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  • 101tough act to follow — {n. phr.} A speech, performance, or activity of such superior quality that the person next in line feels and thinks that it would be very difficult to match it in quality. * /Sir Lawrence Olivier s performance of Hamlet was a tough act to follow… …

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  • 102Enabling Act of 1933 — The Enabling Act ( Ermächtigungsgesetz in German) was passed by the Reichstag (Germany s parliament) on March 23, 1933 and signed by President Paul von Hindenburg the same day. It was the second major step, after the Reichstag Fire Decree through …

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  • 103Clarity Act — Constitution of Canada This article is part of a series Constitutional history …

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  • 104Resource Management Act 1991 — Infobox NZ Legislation short title= Resource Management Act 1991 long title=An Act to restate and reform the law relating to the use of land, air, and water. introduced by=Simon Upton date passed=22 July 1991 royal assent= 22 July 1991… …

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  • 105Terrorism Act 2006 — The Terrorism Act is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament made law on March 30 2006, after being introduced on October 12 2005. The act creates new offences related to terrorism, and amends existing ones. The act was drafted in the aftermath of the …

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  • 106International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 — The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–292, as amended by Public Law 106–55, Public Law 106–113, Public Law 107–228, Public Law 108–332, and Public Law 108–458) [cite web|url=http://www.uscirf.gov/about/authorizinglegislat… …

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  • 107Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act — Full title Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act Enacted by the 109th United States Congress Citations Public Law …

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  • 108Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center — CHSC Logo Cleveland Hearing Speech Center (CHSC) is a non profit (501(c)3) organization based in Cleveland, Ohio specializing in providing hearing services, speech language and learning, and interpreting and advocacy services through its… …

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  • 109Credit CARD Act of 2009 — CARD redirects here. For other uses, see CARD (disambiguation). Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 Full title An Act to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the… …

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  • 110Reverse speech — This article is about the theory of reversed messages in normal speech. For hidden messages in recordings, see backmasking. For the act of speaking backwards, see phonetic reversal. Reverse speech is a pseudoscience[1][2][3] first advocated by… …

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