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  • 21History of the United States Republican Party — The History of the United States Republican Party is an account of the second oldest currently existing political party in the United States.CreationWhen the Republican Party was created, the two major parties in the United States were the… …

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  • 22Manufacturing in Chad — was dominated by agribusiness, and Cotontchad in particular. Next in importance were the National Sugar Company of Chad (Société Nationale Sucrière du Tchad SONASUT), the Chadian Textile Company (Société Tchadienne de Textile STT), the Logone… …

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  • 23business — busi|ness W1S1 [ˈbıznıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(buying or selling goods or services)¦ 2¦(company)¦ 3¦(how much work a company has)¦ 4¦(for your job)¦ 5¦(what someone should be involved in)¦ 6¦(things to be dealt with)¦ 7¦(matter)¦ 8 be in business 9 (go)… …

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  • 24Villeray, Montreal — Villeray is a neighbourhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Villeray–Saint Michel–Parc Extension borough and is situated in the north central part of the Island of Montreal.Origin of the nameThe village Villeray took its name from… …

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  • 25Healthy development measurement tool — The Healthy Development Measurement Tool (HDMT), developed by the [http://www.sfdph.org/dph/default.asp San Francisco Department of Public Health ] , provides an approach for evaluating land use planning and urban development with regards to the… …

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  • 26branch manager — ➔ manager * * * branch manager UK US noun [C] ► BANKING, COMMERCE a person who is responsible for a local office of a large company such as a bank: »Owners of small businesses say they are more comfortable dealing with their branch manager than… …

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  • 27the FPB — UK US noun ► ABBREVIATION for Forum of Private Business: an organization in the UK that helps owners of small businesses: »The FPB launched a website to give entrepreneurs free advice on business related issues …

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  • 28fuel protest —    A series of fuel protests were held in the United Kingdom in 2000 over the high level of duty payable on diesel and petrol, involving the owners of small businesses (in the road haulage and other industries) and farmers. Their direct action… …

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  • 29petit bourgeois — pet|it bour|geois [ ,peti burʒwa ] adjective 1. ) relating to or belonging to lower middle class society, considered to consist of people such as the owners of small businesses. This word shows that you dislike people like this, especially… …

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  • 30petite bourgeoisie, the — pe,tite bourgeoi sie, the noun lower middle class people such as the owners of small businesses, especially when they are thought of as being too interested in money and possessions and in being socially respected …

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