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  • 101democracy — /di mok reuh see/, n., pl. democracies. 1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. 2. a state… …

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  • 102Russia — /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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  • 103Business 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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  • 104Economic 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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  • 105The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) —     The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     I. IN THE UNITED STATES     Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are …

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  • 106Chiropractic controversy and criticism — Throughout its history chiropractic has been the subject of internal and external controversy and criticism.[1][2] According to Daniel D. Palmer, the founder of chiropractic, subluxation is the sole cause of disease and manipulation is the cure… …

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  • 107U.S.–India Civil Nuclear Agreement — U.S. President George W. Bush and India s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh exchange handshakes in New Delhi on March 2, 2006. The 123 Agreement signed between the United States of America and the Republic of India is known as the U.S. India Civil… …

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  • 108Indian Institute of Planning and Management — This article is about a business school. For other uses and details, see IIPM. Indian Institute of Planning and Management Motto What we teach today, others adopt tomorrow Type Private …

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  • 109Lindwurm von Lambton — John Lambton erschlägt den Lindwurm. Illustration aus English fairy and other folk tales von Edwin Sidney Hartland (1890). Der Lindwurm von Lambton (engl. Lambton Worm) ist eine Volkssage aus Nordostengland. Sie handelt von einem Lindwurm, der… …

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  • 110Peter Hutchinson — Peter Hutchinson, 2009 Peter Hutchinson (* 1930 in London) ist ein aus England stammender US amerikanischer Maler, Land Art Künstler und Konzeptkünstler. Hutchinson gilt als einer der Wegbereiter der Land Art. Seine Arbeiten sind u. a. in den… …

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