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Gadsden Purchase
Gadsden Purchase gădz´den , strip of land purchased (1853) by the United States from Mexico. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) had described the U.S.-Mexico boundary vaguely, and President Pierce wanted to insure U.S. possession of the Mesilla Valley near the Rio Grande—the... Read more |
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Hebrew University of Jerusalem
HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM Israeli university. The creation of a Jewish university in Jerusalem that would teach subjects in Hebrew was a major cultural goal of Zionism. In 1914 land was purchased on Mount Scopus, and the cornerstone for the university was laid in 1918 by Chaim... Read more |
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Basis
BASIS The minimum, fundamental constituents, foundation, or support of a thing or a system without which the thing or system would cease to exist. In accounting, the value assigned to an asset that is sold or transferred so that it can be determined whether a gain or loss has resulted from the... Read more |
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Subsidiary
SUBSIDIARY Auxiliary; aiding or supporting in an inferior capacity or position. In the law of corporations, a corporation or company owned by another corporation that controls at least a majority of the shares. A subsidiary corporation or company is one in which another, generally larger,... Read more |
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John Quinn
Quinn, John (1870–1924). American lawyer, collector, and patron. Quinn was of Irish ancestry and came to collecting through purchasing manuscripts of Irish literary works. He did not start collecting paintings and sculpture until after the turn of the century, but he then rapidly became a... Read more |
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title
title in law, the means by which the owner has just and legal possession of his or her property. It is distinct from the document (e.g., a deed) that is evidence of the title. Title can be lost or acquired only by the methods established by law, that is, by inheritance or by purchase. Several... Read more |
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Purchasing
Purchasing Purchasing is the act of buying the goods and services that a company needs to operate and/or manufacture products. Given that the purchasing department of an average company spends an estimated 50 to 70 percent of every revenue dollar on items ranging from raw materials to services,... Read more |
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George Charles Bingham 3rd earl of Lucan
Lucan, George Charles Bingham, 3rd earl of (1800–88). Born into an aristocratic family, George Bingham became an officer in the British army by purchase in 1816. After ten years of further purchase, he gained command of the 17th Lancers. Bingham had a reputation for personal bravery but was... Read more |
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Rent-Way Inc
Rent-Way, Inc. One Rentway PlaceErie, Pennsylvania 16505U.S.A.Telephone: (814) 455-5378Toll Free: (800) 736-8929Fax: (814) 461-5400Web site: http://www.rentway.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1981Employees: 3,929Sales: $503.8 million (2004)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol: RWYNAIC: 532310... Read more |
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Steering
STEERING The process whereby builders, brokers, and rental property managers induce purchasers or lessees of real property to buy land or rent premises in neighborhoods composed of persons of the same race. Steering is an unlawful practice and includes any words or actions by a real estate sales... Read more |
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insurance
...money. A wealthy person could purchase a corrody, which provided for...example, to landowners enclosing land in the 18th cent. and, more...companies collected premiums weekly from mainly artisan subscribers...widening range of risk. Two major areas of ... |
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Sea-Land purchase confirmed by court.
SEA-LAND PURCHASE CONFIRMED BY COURT...PRNewswire/ -- Sea-Land Corporation said U...mid-January, a weekly Mid- Pacific Express...volume to the average weekly lifts previously provided...transportation unit operates a major ... |
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KB Home Makes Major Land Purchase in Southern California from Lewis Operating...
...in which KB Home will purchase 664 home sites from the...Group of Companies. The land purchase includes 174...again on this significant land purchase for KB Home...prepared by Real Estate Weekly News editors from ... |
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Airport parking rates rise Oct. 1; Commission also approves land purchase.(NEWS)
...commission also took a major step toward building...and could use the land for relocation of...12 to $14. The weekly rate of $60 will...the winter; the weekly cost will climb from...parking facilities. Major plans are in the...air traffic. ... |
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Lennar Announces Purchase of Land at Berewick Community In Southwest Charlotte.
...recently completed the purchase of land at Berewick a master...community within minutes to major interstates I-485...prepared by Marketing Weekly News editors from staff...Copyright 2010, Marketing Weekly News via VerticalNews... |
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Griffin Announces Closing on the Purchase of Undeveloped Land in Pennsylvania.
Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc...and is located in a major industrial area in...Lehigh Valley. The land acquired has approvals...recently completed purchase of a 120,000 square...prepared by Real Estate Weekly News editors from...2010, Real ... |
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TechFaith Receives Approval to Purchase Land for New Integrated R&D,...
...sales and distribution. The land contract is valued at approximately...facility is part of a broader, major joint venture development project...prepared by Telecommunications Weekly editors from staff and other...Copyright 2012, Telecommunications Weekly via ... |
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Warwick International Hotels WIH Purchases 30,000 Square Feet of Land...
...acquisition of a piece of land adjacent to the...000 square feet of land would permit a major expansion to take...in 1980 with the purchase of Warwick New York...prepared by China Weekly News editors from...Copyright 2011, China ... |
 "The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)")
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CAN'T BUY? LEASE-TO-PURCHASE GIVES HOPE OF HOMEOWNERSHIP TO SOME WHO LACK...
...SPECIAL TO REAL ESTATE WEEKLY You're shopping...consider lease-to-purchase.'' ``What an...it? Lease-to-purchase is a buzz-phrase...about lease-to-purchase. The typical deal...called an installment land sales contract or...But when something ... |
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Land trust buys, protects prime Brunswick parcel ; The $1.4 million deal for...
...05-14-2004 Land trust buys, protects...Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust has reached...Hill Road. The purchase would more than double the land trust's holdings...and is home to a weekly farmer's market...last remaining major ... |
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Allied Retail Partners, LLC Forms Joint Venture With Stratford Land To...
...based Stratford Land to acquire 42 acres...development and note purchases. Stratford Land has decades of proven...throughout California and major markets in the Western...prepared by Real Estate Weekly News editors from...2011, Real Estate ... |
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