DEMONSTRATIVE
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DEMONSTRATIVE. A term used in association with pronouns and
DETERMINERS as an adjective and a noun: a
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN;
three demonstratives in one sentence. A demonstrative usage indicates relationships and locations, such as between
this (near the speaker and perhaps the listener) and
that (not near the speaker, perhaps near the listener, or not near either). See
DEIXIS.
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The Unseen City: Anthropological Perspectives on Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Contemporary Pacific; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Anthropological Perspectives on Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, by Michael...understanding and fuller appreciation of Port Moresby's social complexity. An example...organization of criminal gangs in Port Moresby. These are probably the best known...
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Sydney more dangerous than Port Moresby.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 4/2/2009; 597 words
; 02 APRIL 2009 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----- Papua New Guineas (PNG) capital Port Moresby is not one of the most dangerous cities...that although Australia publicised Port Moresby to be one of the most dangerous cities...
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NT: Darwin won't become next Port Moresby - Ah Kit
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 3/12/2002; 560 words
; ...NT: Darwin won't become next Port Moresby - Ah Kit By Rod McGuirk DARWIN...racial problems of a centre like Port Moresby, the Northern Territory government...danger of becoming a low-level Port Moresby. John Ah Kit, minister assisting...
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Fed: Six crash victims now in Port Moresby for identification
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 8/14/2009; 647 words
; ...2009 Fed: Six crash victims now in Port Moresby for identification By Sandra O...plane crash have been flown to Port Moresby, where the process of identification...been recovered and returned to Port Moresby. "Six bodies have been retrieved...
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The Unseen City: Anthropological Perspectives on Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Magazine article from: The Australian Journal of Anthropology; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Anthropological Perspectives on Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Canberra...New Guinea's capital city, Port Moresby, in three ways. He experienced...suggests, enable him to see Port Moresby, especially its settlements, more...
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The Bugiau community at eight-mile: an urban settlement in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Magazine article from: Oceania; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...urban villages and squatter areas in Port Moresby, stated that 'Contrary to popular...squatters are parasitic on the Port Moresby community in general'. More recently...studies of Toaripi migrants in Port Moresby provide some information on their...
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Port Moresby nurses defy return-to-work order.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 12/28/2005; 617 words
; 28 DECEMBER 2005 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---Nurses at Papua New Guinea's Port Moresby General Hospital have defied an order to return...president Lawrence Namarro said nurses in Port Moresby have not returned to work despite the circular...
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PORT MORESBY AIR SAFETY CONTRACTOR PULLS OUT: MINISTER.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 4/12/2000; 507 words
; PORT MORESBY, April 12 Asia Pulse - The lives of the travelling public were at risk at Port Moresby's Jacksons International Airport because...power blackouts, which are common in Port Moresby. Philemon confirmed today that Simtec...
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Port Moresby one of the worst TB infected cities in world.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 3/25/2004; 594 words
; 25 MARCH 2004 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) --- Port Moresby and Lae are riddled with tuberculosis (TB) and anyone...Mar) when speaking to over 100 people gathered in Port Moresby to mark World TB Day. The two urged everyone to co-operate...
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Port Moresby 'language capital of the world'.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 9/27/2005; 439 words
; 27 SEPTEMBER 2005 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guinea's...District Commission will promote Port Moresby as the language capital of the world. City Manager Peter Loko said with Port Moresby being home to all the ethnic groups...
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Port Moresby
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Port Moresby , town (1990 pop. 193,242), capital of Papua New Guinea...Gulf of Papua. Rubber, gold, and copra are exported. Port Moresby was founded by Capt. John Moresby, who landed there in 1873. The British occupied it in 1883...
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Motu
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...immediately east and west of Port Moresby (9 ° 29 ′...together on the shore of Port Moresby harbor, only a mile or...Motu when stationed in Port Moresby and, subsequently...Papua. Motu from Port Moresby villages, educated in...
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Papua New Guinea
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World
...New Guinea Major City: Port Moresby Other Cities: Goroka...year, the landscape in Port Moresby is green. The...Makana Hills, sites of Port Moresby's best housing...middle-class areas of Port Moresby. Both are located 6 to...
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Coral Sea, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
...to prevent a Japanese landing at Port Moresby, Papua. It was, like many battles...largest convoy was destined for Port Moresby while the others were to establish...invasion force slipped into Port Moresby. If what the Japanese called Operation...
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Steamships Trading Company Ltd.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Hunter Street-Champion Parade Port Moresby, N.C.D. 121 Papua New Guinea...2005) Stock Exchanges: Port Moresby Australian Ticker Symbol: SST NAIC...the first one listed on the Port Moresby Stock Exchange. The Swire Group...
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