednesday handed down a 10-year suspended sentence to Andreas Martinis, the former chairman of Athens’s Henry Dunant Hospital, and his wife after finding them guilty of money laundering.

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By dividing the prize between Passy, a pacifist, and Dunant, a humanitarian, the Nobel Committee set a precedent for the conditions of the Nobel Peace Prize selection which would have significant consequences in later years.

Despite their strained relationship, Dunant was deeply moved by the unexpected death.

Drawing of the five founders of the International Committee Dunant also began to travel through Europe to promote his ideas.

Dunant began an exchange of correspondence with Bertha von Suttner and wrote numerous articles and writings.

Dunant moved to Paris, where he lived in meager conditions.

Dunant wrote a flattering book full of praise for Napoleon III with the intention to present it to the emperor, and then traveled to Solferino to meet with him personally.

From early on, Moynier and Dunant had increasing disagreements and conflicts regarding their respective visions and plans.

However, another part of Nobel's testament marked the prize for the individual who had best enhanced the "brotherhood of people," which could be interpreted more generally as seeing humanitarian work like Dunant's as connected to peacemaking as well.

In 1897, Rudolf Müller, who was now working as a teacher in Stuttgart, wrote a book about the origins of the Red Cross, altering the official history to stress Dunant's role.

In April 1867, the bankruptcy of the financial firm Crédit Genevois led to a scandal involving Dunant.

In February 1868, Dunant's mother died.

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Common combinations with dunant

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