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31japan — 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,… …
32Japan — /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… …
33Journée de solidarité envers les personnes âgées — The French Journée de solidarité envers les personnes âgées (Day of solidarity with the elderly), established on June 30, 2004[1] under the government of Jean Pierre Raffarin, was one where employees work one additional day each year (a day that… …
34Rate of exploitation — The rate of exploitation is a concept in Marxian political economy. It usually refers to the ratio of the total amount of unpaid labor done (surplus value) to the total amount of wages paid (the value of labour power). The rate of exploitation is …
35Health care system — A health care system is the organization of people, institutions, and resources to deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations. There is a wide variety of health care systems around the world, with as many… …
36Euro Plus Pact — The Euro Plus Pact, also initially called the Competitiveness Pact or later the Pact for the Euro,[1] is a 2011 plan in which the member states of the European Union make concrete commitments to a list of political reforms which are intended to… …
37Economy of Yemen — Infobox Economy country = Yemen currency = Yemeni rial (YER) year = Calendar year organs = GAFTA rank = 117th gdp = $20.38 billion (2006) growth = 3.2% (2006) per capita = $900 (2006) sectors = agriculture: 12.5%, industry: 43.8%, services: 43.7% …
38Economy of the Republic of Ireland — The economy of the Republic of Ireland is modern and trade dependent with growth averaging a 7% per annum in 1995 ndash;2007. Agriculture, once the most important sector, is now dwarfed by industry, which accounts for 46% of GDP, about 80% of… …
39Singapore — Singaporean, n., adj. /sing geuh pawr , pohr , sing euh /, n. 1. an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula. 2. an independent republic comprising this island and a few adjacent islets: member of the Commonwealth… …
40Boeing 717 — This article is about the airliner initially developed in the 1990s by McDonnell Douglas as the MD 95. For the Boeing Model 717 military transport developed in the 1950s, see C 135 Stratolifter. Boeing 717 …
