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11Макинтош Джеймс — Макинтош, Джеймс Джеймс Макинтош (англ. Sir James Mackintosh, 24 октября 1765 30 мая 1832) шотландский публицист, историк и один из представителей шотландской философской школы, в молодости был медиком, потом адвокатом, служил в Индии, затем был… …
12Charles Umpherston Aitchison — Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchison Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab In office 3 April 1882 – 2 April 1887 Monarch Victoria I …
13Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield — (1804–1881) A politician, statesman, and Conservative prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli was a commanding figure of British imperialism. The term imperialism was invented in its modern sense to describe indeed to condemn his foreign and… …
14delay — I. v. a. 1. Defer, postpone, procrastinate, put off, stave off, let lie over. 2. Detain, hinder, retard, stop, impede. II. v. n. Linger, tarry, stop, procrastinate. III. n. 1. Procrastination, postponement, deferring, the Fabian policy, masterly… …
15respectfully — adverb in a respectful manner might I respectfully suggest to the Town Council that they should adopt a policy of masterly inactivity? • Ant: ↑disrespectfully • Derived from adjective: ↑respectful …
16literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
17Norway Debate — The Norway Debate, sometimes called the Narvik Debate, was a famous debate in the British House of Commons that took place in May 1940. It led to the formation of a widely based National Government led by Winston Churchill which was to govern… …
18performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
19ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …
20Friedrich von Gentz — (May 2, 1764 ndash; June 9, 1832) was a German publicist and statesman.LifeEarly yearsGentz was born at Breslau.His father was an official, his mother distantly related to the Prussian minister Friedrich Ancillon. On his father s transfer to… …
