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  • 82danger — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Exposure to injury Nouns 1. danger, peril, jeopardy, risk, hazard, threat, adventure, insecurity, precariousness, slipperiness; Russian roulette (see chance). 2. (vulnerability to danger) exposure,… …

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  • 83Balrog — This article is about J. R. R. Tolkien s Balrogs. For other uses, see Balrog (disambiguation). External media The Bridge of Khazad dûm …

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  • 84Hibernian F.C. — infobox football club clubname = Hibernian current = Hibernian F.C. season 2008 09 fullname = Hibernian Football Club nickname = Hibs Hibees The Cabbage founded = 1875 (as Hibernians) ground = Easter Road, Leith, Edinburgh capacity = 17,500 owner …

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  • 85Port Charles, New York (fictional city) — Port Charles, New York is the fictional setting of the ABC Daytime soap operas General Hospital and its now cancelled spin off Port Charles . Port Charles is also the setting for SOAPnet s primetime GH spin off, . Port Charles can also be… …

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  • 86History of Hibernian F.C. — Hibernian, one of the most prominent clubs in Scottish football, was founded in 1875. [http://www.hibs.co.uk/news/more.php?id=A944 0 1 0 M The Origins of Hibernian 3] , Hibernian official site] The club was named in honour of the Roman name for… …

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  • 87Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background …

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  • 88United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 89Luther, Martin — • Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Luther, Martin      …

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  • 90Luther —     Martin Luther     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Martin Luther     Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546.     His father, Hans, was a… …

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