spreading of rumours

  • 21raider — / reɪdə/ noun a person or company which buys a stake in another company before making a hostile takeover bid. Also called corporate raider ▪▪▪ ‘…bear raiding involves trying to depress a target company’s share price by heavy selling of its shares …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 22Caroline Todd (Green Wing character) — Dr. Caroline Todd First appearance Caroline s First Day Last appearance The Special Portrayed by …

    Wikipedia

  • 23Satanic ritual abuse — (SRA, sometimes known as ritual abuse, cult related abuse, ritualized abuse, sadistic ritual abuse, ritual abuse torture [] [cite journal |last= Kent |first= Stephen |year= 1993 |title= Deviant Scripturalism and Ritual Satanic Abuse Part One:… …

    Wikipedia

  • 24literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

    Universalium

  • 25United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

    Universalium

  • 26Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …

    Universalium

  • 27India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

    Universalium

  • 28Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

    Universalium

  • 29Angels of Mons — The Angels of Mons is a popular legend about a group of angels who supposedly protected members of the British army in the Battle of Mons at the outset of World War I. The story is fictitious, developed through a combination of a patriotic short… …

    Wikipedia

  • 30Amir-Abbas Hoveida — Infobox Prime Minister name=Amir Abbas Hoveida order=Prime Minister of Iran term start =1965 term end =1977 predecessor =Hassan Ali Mansour successor =Jamshid Amouzegar birth date =birth date|1920|2|18|mf=y (28 Bahman 1298 AH) birth place =Tehran …

    Wikipedia