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Robert Runcie
Runcie, Robert (1921–2000). Archbishop of Canterbury. After war service as a tank commander, winning the MC, Runcie graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford. He was successively principal of Cuddesdon Theological College (1960), bishop of St Albans (1970), and archbishop (1980). A liberal... Read more |
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The Critic
Critic, The (1881–1906), weekly literary magazine and review, published by Jeannette and Joseph Gilder. It is remembered as one of the first magazines to welcome Whitman's writing, and as the first to publish the Uncle Remus stories outside of the author's native town. Other contributors... Read more |
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George (Palmer Garrett Jr.)
Garrett, George [Palmer, Jr.] (1929–), born in Florida, educated at Princeton, to which he returned as a professor after teaching writing and criticism at Hollins College and the University of South Carolina. His first publication was poetry, continued in The Sleeping Gypsy (1958), Abraham's... Read more |
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Pierre Biard
Pierre Biard (1576-1622) J ESUIT MISSIONARY Source Acadia.Pierre Biard, a Jesuit missionary in Acadia, was regarded by the Micmac tribe as a European with shamanistic powers. Born in Grenoble, France, in 1576, he was summoned from his position as ... Read more |
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Marietta
Marietta: Recreation Sightseeing The first stop to make on a visit to Marietta is at the Welcome Center to pick up tour maps; the Center is in the renovated train station right off Marietta Square. The revitalized square is an entertainment mecca with several popular... Read more |
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Friends of the People
Friends of the People was an association of radical Whig aristocrats and parliamentarians launched in 1792 by Lord John Russell, Charles Grey, and their friends. It advocated moderate parliamentary reform as a means of preserving the constitution. Welcomed at first by other reform bodies, the... Read more |
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Charles Augustus Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh 1902-74, American aviator who made the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight, b. Detroit; son of Charles A. Lindbergh (1859-1924). He left the Univ. of Wisconsin (1922) to study flying. After service as a flying cadet, he was commissioned (1925) in the air force... Read more |
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Emigration
EMIGRATION EMIGRATION from the United States has received far less attention than the influx of immigrants attracted by the reputation of a country with a tradition of welcoming freedom-seekers from around the world. Yet there have been times when the number of emigrants surpassed that of... Read more |
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Birds of Passage
BIRDS OF PASSAGE BIRDS OF PASSAGE is a term used to describe temporary migrants who move so they can fill jobs that are often viewed as beneath native-born laborers. The term was used in the United States as early as the 1840s to refer to British immigrants and remained in use through the late... Read more |
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Jane Matilda Bolin
Jane Matilda Bolin1908–2007 Judge Although she never cared to think in these terms, Jane Bolin would often have her name followed with the descriptive, "first black woman to…." In her mind, she was simply following her life's path, pursuing goals in a profession she cared for deeply, not unlike... Read more |
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European Union
European Union (EU) Organization of 25 European countries, established in 1993...framework and institutions of the European Community (EC), such as the...Denmark ‘opted out’ of the first stage in the creation of a single... |
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EUROPEAN UNION
EUROPEAN UNION, short form EU. An association of European countries, until the end of...In 1993, the EU subsumed the European Community (EC), previously...prominent language: English is the first second language in all EU countries... |
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European Monetary Union
European Monetary Union (EMU) Proposed union of European Union (EU) member states who...their own money supplies to a European Central Bank, which would take...the Euro, created. The “first wave” of the Union is planned... |
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European Monetary System
European Monetary System (EMS) System...the then nine members of the European Community (EC). The EMS had three main components: the European Currency Unit (ECU), a...chose to participate in the first stage of EMU. On January... |
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Imperial Wars
...was peripheral to Western European rivalries in trade, revenue...history. Conflicts between Europeans and Indian communities were...imperial, but conflicts between European settlements and between European...privateers captured their first ... |
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Assimilation
...twentieth century, most European American proponents of...no role for non‐Europeans. European newcomers likewise...not assimilated.The first sustained scholarly treatment...racial groups, and some European ethnic “vestiges...suffered by ... |
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Doctrine, Military
...variance from those of their European enemies. Native doctrines reflected...policy war so familiar to the Europeans. Native American warfare...acculturate themselves, the Europeans were loathe to forsake their...warfare and the traditions of European ... |
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Caribbean and Latin America, U.S. Military Involvement in the
...nearly twenty occasions in the first three decades of the twentieth...S. business, preclude European competition and intervention...strategic interests.In the first half of the twentieth century...mining, and transportation by European nations. This attitude ... |
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epicanthic fold
...occurs occasionally in some European groups, for example in some Scandinavians...to-mid twentieth century European physical anthropology, physiognomy...John Langdon Haydon Down first described this syndrome in 1866...that Down believed linked the European ... |
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Monroe Doctrine
...called Monroe Doctrine. The first stipulated that the “American...for future colonization by any European Power.” The second embodied...Polk, in the 1840s, was the first president to invoke Monroe...Richard Olney formulated the first major corollary to the ... |
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European integration
European integration The attempt to...World War II to integrate European powers so closely as to make...which the relatively small European states could only have an...the EC was expanded by the first wave of enlargement to include... |
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Single European Act
Single European Act (1986) The first substantial revision of the Treaty...In response to the extension of European Community concerns, decision-making...unanimity was no longer required. The European Council was formally recognized as... |
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European Parliament
European Parliament An elected institution of the European Union with its seat in Strasburg...signed in 1970 and 1975 gave the European Parliament (EP) important powers...elections to the EP were the first to be held in an enlarged community... |
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European Council
European Council A governing body of...discuss common issues. In the first decade, it had no legal basis...their national, not their European policies. Nevertheless, because of its membership, the European Council has developed into... |
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European
European XVII. — F. européen, f. L. eurōpæus, f. Eurōpa — Gr. Eurṓpē (of unkn. orig.), first applied to central Greece; see -EAN. |
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EU
EU (European Union) Created by the Treaty...of three pillars: (1) the European Community (EC), whose decisions were made by the European Commission, the European Council...control from the third to the first pillar. At the 2003 ... |
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Maastricht, Treaty of
...1992) Officially known as the Treaty of the European Union (TEU), it formally established the European Union (EU). It added to the European Commission, which came to be recognized as the first pillar, the Common Foreign and Security Policy... |
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Native American Wars
...between Native Americans and Europeans and Euro-Americans. East of the Mississippi, the first type of war often took the form...to acquire land or goods. European contact, however, brought...were also exacerbated by European contact. The horse ... |
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euro
...adopted by eleven states of the European Union in 1999. Following the...single market through the Single European Act by 1993 the Maastricht...subsequently failing to meet the first three criteria.On 1 July...precipitated the currency's first crisis. From ... |
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Maastricht Treaty
...the 12 member states of the EUROPEAN UNION, agreed in February 1992...known as the ‘Treaty on European Union’ - envisages political union...eventual monetary union under a European Central Bank; common policies...European currency. Denmark at ... |
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colonist
colonist • noun the first European colonists of North Americasynonyms: settler, colonizer, colonial, pioneer; immigrant, newcomer, homesteader.antonym: native. |
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...before a consonant. Hence: a European country, a one-year term...vowel, regardless of how the first syllable sounded. The U.S. Constitution...is no excuse for a twenty-first-century writer.People worry...be substituted for per in the first of those phrases, ... |
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leg
leg • noun 1. Lee broke his leg synonyms: lower limb, limb, shank; informal pin. 2. the first leg of a European tour synonyms: part, stage, portion, segment, section, phase, stretch, lap. phrases: give someone a leg up we all want... |
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Story of the first Europeans?(Books)(On Books)
...before the arrival of Indo-European, makes the scene all the more...that in which Mr. Kurlansky first heard the Basque language spoken...membership in NATO and the European Union. But relations between...fisheries. Basques were the first to salt their cod, ... |
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Trophy triumph: Alinghi crew become first Europeans to win America's Cup.(News)
...aloft after their victory over defenders Team New Zealand in Auckland yesterday. Swiss challengers Alinghi became the first European team to win the America's Cup when they beat the holders by 45 seconds in the fifth race on Sunday to claim the... |
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-GOLDMINE First european broadband portal company announces executive team &...
...August 1998-GOLDMINE First european broadband portal company...position to become the first pan-European broadband...international and truly European content without significant...v. Goldmine is the first ... |
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First European Broadband Portal Company Announces Executive Team & Market...
...Goldmine to leading position in European broadband Internet market Goldmine...is in position to become the first pan-European broadband portal...service offering that for the first time promises consumers across...Services n.v. Goldmine is the ... |
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UK Presidency of the EU 2005 and BCS host first European Conference on IT...
...Presidency of the EU 2005 and BCS host first European Conference on IT Skills Management...27102005 The UK Presidency of the European Council and the British Computer Society (BCS) have hosted the first EU-wide conference on IT professionalism... |
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First European PDF Conference launched; Tidalfire to host inaugural...
...PRESSWIRE-24 July 2001-Tidalfire: First European PDF Conference launched; Tidalfire...will be hosting the inaugural European Portable Document Format (PDF...Conference will bring together, for the first time in Europe, a wealth of expertise... |
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First European board meeting after merger of Vodafone AirTouch and Mannesmann.
...PRESSWIRE-21 June 2000-VODAFONE AIRTOUCH: First European board meeting after merger of Vodafone AirTouch...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20062000 The newly created European Board of Vodafone AirTouch held its first meeting on 19th of June in Dusseldorf. The... |
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-SEMKO: First European certification company authorized to approve telecoms...
M2 PRESSWIRE-28 September 1998-SEMKO: First European certification company authorized to approve telecoms...1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:240998 As the first European certification company to be approved by the United... |
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EDUCATION: FIRST EUROPEAN MASTERS COURSES LAUNCHED FOR 2004-2005 ACADEMIC YEAR.
...programme aims to make the European Union a competitive university...Belgium), which inaugurates its European Masters course this year...He indicates: "this is the first time rectors have agreed to...from specific countries. The first "window" will concern ... |
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First European cross-border partnership in payments processing.
...PRESSWIRE-11 March 2005-EDS: First European cross-border partnership in payments...strategic partnership to provide the very first cross-border service for processing...advanced know-how in this field." First step of a long-term commitment... |
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