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Canal Plus
Canal Plus 85-89, quai André Read more |
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Plus Fours
Plus Fours First introduced during the 1920s, plus fours were a variation on the traditional knee pants called knickers, which had been worn by men, boys, and, occasionally, women, since the late 1800s. Plus fours received their name because they were made four inches longer than ordinary... Read more |
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Cost Plus Inc
Cost Plus, Inc. 201 Clay StreetOakland, California 94607U.S.A.(510) 893-7300Fax: (510) 893-3681 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1958Employees: 2,114Sales: $260.5 million (1998)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQTicker Symbol: CPWMSICs: 5331 Variety Stores One of the leading direct-import retailers in the... Read more |
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Multiple system atrophy
MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY Multiple system atrophy is a group of disorders that share common clinical features, which include Parkinsonism, problems with balance (ataxia), and dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system. It is a sporadic neurodegenerative disease of adult onset. Its cause remains... Read more |
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Certificate of Deposit
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT A written recognition by a bank of a deposit, coupled with a pledge to pay the deposited amount plus interest, if any, to the depositor or to his or her order, or to another individual or to his or her order. A form of commercial paper that serves as documentary evidence... Read more |
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Carey Land Act
Carey Land Act sponsored by Sen. Joseph M. Carey and passed by the U.S. Congress in 1894. The act provided for the transfer to Western states of U.S.-owned desert lands on the condition that they be irrigated. Settlers were permitted to buy up to 160 acres (64.7 hectares) of the land at 50¢... Read more |
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Ranulf Higden
Ranulf Higden d. c.1364, English chronicler. He wrote the Polychronicon, a universal history, interesting chiefly for its display of the geographical, scientific, and historical knowledge of its time. It was translated from Latin into English by John of Trevisa in 1387 and again by an anonymous... Read more |
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cupola
cupola. 1. Bowl-shaped vault on a circular, elliptical, or polygonal plan.2. Underside or soffit of a dome.3. Bowl-shaped element carried on columns set as a canopy over a tomb, etc., or a ciborium.4. Small dome on the lantern over the eye of a large dome, or the dome plus lantern, or any... Read more |
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Parapithecidae
Parapithecidae (order Primates, suborder Simiiformes) An extinct family of primates which lived during the Eocene and Oligocene in Egypt; Eocene fossils from Burma are sometimes included in the family in addition. They showed certain similarities in dentition to Condylarthra, but had short faces and... Read more |
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Pure Speech
PURE SPEECH Written and spoken words that fall within the scope of protection provided by the first amendment to the Constitution. Pure speech and other types of communication, such as picketing and symbolic speech or speech plus, that involve conveying an idea or message through behavior, are... Read more |
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Fox, William Price
...in Southern Fried (1962) and Southern Fried Plus Six (1968) and his novel Moonshine Light, Moonshine...adventures of a young man in show business. Dr. Golf (1963) collects his humorous articles on golf, and Chitlin Strut and Other Madrigals assembles... |
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Lloyd George, David, 1st Earl Lloyd-George
...and preferred to make policy by discussion, especially on the golf course. Moreover, as he felt politically disadvantaged by his lack of a large...managed to put together a government based on Conservative support plus a majority of the Labour members and a minority of the Liberals... |
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...cads, logs, boys, lines). (2) Nouns ending in a consonant plus y usually change the y to i, and add -es (mysteries, parties...and even such countable nouns as crossroads, headquarters, golf links may by followed by a plural verb when the reference is... |
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plus fours
plus fours / pləs fôrz/ • pl. n. dated baggy knickers reaching below the knee, worn esp. by men for playing golf. |
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Golf's many Plus points; VW's mini MPV version of their popular hatch offers...
...extra height, the Golf Plus proved pretty nifty on...its fortes. And the Golf Plus BlueMotion in SE trim comes...With the value of used Golf Pluses high ever since its arrival...all. Factfile Model: VW Golf ... |
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Golf is a definite plus; MOTORS.(Features)
Byline: By Andy Richards ROAD TEST Volkswagen Golf Plus BEING a confirmed fan of the Volkswagen Golf, I was keen to get my hands on the Golf Plus, to see for myself what it adds to this popular range. It is billed... |
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Roadtest: Volkswagen Golf Plus: LOOK TO SEE ALL THE PLUS POINTS.(Features)
...in the case of the new Golf Plus, Volkswagen believe that...identical to the standard Golf hatchback, but as the Plus...fridge module. As the Golf Plus has the same multi-link...At launch in June, the Golf ... |
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Golf Plus turns out to be a smooth operator.(Features)
...Malcolm Robertshaw VOLKSWAGEN'S Golf Plus first appeared in the UK in June...into the VW line-up between the Golf hatchback and Touran compact MPV...it. Despite the extra height the Golf Plus proved pretty nifty on the road and... |
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Golf has Plus force.(Features)
...on Sunday The Volkswagen Golf is already Europe's most popular car. The interesting Golf Plus first broke cover at the...Renault's Scenic. The Golf Plus certainly has the quality...interesting to watch the effect on Golf ... |
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MOTORS: A DEFINITE PLUS; VOLKWAGEN GOLF: Restyled new Golf will be on sale in...
...introducing a new model. The interesting Golf Plus first broke cover at the Bologna...Max or Renault's Scenic. The Golf Plus certainly has the quality to win...interesting to watch the effect on Golf hatchback numbers for the ... |
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Golf Plus with so much space to swing
...New Straits Times 12-12-2004 Golf Plus with so much space to swingByline...game in town. The just unveiled Golf Plus fits between the current Golf...curve lights. When launched, the Golf Plus will be ... |
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Golf's Plus points; Volkswagen's trusty old favourite has grown up to become...
...so you can understand why the Volkswagen Golf is so much of a favourite with so many...beefed it up a little by introducing the Golf Plus to the range. Billed as sitting somewhere between the Golf and Touran MPV the Plus certainly has ... |
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Plus marks take the VW Golf t a higher level; test VW Golf Plus.(Features)
...though, launching the Golf Plus in the summer - and the...pounds 500 to move from Golf hatch to Plus, there is...Volkswagen. MODEL: Golf Plus 1.9 TDI Sport automatic...quite so stylish as the Golf hatchback ... |
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The Plus factor; Golf drivers expect solid build quality, performance and...
...and the TDIs. And now the latest incarnation, the Golf Plus - which is the Golf literally growing up the way many popular mid-sized family hatches are. Golf customers, let's leave aside those who want to pimp... |
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