Contras, the
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Contras, the also
contras the guerrilla force in Nicaragua that opposed the left-wing
Sandinista government (1979–90), and was supported by the United States for much of that time. It was officially disbanded in 1990, after the Sandinistas' electoral defeat.
plural of
contra, an abbreviation of Spanish
contrarevolucionario 'counter-revolutionary.'
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'Dying' Ouse Washes to be recreated?
Newspaper article from: Lynn News/Norfolk Citizen (King's Lynn, England); 2/20/2007; 700+ words
; ...million pound plans to replace the "dying" Ouse Washes habitat. The washes, which run...new wet grassland habitat to replace the Ouse Washes over the next five to ten years...reasons behind the excess flood water on the Ouse Washes remains unclear, but it is known...
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Swing time on the Ouse.(Selby Bypass).(Column)
Magazine article from: Contract Journal; 3/13/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...road across the floodplain of the River Ouse. Laura Hailstone reports. The people...is a 100m swing-bridge over the River Ouse. The contract also includes four new roundabouts...Selby to Doncaster rail line, the River Ouse and the Selby to Hull railway line. Elsewhere...
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WALK OF THE MONTH Folow the remote path of the Little Ouse through ancient heathland. It's home to rare birds and snails - but watch out for spiders, says Mark Rowe
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 3/5/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Brandon to Thetford, follows the Little Ouse river and takes in a cross-section of...Maltings, following signposts for the Little Ouse Way. Almost immediately you plunge into...path follows the North side of the Little Ouse, passing over the occasional footbridge...
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Ouse at Ten Mile gives best sport.
Newspaper article from: Lynn News/Norfolk Citizen (King's Lynn, England); 7/14/2006; 700+ words
; The River Great Ouse at Ten Mile is giving the best angling...Littleport AC Saturday, Open match on the Ouse at Littleport. The roach were having an...Son Procter Memorial club match on the Ouse at Littleport. Very windy conditions made...
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Ouse evenings, Cut Off mornings best.
Newspaper article from: Lynn News/Norfolk Citizen (King's Lynn, England); 7/21/2006; 700+ words
; ...day is often best. Evening nets on the Ouse have been pretty good with large bream...turned out in sweltering temperatures on the Ouse at Littleport. Gerald Rocket made good...Sunday, Littleport have an open on the Ouse at Littleport. Draw 8.30 with fishing...
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Angling - Ouse in fine form.
Newspaper article from: Lynn News/Norfolk Citizen (King's Lynn, England); 11/25/2007; 700+ words
; ANGLING KLAA: Little Ouse: This stretch of the Great Ouse is fishing really well ahead of Sunday's match. A few...season after this weekend. Match bookings Sunday: Little Ouse. Draw 8.30am, tickets [pounds sterling]2 in advance...
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Middle Level and the Ouse top busy period.
Newspaper article from: Lynn News/Norfolk Citizen (King's Lynn, England); 8/11/2006; 700+ words
; ...keeping busy on the Middle Level and the Ouse especially. Hemp and tares for some spectacular roach catches on the Ouse at Ten Mile Bank, often as close as four...AC have had two recent matches on the Ouse at Wissey Mouth. Neal Paske won with...
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Van Ouse's hobby calls for a brave heart
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 3/27/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...SLIGHTLY FROM PRINTED VERSION Ask Justin Van Ouse "whassup" and you will get some interesting...But one of the most unusual things Van Ouse does is taking sword fighting lessons...proficient enough to try the real thing. Van Ouse says those sword-fighting guys -- the...
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FISHING: LOOK OUSE AT NUMBER ONE.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The People (London, England); 4/30/2000; ; 528 words
; BRILLIANT Great Ouse! Britain's hottest centre for battling...Angler's Mail weekly shows that Great Ouse barbel netted the Top Five national ratings...may seem small beer compared with Great Ouse giants, says Ashley Burton of Coventry...
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Booze on the Ouse returns.
Newspaper article from: Huntingdon Town Crier (St. Neots, England); 9/2/2007; 647 words
; ...for Real Ale (CAMRA)'s 'Booze on the Ouse' Beer Festival in St Ives. The annual...environmental sense." Customers at 'Booze on the Ouse' will be able to drink from a selection...and ciders. Read more about Booze on the Ouse in this weeks Town Crier, out on Thursday...
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Ouse
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ouse . 1 Also Great Ouse, river, c.155 mi (250 km) long, rising in the Northampton Highlands, Northamptonshire, S central England. The Great Ouse flows generally NE past Bedford and Ely to the Wash near King's Lynn...
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Great Ouse
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Great Ouse river: see Ouse 1, England.
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Bedfordshire
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...agricultural county, drained largely by the river Ouse, which meanders across it from west to...line from the Lea to Bedford and up the Ouse to Stony Stratford. Forty years later...commanded an important river crossing over the Ouse, became a local route centre, and was...
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Huntingdonshire
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
...Sandy, joined Ermine Street, just before it crossed the river Ouse. Godmanchester, which arose on that site, was for centuries...kingdom. The county remained overwhelmingly rural. Drained by the Ouse, the western parts were good arable land, the eastern good...
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rivers
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...boundaries—the Tamar, Somerset Avon, Colne, Stour, Ouse, Welland, Dove, Teme, Tyne, Tees, and Mersey.(b) Loops...where the Frome joined the Avon, York where the Foss joined the Ouse; Malmesbury where the Tetbury and Sherston branches of the Avon...
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