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  • 111High Backbone — (eigentlich: Canku Wakatuya, * um 1820; † 1870) war ein Minikowozu Lakota. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 High Backbone und Crazy Horse 2 Red Clouds Krieg 1866–1868 3 Familienverhältnisse …

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  • 112High Speed Packet Access — (HSPA) is a collection of mobile telephony protocols that extend and improve the performance of existing UMTS protocols. Two standards, HSDPA and HSUPA, have been established and a further standard, HSPA+, is soon to be released. Overview The two …

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  • 113High strain dynamic testing — is a method of testing deep foundations to obtain information about their capacity and integrity, and in some cases, to monitor their installation. It is codified by D4945 00 Standard Test Method for High Strain Dynamic Testing of Piles. High… …

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  • 114High School of Peking University — (Chinese: 北京大学附属中学), or PKU High School, founded in 1960, is the high school affiliated to Peking University. It is located in the center of Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, China.For a long time past, the school upholds the principle… …

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  • 115High Bridge, Kentucky — High Bridge is a small unincorporated community in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along the lower reaches of the Kentucky River near the confluence of the Dix River with the Kentucky. It is noted for a very high railroad… …

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  • 116High Justice — is a 1974 collection of science fiction short stories by Jerry Pournelle. A major part of the background of these stories is the final fall of the Welfare States; Russia is never mentioned, and the US is downsliding due to inflation and political …

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  • 117high life — [hī′līf΄] 1. the way of life of fashionable society; luxurious, extravagant way of life 2. a dance with a strong, syncopated beat, originating in W Africa: also highlife [hī′līf΄] n. * * * …

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  • 118high comedy — high′ com′edy n. lit. comedy dealing with polite society, characterized by sophisticated, witty dialogue and an intricate plot …

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  • 119high life — [hī′līf΄] 1. the way of life of fashionable society; luxurious, extravagant way of life 2. a dance with a strong, syncopated beat, originating in W Africa: also highlife [hī′līf΄] n …

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  • 120high|bind|er — «HY BYN duhr», noun. U.S. 1. a rowdy; ruffian. 2. a swindler: »The art world has its highbinders just as the stock world once had its Jim Fisks (Wall Street Journal). 3. a member of a former Chinese society that committed crimes for hire.… …

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