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1benchmark — This is a busy word with an interesting history and some recent developments. In its original physical meaning it referred to a wedge shaped incision made by surveyors in a vertical surface so that a bracket could be inserted to form a bench or… …
2Benchmark (surveying) — An Ordnance Survey cut mark in the UK This article is about the use of bench marks in surveying, for other uses see Benchmark. The term bench mark, or benchmark, originates from the chiseled horizontal marks that surveyors made in stone… …
3United 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… …
4conservation — conservational, adj. /kon seuhr vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights. 2. official supervision of rivers, forests, and other… …
5Petroleum — For other uses, see Petroleum (disambiguation). Proven world oil reserves, 2009 …
6Diamond cut — This article is about diamond cut styles. For a broader discussion of decorative diamonds, see Diamond (gemstone). Part of a series on Diamonds Material …
7Cool roof — In the world of industrial and commercial buildings, a cool roof is a roofing system that can deliver high solar reflectance (the ability to reflect the visible, infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths of the sun, reducing heat transfer to the… …
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… …
9Dates of 2008 — ▪ 2009 January As we meet tonight, our economy is undergoing a period of uncertainty.… At kitchen tables across our country, there is a concern about our economic future. U.S. Pres. George W. Bush, in his final state of the union address, January …
10Macromolecular docking — is the computational modelling of the molecular structure of complexes formed by two or more interacting biological macromolecules. Protein protein complexes are the most commonly attempted targets, followed increasingly by protein nucleic acid… …
