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  • 71industrial development —    Broadly speaking, it is possible to divide Spain s industrial development into two phases: one slow, partial and lengthy, that took place during most of the nineteenth and part of the twentieth centuries; another, short and intense, that… …

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  • 72patron-client relationship — The roots of the patron client relationship have been traced by some to the dependence of plebians on patricians in the Roman Empire. However the relationship is perhaps more obvious in the system of servitude known as serfdom that was widespread …

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  • 73louche — dubious, disreputable, 1819, from Fr. louche squinting, from O.Fr. lousche, lois (12c.) cross eyed, squint eyed, lop sided, from L. lusca, fem. of luscus one eyed, of unknown origin …

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  • 74palooka — n American a large, clumsy and/or slow witted male. Before World War II the word was usu ally employed to describe a third rate prizefighter. It was apparently coined by Jack Conway, an ex baseball player and sports writer. The resemblance to… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 75lopsided — [[t]lɒ̱psa͟ɪdɪd[/t]] also lop sided 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is lopsided is uneven because one side is lower or heavier than the other. His suit had shoulders that made him look lopsided. ...a friendly, lopsided grin. 2) ADJ GRADED If you say …

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  • 76накрененный — покосившийся перекошенный несимметричный — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность Синонимы покосившийсяперекошенныйнесимметричный EN lop sided …

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  • 77односторонний износ — — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность EN lopsided wearlop sided wear …

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  • 78blow|out — «BLOH OWT», noun. 1. the bursting of an automobile tire, and of the inner tube, if any. 2. a sudden or violent escape of air, steam, or other gas or liquid under pressure. 3. the melting of an electric fuse by a sudden overload in a circuit or… …

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  • 79List of Green Lanterns — The Green Lantern Corps that appear in fictional stories published by DC Comics has at least 7200 members, two per sector (originally 3600 with one per sector), in addition to assorted other members who fulfill roles other than patrolling.… …

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  • 80china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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