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  • 1life-chances — A term used in Max Weber s analysis of class and status , in particular with reference to the concept of‘class situation’. The ownership of property and the disposal over goods and services in the marketplace, which are outcomes of the… …

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  • 2Otto Barić — Personal information Full name Otto Barić Date of birth 19 June 1933 (1933 06 19 …

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  • 3daughter track — n. A career path where a woman reduces her chances of advancement by working flextime or fewer hours to look after her elderly parents. Example Citations: [Felice N.] Schwartz (1989) introduced the term mommy track to refer to an alternative… …

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  • 4HISTORY — For Prehistory see archaeology ; for Biblical and Second Temple periods, see history . Destruction of the Second Temple until the Arab Conquest (70–640 C.E.) THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR OF 66–70 C.E. The Jewish war against the Romans, which lasted… …

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  • 5Catherine Hardy Lavender — (nee Catherine Hardy) (born 8 February, 1930) is an African American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 meters. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1952 Olympic Summer Games in Helsinki, Finland. Later Hardy… …

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  • 6promotion — a means of increasing the public s or industry s awareness of a business and its services or goods. Glossary of Business Terms * * * promotion pro‧mo‧tion [prəˈməʊʆn ǁ ˈmoʊ ] noun [countable, uncountable] also sales promotion MARKETING an… …

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  • 7Samuel von Pufendorf — Baron Samuel von Pufendorf (January 8, 1632 ndash; October 13, 1694) was a German jurist, political philosopher, economist, statesman, and historian. His name was just Samuel Pufendorf until he was ennobled in 1684; he was made a Freiherr (baron) …

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  • 8Chador — Part of a series on Islamic culture Architecture …

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  • 9Brian Corrin — Brian Mark Corrin (born July 4 1945 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1986, sitting as a New Democrat.Corrin was educated at the University of… …

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  • 10militate — verb his resentment of others in the company militates against his own chances for advancement Syn: tend to prevent, work against, hinder, discourage, prejudice, be detrimental to …

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