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  • 41time — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Measurement of duration Nouns 1. time, duration; period, term, stage, space, span, spell, season; fourth dimension; the whole time; era, epoch, age, aeon; time of life; moment, instant, instantaneity,… …

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  • 42Tet Offensive — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Tet Offensive partof=the Vietnam War caption=Some communist targets during the Tet Offensive date=30 January 1968 23 September 1968 place=South Vietnam result= North Vietnamese propaganda victory. U.S. and South …

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  • 43Beliefs and practices of Jehovah's Witnesses — The beliefs and practices of Jehovah s Witnesses are based on the Bible teachings of its founder, Charles Taze Russell and his successors, Joseph Franklin Rutherford and Nathan Homer Knorr. Since about 1976 they have also been based on decisions… …

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  • 44recess — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. alcove, niche, nook, bay; intermission, pause, interim, rest, break, breathing spell, coffee or lunch break. See receptacle, angularity, repose. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An intermission] Syn. respite,… …

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  • 45re·spite — /ˈrɛspət, Brit ˈrɛˌspaıt/ noun, pl spites : a short period of time when you are able to stop doing something that is difficult or unpleasant or when something difficult or unpleasant stops or is delayed [count] usually singular The weekend… …

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  • 46History of Poland (966–1385) — In the first centuries of its existence, the Polish nation was led by a series of strong rulers who converted the Poles to Christendom, created a strong Central European state, and integrated Poland into European culture. Formidable foreign… …

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  • 47Traumatic brain injury — See also: Brain injury (disambiguation) Traumatic brain injury Classification and external resources …

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  • 48Newton Arvin — Born Frederick Newton Arvin August 25, 1900(1900 08 25) Valparaiso, Indiana Died March 23, 1963(1963 03 23) Northampton, Massachusetts Resting place Union Street/Old City Cemetery, Porter County, Indiana …

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  • 49Walter Campbell — Sir Walter Benjamin Campbell AC, QC KStJ (4 March 1921 ndash; 4 September 2004) was a judge on the Supreme Court of Queensland, Chancellor of the University of Queensland, and Governor of Queensland, Australia.Background and early life Campbell… …

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  • 50Edward Said — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 20th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE name = Edward Saïd caption = Edward Wadie Said birth = birth date|1935|11|1 Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine death = death date and… …

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