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  • 1Closely Held Shares — The shares in a publicly traded company held by a small number of shareholders, who are either directly affiliated with the company or management, or are majority stakeholder. Closely held shares are not publicly traded in the same manner as… …

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  • 2Cap and Share — is the name of both an approach and a campaign to halt climate change. It is based on the belief that every human being has a right to an equal share of the Earth s very limited capacity to accept further greenhouse gas emissions before the… …

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  • 3hold up — /ˌhəυld ʌp/ verb 1. to stay at a high level ● Share prices have held up well. ● Sales held up during the tourist season. 2. to delay something ● The shipment has been held up at customs. ● Payment will be held up until the contract has been… …

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  • 4steady — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Steady is used with these nouns as the object: ↑nerve {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 not moving or shaking VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ …

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  • 5Techno — Infobox Music genre name = Techno bgcolor = silver color = black stylistic origins = Electro Industrial Funk Synthpop Chicago house cultural origins = mid 1980s, Detroit, US instruments = Synthesizer Drum machine Sequencer Sampler popularity =… …

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  • 6firm — firm1 [ fɜrm ] adjective *** 1. ) solid but not hard: The ground beneath our feet was fairly firm and not too muddy. I sleep better on a firm mattress. firm, ripe tomatoes ─ opposite SOFT 2. ) steady and fixed in place: Make sure the ladder is… …

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  • 7Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …

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  • 8Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …

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  • 9United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 10United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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