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  • 121Two-Power Standard —    The idea, current throughout the nineteenth century but first articulated offi cially in the Naval Defence Act of 1899, that the Royal Navy should be able to defeat the combined fleets of the next two most powerful nations. The two powers… …

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  • 122Direct current — (red curve). The horizontal axis measures time; the vertical, current or voltage. Direct current (DC) is the unidirectional flow of electric charge. Direct current is produced by such sources as batteries, thermocouples, solar cells, and… …

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  • 123Evening Standard — Infobox Newspaper name = Evening Standard type = Regional Daily newspaper format = Tabloid foundation = 1827 price = £0.50 owners = Daily Mail and General Trust political = Right Wing headquarters = Northcliffe House, Derry Street, Kensington… …

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  • 124Eddy current — This article is about the electrical phenomenon. For the Ted McKeever comic, see Eddy Current (comics). Electromagnetism …

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  • 125American Standard Version — Bible translation infobox | translation title = American Standard Version full name = Revised Version, Standard American Edition abbreviation = ASV NT published = 1900 OT published = 1901 derived from = English Revised Version 1881 1885 textual… …

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  • 126Traction current line — A traction current line is a high voltage transmission line for the supply of railways with traction current for powering locomotives. A network of traction current lines is needed in countries where trains use single phase alternating current of …

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  • 127The Standard-Times (New Bedford) — The Standard Times The April 6, 2007 front page of The Standard Times Type Daily newspaper Format Broadsheet …

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  • 128High-voltage direct current — HVDC or high voltage, direct current electric power transmission systems contrast with the more common alternating current systems as a means for the bulk transmission of electrical power. The modern form of HVDC transmission uses technology… …

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