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safety safety first used to advise caution.
there is safety in numbers proverbial saying, late 17th century; perhaps ultimately with biblical allusion to Proverbs 11:14, ‘In the multitude of counsellors there is safety’, but now with the implication that a number of people will be unscathed where an individual might be in danger.
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The other Samoa: pride in an independent place.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 6/14/2004; 700+ words
; Byline: Robert Cross APIA, Samoa _ This country used to be called the Independent State of Western Samoa, then simply independent Samoa, but now, the natives insist, this is the Samoa _ two large islands...
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Samoa Democratic United Party MPs become Independent MPs.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 11/15/2006; 650 words
; ...APIA (Pacnews)- The Samoa Democratic United Party...seven MPs have become independents, Radio New Zealand...Tuaifaiva and both are now Independent MPs. The Prime Minister...Opposition party, the independent MPs can still play...Meanwhile the leader of the Samoa Democratic United ...
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STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUES BACKGROUND NOTE ON SAMOA
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: Independent State of Samoa GEOGRAPHY Area: 2...Executive-head of state (5-year term; elected...Protection Party (HRPP), Samoa Democratic United Party (SDUP), and Samoa Party (SP). ECONOMY...territories of the United States in 1904 and today are...
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Blue sky connects American Samoa: remote Polynesian islands provide challenging opportunity for independent wireless operator.(Service Providers)
Magazine article from: Wireless Week; 5/15/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...corners of the United States and still get a wireless...islands known as American Samoa. With a population of...D.C., American Samoa is a territory that is...However, American Samoa maintains many of the...of its neighbor, the independent country of Western Samoa...
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DEL. FALEOMAVAEGA RESPONDS TO STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ON SAMOA
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/24/2006; 700+ words
; ...human rights in the Independent State of Samoa which has caused some...included the Independent of Samoa," Faleomavaega said...that the government of Samoa "generally respected...serious concerns that the State Department had with...i.e. the United States and the ...
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Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga at a glance
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 9/30/2009; ; 700+ words
; Key facts on the Independent State of Samoa, the U.S. territory of American Samoa and Tonga: ___ American Samoa: GEOGRAPHY: Located about 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) southwest of Hawaii and 1,600 miles (2,575 kilometers...
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Samoa, Home of the Brave
Newspaper article from: International Examiner; 5/4/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Europe and the United States. After much bloodshed...leader Tupua Tamasese, Samoa and her people once...victorious in 1962, when Samoa returned to its state as an independebt nation...cover the nation of Samoa in peace forever...for us to live in. Independent Samoa is truly ...
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Interview: Samoa head of state wishes Chinese sports team success in Olympics
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 8/1/2008; 554 words
; Interview: Samoa head of state wishes Chinese sports team...The head of state of the Independent Sate of Samoa said he was looking forward...said the Samoa head of state. The Independent State of Samoa, located in the South Pacific...
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Fifth Inter-Samoa talks currently being planned.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 2/13/2004; 694 words
; ...respective department and the Samoan government. Samoa hosts this year's inter-Samoa talks, which are aimed at strengthening...fully supportive of continuing talks with the Independent State of Samoa about "issues that are mutual to us...
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American Samoa tuna canneries spur guest worker law
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 5/12/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...measure to only "citizens of the independent state of Samoa, who are of Samoan ancestry" to work at American Samoa's two canneries and planned...President Lolo M. Moliga said Samoa can be used as a starting point...
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Samoa, American
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the South Pacific...of seven islands, American Samoa makes up the eastern portion...portion, known as Western Samoa or the Republic of Samoa, is an independent nation. The first Polynesian...
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Samoa
Encyclopedia entry from: World Press Encyclopedia
Samoa Basic Data Official Country Name: Independent State of Western Samoa Region (Map name): Oceania Population: 179,466...Samoan (Polynesian),English Literacy rate: 97% Samoa, a group of nine volcanic islands in the South Pacific...
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American Samoa
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures
...The four western islands constitute the independent nation of Western Samoa (now "Samoa"). In American Samoa, an unincorporated territory only 76...Charles Wilkes, commander of the United States Exploring Expedition, observed the culture...
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Western Samoa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
WESTERN SAMOA [Western Samoa] officially Independent State of Western Samoa, constitutional monarchy...comprising the western half of the Samoa island chain. There are...among Germany, the United States, and Great Britain. New...
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United States Pacific Dependencies
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
UNITED STATES PACIFIC DEPENDENCIES AMERICAN SAMOA GUAM HOWLAND, BAKER, AND...ATOLL WAKE ISLAND AMERICAN SAMOA American Samoa, an unincorporated and unorganized...Samoan islands comprise the independent state of Western Samoa.) While...
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