VERNACULAR
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
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VERNACULAR. 1. Occurring in the everyday language of a place and regarded as native or natural to it:
vernacular usage,
expressions vernacular to English. The term is used contrastively to compare the mainly or only oral expression of a people, a rural or urban community, or a lower social class (
a vernacular Indian language,
a vernacular poet,
vernacular Glasgow) with languages and styles that are classical, literary, liturgical, or more socially and linguistically cultivated and prestigious (
a classical Indian language,
Augustan English,
standard English,
polite Glasgow).
2. Such a language or variety:
speaking (
in)
the vernacular;
written in the Yorkshire vernacular. The term is used across the judgemental spectrum, from the warm approval of ‘vernacularists’ through the more or less neutral usage of linguists to a traditionally casual and dismissive attitude among many writers and teachers.
3. Relating to the
PLAIN standard style or variety of a language as opposed to more ornate, pedantic, classical, or complex styles and varieties; such a style or variety:
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Ore definition in Shurugwi Chrome Mines, Zimbabwe.
Magazine article from: Mining Magazine; 12/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...t/y). Since 1906, ore in Shurugwi has experienced...exclusion of those high grade ores that contained high silica...the dilution levels of ore by physical removal...to 4.0 for low grade ores. The magnetic properties...considerations The grade of ore depends on the chemical...
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Ore importers should be more cautious and not neglect domestic market - CISA executive.
Newspaper article from: China Business News; 1/17/2005; 700+ words
; Ore importers should be more cautious and not neglect...Association (CISA) told Interfax the level of iron ore imports in 2004 was out of balance with domestic...China imported nearly 210 mln tons of iron ore last year, but consumption of imported iron...
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China's iron ore stockpiles fall to 61.81 mln tons at major ports by June 13.
Newspaper article from: China Business News; 6/17/2008; 700+ words
; China's iron ore stockpiles fall to 61.81 mln tons at major...Shanghai. June 17. INTERFAX-CHINA - Iron ore stockpiles at China's 23 major ports came...percent from June 6, while Indian iron ore stockpiles decreased by a slight 1.11...
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China's iron ore stockpiles down to 72.11 mln tons by October 10.
Newspaper article from: China Business News; 10/14/2008; 700+ words
; China's iron ore stockpiles down to 72.11 mln tons by October...Shanghai. October 14. INTERFAX-CHINA - Iron ore stockpiles at China's 22 major ports reached...percent from Sept. 26, while Indian iron ore stockpiles dropped 3.55 percent to 19...
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China's iron ore stockpiles rise to 69.14 mln tons by April 24.
Newspaper article from: China Business News; 4/24/2009; 700+ words
; China's iron ore stockpiles rise to 69.14 mln tons by April...Shanghai. April 24. INTERFAX-CHINA - Iron ore stockpiles at China's 22 major ports stood...percent from April 17, while Indian iron ore stockpiles increased by 3.38 percent to...
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China's iron ore stockpiles up to 71.56 mln tons by October 24.
Newspaper article from: China Business News; 10/24/2008; 700+ words
; China's iron ore stockpiles up to 71.56 mln tons by October...Shanghai. October 24. INTERFAX-CHINA - Iron ore stockpiles at China's 22 major ports stood...percent from Oct. 17, while Indian iron ore stockpiles dropped 3.23 percent to 18...
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Ore Pharmaceuticals Acquires Rights to Develop a Second Drug Candidate from Roche.
Business Wire; 8/6/2008; 700+ words
; Ore Pharmaceuticals Files for Patents, Plans to...or High Cholesterol GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Ore Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ORXE) announced...for the clinical-stage compound romazarit. Ore Pharmaceuticals had previously identified potentially...
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China's iron ore stockpiles down to 73.5 mln tons by Aug. 1.
Newspaper article from: China Business News; 8/4/2008; 700+ words
; China's iron ore stockpiles down to 73.5 mln tons by Aug...Shanghai. August 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - Iron ore stockpiles at China's 23 major ports stood...percent from July 25, while Indian iron ore stockpiles edged up 0.63 percent to 20...
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China's iron ore stockpiles up to 65.11 mln tons by July 11.
Newspaper article from: China Business News; 7/15/2008; 700+ words
; China's iron ore stockpiles up to 65.11 mln tons by July...Shanghai. July 15. INTERFAX-CHINA - Iron ore stockpiles at China's 23 major ports reached...percent from July 4, while Indian iron ore stockpiles increased by 2.45 percent on...
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China's iron ore stockpiles rise to 60.6 mln tons by March 6.
Newspaper article from: China Business News; 3/6/2009; 700+ words
; China's iron ore stockpiles rise to 60.6 mln tons by March...Shanghai. March 6. INTERFAX-CHINA - Iron ore stockpiles at China's 22 major ports stood...percent from Feb. 27, while Indian iron ore stockpiles increased by 8.25 percent to...
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ore minerals
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
ore minerals Ore minerals are economically valuable minerals that through various methods...sulphides associated with valuable copper sulphides in a copper deposit are ore minerals. However, the term ‘ore minerals’ is also...
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ore deposits
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
ore deposits Ores are naturally occurring...the classification of ore deposits are syngenetic and epigenetic . Ores formed at the same time...referred to as syngenetic ; ores formed after the host...whether most types of ore deposit are syngenetic...
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SIC 1011 Iron Ores
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...ores and manganiferous ores valued chiefly for their...producing pig iron from iron ore are classified in SIC...that keep U.S. iron ore from being competitive...also act to keep foreign ores from being used in their...a bottleneck for iron ore carriers trying to supply...
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Ore
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Ore Ore is metal-bearing rock...attest to an interest in ores extending back to earliest...known about the origin of ore until relatively recent...advances in the study of ore deposits were made following...period was a belief that ores are related to emanations...
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SIC 1061 Ferroalloy Ores, Except Vanadium
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...classified in SIC 1011: Iron Ores. Establishments primarily...engaged in mining vanadium ore are classified in SIC...Uranium-Radium-Vanadium Ores, and those mining titanium ore are classified in SIC 1099: Miscellaneous Metal Ores, Not Elsewhere Classified...
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