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during the s his career as a conductor took off with his appointment with the vic wells ballet lrb later the royal ballet rrb but his career as a composer stagnated.	during the s he performed a lot as a conductor with the vic wells ballet lrb later the royal ballet rrb but he stopped composing music.
the society of st john the evangelist lrb ssje rrb is an anglican religious order for men.	the society of saint john the evangelist is an anglican religious order.
msx was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the s conceived by kazuhiko nishi then vice president at microsoft japan and director at ascii corporation. it is said that microsoft led the project as an attempt to create unified standards among hardware makers.	it was microsoft s attempt to create a standard for hardware makers conceived by microsoft japan executive kazuhiko nishi.
since the highest flood level at forbes was in june when the river peaked at. m lrb feet inches rrb at the forbes iron bridge.	the river got to. m lrb feet inches rrb at the forbes iron bridge.
within three and a half months the grass roots effort raised usd and saved the park.	within three and a half months this grass roots effort raised and saved the park.
crazy nights is the th studio album by american band kiss.	crazy nights is a studio album by the american hard rock heavy metal band kiss.
aliz e jacotey lrb born august rrb is a french singer known professionally by her given name aliz e the feminine form of aliz the trade wind.	aliz e jacotey lrb born august in ajaccio corsica rrb is a french singer. she goes by the stage name aliz e which is the feminine form of aliz and means trade wind.
historically chalcedonian christians have considered miaphysitism in general to be amenable to an orthodox interpretation but they have nevertheless perceived the miaphysitism of the non chalcedonians to be a form of monophysitism. the oriental orthodox churches themselves reject this characterization.	miaphysitism has often been considered by chalcedonian christians to be a form of monophysitism but the oriental orthodox churches themselves reject this characterization recently the eastern orthodox and roman catholic churches have begun to take this position more seriously.
rancid supported the offspring s tour which helped let s go reach number on billboards heatseekers and the billboard charts respectively.	the offspring took rancid on tour with them and helped let s go make it to on billboard s heatseekers and billboard charts respectively.
this was radical because it completely eliminated the three estates structure of the french monarchy the clergy the aristocracy and the people at large represented by the estates general thereby erasing the last vestige of a feudalistic structure.	this was radical because it completely eliminated the three estates structure of the french monarchy.
halle berry as ororo munroe o storm one of xavier s original students storm can influence the weather around her with her mind.	halle berry as ororo munroe o storm she can control the weather with her mind.
reviewers reduced sense and sensibility and pride and prejudice to didactic tales of virtue prevailing over vice.	reviewers thought sense and sensibility and pride and prejudice were stories of virtue overcoming vice.
it was composed sometime in the middle of the th century during the qing dynasty.	the novel was written in the middle of the th century during the qing dynasty.
el as pi a is one of the provinces of the dominican republic. it is located in the western part of the country on the border with haiti.	el as pi a is a dominican province located in the western part of the country on the border with haiti.
the world health organization states that. million people die each year from causes directly attributable to air pollution with. million of these deaths attributable to indoor air pollution.	the world health organization said that. million people died because of direct problems of air pollution.
the witch tells mr. tumnus that edmund betrayed him then turns tumnus to stone.	the witch then turns tumnus into stone and begins searching for the other children herself.
a sexually transmitted disease lrb std rrb also known as sexually transmitted infection lrb sti rrb or venereal disease lrb vd rrb is an illness that has a significant probability of transmission between humans by means of human sexual behavior including vaginal intercourse oral sex and anal sex.	stds can also be called sexually transmitted infections lrb stis rrb or venereal diseases lrb vd rrb.
a.d. rrb better known as pliny the younger was a lawyer author and magistrate of ancient rome.	rrb better known as pliny the younger was a lawyer a remarkable writer an author and natural philosopher of ancient rome.
as a caricaturist rodr guez castelao focussed on the everyday in a humorous way although after experiencing the spanish civil war he turned to using his art to denounce the cruelties of fascism in a collection of paintings.	as a caricaturist castelao focussed on the everyday in a humorous way although after the cruelty and tragedy of the spanish civil war he turned to using his art to denounce the misery of fascism.
the nut situated at the opposite end of the instrument from the bridge or tailpiece lrb typically where the head holding the tuning pegs joins the fingerboard rrb serves a similar string spacing function at the strings other end.	the other end of the string is fixed to a tailpiece.
presidents serve two and a half year terms normally divided between the two major political parties.	presidents serve two and a half year terms. this time is normally divided between the two major political parties of the european parliament.
in the s peri became associated with jacopo corsi the leading patron of music in florence.	in the s peri worked for jacopo corsi the most important patron of music in florence.
ken follett lrb born june rrb is a welsh author of thrillers and historical novels.	ken follett lrb born june rrb is a british author.
the reliance on seasonal rainfall left tikal vulnerable to prolonged drought which is thought by some to have played a role in the classic maya collapse.	the reliance on seasonal rainfall made tikal open to drought. this is now thought to play a major part in the classic maya collapse.
biography cl rambault came from a musical family lrb his father and two of his sons were also musicians rrb.	cl rambault lrb pronounce clay ram bow rrb came from a musical family.
angoville is a commune in the calvados department in the basse normandie region in north western france.	it is found in the region basse normandie in the calvados department in the northwest of france.
her mother was related to charles reade a novelist of the victorian era.	her mother was related to charles reade a th century novelist.
eu accepts belgrade s conditions for eulex troops sent to kosovo germany is sending around troops as peace keepers.	vucheva elitsa lrb rrb eu kosovo mission unacceptable for serbia eu observer troops sent to kosovo germany is sending around troops as peace keepers.
ntp is one of the oldest internet protocols still in use lrb since before rrb.	ntp is one of the oldest internet protocols still in use lrb since before rrb and uses udp port.
lake it is accessible with a lrb lrb four wheel drive vehicle and is a good location for fishing.	it is accessible with a four wheel drive vehicle and is a good location for fishing.
after bou left the band two new members were announced takuya was to replace bou as the guitarist and yuuki was to join an cafe as a keyboardist.	an cafe recently received two new members original guitarist bou being replaced by takuya and yuuki joining on keyboard.
ndash irish rebellion of the british army defeats irish rebels at the battle of vinegar hill.	irish rebellion of british army defeats irish rebels at battle of vinegar hill
in his family moved to the city of chittagong and he was shifted to lamabazar primary school from his village school.	in his family moved to the city of chittagong and he went to lamabazar primary school.
adaptations the lord of the rings has been adapted for film radio and stage multiple times.	adaptations the lord of the rings has been adapted or made into a movie musical or radio play many times.
it is one of the two principal opera companies in london along with the royal opera covent garden.	english national opera lrb eno rrb is an opera company based in london england.
the dock was in use until the when the fishing industry was moved to albert dock at which point the dock closed. partial filling in of the dock began in the s.	the old dock was filled in and is now queens gardens st andrews dock was closed off and silted up lrb some of it is now a retail park rrb the victoria dock closed in the s and is now a housing estate the railway dock closed in the s and was later used as an extension to the hull marina.
the san francisco ers lrb often referred to as the niners rrb are a professional american football team based in the san francisco bay area.	the san francisco ers are a professional american football team.
harald konopka lrb born november in d ren west germany rrb is a former german football player.	harald konopka lrb born november rrb is a former german football player.
much of the crew s work consists of cargo runs or smuggling.	much of the crew s work is made up of cargo runs or smuggling.
american mosques host voter registration and civic participation drives that promote involving muslims who are often first or second generation immigrants in the political process.	american mosques host voter registration and civic participation drives. in the united states muslims are often immigrants or the children of immigrants.
goldfinger lrb o o rrb is the third spy film in the james bond series and the third to star sean connery as the fictional mi agent james bond.	goldfinger is the third james bond movie in the series.
darling was a great one of paul s that he did n t sing too well.	darling was a great one of pauls that he didnt sing too well.
he frequented spiritism during his exile lrb where he participated also in many s ances conducted by madame delphine de girardin rrb and in later years settled into a rationalist deism similar to that espoused by voltaire.	he dabbled in spiritualism during his exile lrb where he participated also in seances rrb and in later years settled into a rationalist deism similar to that espoused by voltaire.
meeropol used the pseudonym lewis allan for the poem which was set to music and performed at teachers union meetings.	the poem had been set to music and was performed at teachers union meetings.
history use of the word cache in the computer context originated in during preparation of an article for publication in the ibm systems journal.	history the word cache was first used in the context of computing in when an scientific article was prepared to be published in ibm systems journal.
the city of tacloban lrb filipino lungsod ng tacloban waray ciudad han tacloban rrb is a port city approximately miles southeast of manila.	tacloban is a port city in the philippines. it is about miles southeast of manila.
a birthdate of october has been proposed based his father s stating in that his son was and a suggestion that he may have been named after st. luke whose feast day is on october.	the date may have been october because that was his saint s feast day.
she was the youngest daughter of wu zetian and emperor gaozong and was powerful during the reigns of her mother and her brothers emperor zhongzong and emperor ruizong lrb both of whom reigned twice rrb particularly during emperor ruizong s second reign.	she was the daughter of emperor gaozong and empress wu zetian.
july ndash pluto reaches according to sophisticated mathematical calculations its second most recent aphelion.	july pluto reached according to sophisticated mathematical calculations its second most recent aphelion.
oleg oleksandrovich prudius lrb oleg aleksandrovich prudius born on april rrb is a russian american professional wrestler also known by his ring name vladimir kozlov lrb rrb.	on may prudius had his first untelevised wwe match during a house show in san jose california defeating rob conway.
perhaps the most notorious event of recent years was the ceremony of at which elton john accused madonna of cheating fans by miming on stage after she had been nominated for a best live act award.	in the ceremony of elton john accused madonna of cheating fans by miming on stage after she had been nominated for a best live act award.
explored and settled by the spanish in the th century panama broke with spain in and joined a union of colombia ecuador and venezuela named the republic of gran colombia.	most of the people in panama are roman catholic lrb about rrb.
at this point the larvae will live off their noticeable stored fat until ready to hunt.	at this point the offspring will live off their noticeable stored fat until it is ready to hunt.
at the feast janu vomited angering her fellow winners.	at the feast janu vomited angering the other winners.
web colors have an unambiguous colorimetric definition srgb which relates the chromaticities of a particular phosphor set a given transfer curve adaptive whitepoint and viewing conditions.	this relates to the chromaticities of a single phosphor set a given transfer curve adaptive whitepoint and viewing conditions.
education major secondary schools are the nepomucenum and st. pius gymnasium.	nepomucenum and st. pius gymnasium are highschools in coesfeld.
the gag was intended to be revealed in the final episode of the series but was scrapped early on due to inconsistencies and also to the fact that rabbit ears would be too fictitious even for the simpsons.	the gag was intended to be revealed in the final episode of the series but was cancelled early on because of its irregularity.
he is best known for playing phil diffy the main character in the disney channel series phil of the future.	he is famous for acting in phil of the future.
the nihon shoki was written in classical chinese as was common for official documents at that time.	the nihon shoki is an old japanese book.
whereas ancient laurel wreaths are most often depicted as a horseshoe shape modern versions are usually complete rings.	it was also used in ancient rome and roman emperors are often shown wearing laurel wreaths.
perhaps more important firewire makes full use of all scsi capabilities and has high sustained data transfer rates a feature especially important for audio and video editors.	this feature is important for audio and video editors.
vestfold is mostly dominated by lowland and is among the best agricultural areas of norway.	vestfold is mostly lowland areas. it is among the best agricultural areas of norway.
stallone gained worldwide fame with his starring role in the smash hit rocky lrb rrb.	stallone was not very well known by a lot of people until his role in rocky lrb rrb.
after finishing th in the season a dramatic improvement in the season saw derby finish th in the football league championship qualifying for a promotion play off spot though they lost in the semi finals to preston north end.	this meant they won a promotion play off spot but lost in the semi finals to preston north end.
as a skilled violinist but a beginner at the german language who struggled to learn it suzuki noticed that all children pick up their native language quickly and even dialects which adults consider difficult to learn are spoken with ease by people of or years.	dr. suzuki saw that all children learn their own language very quickly. even dialects which adults thought were hard to learn are spoken with ease by or year old children.
at pm local time on the day of the earthquake radio new zealand reported that of the city had no power.	at pm local time radio new zealand reported that of the city was without electricity.
the sea is bounded by corsica and sardinia lrb to the west rrb tuscany lazio campania basilicata and calabria lrb to the east rrb and sicily lrb to the south rrb.	the sea touches the borders of these regions corsica and sardinia lrb west rrb tuscany lazio campania basilicata and calabria lrb east rrb and sicily lrb south rrb.
the first cemetery in victoria was established at point gellibrand at this time.	the first cemetery in victoria was started at point gellibrand.
on average charlotte receives about. in lrb. mm rrb of precipitation annually including inches of snow and more frequent ice storms.	the city usually gets about. inches lrb. mm rrb of precipitation a year.
however a doctrinal conflict had developed between luther and zurich reformer huldrych zwingli on the interpretation of the eucharist.	however luther and a z rich reformer huldrych zwingli thought differently about the eucharist.
a river is a natural watercourse usually freshwater flowing toward an ocean a lake a sea or another river.	the last part of a river a river usually ends by flowing into an ocean a lake or a bigger river.
clay is a city in webster county kentucky united states.	clay is a city of kentucky in the united states.
flamsteed designations for stars are similar to bayer designations except that they use numbers instead of greek letters.	flamsteed designations are for stars that are similar to bayer designations. however they use numbers instead of greek letters.
it operates several online collaborative wiki projects including wikipedia wiktionary wikiquote wikibooks wikisource wikimedia commons wikispecies wikinews wikiversity wikimedia incubator and.	these projects include wikipedia wiktionary wikiquote wikisource wikinews wikibooks wikiversity wikimedia commons and meta wiki.
the departments are further divided into arrondissements and communes which serve as second and third level administrative divisions.	these departments are further divided into arrondissements and communes second and third level units of administration.
zeulenroda triebes is a german town in the district of greiz in the state of thuringia.	zeulenroda triebes is a german town in the rural district of greiz in thuringia.
that council of chalcedon is one of the first seven ecumenical councils accepted by eastern orthodox catholic and many protestant christian churches.	the chalcedonian creed was written during a controversy between the western and eastern churches.
dildo is home to a local church all saints anglican church. the first church building was constructed in.	the first church was built in by the people of dildo.
he became a singer at st mark s in venice in second organist in first organist in and in maestro di cappella.	he became a singer at st marks in venice in then he was organist there and in he became maestro di cappella.
while data for every storm that occurred is unavailable some parts of the coastline were populated enough to give data of hurricane occurrences.	while info for every storm that happened is not available some parts of the coastline had enough people to give info of hurricane happenings.
c inherits most of c s syntax. the following is bjarne stroustrup s version of the hello world program that uses the c standard library stream facility to write a message to standard output	the following text is c source code and it will write the words hello world !
one crane with its match truck was kept in the long headshunt at pilton the other was put to use in lynton goods yard.	one crane was kept at pilton the other was used in lynton goods yard.
burbank is a city in cook county illinois united states.	burbank is a city of illinois in the united states.
it is also the largest city in the country.	it is the largest city in the country.
they account for a little over of the country s population. million americans listed their ancestry as mexican as of.	they account for of the country s population about. million americans listed their ancestry as mexican as of.
he co starred in several television series including shows like the army show lrb o o rrb random play lrb o o rrb and primetime glick lrb o o rrb.	he co starred in several television series including shows like the army show random play and primetime glick.
young victor fell in love and against his mother s wishes became secretly engaged to his childhood friend ad le foucher lrb rrb.	when he was young victor hugo fell in love. he became secretly engaged to his childhood friend ad le foucher lrb rrb against his mother s wishes.
at the same time zedd comes to the decision that richard is the one seeker of truth and gives him the sword of truth.	in doing so zedd gives richard the sword of truth.
druid hills is a city in jefferson county kentucky united states.	druid hills is a city of kentucky in the united states.
usage and definitions the term bourgeoisie is widely used in many non english speaking countries as an approximate equivalent of upper class under capitalism karl marx s bourgeoisie or capitalist class.	the term is widely used in many non english speaking countries as an approximate equivalent of middle class.
true rats are members of the genus rattus the most important of which to humans are the black rat rattus rattus and the brown rat rattus norvegicus.	the best known rats are the black rat lrb rattus rattus rrb and the brown rat lrb rattus norvegicus rrb.
most other entries featured variations on the territorial seal the midnight sun the northern lights polar bears and or gold pans.	most other entries shown the seal the midnight sun the northern lights polar bears and gold pans.
his mother agnes keene was a tanner s daughter and reputed to be very beautiful.	his mother agnes keene was a tanner s daughter and was thought to be very beautiful.
tuckerman is a city in jackson county arkansas usa.	tuckerman is a city in the state of arkansas in the united states of america.
whenever a person changes their main place of residence in germany or buys a new car they are required to buy new number plates.	when a person changes their main home in germany or buys a new car they must buy new number plates.
the royal albert hall is an arts venue situated in the knightsbridge area of the city of westminster london england best known for holding the annual summer proms concerts since.	the exhibition building called crystal palace was a glass building which was just there for the exhibition.
stray cats are an american rockabilly band formed in by guitarist vocalist brian setzer lrb bloodless pharaohs brian setzer orchestra rrb bassist lee rocker and slim jim phantom lrb drums rrb in the long island town of massapequa new york.	these young men lived in massapequa new york.
the cereal was first introduced in as sugar frosted flakes.	tony the tiger has been the mascot in frosted flakes since it was first introduced in as sugar frosted flakes lrb the word sugar was dropped in the mid s rrb and he is known for saying the cereal s slogan they re grrreat !.
neuilly la for t is a commune in the department of calvados in the basse normandie region in northern france.	it is found in the region basse normandie in the calvados department in the northwest of france.
the north german confederation lrb rrb came into existence in august as a military alliance of states of northern germany with the kingdom of prussia as the leading state.	the north german confederation lrb rrb was a military alliance of states of northern germany. it started in august and the kingdom of prussia was the leading state.

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