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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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road A. †riding; †
RAID OE.;
B. sheltered water where ships may ride XIV;
C. line of communication between places (also
roadway) XVI; (gen.) way, course. OE.
rād = MDu.
rēd, ON.
reiō, rel. to
rīdan RIDE. Sense C may be generalized from such comps. as OE.
hwēolrād wheel-track,
strēamrād course of a stream.
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Reuniting Long-Lost Family Members
Transcript from: NPR Talk of the Nation; 12/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...He had been divorced. He had a business that failed. He had had a hard time getting re- established. And he just hit the road. He hitchhiked out here and 20 years passed, you know, going back and forth. Last time he had been back had been 12 years...
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For December 9, 2009, CBS
Transcript from: CBS The Early Show; 12/9/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...That is State Road 52. It runs from...locations here. Roads not quite impassable...flew over. This road bumps and I went...North Dakota, slick roads and a light pole...Take a look at this road. This is one of the busier roads and everyone`s...
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DRINKING WATER:MARY A. FOX, PHD, MPH
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 12/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...disposed inlined or unlined landfills or surface impoundments. Uses of coalcombustion waste include reclamation of mines, use as road bedmaterial, or use in construction materials such as cement,concrete, and wallboard among others (NRC 2006).How are...
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DRINKING WATER:KEN LADWIG
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 12/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...40-45%)of the by-products are used primarily as raw materials in constructionand geotechnical applications bridges, roads, commercial developments,and buildings and the rest are stored or disposed in landfills and impoundments.Given its scale...
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PELOSI: PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS WORKING ON JOBS PACKAGE TO PUT AMERICANS BACK TO WORK AND KEEP ECONOMY GROWING
Transcript from: Capitol Hill Press Releases; 12/8/2009; 398 words
; ...Americans back to work."There is growing consensus around the need for action to create more jobs,keep our economy on the road to recovery, and to lower the deficit. Thisyear, the Recovery Act and other efforts have created or saved more than1 million...
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White Mt. Puts Expedition Into X-Mas Tree Search
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 12/11/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Ms. ALICIA PASQUERILLO (Guide, White Mountain National Forest): There's a section of road in between the Champney Falls Trail to Bear Notch Road, so right after the Rocky Gorge Scenic area, you start looking GRANT: The National Forest...
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Got (Good) Milk? Ask The Dairy Evangelist
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 12/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...industry. BURNETT: He's more like the Neal Cassady of milk, the frenetic, impassioned beatnik in Jack Kerouac's "On the Road." The hyperactive dairyman bounds from place to place, pouring forth his philosophy of how he plans to transform the industry...
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EXPORTS AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY:BOB BEISNER
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 12/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...coordinationwith the Department of Energy also provide stimulus for demand and production.Other pending measures include a solar road map, bonds for Renewable EnergyDevelopment , extension of Investment Tax Credits and conversion of creditsto grants (IRC Section...
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EVENING NEWS for December 9, 2009, CBS
Transcript from: CBS Evening News; 12/9/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...impossible because highways were impassable.Hundreds of motorists were stranded for hours, and plows were actually pulled off the roads when drifts got too big. One trucker spoke for many.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: How are you doing up there?UNIDENTIFIED MALE...
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UTAH DINEH CORPORATION:KENNETH MARYBOY
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 12/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...emergency medical services,senior services, road maintenance, telecommunication and water...trustee for Utah NavajosThe Navajo Nation Road Fund reveals how the Nation fails as a...Navajo Nation created the Navajo Nation Road Fund that is basedupon the anticipated...
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SIC 2411 Logging
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...battles. For example, in 1999 the U.S. Forest Service barred roads and logging on more than 40 million acres of undeveloped land...A number of attempts to challenge this particular ban on new road construction and logging have been made, including one by the...
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SIC 3273 Ready-Mixed Concrete
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...included businesses that made concrete and delivered it to contractors or other customers for constructing buildings, bridges, roads, sidewalks, or other facilities. The concrete production process involved the use of large-scale equipment and machinery...
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SIC 3519 Internal Combustion Engines, Not Elsewhere Classified
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...delivered 600 horsepower at 2,000 revolutions per minute. In 2003, the Environmental Protection Agency estimated that non-road diesel engine emissions could be reduced by 90 percent with the newer planned regulations. Due to the emission regulations into...
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SIC 3799 Transportation Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...ATVs and the Jet Ski personal watercraft. All-terrain vehicles, built with wide tires for driving over difficult terrain and road conditions, originally were produced primarily for military purposes. For this reason, the prosperity and growth of this segment...
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SIC 0851 Forestry Services
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...and packaging and other, 5 percent. Federal regulations regarding the industry are numerous. They encompass everything from road construction to reforestation mandates. Many in the industry see these regulations as excessively burdensome and a barrier to...
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