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Indigenous peoples
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Chosen people
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M People
M People Contemporary dance group Pickering People Released Debut to Immediate Praise “ Read more |
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Peoples Houses
PEOPLE'S HOUSES institution founded on atat Read more |
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Peculiar People
Peculiar People an alternate rendering for the biblical phrase "chosen people" (of Israel), applied to numerous Protestant dissenting sects such as the Plumstead peculiars. This group, founded in London in 1838 by John Banyard, refused medical treatment as an article of faith.... Read more |
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boat people
boat people term used to describe the Indochinese refugees who fled Communist rule after the Vietnam War (1975) in small boats and the many ethnic Chinese who left Vietnam similarly after China's invasion of Vietnam in 1979. More than one million people became refugees. Many perished, and others,... Read more |
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Cheyenne (people)
Cheyenne ETHNONYMS: Sha-hi'ye-la, Itasi'na, Chien, Schian, Chayenne, Shyenne Orientation Identification. The name "Cheyenne" derives from the Dakota word sha-hi'ye-la, meaning "red talkers" or "people of an alien speech." The Cheyenne refer to themselves as "Tsetsehese-staestse"... Read more |
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Agreement of the People
Agreement of the People, 1647. A set of counter-proposals from the more radical members of the army, largely in the lower ranks, who were concerned at the concessions which the army council had offered the king in the Heads of the Proposals. The Agreement, formulated in October 1647, became the... Read more |
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ABBREVIATION
...Populusque Romanus (the Senate and the Roman people). In addition...fully understood to serve their purpose. People literate in English can work...use, because of sheer familiarity, but people who are not part of the in-group may... |
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Abortion
...coincided with growing agitation by women for fuller inclusion in public life and with increased immigration of ethnically diverse people, both of which provoked concern about the nation's changing character. Thus when physicians pursued the criminalization... |
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acquired immune deficiency syndrome
...world, and many victims are heterosexual. AIDS is now the leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa. Recent combinations of drugs have met with some success in controlling symptoms. By 2002, c.25 million people had died from AIDS. |
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Adams, Maude
...in summer stock. Unlike many stars, Maude Adams shunned the limelight. Away from the theatre she was the most private of people, and for much of her later life lived quietly with a woman friend. But she was generous and high principled. She sometimes... |
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addiction
...user to function normally, use may turn into abuse, and if drug consumption increases further the user may become addicted. People can also become addicted to other pleasurable activities, including gambling, computer games, exercise, surfing the Internet... |
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Advertising
...landscape and have considered the United States the “promised land” of advertising. For example, historian David Potter (People of Plenty, 1954) treated advertising as emblematic of American abundance and a pervasive means of democratic social control... |
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AESTHETICS
...traditionally been considered to have an absolute form: some people have it or approximate to it; others do not have it or...uneasily shifting conceptions). Whatever the case, however, people constantly make aesthetic judgements and often institutionalize... |
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AFRIKAANS
AFRIKAANS. A LANGUAGE related to DUTCH, the mother tongue of about 6m people in Southern Africa and a second language for millions of South Africans and Namibians. It is the source of many hundreds of loanwords... |
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Agar, Herbert (Sebastian)
...Garment of Praise (1929), a study of English poetry, written in collaboration with his wife, Eleanor Carroll Chilton; The People's Choice (1933, Pulitzer Prize), a study of American Presidents; Land of the Free (1935), a survey of American culture... |
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aggression
...separated into ‘emotional’ aggression, carried out by people with the main intention of harming someone, and ‘instrumental...also gives the group its dominance structure. Animals, or people, low in the hierarchy may not challenge those higher in the... |
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Part 4 Plant science.(Part 4: M-Q)(Definition)
...natural mineral (magnesium carbonate: MgC[O.sub.3]). See Magnesia. Magnesium--Mg; a white metal, essential for people and animals and for plant growth because it is a constituent of chlorophyll. Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate--MgN[H.sub... |
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Part 1 Animal science.(Part 4: N-R)(Definition)
...country or region; one not introduced by people. (2) Designating animals, as cattle...place in nature without assistance from people. Natural Enemy--In nature, any organism...A natural enemy may be introduced by people for biological control. See Myxomatosis... |
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Part 3 Forestry and natural resources management.(Part 3: N-R)(Definition)
...country or region; one not introduced by people. (2) Designating animals, as cattle...Natural Boundary--Any feature not made by people, such as a river, or a mountain ridge...A natural enemy may be introduced by people for biological control. See Myxomatosis... |
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Part 4 Plant science.(Part 2: C-E)(Definition)
...concern when sludge is applied to soils used for the production of food and feed crops. Cadmium is a hazardous pollutant to people, domestic animals, and shellfish. It also is an experimental carcinogen. Cake--A residue from the pressed kernels of... |
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a
...telephoned. ∎ someone like (the name specified): you're no better than a Hitler. 2. used to indicate membership of a class of people or things: he is a lawyer. 3. used when expressing rates or ratios; in, to, or for each; per: typing 60 words a minute... |
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Abacha, Sani
Abacha, Sani (b. 20 Sept. 1943, d. 8 June 1998). Nigerian dictator 1993–8 Born in Kano of the Hausa people, he was educated at the local government college before entering the army in 1962. He rose through its ranks to become major... |
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Abgar, Legend of
...him; in reply Christ promised that after His Ascension He would send a disciple to cure the King and preach the Gospel to his people. In Eusebius the letter is followed by an account of the mission of Thaddeus, who heals the King and converts many of the inhabitants... |
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Abiola, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale
...Abiola, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (b. 24 Aug. 1937, d. 7 July 1998). Nigerian politician Born in Abeokuta of the Yoruba people, he studied at the University of Glasgow (1961–3) before becoming a business manager, advancing to become vice-president... |
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Abraham and Isaac
...miracle play, comp. 1952 for Kathleen Ferrier and Peter Pears.2. Sacred ballad for bar. and chamber orch. by Stravinsky to Hebrew text. Comp. 1962–3 and ded. to ‘people of the State of Israel’. F.p. Jerusalem 1964. |
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absolute pitch (sense of)
absolute pitch (sense of). That sense which some people possess of the actual pitch of any note heard, as distinct from relative pitch, which implies the recognition of a note as being... |
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adopt
...espouse, take on/up, embrace, assume; appropriate, arrogate.See note at adapt.antonyms: abandon, reject. 3. the people adopted him as their patron saint synonyms: choose, select, pick, vote for, elect, settle on, decide on, opt for; name... |
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afflict
afflict • verb arthritis can afflict people of all agessynonyms: trouble, burden, distress, cause suffering to, beset, harass, worry, oppress; torment, pester, plague, blight, bedevil, rack, smite, curse; archaic ail. |
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allow
...or so for driving synonyms: set aside, allocate, allot, earmark, designate, assign, leave. 3. she allowed that all people had their funny little ways synonyms: admit, acknowledge, recognize, agree, accept, concede, grant.antonym: deny. |
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...before the IRA deduction begins to phase out.” (Gazette-Telegraph [Colorado Springs]; Mar. 12, 1997.)· “Some people are a little surprised as to [read by or at] how quickly Veniard has gotten to his present level.” (Florida Times-Union... |
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assimilate
assimilate • verb 1. assimilate food/facts | assimilate people into a groupsynonyms: absorb, take in, incorporate, digest, ingest. 2. assimilate your way of life to theirssynonyms: adapt... |
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autonomy
autonomy • noun the people fought for autonomy | the region gained autonomysynonyms: independence, self-determination, autarchy; self-sufficiency, individualism. |
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back
...underwrite, be a patron of, act as guarantor of; informal foot the bill for, pick up the tab for; bankroll, stake. 2. most people backed the idea synonyms: support, endorse, sanction, approve of, give one's blessing to, smile on, favor, advocate... |
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be
be • verb 1. will there be many people at the party?synonyms: exist, live, be alive, have life/being, breathe. 2. the lamp is on the table | Mary is at the farmsynonyms... |
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big
...mega, humongous, monster, astronomical, ginormous; formal commodious.antonyms: small, little. 2. clothing for big people synonyms: well-built, sturdy, brawny, burly, broad-shouldered, muscular, muscly, rugged, Herculean, bulky, hulking... |
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blast
...noisesynonyms: blare, blaring, trumpeting, clamor, bellowing, boom, roar, clang, screech, wail, toot, honk, peal. 3. people killed by the blastsynonyms: explosion, detonation, discharge, blow-up, blowing-up, eruption. 4. receive a blast... |
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Somalia - MGMapsOfTheWorld (TM)
00-00-0000 Map Name: Somalia Continent associated with map: Africa map level: country Map Description: the country of Somalia. Somalia is the country that received international relief from the UN when mass starvation threatened its people. |
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Take Your Facebook Page to the Next Level with F-Commerce
...it's up to 800 million users. Many people on Facebook are already following brands...commerce? Petouhoff: We know that people are spending more time on Facebook, which...URLs. F-commerce makes it easy for people to shop without having to leave your Facebook... |
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Lessons from CRM Idol 2011
...might stress you out because it seems to take away from development, but it pays off in the thing that it needs to - getting people to know who you are and what you do and have. The earlier you do some things to deal with that the better. 2. Cooperation... |
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Auto Imports Gain Sharply in China
...Trading Company. That rate far exceeds the 9.4 percent increase for domestically manufactured cars. Using another metric, the People's Daily Online reported that China imported 905,000 cars during the first 11 months of 2011, an increase of 31 percent... |
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The Hard Work of Law Making
If people say Congress "isn't working," why are members and staff so busy? This...debate and pass laws, the next best thing is to start writing letters to let people know what your views are on an issue. Sending letters is a tool that legislators... |
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ASME Gas Turbine Activities Gather Support in India
...meetings regarding the Gas Turbine industry in India were held in Bangalore and Chennai, India. On November 5, 2011, 16 people gathered in Bangalore to discuss forming a gas turbine chapter of ASME and what key activities to undertake. The action plan... |
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Finding a picture's station point: Reconstructing virtual space when the...
...suggested paving tiles) laid out on level ground, so that the pattern became depicted in correct perspective. Then, objects and people were painted appropriately in place on the depicted tiles, according to the positions they had on the real pavingtile pattern... |
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Using ethnographic methods to carry out human factors research in software...
...and experiences. A team is more than just several people working on a common project, although the level of...industrial client. A computer-based system is built for people and by people, it is intended to serve some human purpose, and... |
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Transformation of flow in rehabilitation: The role of advanced communication...
...Organization (2004) defines disability as a "condition in which people are temporarily or definitively unable in performing an activity...interface that has recently been used in rehabilitation to allow people to "interact with and become immersed in a computer-generated... |
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A quantitative measure for the uniformity of fixation density: The Voronoi...
...During various search tasks, for example, people were found to fixate objects rather than...schizophrenics (Phillips & David, 1997) and people with brain damage (Zihl & Hebel, 1997...different from that of normal, healthy people. De Lucio, Mohamadian, Ruiz, Banayas... |
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