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  • 31Disrobed — Disrobe Dis*robe (?; see {Dis }), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Disrobed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disrobing}.] To divest of a robe; to undress; figuratively, to strip of covering; to divest of that which clothes or decorates; as, autumn disrobes the fields …

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  • 32Disrobing — Disrobe Dis*robe (?; see {Dis }), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Disrobed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disrobing}.] To divest of a robe; to undress; figuratively, to strip of covering; to divest of that which clothes or decorates; as, autumn disrobes the fields …

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  • 33Undress — Un*dress , v. t. [1st pref. un + dress.] [1913 Webster] 1. To divest of clothes; to strip. [1913 Webster] 2. To divest of ornaments to disrobe. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) To take the dressing, or covering, from; as, to undress a wound. [1913… …

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  • 34Royal Dutch Shell — plc Type Public limited company Traded as LSE:  …

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  • 35CompuServe — Type Subsidiary of AOL Industry Internet communications Founded 1969 Headquarters Col …

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  • 36Howard Government — The Howard Government refers to the federal Executive Government of Australia for the 11 years that John Howard was Prime Minister. This government began on 11 March 1996 after the electoral defeat of the previous Keating Government. The… …

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  • 37denude — verb To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip; to divest; as, to denude one of clothing, or lands …

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  • 38Operational due diligence (alternative investments) — The phrase Operational Due Diligence (ODD), in the context of alternative investments such as hedge funds (or private equity, infrastructure, real estate, commodities and so on), means different things to different people. As the words themselves …

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  • 39LEGAL AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM — UNDER THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE (1876–1917) Judiciary Throughout the period from the promulgation of the Ottoman Constitution of 1876 until the present time there have been both secular and religious courts exercising jurisdiction in the territory of… …

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  • 40Strip — Strip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stripped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stripping}.] [OE. stripen, strepen, AS. str?pan in bestr?pan to plunder; akin to D. stroopen, MHG. stroufen, G. streifen.] 1. To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder;… …

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