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  • 111Aira Force — is a waterfall in the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. The word force is used in many parts of northern England as a synonym for waterfall ; it comes from the old Norse word fors .The stream which flows over the waterfall is Aira… …

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  • 112Gipsy Moth IV — is a 54 ft ketch that Sir Francis Chichester commissioned specifically to sail single handed around the globe, racing against the times set by the clipper ships of the 19th century.Background and designAfter being nursed back to health from a… …

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  • 113Reichel/Pugh — is a yacht design company based in San Diego, California, USA. It is led by John Reichel and Jim Pugh.Since the late 1990s, Reichel/Pugh designed yachts have successfully competed in many major races, including the America s Cup. Their designs… …

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  • 114Nuclear energy policy of the United States — For other uses, see Nuclear policy of the United States. George W. Bush signing the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which gave extensive funding and aid to help reinvigorate the nuclear industry in America. The nuclear energy policy of the United… …

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  • 115fetch — fetch1 [fech] vt. [ME fecchen < OE feccan, earlier fetian < IE * pedyo (extension of base * ped , FOOT) > Ger fassen, to grasp] 1. to go after and come back with; bring; get 2. to cause to come; produce; elicit 3. to draw (a breath) or… …

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  • 116Mayan Palace Nuevo Vallarta — (San Blas,Мексика) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: Avenida Paseo De Las …

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  • 117tend — 1. v.intr. 1 (usu. foll. by to) be apt or inclined (tends to lose his temper). 2 serve, conduce. 3 be moving; be directed; hold a course (tends in our direction; tends downwards; tends to the same conclusion). Etymology: ME f. OF tendre stretch f …

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  • 118holder — Ⅰ. hold [1] ► VERB (past and past part. held) 1) grasp, carry, or support. 2) keep or detain. 3) have in one s possession. 4) contain or be capable of containing. 5) have or occupy (a job or position) …

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  • 119holding pattern — hold′ing pat tern n. 1) aer. a traffic course held by aircraft at a specified location until cleared for landing 2) a condition of no progress or change • Etymology: 1950–55 …

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  • 120France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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