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bo·a
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n.
1.
a constrictor snake (family Boidae) that bears live young and may reach great size, native to America, Africa, Asia, and some Pacific islands. Its numerous species include the large
boa constrictor (Boa constrictor) of tropical America.
2.
a long thin stole of feathers or fur worn around a woman's neck, typically as part of evening dress.
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BoA/Fleet Deal to Create Fourth-Largest Fund Complex.(Bank of America's gargantuan purchase of FleetBoston Financial Corp)
Newspaper article from: Money Management Executive; 11/3/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...largest fund complex in the country. BoA's acquisition of Fleet for $47 billion...assets, according to Lipper. In addition to BoA's Nations Funds, Fleet will bring its...s arsenal brings a nice complement to BoA's lineup and the pair should have good...
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 "The Nation (Thailand)")
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BoA poised for new identity, recapitalisation, NATION
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Thailand); 9/14/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...s stock price up by Bt1.25 to Bt24. BoA's stock price has been making steady gains...August when they were trading at Bt17. BoA shares used to be traded at more than Bt30...Stent, senior executive vice president at BoA, told the stock exchange yesterday that...
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Franz Boas: cultural history for the present, or obsolete natural history?/Franz Boas: histoire culturelle pour le present ou histoire naturelle obsolete?
Magazine article from: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; In recent years, Boas has resurfaced as a source of inspiration...2) Is this a credible reading of Boas, or a re-invention to suit new clothes...substantiate. I do not wish to interpret Boas in the manner of historians, however...
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Franz Boas among the Inuit of Baffin Island 1883-1884: journals and letters.
Magazine article from: Arctic; 9/1/2000; 700+ words
; FRANZ BOAS AMONG THE INUIT OF BAFFIN ISLAND 1883-1884...into Home Bay if my camp was in a place that Boas had visited during his longest foray north...Certainly when I first came to Clyde, Boas's ethnographic observations and major map...
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BOA unveils corporate structure, NATION
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Thailand); 9/11/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Chulakorn Singhakowin yesterday announced that BOA will now be restructured into seven main...priorities in four main areas. He said BOA intends to work diligently with its clients...by restructuring the loans. Secondly, BOA will build on its new IT platform and redesign...
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Franz Boas: the early years, 1858-1906.(Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute; 9/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; COLE. DOUGLAS. Franz Boas: the early years, 1858-1906. viii...cloth) This is the first biography of Boas, and it is also the first portrait that draws on the whole corpus of the Boas Papers, an archive of more than 60,000...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Football: BOA HAS THE LAST WORD; FA CUP FOURTH RD REPLAY: FULHAM 2 EVERTON 1 Fulham back Cup hero in race row.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 2/5/2004; 700+ words
; ...Darren LEWIS THE RACE row involving Luis Boa Morte and Duncan Ferguson took a dramatic...place in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Boa Morte's titanic performance against Everton...involved." Ferguson is alleged to have called Boa Morte a "black ****" in the original...
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Cash management: BOA's first inklings of synergy with parent, NATION
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Thailand); 2/1/1999; 700+ words
; ...one capital, purchased 75 per cent of BOA in a widely publicized transaction. A recent photograph showed BOA senior vice presidents, Chooporn Chantarvichai...system. Chooporn, who is also head of BOA's cash management division, said the...
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A Morphometric Comparison of Island and Mainland Boas (Boa constrictor) in Belize
Magazine article from: Copeia; 5/26/2006; ; 700+ words
; Relative to mainland Boa constrictor, boas from islands off the coast of Belize...possible in squamates. POPULATIONS of boas (Boa constrictor) are common on offshore...in 1970 and 1971 described island boas as being dwarfed in size, with more...
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[Transmission difficulties: Franz Boas & Tsimshian mythology]
Magazine article from: Anthropologica; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...research into the collaboration between Franz Boas and his Tsimshian informant Henry Wellington Tate which resulted in Boas's Tsimshian Mythology (1916). Maud...extensive "transmission difficulties" which Boas never acknowledges in print. Boas lets...
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Boas
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...well as in their overall appearance. The boa constrictor, ( Boa constrictor ) and the West Indian boas ( Epicrates ) are primarily ground-dwellers...the best known representative of the true boas is the boa constrictor of tropical America, from...
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Boas, Franz
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Boas, Franz 1858-1942 Franz Boas is recognized widely as the “ father of American anthropology...biological anthropology and cultural anthropology. In addition, Boas was a pioneering public intellectual who used science to challenge...
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boa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Like other snakes, boas swallow the prey whole. Over 30 boa species are found...the United States. Boas may be terrestrial...white emerald tree boa of the tropics ( Boa...There are also several boa species on Madagascar...Pacific islands. Boas are classified in...
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Boas, Franz 1858-1942
Book article from: American Decades
BOAS, FRANZ 1858-1942 Anthropologist The Science...offered new directions in anthropology, Franz Boas is probably the figure that made anthropology...specialized scientific books. The Engaged Scientist Boas's effort to teach anthropology at the turn...
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Franz Boas
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Franz Boas The German-born American anthropologist Franz Boas (1858-1942) established the modern structure of anthropology...Anthropology in America was essentially preprofessional when Franz Boas began its study. The science was not established at any...
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