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  • 31agency — [ā′jən sē] n. pl. agencies [ML agentia < prp. of L agere, ACT1] 1. active force; action; power 2. that by which something is done; means; instrumentality 3. the business of any person, firm, etc. empowered to act for another 4. the business… …

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  • 32Agency STES Latvia - Riga — (Рига,Латвия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Bīskapa gāte 6, Рига, LV 1050, Латв …

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  • 33Agency Securities — are specific securities that are issued by either Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or the Federal Home Loan Banks.These securities are backed by mortgage loans, and due to their creation from these particular corporations that are sponsored by …

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  • 34agency cross — A transaction in a security where the broker matches orders between the buyer and seller (rather than through the market) and does not act as principal. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms.… …

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  • 35agency worker — An individual engaged by or via an employment business and working for or in an end user. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …

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  • 36agency of the state — index government (political administration) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 37Agency-Problem — ⇡ Agency Theorie …

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  • 38Agency for International Development — Agency for In|ter|na|tion|al De|vel|op|ment AID a US government department that provides money to help poorer countries …

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  • 39agency — (n.) 1650s, active operation, from M.L. agentia, noun of state from L. agentem (nom. agens) effective, powerful, prp. of agere (see ACT (Cf. act) (n.)). Meaning establishment where business is done for another first recorded 1861 …

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  • 40agency — *mean, agent, instrumentality, instrument, medium, vehicle, channel, organ Analogous words: *cause, determinant, antecedent: operation, action, working (see corresponding verbs at ACT): activity (see corresponding adjective ACTIVE): machinery,… …

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