Surgeons in Xian gave him a new nose, upper lip and cheek from a donor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smiling recipient means face transplants may be new option] Reference

Since 2003, children born in the village have been registered with the family name Xian, rather than Shan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daily News & Analysis] Reference

Played In: 仙剑3 aka Chinese Paladin 3 aka Xian Jian 3 aka Fairy Sword 3.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Business News] Reference

E.g.among places excluded in the "island" are Xian which is part of the "China proper", historically, politically and demographically.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Mauldin's "geopolitics of China"] Reference

You mean if you’re a certain kind of Xian, you just lie.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yet another version of the origins of ID - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Xian says New York State's law is more comprehensive.    From Wordnik.com.  [Craig and Marc Kielburger: Lack of Law Put Minors at Risk in Hawaii] Reference

) @Richard Harris: I love that you used the term "Xian"!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pharyngula] Reference

Xian recovered his normal appearance and lowered his eyes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dead Beat]

My restaurant is among the best in Xian and very influential.    From Wordnik.com.  [Remarks By The President In Discussion At Xiahe Village] Reference

"Everyone is against human trafficking and slavery," says Xian.    From Wordnik.com.  [Craig and Marc Kielburger: Lack of Law Put Minors at Risk in Hawaii] Reference

"You should get some rest before you do anything more," Xian said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dead Beat]

Xian Xing Hai, NAPE; to Dec. 31, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Mondays.    From Wordnik.com.  [Time Off] Reference

I think they -- look at the number of people who have been here in Xian.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry And Sandy Berger] Reference

So we noticed that when you visit China you chose Xian as the first stop.    From Wordnik.com.  [Interview Of The President By Cctv] Reference

Xian Xing Hai, N.A.P.E.; Jan. 18, 8 p.m. Admission: 80 patacas to 250 patacas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Time Off] Reference

He was born to two doctors in Xian, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Rich: Charles Zhang] Reference

Xian is home to film-makers, Internet explorers, businesspeople of every description.    From Wordnik.com.  [Remarks By The President At Welcoming Ceremony In Xian] Reference

A few other guys were named as such, but Zeng Xian was the more popular-sounding ones.    From Wordnik.com.  [jaimewolf Diary Entry] Reference

I have been to a small village near Xian where people now elect their local officials.    From Wordnik.com.  [Remarks By President And First Lady At Shanghai Library] Reference

At the excavated site in Xian, visitors look down on a pit holding 7,000 amassed warriors.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Long March] Reference

"We are not here because I stopped to eat," Xian replied, anger of his own in his whisper.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dead Beat]

The girl spun from the glass, facing Xian squarely, her face contorted with pride and anger.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dead Beat]

Xiaomei's case has been accepted by the People's Court in Xian, the capital of Shaanxi province.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chinese woman sues cinema for boring her with adverts] Reference

As most of you know, Xian was China's capital -- ancient capital -- from 1100 B.C. to roughly 900.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Berger On China] Reference

These days, however, the dominant fear is poverty, and Xian has become the grave robbers 'Medellin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grave Robbers] Reference

Visitors to a Tang-dynasty museum outside Xian, for example, are treated to a carefully controlled message.    From Wordnik.com.  [China Learns The Power Play] Reference

I had to get away from her, or she'd open up my brains like a tin of sardines — and then Xian would eat them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dead Beat]

Behind them, mounted on phantom horses that looked as if they'd been drowned, were Li Xian and the Corpsetaker.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dead Beat]

In Xian, a single tomb -- the 2,000-year-old grave of Emperor Jing -- is thought to contain thousands of figurines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grave Robbers] Reference

The Xian Aircraft Industrial Group, for example, makes tail sections for Boeing 737s, Ferris wheels -- even portable toilets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Prying Open A Secret Army] Reference

Xian is of course the site of one of China's most impressive historic sights -- the underground armies of terra cotta warriors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing On China] Reference

I wouldn't be able to overcome the ghoul physically — even wounded, Xian was quick on its feet, and closing the distance fast.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dead Beat]

When its recent J&J commercial revealed that a fungus causes the itch. sales of Daktarin fungicidal cream soared from Shanghai to Xian.    From Wordnik.com.  [Where The Admen Are] Reference

She picked up a copy of Newsweek sitting out on an end table and began to flick through it, while Xian remained standing near the door.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dead Beat]

Transported by truck from Xian to Beijing, the ancient warriors flew on four different planes to Amsterdam and then were driven to London.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Long March] Reference