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  • West Germany (in German Westdeutschland) was the common English name ... to contest elections, two Weimar Republic era leftist parties quickly revived—the ...
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  • or ceremonial purpose. There are many common themes throughout the many ... began to appear. Petroglyphs were still common though, and some cultures ...
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  • was to be a new city for the new Christian era, although he placed an image ... capital in Ravenna. At this point it is common to refer to the empire as ...
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  • clan, He gave birth to one of the most common family names in Korea. ... with Buddhism as state religion, and its own era name systems. Silla absorbed ...
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  • Ermine is the common name for a small, northern weasel, Mustela erminea ... minks, ferrets, and other mammals with the common name of weasel, typically ...
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  • from the seller. This type of retail is common for small, expensive items ... in the United States, heralding in a new era of retail: Self-service. ...
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  • Mushroom is the common name given to the fruiting bodies of many fungal ... This phenomenon is the source of several common expressions in the English ...
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  • which should not be confused with the common Sanskrit word properly transliterated ... In the Sangam era of Tamilakam, a Kali-like bloodthirsty goddess named ...
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  • of thirty five academies erected from the era of the Northern Song to the ... and 3,200 millimeters in the north) and common fogs. Lower altitudes experience ...
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  • date and contain legendary elements, a common nucleus of fact may underlie ... bishop and martyr in its 1661–62 Book of Common Prayer. However, in the 1969 ...
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  • and in orchestras or concerts. Its most common form is triangular in shape ... By the start of the Common Era, "robust, vertical, angular harps ...
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  • presumed to have existed before the Islamic era due to the geographer Ptolemy ... to worship and to trade. Caravan-raiding, common during the rest of the year ...
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  • and double- or triple-cropping is common. Fruits, vegetables and other ... had been established by the Bronze era (around 300 B.C.E.).[http://baliplus ...
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  • receptus from which most of the Reformation era New Testament translations ... Version, and for most other Reformation-era New Testament translations ...
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  • In 1914, British writer J.W. Coombes related the common European belief ... contemporary evidence, save one Pallava-era painting of the temple complex ...
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  • pea in West Asia and Europe; maize and common bean in Central America; ... their house and garden with a hedgerow. Common hedge plants are privet, ...
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  • throughout almost all of the Paleozoic era, flourishing in the earlier ... The most common trilobites were about 2-7 cm (1-3.5 in) in length ...
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  • :He laid out four suburbs as well as the Abhaya-tank, the common ... gained prominence and the great building era began. The Mahavamsa states ...
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  • in the sixteenth century during the Tokugawa era, shaped Japanese ideas of ... has often been identified with the Tokugawa era. A number of assumptions central ...
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  • in the fifth and sixth centuries of the Common Era. Of the ten fully golden ... have four branches instead of the more common used three branch motif. ...
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  • existed from the beginning of the current era to about the middle of the ... of the "Rain Bird" motif, a common and popular design element ...
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  • and Pomarine skuas (jaeggers), Black, Common and Thick-billed guillemots ... . Some frosts and snowfalls occur, and fog is common. The center of ...
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  • In common with most folk dances, there is no universal naming scheme ... in size and method of generation. Some common shimmies include relaxed ...
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  • During the Victorian Era, the disorder was thought to be a form of ... media attention, but bulimia is in fact more common. BBC, [http://www ...
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  • The Greek conquests of India took place in the years before the Common Era, and a rich trade flourished between India and Greece, especially ...
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  • Bauhaus is the common term for the Staaatliches Bauhaus, an art and ... new architectural style to reflect this new era. His style in architecture ...
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  • said to have had a disdain for the "common customer", who he thought ... . Auto Union and Mercedes dominated the era. In 1937, Alfa took control ...
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  • eagle and other raptors, the ubiquitous common loon, and northern waterfowl. ... century. The voyageurs of the fur-trade era traveled the water highway ...
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  • Likewise, the Roman catacombs of the early Christian era are replete ... doctrine of purgatory. This is especially common among those who stress scripture ...
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  • The common appellation of The Huntington may also refer to the Huntington Hospital. ) is an educational and research institution established by ...
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  • Single manuals, or keyboards, are common, especially in Italian harpsichords ... the harpsichord family. This is the more common arrangement, and an instrument ...
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  • lute), made the story familiar among common people throughout Japan. ... *Keene, Donald. Anthology of Japanese literature, from the earliest ...
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  • ushering the so-called Second Constitutional Era. Hopes were raised among the ... Though the Balkan allies had fought together against the common enemy ...
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  • eds.), Alba: Celtic Scotland in the Medieval Era. (Edinburgh: John Donald, 2005) ... place names suggest that transhumance was common. Animals were small by later ...
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  • of sponges dates back to the Neoproterozoic era, new species are still commonly ... of this extant type of sponge are less common than those of other types ...
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  • the faith and practice of the apostolic era. The practice was a meaningful ... and dries them. In the United States it is common to have a communal observance: ...
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  • treason in the traditional sense are less common, given the changes in political ... rule which has been imitated in some common law countries. The Treason ...
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  • generally date back to the Tokugawa era. Chinese furniture is traditionally ... Some common types of furniture are noted below. * Bed: A bed is a piece ...
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  • and religious law, but in the modern era Jews are generally bound to ... not overrule specific laws from an earlier era, unless supported by a relevant ...
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  • following the river's path during the era of westward expansion. Later ... of organizations have been formed with the common goal of protecting, creating ...
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  • subjects, portraits, and the still lifes common in the Dutch Baroque period ... range than most Dutch painters of the era, and she was one of the first ...
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  • vernacular prayer book, called the Book of Common Prayer. Unlike other traditions ... which sought to develop common ground concerning these issues, and ...
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  • known to have occurred during the Parthian era (250 B.C.E.–226 C.E.) of ... was officially supported during the Sassanid era (226–651), no traces of ...
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  • 200,000 words examining and criticizing common superstitions and errors ... the state of philosophy in China during his era. Daoism had long before degenerated ...
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  • that time Mauryan India also enjoyed an era of social harmony, religious ... subcontinent until the beginning of the Common Era. The Scythian tribes, renamed ...
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  • Oxygen (chemical symbol O, atomic number 8) is the second most common ... Oxygen is the most common component of the Earth's crust (46 ...
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  • to- mid 1300s (at the end of the Kamakura era). His works are considered ... school during the Japanese feudal samurai era. Kamiizumi’s Shinkage-ryu ...
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  • practice of ancestor worship, still common today, deeply penetrated ... In the pre-Hispanic era, it was common to keep skulls as trophies ...
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  • Hampi (Kannada: ಹಂಪೆ, Hampe) refers to a village in northern Karnataka. The name "Hampi" comes from the anglicized version ...
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  • be made of any material, not just wood. Common examples include brass, silver ... and genre most typifies the Classical era. In 1782, Joseph II, Holy ...
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  • and studied until as late as the Meiji era. A member of a poetic clan ... his abdication, the second year of the Shoji era, or 1200 C.E. Retired emperors ...
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  • A child during the Mexican Revolution, Kahlo grew up in an era of ... was 42. Kahlo and Rivera had much in common; both were artists and both ...
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  • Called by some a "champion of common humanity," he helped ... *Goldman, Merle. Modern Chinese Literature in the May Fourth Era. ...
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  • son of David!" To Jews of the era, no clearer messianic declaration ... Barabbas' release, would have made common cause with the high priest ...
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  • full grammatical sentences (until the era of Modernism and Postmodernism ... became somewhat more distinct in the modern era, but post-modern trends have ...
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  • Chickenpox (or chicken pox), also known as varicella, is a common ... challenges and this is now less common. Shingles, a reactivation of ...
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  • weapons activities during the Cold War era. Palau is within hundreds ... parliament, known as the "Olbiil Era Kelulau," elected by ...
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  • developing strongly in the Renaissance era, and also dominant in much ... It is a common and pedantic misconception that counterpoint is defined ...
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  • an ever-growing population. It has opened an era in which powered machinery ... The most common type of seeder, called a planter, spaces seeds out ...
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  • she might be a bridge from the Romantic era to an eventual esthetic rebirth ... the nineteenth century as "The Romantic Era," and as such it is referred ...
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  • Pliny the Elder listed it as a mineral common in India, while the historian ... Medica, 1596). Another figure from the Ming era, the famous geographer Xu ...
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  • quot; held throughout Europe in the classical era: * Panhellenic Games: ... between rivals and friends may have been common on both official and unofficial ...
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  • for "bread and peace" during the era of World War I. Political ... and chocolate are also one of the most common March 8 presents in Russia ...
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  • of the sightings can be grouped into five common categories: ... When dealing with paranormal occurrences, it is common to run across ...
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  • more than a million Jews at the turn of the Common Era. Gedaliah's demise marked the final end of any hope that Judah, already crushed by ...
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  • tropes as by those topics deemed acceptable in each era. ... descends once more into the poetic era. Taken together, the recurring ...
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  • of the period from this point until the Common Era, Judea remained a smaller ... a large worldwide following into the current era. The paradoxical combination ...
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  • During the Paleolithic era, small settlements existed in the thick ... cities. Petty crime, however, is more common, particularly in the form ...
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  • under the peace and stability of this era, and its merchants, the Marwaris ... Extreme heat is common in the summer while the winters are very cold ...
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  • Europe, where it had previously been less common. In England, it lasted legally ... the survival of small landowners was the common land (Allmende in French ...
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  • of the four major pillars of the Chhayawadi era in Hindi literature. A revered ... which were full of compassion for the common man. At the 3rd World Hindi ...
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  • organized by local communities became more common in the later Middle Ages ... at Dunstable, and such plays were common in London by 1170. The oldest ...
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  • Exile up to the beginning of the Christian Era. The Samaritans, however, ... or religious context, emphasizing our common humanity was the basis for ...
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  • and wool fabrics. As Japan entered the Showa Era (1926–1989) there was a ... by general trading firms integrating their common business operations. ...
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  • surprising throwback to the silent era, but with spectacular results ... Lucas's film Star Wars ushered in an era of fantasy films with expensive ...
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  • Chrétien refers to his object not as la graal, a common noun. For ... ornate stem and base, made in the Medieval era of alabaster, gold, and gemstones ...
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  • only a diversity of people living for the common good. ... com/articles/2007,0129-barnett.shtm A New Era Of Refugee Resettlement] Immigration ...
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  • Khitan had much in common with the Mongolians that came after them ... across the bridge into the artificial Goryeo-era village used to simulate Kaesong ...
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  • Pop music, often called simply pop, is contemporary music and a common ... in the 1960s, it has become increasingly common for pop music performers ...
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  • the more polished Nashville Sound recordings of that era. ... and political statement against the Vietnam-era hippie movement's denigration ...
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  • There are many distinct types of trumpet, with the most common being ... instrument. The natural trumpets of this era consisted of a single coiled ...
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  • of North America. The term fell out of common usage by American politicians ... World. In his influential 1776 pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine echoed ...
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  • ) (December 12, 1905 – September 14, 1964), was a prominent Soviet ... relatives were arrested, including his common-law wife. For months he petitioned ...
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  • night raiders and sold in Arkansas, a common practice. Moses Carver hired ... of the best-known African-Americans of his era when he was praised by Theodore ...
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  • The San Rafael Group consists of four Triassic-era formations, from ... (firecracker, low and Palmer) which are common to most western areas. Desert ...
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  • a new religion that would commence the Third Era of Religious Amnesty. ... Cao Dai, being syncretic, holds beliefs common in other faith traditions ...
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  • (Anthropoides virgo), Eurasia crane or common crane (Grus grus), and gray ... ** Common crane, Grus grus, also known as the Eurasian Crane ...
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  • is born out of the spirit of the Romantic era of the late nineteenth century. ... particularly admired. These operas share common themes, with that of the ...
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  • fiction and, above all, has led to the common definition of "gothic ... had played itself out by the Victorian era—declining into the cheap ...
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  • Garrett nonetheless remains symbolic of an era when only a thin line separated ... County War, and he mostly used that single era in his life as his stepping ...
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  • ===Republic of China Era (1912 - 1949)=== The New Culture Movement ... led by Western-type brass bands are common, often competing in volume ...
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  • One of the most versatile performers of his era, Darin could cause ... As was common with ethnic minorities at the time, he changed his Italian ...
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  • been firmly established, comedy in Baroque-era opera was reserved for what ... Following the bel canto era, a more direct, forceful style was rapidly ...
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  • a penetrating analysis showing that common key words appeared in the ... argued that Judaism entered Rome during the era of the Maccabees, and increased ...
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  • As these ideas began changing during the Enlightenment Era, blowing ... The golden age of toy development occurred during the Industrial Era ...
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  • Mite is the common name for various minute (often microscopic) arachnids ... its fossil history goes back to the Devonian era. As a result, acarologists ...
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  • the Gospel and human participation in the common good. The Roman Catholic ... two districts (okręg). During the communist era, the 38 regional delegates ...
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  • exercise a strong influence. It is common for Berber and Arabic individuals ... * Davidson, Basil. 1998. West Africa before the Colonial Era: A History ...
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  • Godhead was unacceptable. Adoptionism was common before it was first declared ... son) in a qualified sense. In the modern era the Jesuit Gabriel Vasquez ...
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  • afternoons of July and August are quite common. Fall weather remains warm ... Mule deer and wild turkeys are very common in the park. Elk are the ...
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  • his alma mater. Like many others of his era, Laud was over zealous in ... Laud's effort to impose the Book of Common Prayer on the Scottish ...
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  • oratorical skills that combined with his common sense approach and his fearlessness, made him one of the most popular personalities of his era ...
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  • was less favored as Isis had enough in common with Hathor to be considered ... the name (Isadora) i.e., Gift of Isis is still common. Plutarch's ...
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  • had depended since Chaucer, on a stock of common and (by that time) clichéd ... known as one of the greatest preachers of the era. ==Style== ...
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  • In that way, the wisdom of the pre-Confucius era in China embodied in Gija ... narrative seen in the Hanshu later became common. According to the Old Book ...
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  • was formed in the early Precambrian Era, the foundation of the Atlas ... which measures 3340 meters. It is a common site for hikers and adventurers ...
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  • Mozi, another philosopher of the Warring States era (pre-unification ... the course of Chinese philosophy in this era. Philosophers such as Confucius ...
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  • era = 20th-century philosophy | color = #B0C4DE | ... to the same theories, but held in common the recognition that throughout ...
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  • Arendt’s political concepts to the modern era. She challenged both liberal ... war against the Jewish people, have become common themes of Jewish historiography. ...
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  • that all organisms have descended from common ancestors, also known as ... successfully reproducing will become more common, by inheritance, from one ...
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  • hand, his vision for Zimbabwe was as a common home for all citizens, not ... Nkomo is remembered for what has been described as his "common ...
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  • declared himself president, ushering in an era of coups and countercoups ... have made farmers' cooperatives a common arrangement. Since 1986, ...
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  • Pushkin occupies a singular status among both Russian common people ... The 1820s were an era of social unrest that culminated in the Decembrist ...
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  • southern South America, this is the most common approach among families whose ... according to gender vary among cultures and era, although some aspects receive ...
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  • Spring weather is unpredictable, with stormy, wet days being common ... sacred datura and Indian paintbrush are common. Utah penstemon and golden ...
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  • However, the star's pedigree as a common Jewish symbol did not become ... in the occult and syncretism as early as the era of King Solomon. However such ...
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  • place by tension, such as the World War II-era all-American models. If the ... of the most important harmonicists of this era. Using a full blues band, ...
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  • of extraterrestrials into the common identity of aliens, as they ... is lacking, biological properties common to the known organisms found ...
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  • into the "made-for-TV" movies era. The Thorn Birds, The Winds ... ABC Productions. Shows produced during this era included My So-Called Life ...
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  • were using electric guitars in Swing-era big bands. Perhaps the first ... The need for an amplified guitar became apparent during the big band ...
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  • Latin granum, for grain, referring to the common, coarse-grained structure ... #039;s Pyramid, likely dating to the same era, was constructed of limestone ...
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  • modern scientific form. In the Victorian era, the debate in historiography ... oligarchy and tyranny as corrupted regimes common to the lower ages. ...
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  • socialism seeks the co-prosperity and common cause of all people, which ... human community—co-prosperity and common cause. Plato's Republic ...
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  • era = 20th Century Philosophy | color = #B0C4DE | ... experience as the rectification of the common and originary illusion (illusion ...
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  • the essential components in computers of any era, along with primary storage ... standardization trend generally began in the era of discrete transistor mainframes ...
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  • cross-section for nuclear capture. The common oxidation state of yttrium is +3. ... in rapid succession, ushering in a new era in materials science and chemistry ...
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  • influence from the Middle Ages through the era of Modernism, when it provided ... period. The literature of the Swedish Empire era is regarded as the beginning ...
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  • A common mythological animal pairing that represents yin and yang ... of Yin-Yang") was a Warring States era philosophy that synthesized ...
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  • of a large southern landmass were common in maps such as the early ... ===== Paleozoic era (540-250 Mya) ===== During the Cambrian period ...
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  • from seven different traditions. In the modern era, only the Abhidharmas of the Sarvastivadins and the Theravadins have survived intact, each consisting ...
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  • Fables, fairy tales, and parables all have in common the fact that ... the expression, "sour grapes," a common idiomatic expression that ...
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  • both influenced by the positivism of the era which held that social transformation ... Herzen was a populist writer, supporting the common person's ...
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  • form of entertainment, available to the common public and accessible and ... of the music. Topical satire is a feature common to many operettas, although ...
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  • 1870, when he was 21. He arrived during an era of social turmoil. Large groups ... of those with whom he had less in common ethnically. Riis’ middle ...
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  • The modern pirating era, which, although somewhat different from the ... Piracy was common in all waters around Europe for centuries. Some ...
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  • use until 1965, well after acronym had become common. Around 1943, ... Lord" ; replaced by: C.E. meaning Common Era, with B.C.E. meaning Before ...
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  • lesbians—criticized the assumption of a common "woman's experience ... ==== Civil Rights Era ==== Liberalism implicitly accepted that the ...
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  • it has been claimed that the unicorn was a common symbol during the Indus Valley ... However, it was not until the medieval era that the unicorn myth grew ...
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  • a tradition of religious neutrality; it is common for Muslim Ustads to sing ... texts from the earliest periods of the Christian era. Narada's ...
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  • most influential British theologians of his era. A strong advocate of visible ... of human life" as the place where common ground could be found. For ...
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  • quot;toward the rainbows" which are a common sight in the mountainous ... Karst features such as springs, sinkholes, and caves are common in ...
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