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shire an administrative district in medieval times, consisting of a number of smaller districts (
hundreds or
wapentakes); the name comes from Old English
scīr ‘care, official charge, county’.
Since the late 18th century,
the Shires has been used in reference to parts of England regarded as strongholds of traditional rural culture, especially the rural Midlands.
shire horse a heavy powerful horse of a draught breed, originally from the English Midlands; the name is recorded from the late 19th century.
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Shire to Introduce a New UK Listed Holding Company.
PR Newswire Europe; 4/15/2008; 700+ words
; ...PROSPECTUS EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED BY SHIRE LIMITED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED...WILL BE PUBLISHED AND MADE AVAILABLE ON SHIRE'S WEBSITE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION...AUTHORITY'S DOCUMENT VIEWING FACILITY Shire plc ("Shire") (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ...
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SHIRE PLC - SHIRE TO INTRODUCE A NEW UK LISTED HOLDING COMPANY.
PR Newswire UK Disclose; 4/15/2008; 700+ words
; ...PROSPECTUS EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED BY SHIRE LIMITED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED...WILL BE PUBLISHED AND MADE AVAILABLE ON SHIRE'S WEBSITE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION...AUTHORITY'S DOCUMENT VIEWING FACILITY SHIRE TO INTRODUCE A NEW UK LISTED HOLDING COMPANY...
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SHIRE PLC - Application for Listing of Shire Limited Ordinary Shares.
PR Newswire UK Disclose; 5/23/2008; 700+ words
; Application for Listing of Shire Limited Ordinary Shares Basingstoke, UK and Philadelphia, US - May 23, 2008 - Shire Limited ("Shire") (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical...
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Shire Pharmaceuticals Response to ANDA Application on FDA Website For a Generic Copy of ADDERALL XR(TM).
PR Newswire; 1/9/2003; 700+ words
; Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc (Nasdaq: SHPGY...this information has not been confirmed, Shire makes the following comments: * ADDERALL...ADDERALL XR patent, it will have to provide Shire with a notice alleging that Shire's patent...
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SHIRE PLC - Purchase of Shares by Employee Benefit Trust.
PR Newswire UK Disclose; 3/8/2007; 644 words
; 8 March 2007 Shire plc ("Shire") Purchase of Shares by Employee Benefit Trust Shire has been notified that on 7 March 2007, the Shire plc Employee Benefit Trust (the "Trust") purchased 50,000 Ordinary Shares of Shire plc ("Shares...
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Shire to Build on Specialty Portfolio Through Acquisition of Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. for $1.6 Billion.
PR Newswire; 4/21/2005; 700+ words
; ...April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc (LSE: SHP.L; NASDAQ:SHPGY; TSX:SHQ) ("Shire") announced today that it has signed...billion. The acquisition is consistent with Shire's strategy and highly complementary to...
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Shire Acquisition Inc. Declares Dividend
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 7/28/2005; 529 words
; ...July 28, 2005) - The Board of Directors of Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc (Shire) (TSX:SHQ)(NASDAQ:SHPGY)(LSE:SHP...accordance with arrangements put in place at the time of Shire's merger with BioChem Pharma Inc., the Board...
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Shire Expands Gastrointestinal Patient Assistance Program for Uninsured or Unemployed Americans.
News Wire article from: PR Newswire; 5/18/2009; 700+ words
; Free Medication Provided by Shire to Patients Taking Lialda(R) (mesalamine...May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shire plc , the global specialty biopharmaceutical...gastrointestinal (GI) medications from Shire by expanding its Patient Assistant Program...
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Shire Pharmaceuticals Group PLC - PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT UPDATE SESSION - May 10th.
Newspaper article from: PR Newswire UK Disclose; 4/15/2005; 700+ words
; ...and Philadelphia, US - April 15, 2005 - Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc (LSE: SHP...The presentation will focus on three key Shire development candidates: MTS (ADHD...RSVP via: Souheil Salah ssalah@uk.shire.com (T: +44 (0)1256 894 160) Heidi...
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SHIRE PLC - Shire divests non-core product portfolio to Almirall.
PR Newswire UK Disclose; 10/8/2007; 700+ words
; Shire divests non-core product portfolio to Almirall...products Basingstoke, UK - 8 October 2007 - Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX...indications, which are principally sold by Shire in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain...
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shire
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
shire Formerly, the main unit...administration in England. Shires evolved as territorial...political units. The English shire system reveals many different...not absorbed into the shire system until the Norman Conquest when shires were re-styled...
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Kinross-shire
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Kinross-shire or Kinross, former county, E Scotland...Local Government Act of 1973, Kinross-shire became (1975) part of the new Tayside...and the territory of the former Kinross-shire was incorporated into the council area...
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Shire horse
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Shire horse a breed of draft horse native to central England. It is equal in weight...to carry the excessive weight of armor worn by both horse and rider. The Shire was introduced to the United States in the late 1800s, but was never as popular...
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Shire
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Shire or Shiré , river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, flowing from the...Zambezi River in central Mozambique. It is navigable to Nsanje. The upper Shire has been developed for irrigation and power production. Cotton is raised...
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Inverness-shire
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Inverness-shire or Inverness, former county, NW Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, Inverness-shire was divided in 1975 between the new Highland region and Western Isles island authority (now both council areas).
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