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  • 21To lie on the head of — Lie Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan …

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  • 22Netherlands, The — officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,142,000. Capital: Amsterdam; Seat of Government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. Languages:… …

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  • 23re-lay — /ˌri ˈleɪ/ (say .ree lay) verb (t) (re laid, re laying) 1. to lay again. 2. to lay out again: to re lay the items on the shelf …

  • 24Geography of the People's Republic of China — China is the 3rd or 4th largest country in the world (depending on whether all PRC administered areas are included or not see List of countries and outlying territories by total area) and the one with the most people. It stretches about 5,000… …

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  • 25Meet the Wife — Genre Sitcom Created by Chesney and Wolfe Starring Freddie Frinton Thora Hird Country of origin United Kingdom …

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  • 26Puss Gets the Boot — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = Puss Gets the Boot series = Jasper Mouse (Tom and Jerry) caption = Puss Gets the Boot title card director = William Hanna Joseph Barbera story artist = William Hanna Joseph Barbera animator = Carl Urbano… …

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  • 27Collapse of the Northern Cod Fishery — Main article: Cod fisheries The Northern Cod fishery abruptly collapsed in 1992, following overfishing since the late 1950s, and an earlier partial collapse in the 1970s. In 1992 the Canadian government declared a moratorium on the Northern Cod… …

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  • 28Alleged war crimes during the Sri Lankan Civil War — Sri Lankan Civil War (1983–2009) Background Sri Lanka · History of Sri Lanka Origins of the Civil War Origins of the Civil War · Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism  …

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  • 29Foreign relations of the United Kingdom — The United Kingdom (UK) is a key player in international politics, with interests throughout the world. The former British Empire, notably through its successor, the Commonwealth of Nations, links the UK with many of the world s nations in one… …

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  • 30Geology of the Alps — The Alps form a part of a Tertiary orogenic belt of mountain chains, called the Alpide belt, that stretches through southern Europe and Asia from the Atlantic all the way to the Himalayas. This belt of mountain chains was formed during the Alpine …

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