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  • 1circumstances — n. 1) adverse, difficult, trying circumstances 2) reduced, straitened circumstances 3) aggravating; extenuating, mitigating circumstances 4) attendant; compelling; exceptional, special; favorable; suspicious; tragic; unavoidable; unforeseen… …

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  • 2trying — try|ing [ˈtraı ıŋ] adj annoying or difficult in a way that makes you feel worried, tired etc ▪ That child is very trying. ▪ The beginning of the show is often a trying time because of latecomers. ▪ They do the best they can in trying… …

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  • 3Special Circumstances — (also abbreviated SC) is a secret service type organisation that exists within the fictional anarchist utopian science fiction civilisation known as the Culture. It forms a background and plot device in several novels and shorter works of Iain M …

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  • 4HUMINT — HUMINT, a syllabic abbreviation of the words HUMan INTelligence, refers to intelligence gathering by means of interpersonal contact, as opposed to the more technical intelligence gathering disciplines such as SIGINT, IMINT, and MASINT. NATO… …

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  • 5The Byzantine Empire —     The Byzantine Empire     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire     The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …

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  • 6History of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict — The article discusses the history of the Israeli Palestinian conflict from the end of the nineteenth century to the present day. See also history of Jews and Arabs in the area for the history before the conflict. See also Israeli Palestinian… …

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  • 7Harbhajan Singh — Infobox cricketer biography playername = Harbhajan Singh female = country = India fullname = Harbhajan Singh nickname = Bhajji , The Turbanator (English language media) living = true dayofbirth = 3 monthofbirth = 7 yearofbirth = 1980 placeofbirth …

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  • 8Gonville Bromhead — Infobox Military Person name= Gonville Bromhead lived= 1845 1892 placeofbirth=Versailles, France placeofdeath=Allahabad, British India caption= Gonville Bromhead c 1872 nickname= allegiance= branch=British Army serviceyears= c 1871 1892… …

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  • 9Courage — Bravery and Fortitude redirect here. For other uses, see Bravery (disambiguation) and Fortitude (disambiguation). Gallantry redirects here. For other uses, see Gallant (disambiguation). For other uses, see Courage (disambiguation). Fortitudo, by… …

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  • 10holocaust — holocaustal, adj. holocaustic, adj. /hol euh kawst , hoh leuh /, n. 1. a great or complete devastation or destruction, esp. by fire. 2. a sacrifice completely consumed by fire; burnt offering. 3. (usually cap.) the systematic mass slaughter of… …

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