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  • 81Economic history of the United Kingdom — The economic history of the United Kingdom deals with the history of the economy of the United Kingdom from the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain on May 1st, 1707,[1] with the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of… …

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  • 82Nathan J. Johnson — This article is about the martial artist. For Barack Obama assassination plotter, see 2008 Barack Obama assassination scare in Denver. Nathan Johnson is a martial arts instructor, researcher and author;[1] he is notable for his controversial… …

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  • 83Nicaraguan general election, 2011 — Nicaraguan presidential election, 2011 2006 ← November 6, 2011 (2011 11 06) …

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  • 84Trade (sports) — In professional sports, a trade is a sports league transaction involving an exchange of players contracts and/or draft picks between teams. Cash is another commodity that may be packaged together with contracts and/or draft picks to complete a… …

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  • 85On the Count of Zero (2007 film) — On the Count of Zero Teaser poster for On the Count of Zero Directed by Gokhan Yorgancigil Produced by …

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  • 86Sophists (The) — The sophists G. B. Kerferd In the fifth century BC the term sophistēs was used in Greece as a name to designate a particular profession, that of certain travelling teachers who went from city to city giving lectures and providing instruction in a …

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  • 87arbitrate, mediate — Although similar in meaning, these words have different applications. Arbitrate means to decide between contending or opposing parties or sides. An arbitrator actually hears evidence, arrives at a decision, and then makes an award. Mediate means… …

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  • 88Ninian's, St. —    NINIAN S, ST., a parish, in the county of Stirling; containing, with the late quoad sacra parishes of Bannockburn and Plean, and the villages of Cambusbarron, St. Ninian s, Torbrex, and the Whins of Milton, 10,080 inhabitants, of whom 1295 are …

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  • 89faction — n. a contending; extremist; opposing; rebel faction * * * [ fækʃ(ə)n] extremist opposing rebel faction a contending …

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  • 90rival — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. competitor, contender, antagonist, emulator. v. t. vie or cope with; emulate; exceed, excel. See opposition, contention, repute. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. competing, competitive, striving, combatant …

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