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  • 1declining — adj. 1. decreasing; as, steadily declining incomes. Syn: down(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5] 2. going from better to worse. Syn: deteriorating, failing, regressing, retrograde, retrogressive. [WordNet 1.5] 3. becoming less or smaller; as, declining… …

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  • 2His Dark Materials — For other uses, see His Dark Materials (disambiguation). His Dark Materials Northern Lights The Subtle Knife The Amber Spyglass Author Philip Pullman Language English …

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  • 3Declining a British honour — The following is a partial list of people who have declined a British honour, such as a knighthood or an honour, usually within the Order of the British Empire. In most cases, the honour was rejected privately; others were rejected publicly, or… …

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  • 4Eighty Years' War — Relief of Leiden after the siege, 1574. Date 1568 1648 Location …

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  • 5The Thirty Years War —     The Thirty Years War     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Thirty Years War     The Thirty Years War (1618 48), though pre eminently a German war, was also of great importance for the history of the whole of Europe, not only because nearly all… …

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  • 6The General in His Labyrinth — Infobox Book name = The General in His Labyrinth title orig = es. El general en su laberinto translator = Edith Grossman Front jacket cover of the first (US) hardback edition of the book s translation image caption = author = Gabriel García… …

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  • 7Donald Bradman — Bradman redirects here. For other uses, see Bradman (disambiguation). Sir Donald Bradman …

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  • 8Alcuin — • Lengthy article on the educator, scholar, theologian, liturgist, who died in 804 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Alcuin     Alcuin      …

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  • 9Diana Schutz — at Ohio State University in 2007 Born 1 February 1955 (1955 02 01) …

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  • 10Ulva — Infobox Scottish island | GridReference=NM410396 celtic name=Ulbha norse name=Ulv oy/Ulfrsey meaning of name=Old Norse for wolf island or Ulfr s island area=1,990 ha area rank=35 highest elevation=Beinn Chreagach 313 m Population=16 population… …

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