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51Joint venture — For other uses, see Joint Venture (disambiguation). A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and… …
52South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… …
53CityCenterDC — under construction in August 2011. CityCenterDC is a real estate development consisting of two condominium buildings, two rental apartment buildings, two office buildings, a luxury hotel, and public park in downtown Washington, D.C., the capital… …
54security — /si kyoor i tee/, n., pl. securities, adj. n. 1. freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety. 2. freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well founded confidence. 3. something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense. 4. freedom from financial… …
55U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — Infobox Government agency agency name = U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nativename = SEC seal width = 140px seal caption = formed = June 6, 1934 jurisdiction = Federal government of the United States headquarters = Washington, D.C.… …
56Major film studio — A major film studio is a movie production and distribution company that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenues in a given market. In the North American, Western, and… …
57Corporate censorship — Part of a series on Censorship By media …
58Law of Japan — Contents 1 Historical Developments 2 Sources of law 3 Precedent 4 Civil law 4.1 Contracts …
59Athol, Massachusetts — Infobox Settlement official name = Athol, Massachusetts nickname = Tool Town motto = imagesize = 250px image caption = Millers River at Athol image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in Worcester County in Massachusetts mapsize1 = map… …
60Boston — /baw steuhn, bos teuhn/, n. 1. a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part. 562,994. 2. (l.c.) a variety of whist, popular in the early 19th century, played by four persons with two packs of cards. 3. (usually l.c.) a social… …
