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1lie in ruins — be/lie in ruins ► a place, building, etc. that is in ruins has been extremely badly damaged: »The showroom was in ruins after the flood. ► to have failed or got into an extremely bad state: »The economy was in ruins after the war. »He lied about… …
2Council of State (France) — France This article is part of the series: Politics and government of France …
3HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
4Congo Free State Propaganda War — The Congo Free State Propaganda War (1884–1912) occurred during the era when European Imperialism was at its greatest height. Demand for oriental goods remained the driving force behind European imperialism, and (with the important exception of… …
5New York state public-benefit corporations — and authorities operate like quasi private corporations, with boards of directors appointed by elected officials. Public authorities share characteristics with government agencies, but they are exempt from many state and local regulations. Of… …
6Welfare State — État providence Pour les articles homonymes, voir État (homonymie) et Providence. Alexis de Tocqueville a, dès les années 1830, prophétisé l’ …
7Welfare state — État providence Pour les articles homonymes, voir État (homonymie) et Providence. Alexis de Tocqueville a, dès les années 1830, prophétisé l’ …
8be/lie in ruins — ► a place, building, etc. that is in ruins has been extremely badly damaged: »The showroom was in ruins after the flood. ► to have failed or got into an extremely bad state: »The economy was in ruins after the war. »He lied about the company s… …
9United 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… …
10government — governmental /guv euhrn men tl, euhr men /, adj. governmentally, adv. /guv euhrn meuhnt, euhr meuhnt/, n. 1. the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and… …
