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  • 111Steelyard, Merchants of the — ▪ association of German towns       in the later Middle Ages, members of the Hanseatic League, an association of north German towns, who resided at its London establishment, known as the Steelyard (probably from Low German stâlgard, a courtyard) …

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  • 112Norwegian Wholesale Paper Merchants Association — The Norwegian Wholesale Paper Merchants Association (Norwegian: Papirgrossistenes Landsforening, PGL) is an employers organisation in Norway. It is a member of the Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises as well as EUGROPA, the …

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  • 113panic merchants — (PAN.ik mur.chunts) n. Media, special interest groups, and businesses that exploit common fears and anxieties for profit, power, or other gains. Example Citation: Now, some not all basement waterproofing companies are bonafide panic merchants who …

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  • 114Custom of merchants — Custom Cus tom (k[u^]s t[u^]m), n. [OF. custume, costume, Anglo Norman coustome, F. coutume, fr. (assumed) LL. consuetumen custom, habit, fr. L. consuetudo, dinis, fr. consuescere to accustom, verb inchoative fr. consuere to be accustomed; con +… …

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  • 115The Dream Merchants — is an American novel written by Harold Robbins and published in 1949. Set in the early 20th century, the book is a rags to riches story of a penniless young man who goes to Hollywood and builds a great film studio. A former Universal Studios… …

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  • 116Indian Merchants' Chamber — Indian Merchants’ Chamber, established on 7 September 1907, is an organization of India, representing interests of Indian trade, commerce, and industry. It was organized originally during the British Raj to promote trade, commerce, and industry… …

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  • 117Shanxi merchants — (Chinese: 晋商 jinshang) were prominent businessmen from the Song to the Qing dynasty.CCTV created an eight part documentary about them in 2006. See also * Shanxi External links * [http://big5.cnave.com:8080/productdetail.php?pid=121189 CCTV… …

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  • 118African Company of Merchants — The African Company of Merchants was a Chartered Company in the Gold Coast area of modern Ghana, in the coastal area where the Fante people lived. It was founded in 1752 and replaced the Royal African Company which was dissoved in that year.In… …

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  • 119Soul Merchants — The Soul Merchants were a psychedelic goth band from Denver, Colorado.References* [http://www.aversion.com/bands/reviews.cfm?f id=3325] * [http://sympatico msn ca.com.com/soulmerchants/3600 8589 32 101097590.html] * [http://72.14.205.104/search?q …

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  • 120The Merchants of Bollywood — is an Australian musical written and directed by Toby Gough. The show is about the history of the Bollywood film industry, and it is named after Hiralalji Merchant and his granddaughter Vaibhavi Merchant, two notable Indian choreographers.The… …

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