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Since the late 1970s, in the face of a severe loss of market share in
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More selective than most chemical pesticides in that they ordinarily
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In a certain university course, some of the students took their own ha
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Historians have long thought that America was, from the beginning, pro
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A 2003 study revealed that cinnamon may help improve blood sugar and c
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People native to islands far from major land masses usually subsist ma
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Solar ponds are bodies of water in which circulation is incomplete and
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Computer programs exist that attempt to generate random numbers, but n
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At the Freedom Party presidential nominating convention, Candidate Aku
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Historically, relations between workers and employers in the United St
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The enormous distances between stars are not spaces entirely devoid of
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Last year, a certain orchard produced a record number of oranges. Will
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Firms traditionally claim that they downsize (i.e., make permanent per
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Theorists are divided about the cause of the Permian mass extinctions.
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In the late 1980s, the population of sea otters in the North Pacific
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Research suggests that people who feel protected from a specific type
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In 431 B.C. several hundred cavalry soldiers received a state burial o
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The united States is considering a ban on the importation of salmon
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Doctor: Research shows that adolescents who listen to music on headpho
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Scientists recently documented that influenza spreads around the world
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In an effort to explain why business acquisitions often fail, scholars
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A team of Swedish scientists recently concluded a fifteen year study
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A proposed ordinance requires the installation in new homes of sprinkl
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1986
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A private bus company wanted to increase profits. For twenty years it
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Looking for Volunteers to Help update the RC forum Topics
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1991
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Once a charitable foundation bestows a grant of money to a chosen
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The climbing season of 2006 was the deadliest on record for those
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In the 1980's, astronomer Bohdan Paczynski proposed a way of determini
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Jennifer: Video rental outlets in Centerville together handled 10,000
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The pace of new technology brings a constant stream of new devices to
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A recent survey found that more computers than copies of computer prog
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Theater Critic: The play La Finestrina, now at Central Theater, was wr
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2010
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Many United States companies have, unfortunately,
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2013
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Maps are essential décor for any social studies class, and though they
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22 Feb 2023, 00:08
Research over the past two decades has established the centrality of s
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15 Sep 2021, 05:49
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The societies in which shamanism has flourished have been small,
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A certain type of dinnerware made in Ganandia contains lead. Lead ca
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Last year the worldwide paper industry used over twice as much fresh
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The Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 was, perhaps, the most important Briti
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Crowding on Moorevilles subway frequently leads to delays, because it
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Beets and carrots are higher in sugar than many other vegetables. They
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Two modes of argumentation have been used on behalf of womens emancip
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As a siren approaches an observer, the pitch of its sound seems to get
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The dynamic growth of the Peoples Republic of China in rece
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The Environmental Protection Agency must respond to the hazard
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In countries where automobile insurance includes compensation for whip
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Concerned about various forms of workplace harassment, a city attorney
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