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  • 31middle class — middle class, middle classes In many ways this is the least satisfactory term which attempts in one phrase to define a class sharing common work and market situations. The middle stratum of industrial societies has expanded so much in the last… …

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  • 32petit bourgeois — UK [ˌpetɪ ˈbʊə(r)ʒwɑː] / US [ˌpetɪ ˈbʊrʒwɑ] adjective 1) showing disapproval 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… …

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  • 33the petite bourgeoisie — UK / US 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: can be followed by a singular or plural verb …

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  • 34(the) petite bourgeoisie — the petite bourgeoisie UK US 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 can be followed by a singular …

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  • 35United 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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  • 36Economic 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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  • 37Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 38Business.gov — Infobox Organization name = Business.gov image border = size = caption = msize = mcaption = abbreviation = motto = formation = 2004 extinction = type = status = purpose = To improve delivery of services and information to small business in the… …

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  • 39Business 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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  • 40MerchantCircle — Type Private Industry Social network and marketing Founded 2005 Headquarters Mountain View, CA Employees 40 Website …

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