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Jim Wright
Jim Wright (James Claud Wright, Jr.), 1922-, U.S. congressman, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987-89), b. Fort Worth, Tex. Following service in the U.S. army during World War II, Wright was a Texas state representative (1947-49) and mayor of Weatherford, Tex. (1950-54). He was... Read more |
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Samuel Augustus Foot
Samuel Augustus Foot 1780-1846, American politician, b. Cheshire, Conn. He served as a Democratic Republican in the Connecticut legislature (1817-18, 1821-23, 1825-26) and in the U.S. House of Representatives (1819-21, 1823-25) before he was U.S. Senator (1827-33). In the Senate he became prominent... Read more |
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House of Commons
Commons, House of. From modest beginnings, the House of Commons has progressed until it shares effective sovereignty with the prime minister. Commoners were summoned to Parliament at first less for their advice than for their consent to taxation. Knights of the shire were first called to Parliament... Read more |
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Senator Robert Byrd Dies at age 92
Robert Carlyle Byrd 1917-, U.S. senator from West Virginia (1959-), b. North Wilkesboro, N.C., as Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. A Democrat, he served (1947-52) in the West Virginia legislature and (1953-59) in the U.S. House of Representatives before entering the Senate. In 1971 he defeated Senator... Read more |
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Baron Victor Horta
Victor Horta, Baron 1861-1947, Belgian architect. The Tassel House in Brussels (1892-93), his first mature work, was the earliest monument of art nouveau. It was excelled only by his later works, such as the Baron von Eetvelde house (1895) and the demolished Maison du Peuple (1896-99), both in... Read more |
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Joseph William Martin
Joseph William Martin 1884-1968, American politician, Speaker of the House of Representatives (1947-49, 1953-55), b. North Attleboro, Mass. He was a reporter (1902-8) for several newspapers until he formed a combine to purchase the North Attleboro Evening Chronicle. His newspaper work led to an... Read more |
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house plants
house plants varied group of plants grown indoors and requiring no special care. They are usually grown singly in pots, but can also be grouped and planted together in dish gardens and terrariums. Some are cultivated for their flowers, such as geraniums and African violets, while others, such as... Read more |
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Roger Morris
Morris, Roger (1695–1749). London-born architect, an important figure in the history of Palladianism, the Gothic Revival, and Castle style. A kinsman of Robert Morris, he was associated with Colen Campbell and Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke, functioning as the last's amanuensis and... Read more |
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Mail-Order House
MAIL-ORDER HOUSES MAIL-ORDER HOUSES. Mail-order houses, along with department stores and chain stores, were the most important innovations in retailing institutions during the late nineteenth century. Unlike the other two, however, mail-order houses were essentially a unique American phenomenon... Read more |
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Petrified Forest, The
...Petrified Forest, The, play by Robert Sherwood, produced in 1934 and published in 1935. Set in the Black Mesa Bar‐B‐Q, a gasoline station and lunch room in the Arizona desert, it melodramatically brings together representatives of a decadent... |
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q.a.
q.a. quick assembly |
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n.q.a.
n.q.a. Finance net quick assets |
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q-ary
...for q = 2. In coding theory, some codes are restricted to the binary case; others can operate with arbitrary q or with q a prime number. Throughout switching and coding theory, the binary case is by far the most important. See also polynomial... |
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deceleration parameter
deceleration parameter (symbol q) A figure that describes the slowing-down of the expansion of the Universe. In a Friedmann universe, the deceleration parameter... |
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dyadic operation
...Although basically functions, dyadic operations are usually represented using an infix notation, as in 3 + 4, U ∪ V, P ∧ Q A symbol, such as ◦, can be used to represent a generalized dyadic operation. When the set is finite, Cayley tables and... |
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Q & A
Q & A question and answer |
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quality assurance
...assessed against benchmarks and other local or national reference points. See nursing audit, performance indicators. q. a. tool an assessment tool used by health-care practitioners to measure the quality of care provision. It can involve... |
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Form 10-Q
Form 10-Q A quarterly submission by publicly listed companies to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The information it required is less detailed than that on Form 10-K and does not have to be audited. |
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Q ratio
Q ratio (Tobin's Q) A ratio devised by the US economic analyst James Tobin to measure the impact of intangible assets on business value. It is the ratio of the market value of a business to the replacement cost of its assets. |
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sequential machine
...machines with infinite state set). Thus there is a function f from the Cartesian product I × Q to the product Q × O, with Q a set of states and I, O finite sets of input and output symbols respectively. Suppose, for example, a,q0 |→ q1,x b... |
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drag
...persist, continue, go on, carry on, extend, run on, be protracted, endure, prevail. drag out let's not drag out the Q&A session with issues that can't be addressed at this pointsynonyms: prolong, protract, draw out, spin out, string... |
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briefing
briefing • noun a press briefing synonyms: conference, meeting, interview; orientation; informal backgrounder, Q & A session. |
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nominee
nominee • noun we'll hold a Q & A session with the nominees on Monday eveningsynonyms: candidate, contender, contestant, prospect, runner, choice, possibility. |
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SYMANTEC ANNOUNCES Q&A VERSION 4.0 FOR WINDOWS
...NASDAQ: SYMC) today introduced Q&A(R) v. 4.0 for Windows, a new...increase productivity quickly and easily. Q&A for Windows is unique among databases...for the best mail merge solution. "Q&A for Windows is the ... |
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SYMANTEC ANNOUNCES Q&A WRITE FOR WINDOWS
...NASDAQ: SYMC) today introduced Q&A Write version 3.0 for Windows, a...processors costing hundreds of dollars more, Q&A Write for Windows gives users the means...Extensive mail-merge capabilities with Q&A, Paradox and dBASE ... |
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New version 3.0 of Q&A offers full network support, multiple-file...
NEW VERSION 3.0 OF Q&A OFFERS FULL NETWORK SUPPORT, MULTIPLE...announced today that Version 3.0 of Q&A, the integrated file manager and word...version operates 30 percent faster than Q&A Version 2.0. ... |
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Staffing Now Acquires Dallas-Based Q&A Recruiting.
...based recruiting firm in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, Q&A Recruiting. Q&A Recruiting specializes in matching finance, accounting...professionals with contract and full-time job opportunities. Q&A CEO David Querrey and the ... |
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CLARIS SHIPS FILEMAKER PRO TRANSLATOR FOR SYMANTEC Q&A 4.0 OWNERS; PROVIDES...
...allows owners of Symantec's DOS-based Q&A 4.0 database program to easily transfer...Windows. With a simple mouse click, Q&A owners may now take advantage of the...FileMaker Pro Translator replicates Q&A 4.0 fields, data and ... |
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Q&A 4.0 is much more than a novice's tool. (Symantec Corp.'s Q&A 4.0...
Q&A 4.0 Q&A is an excellent product for newcomers to computing, or for experienced...4.x or network support); hard disk. The generally accepted line on Q&A--the perennially popular flat-file database and word processor... |
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A simple database for Windows. (Symantec Corp.'s Q&A for Windows 4.0 database...
...database for DOS features new automation. Q&A 4.0 for Windows Symantec Corp. 10201...lofty reputation is difficult, but Q&A for Windows succeeds. By adding a creditable...developers, just like the company targeted Q&A for ... |
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Fluther Unveils New Q&A Platform.
...platform enables any website to add Q&A and plug into a larger network of knowledge...Fluther is unveiling a new approach to the Q&A space with its new platform, dubbed Federated Fluther. While the Q&A space continues to ... |
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Answerbag.com Introduces Industry's First Social Q&A API.
...Content Sharing Allows Users to Add Social Q&A Abilities that Leverage the Knowledgebase...With the introduction of its social Q&A API, Answerbag creates the ability...flexible as Answerbag's user generated Q&A API opens the ... |
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Staffing Now, a Gryphon Investors Portfolio Company, Acquires Q&A Recruiting...
...completed the acquisition of a majority of the stock of Q&A Recruiting ("Q&A" or the "Company"), a leading provider of finance...Company's existing management team will continue to run Q&A's operations and expand its ... |
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