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India Bill
India Bill, 1783. An abortive reform of the East India Company, drafted largely by Edmund Burke and introduced by the Fox–North coalition. Opponents expressed exaggerated fears that the patronage thus created would give the coalition a stranglehold on power. The actual cause of the bill's... Read more |
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Adjournment
ADJOURNMENT A putting off or postponing of proceedings; an ending or dismissal of further business by a court, legislature, or public official— Read more |
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Dismissal
DISMISSAL A discharge of an individual or corporation from employment. The disposition of a civil or criminal proceeding or a claim or charge made therein by a court order without a trial or prior to its completion which, in effect, is a denial of the relief sought by the commencement of the... Read more |
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Without Prejudice
WITHOUT PREJUDICE Without any loss or waiver of rights or privileges. When a lawsuit is dismissed, the court may enter a judgment against the plaintiff with or without prejudice. When a lawsuit is dismissed without prejudice, it signifies that none of the rights or privileges of the individual... Read more |
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Adalbert
Adalbert 1043-72, German churchman, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, a diocese that included Scandinavia. He was a favorite of Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, who appointed Adalbert to the archbishopric in order to break the power of the dukes of N Europe. He was a guardian of Henry's son and successor,... Read more |
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Wilhelm Canaris
Wilhelm Canaris , 1887-1945, German admiral. He occupied various positions in the German navy during and after World War I. In 1935 he was made chief of the Abwehr [military intelligence]. A conservative, Canaris at first welcomed Hitler, but Hitler's methods and the fear that a new war would... Read more |
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King of Scotland Donald III
Donald III (d. c.1100), king of Scotland (1093–4, 1094–7), known as Donald Bane. He seized the kingship on the death of his brother, Malcolm III. The children of Malcolm and his English wife, St Margaret, fled into exile, and Donald expelled Malcolm's English followers who he... Read more |
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Nunc dimittis
Nunc dimittis [Lat.,=now you are dismissing], the opening words of Simeon's song of praise on the occasion of the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple. After seeing Jesus, Simeon joyfully proclaims that he has seen God's salvation. The hymn is used traditionally in evening liturgical... Read more |
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John Churchill 1st duke of Marlborough
John Churchill Marlborough, 1st duke of , 1650-1722, English general and statesman, one of the greatest military commanders of history. A great strategist and a shrewd diplomat, he has been criticized for inordinate love of wealth and power and for inconstant loyalties in politics. Under James II... Read more |
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VIOLENT STORM HITS REGION NEAR VOLCANO.(Main)
...foot tropical volcano today, and scientists...coast of Luzon island, which includes...miles east of the volcano. Still, heavy...provinces near the volcano, raising fears of mudlows - destructive...Corazon Aquino dismissed a ... |
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Monitors flee Indonesian volcano after scientists say an eruption has begun
Volcano monitors and villagers...populated Java island was shrouded in...danger zone having dismissed warnings of a large...Scientists fear a buildup of magma...about 100 active volcanos, more than any...across 17,500 islands ... |
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Monitors flee volcano as scientists say eruption begins
Volcano monitors and villagers...populated Java island was shrouded in...danger zone having dismissed warnings of a large...160. Scientists fear a buildup of magma...about 100 active volcanos, more than any...across 17,500 ... |
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...of that group. Dismissed South African...South Africa's dismissed deputy president...month. Pacific island evacuates as volcano threatens PORT...the shadow of a volcano spewing ash and...evacuated amid fears of a major ... |
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More criticism from Short for volcano-hit islanders.
...by criticising the people of volcano stricken Montserrat over their...to be screened next week for fear it could undermine her politically...the crisis on the Caribbean island, when she accused the Islanders...programme was filmed, Ms Short dismissed the ... |
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IN BRIEF Jury out over Kot killing.
...But a prosecutor dismissed his justification...relationship. Vanuatu volcano fears Vanuatu has made...a highly active volcano started spewing ash clouds. Gaua volcano, which has erupted...nearby Vanualava island if the ... |
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HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, May 25 =2
...Indonesia's massive "mud volcano" for fear of makingthe disaster...NSW Supreme Court has dismissed a negligence lawsuit...accused of rioting on Palm Island in 2004 to withdrawhis...decline, scientists fear. (Whaleshark) HOBART... |
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`The sooner she goes, the better'
...Development is to visit the volcano- hit island, it was announced...passionate, but all our fears about her are being...All this might be dismissed as special pleading...redevelop the north of the island away from the ... |
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CAMEROON: LAKE NYOS IS IN A MESS
...in Cameroon. Now there are fears that the dam may collapse within...old volcanic line in the Oku volcano field that runs from Pagalu island in the Atlantic Ocean through...Geological Research (IMGR) dismissed Njilah's warning as "too... |
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Fears of gas clouds at Indonesia's Mount Merapi send more fleeing
...some closest to the crater, but others dismissed increasingly urgent warnings to leave...the heart of densely populated Java Island had been rumbling for several weeks...Merapi, the most active of 129 live volcanoes in Indonesia, sent out a deadly cloud...animals to appease ... |
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