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  • 1Alexis I of Russia — Infobox Monarch name =Tsar Alexis I title =Tsar of all Russia reign = 12 July, 1645 29 January, 1676 coronation =28 September, 1645 othertitles = full name =Alexis Mikhailovich Romanov predecessor =Mikhail successor =Feodor III consort =i) Maria… …

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  • 2Trans Australia Airlines — Infobox Airline airline = Australian Airlines image size = IATA = TN ICAO = callsign = founded = 1946 commenced = 1946 ceased = 1993 hubs = Melbourne Airport secondary hubs = focus cities = frequent flyer = lounge = alliance = subsidiaries =… …

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  • 3Mark Webber — This article is about the Formula One driver. For other people named Mark Webber, see Mark Webber (disambiguation). Mark Webber Webber at the 2011 British Grand Prix Born 27 August 1976 …

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  • 4Adaptation — This article is about the evolutionary process. For other uses, see Adaptation (disambiguation). Part of a series on Evolutionary Biology …

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  • 5Auckland Zoo — Infobox zoo zoo name = Auckland Zoo logo=Logo Auckland Zoo.jpg logo width=175px logo caption=Auckland Zoo s Logo image caption = This is the entrance to the Zoo on Motions Road. date opened = 17 December 1922 location = Western Springs, Auckland …

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  • 6ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …

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  • 7fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …

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  • 8strategy — /strat i jee/, n., pl. strategies. 1. Also, strategics. the science or art of combining and employing the means of war in planning and directing large military movements and operations. 2. the use or an instance of using this science or art. 3.… …

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  • 9United 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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  • 10New York City — City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and an important seaport, it consists of five boroughs: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. The site of a… …

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