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Gibraltar, Rock of a rocky headland at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar, captured by the British during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1704 and formally ceded by the Peace of Utrecht (1713–14); traditionally one of the
Pillars of Hercules.
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Gibraltar comments on FHLBB actions. (Gibraltar Financial Corp., Federal Home Loan Bank Board)
PR Newswire; 5/15/1989; 700+ words
; GIBRALTAR COMMENTS ON FHLBB ACTIONS BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Gibraltar Financial Corporation (NYSE: GFC) ("Gibraltar") today announced yet another in a series of unpredictable, and in the opinion of Gibraltar...
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Gibraltar approved as E.U, gateway.
Magazine article from: Business Insurance; 6/16/1997; ; 700+ words
; COLOGNE, Germany - Gibraltar's popularity as a captive insurance company...reinsurers and captive insurance companies based in Gibraltar can now write business across the European Union. Gibraltar passed legislation governing cross-border...
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Gibraltar solidifying its spot as a domicile
Magazine article from: Business Insurance; 5/4/1998; ; 700+ words
; SARAH GODDARD GIBRALTAR - At the southwestern tip of Europe, the isthmus of Gibraltar, less than four square miles and attached to...s Department of Trade and Industry approved Gibraltar's Financial Services Commission as a competent...
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Gibraltar solidifying its spot as a domicile.
Magazine article from: Business Insurance; 5/4/1998; ; 700+ words
; GIBRALTAR - At the southwestern tip of Europe, the isthmus of Gibraltar, less than four square miles and attached to the...Kingdom's Department of Trade and Industry approved Gibraltar's Financial Services Commission as a competent...
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Gibraltar on the rocks: the American stake in a sovereignty dispute.
Magazine article from: Policy Review; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Jack Straw on a May 3, 2002 visit to Gibraltar. In view of Britain's role as administering...remnants of the far-flung British Empire, Gibraltar and its fate nonetheless possess considerable...and his Labour cabinet are addressing Gibraltar should therefore receive attention within...
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Gibraltar Financial Corp. acquires Queen City Savings and Loan of Seattle.
PR Newswire; 7/25/1984; 671 words
; ...Calif., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Gibraltar Financial Corporation of California...Federal Home Loan Bank Board, provides for Gibraltar Financial to acquire the assets and assume...approximately $240 million. It has been renamed Gibraltar Savings of Washington and will operate...
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Gibraltar Savings and Gibraltar Savings Bank become new federal mutual institutions.
PR Newswire; 10/31/1989; 599 words
; GIBRALTAR SAVINGS AND GIBRALTAR SAVINGS BANK, F.A. BECOME NEW FEDERAL MUTUAL INSTITUTIONS SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Gibraltar Savings and Gibraltar Savings Bank, F.A. announced today that...
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Gibraltar: Monkey See, Tourists Do; This Rock Full of Primates May Drive You Bananas
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Jamaican hash dealers. Now, as our day in Gibraltar ended, Mai-Trang attempted to find...she said, that was totally weird. Gibraltar is indeed both charming and strange...the Mediterranean Sea. We had reached Gibraltar by car, traveling on the highway that...
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Gibraltar's joy over vote turns to fury at London By Nigel Morris and Elizabeth Nash in Gibraltar
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/9/2002; 700+ words
; ...faced anger last night after referring to Gibraltar as part of Spain. The day after almost...exercise as pointless. Some 17,900 of Gibraltar's citizens rejected plans for Britain...an electorate of 20,673. Yesterday Gibraltar's leader, Peter Caruana, predicted...
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Gibraltar as a Trust Jurisdiction.
News Wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing; 4/10/2006; 700+ words
; Report Summary: Uses of Gibraltar trusts. Asset Protection trusts. Practical considerations. Uses of Gibraltar trusts The development of Gibraltar's offshore trust business has been linked with the growth in its importance as a banking centre...
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Gibraltar Steel Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Gibraltar Steel Corporation 3556 Lake Shore Road...Foundries Based in Buffalo, New York, the Gibraltar Steel Corporation is a leader in the...second generation of the Lipke family, Gibraltar Steel went public in 1993. Dr. Ken...
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Gibraltar
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Gibraltar , British overseas territory (2005 est...peninsula is occupied by the Rock of Gibraltar (Lat. Calpe ), one of the Pillars...the northeastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar, linking the Mediterranean with the...
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GIBRALTAR
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
GIBRALTAR, also the Rock of Gibraltar or informally the Rock. A British colony and military base...where Atlantic and Mediterranean meet as the Strait ( s ) of Gibraltar . Languages: English (official), SPANISH widely spoken...
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Gibraltar, Rock of
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Gibraltar, Rock of a rocky headland at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar, captured by the British during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1704 and formally ceded by the Peace of Utrecht (1713–14); traditionally one of the Pillars of Hercules.
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Strait of Gibraltar
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Strait of Gibraltar jĬbrôl´ter , Lat. Fretum Herculeum or...Trafalgar (Spain) and Cape Spartel (Morocco); its eastern limits Gibraltar and Point Almina (just E of Ceuta, NW Africa). The strait's width...
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