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121Freedom of religion in Laos — The Constitution provides for freedom of religion; however, the Government restricted this right in practice. Some government officials committed abuses of citizens religious freedom.During the period covered by this report, the overall status of …
122japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
123Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …
124stop — stopless, adj. stoplessness, n. /stop/, v., stopped or (Archaic) stopt; stopping; n. v.t. 1. to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running. 2. to cause to cease; put an end to: to stop noise in the street. 3. to interrupt, arrest, or… …
125Sweden — /sweed n/, n. a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 8,946,193; 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Cap.: Stockholm. Swedish, Sverige. * * * Sweden Introduction Sweden Background: A military power during the 17th… …
126Commons, House of — Popularly elected lower house of the bicameral British Parliament. Because it alone has the power to levy taxes and allocate expenditures, it is Britain s chief legislative authority. It originated in the late 13th century, when landholders and… …
127Calendar of 2002 — ▪ 2003 January I will not wait on events while dangers gather. I will not stand by as peril draws closer and closer. The United States of America will not permit the world s most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world s most destructive… …
128farm management — ▪ agriculture Introduction making (industrial engineering) and implementing of the decisions (agribusiness) involved in organizing and operating a farm for maximum production and profit. Farm management draws on agricultural economics for… …
