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  • 101qualification — qual‧i‧fi‧ca‧tion [ˌkwɒlfˈkeɪʆn ǁ ˌkwɑː ] noun 1. [countable usually plural] an examination that you have passed at school, university, or in your profession: • The government is determined to reduce the number of young people leaving school… …

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  • 102Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …

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  • 103Colombia — Colombian, adj., n. /keuh lum bee euh/; Sp. /kaw lawm byah/, n. a republic in NW South America. 37,418,290; 439,828 sq. mi. (1,139,155 sq. km). Cap.: Bogotá. * * * Colombia Introduction Colombia Background: Colombia was one of the three countries …

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  • 104Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates — There are a considerable number of expatriates in the United Arab Emirates, with most living in Dubai. Expatriates are primarily attracted by the employment and investment opportunities of the United Arab Emirates. Contents 1 Afghans 2 Americans… …

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  • 105Afro-Caribbean communities —    In the early period of postwar reconstruction, when Britain like all European countries was desperate for labour, there were too many jobs and too few workers. This gave rise to the Nationality Act of 1948, which granted United Kingdom… …

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  • 106Manhattan Project — This article is about the atomic bomb project. For other uses, see Manhattan Project (disambiguation). Manhattan District The Manhattan Project created the first nuclear bombs. The Trinity test …

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  • 107Cotton mill — A cotton mill is a factory that houses spinning and weaving machinery. Typically built between 1775 and 1930, mills spun cotton which was an important product during the Industrial Revolution. Cotton mills, and the mechanisation of the spinning… …

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  • 108CRAFTS — In the Bible Genesis 4:2, 17, 20–22 describes Cain and four of his descendants as the first to engage in crafts. Cain worked the land, Enoch engaged in building, Jubal, in music, Jabal (like Abel) was a shepherd, and Tubal Cain worked with metals …

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  • 109Robot — This article is about mechanical robots. For other uses of the term, see robot (disambiguation). For software agents, see Bot. ASIMO (2000) at the Expo 2005, a humanoid robot …

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  • 110Economy of Singapore — Infobox Economy country = Singapore width = 300px caption = Notes of the Singapore dollar currency = Singapore dollar (SGD) year = 1 April 31 March organs = WTO, APEC rank = 48th gdp = $222.7 billion (2007 est.) growth = 7.5% (2007) per capita =… …

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