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be·ta
/ ˈbātə/
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n.
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), transliterated as ‘b.’
∎ [as adj.]
denoting the second of a series of items, categories, forms of a chemical compound, etc.:
beta carotene
beta blocker.
∎ inf.
short for beta test:
their database system is currently in beta
[as adj.]
a beta version.
∎
(Beta) [followed by Latin genitive]
the second (usually second-brightest) star in a constellation:
Beta Virginis.
∎ [as adj.]
relating to beta decay or beta particles:
beta emitters.
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Hot Spot: Hounslow, west London - Plane overhead - but price is right
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 10/10/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...hard to outshout Heathrow Airport, but Hounslow's attractiveness is measured in pounds...negotiator at estate agent Mann & Co. "Hounslow attracts people who work at the airport...notes: "New developments are making Hounslow more desirable. St George, Barratts...
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Hounslow Excluded From Ban On Shopping Bags.
M2 Presswire; 12/3/2007; 625 words
; ...3 December 2007-Liberal Democrats: Hounslow Excluded From Ban On Shopping Bags...RDATE:03122007 Thanks to an error by Hounslow Council, the Bill being put to Parliamentary...now not apply to the London Borough of Hounslow. The Bill, together with two others...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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SO YOU WANT TO LIVE IN... HOUNSLOW.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 8/28/2005; 700+ words
; WHAT'S IT LIKE? Hounslow is a busy, bustling cosmopolitan slice...shopping. The more gentrified side of Hounslow is out towards Chiswick, while the...is bordered by the A4 to the north, Hounslow Bus Station to the east,Whitton to...
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Tony Blair should be proud to send his children to Hounslow Manor. So why does it face closure?
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 7/22/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...five good grades at GCSE. The other is Hounslow Manor in west London, where just 17...it was excellent. When they visited Hounslow Manor they decided that 23 per cent of...under new management. Roger Shortt, Hounslow Manor's head, says that his school...
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NCC Group completes IT housing project for three-star Hounslow Homes.
M2 Presswire; 6/30/2005; 700+ words
; ...completes IT housing project for three-star Hounslow Homes(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...has completed a programme of work with Hounslow Homes, contributing to the arms' length...to support the future requirements of Hounslow Homes. The ALMO is run as a limited...
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 "Herald Express (Torquay UK)")
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Man's second thoughts on guilty plea An application by Philip Hounslow to change his plea after previously admitting beating his partner and assaulting a police officer following a 12-hour drinking binge at the Dartmouth Music Festival was refused by Torbay Magistrates.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 6/30/2007; 700+ words
; An application by Philip Hounslow to change his plea after previously...20. Mitigating, Nigel Butt said Hounslow had pleaded guilty to the three charges...During an interview with the police Hounslow had indicated he could not remember...
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Hounslow Primary Care Trust ready for RiO with home and roam access.
M2 Presswire; 10/24/2006; 700+ words
; ...24 October 2006-Scalable Networks: Hounslow Primary Care Trust ready for RiO with...home and roaming access solution for Hounslow Primary Care Trust. Implemented to support...road. Graeme Hollocks, IT Manager at Hounslow PCT explains, "Initially, the requirement...
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 "Petersfield Post (Petersfield, England)")
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Hounslow hits four for Liss Reserves.
Newspaper article from: Petersfield Post (Petersfield, England); 11/3/2007; 426 words
; ...the top of the table. Veteran Graham Hounslow will take the plaudits for his four...barely 15 seconds of the game gone as Hounslow tucked in a rebound after brave work from Mott. Hounslow added two more before a sweeping move...
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New service helps Hounslow Primary Care Trust protect staff working alone in the community.
M2 Presswire; 7/30/2003; 700+ words
; ...30 July 2003-C3: New service helps Hounslow Primary Care Trust protect staff working...problem, Community and Night Nurses across Hounslow are involved in a new scheme that provides...details of the affected member of staff. Hounslow Primary Care Trust (PCT) is one of...
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Hounslow hits three.
Newspaper article from: Petersfield Post (Petersfield, England); 10/24/2007; 391 words
; ...but gradually the midfield trio of Lee Hounslow, Jewell, and Steve Butt started to...the opening goal was scored by Graham Hounslow. Liss never looked back and rattled...the second half completed the rout. Hounslow added two more to his tally and Tutton...
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Hounslow
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hounslow , outer borough (1991 pop. 194,100...London, SE England, on the Thames River. Hounslow's manufactures include razor blades...defeated the Danes at Brentford. The Hounslow district of Heston and Isleworth was the...
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Kops, Bernard
Book article from: Contemporary Novelists
...boy; writer-in-residence, London Borough of Hounslow, 1980-82; lecturer in Drama, Spiro Institute...Jews. London, Robson, 1985. Editor, Poetry Hounslow. London, Hounslow Civic Centre, 1981. * Manuscript Collections...
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The Bluetones
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...guitar. Formed as a quartet just outside London, England, in Hounslow, in 1994; released number-one album Expecting to Fly...x201D; The Bluetones formed just outside London, England, in Hounslow, in 1994, as a foursome. Originally, the group consisted...
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Colombo, John Robert (1936-)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...Personal Accounts of the Paranormal in Canada. Willowdale, Ontario, Canada: Hounslow Press, 1989. — — . Mostly Monsters. Toronto: Hounslow Press, 1977. — — . Mysterious Canada. N.p., 1988...
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Collins, Phil
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...three children, he was born in the affluent London suburb of Hounslow in 1951. By the time he was five, Collins was experimenting...Record… Full name Philip Collins; born in 1951 in Hounslow, England; son of an insurance agent and a theatrical agent...
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