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  • She retains many of the less appealing human qualities.

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  • It retains two beautiful rose-windows in the west front.

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  • The desilverized lead, which retains o 6-0.7% zinc, has to be refined before it is suited for industrial use.

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  • Another division includes anomalous cases, such as Cyprus or Bosnia, in which one government administers a country as to which another state retains certain powers, theoretically large.

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  • The site has never been lost, and the present village Zercin retains the name radically unchanged.

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  • The nitric acid is most likely taken up chiefly as nitrate of lime, but probably as nitrate of potash also, and it is significant that the high nitrogen-yielding clover takes up, or at least retains, very little soda.

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  • In these there are neither branchia nor osphradium, and the pallial chamber which retains its large open ing serves as a lung.

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  • The old-fashioned town, consisting chiefly of one long broad street, retains portions of its ancient walls.

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  • They afford an example - paralleled in other classes of the animal kingdom - of an order which, though specialized in some respects, retains many primitive characters, and has won its way to dominance rather by perfection of behaviour, and specially by the development of family life and helpful socialism, than by excessive elaboration of structure.

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  • This industrial centre is continued eastward in the urban district of East Ham (pop. 96,018), where the old village church of St Mary Magdalene retains Norman portions.

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  • The disturbances among the underlying rocks of Ohio have been slight, and originally the surface was a plain only slightly undulating; stream dissection changed the region to one of numberless hills and valleys; glacial drift then filled up the valleys over large broken areas, forming the remarkably level till plains of northwestern Ohio; but at the same time other areas were broken by the uneven distribution of the drift, and south-eastern Ohio, which was unglaciated, retains its rugged hilly character, gradually merging with the typical plateau country farther S.E.

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  • Boston was the undisputed literary centre of America until the later decades of the 19th century, and still retains a considerable and important colony of writers and artists.

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  • Along one line there was a gradual elaboration of the tube until it culminated, so far as structural complexity is concerned, in the so-called trapdoor nests or burrows of various families; along the other line the tubular retreat either retains its primitive simplicity in association with a new structure, the snare or net, or is entirely superseded by the latter.

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  • It then often retains its vitality for a long time, apparently crawling as if it were itself a worm, a phenomenon which is at least partially explained by the extraordinary development of nervous tissue, equally distributed all through the walls of the proboscis, and either united into numerous longitudinal nerve-stems (Drepanophorus, Amphiporus) or spread out into a uniform and comparatively thick layer (Cerebratulus, sp.).

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  • The cathedral has a Romanesque Gothic portal of 1332 by a Roman marble worker named Deodatus, and the interior is decorated in the Baroque style, but still retains the pointed vaulting of 1154, introduced into Italy by French Benedictines; it contains a splendid silver antependium by the 15th-century goldsmith Nicolo di Guardiagrele (1433-48).

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  • The nervous system, composed of a ring and a ventral cord, retains its primitive connexion with the ectoderm.

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  • Each of these trunks is surrounded by muscles, and the complex retains the old name of "retinaculum."

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  • Below the castle is All Saints church, which suffered severely during the siege of the castle, but still retains some work of the 12th century.

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  • This while averaging a lower temperature than (A) is not so subject to change; it retains the snow for sleighing, which is a boon to the farmer.

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  • In the later history Bashan became remarkable as a refuge for outlaws and robbers, a character it still retains.

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  • More importantly, he retains what he reads.

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  • It still retains the proud distinction of being unbridged, and still the River Flotilla Company appoints its steamers at regular intervals to visit all the chief ports on its banks as far as Dibrugarh.

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  • The great fair at Irbit retains its importance, and there are, besides, over 500 fairs in Tobolsk and over 100 in other parts of the region.

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  • If, however, this non-magnetic substance is cooled to a temperature a few degrees below freezing-point, it becomes as strongly magnetic as average cast-iron (µ = 62 for H = 40), and retains its magnetic properties indefinitely at ordinary temperatures.

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  • Though it retains some old houses, and the parish church dates from 1639, Elie is, as a whole, quite modern and is one of the most popular resorts in the county on account of its fine golf links and excellent bathing.

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  • The nitrated product retains the outward form of the original cellulose.

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  • It is oval in shape, and retains its medieval fortifications.

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  • The smaller branch to the right retains the name of Rhine and sends off another arm, called the Yssel, to the Zuider Zee.

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  • In 1276 they removed to the neighbourhood of Baynard Castle, and their house gave a name to a London district which it still retains.

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  • The latter for a time retains its plumpness, but on the appearance of little black pustules, which first occur on the part primarily affected, the grape begins to shrivel.

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  • The sorghum is hardier than the sugar-cane; it comes to maturity in a season; and it retains its maximum sugar content a considerable time, giving opportunity for leisurely harvesting.

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  • This at least is true of the oxide produced from the metal by combustion; that produced from the carbonate, if once made yellow at a red heat, retains a yellow shade permanently.

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  • It still retains its ancient walls, 64 m.

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  • Mainz still retains many relics of the Roman period, the most important of which is the Eigelstein, a monument believed to have been erected by the Roman legions in honour of Drusus.

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  • Always a place of great trading importance, long the place of election for the German kings, and until 1866, together with Hamburg, Bremen and Lubeck, one of the four free cities of Germany, it still retains its position as one of the leading commercial centres of the German empire.

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  • A charged conductor supported on a non-conductor retains its charge.

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  • The Strada Garibaldi along the Mare Piccolo is inhabited by fishermen whose language retains traces of Greek.

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  • It therefore expands on solidification; and as it retains this property in a number of alloys, the metal receives extensive application in forming type-metals.

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  • Uskiib retains in a modified form the name of Scupi, one of the chief cities of northern Macedonia.

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  • He certainly retains his former opinion, but mainly on the ground, in itself intelligible and legitimate, that, so far as Fichte's philosophical reputation and influence are concerned, attention may be limited to the earlier doctrines of the Wissenschaftslehre.

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  • Of the sister peaks, Kibo and Mawenzi, the latter is far the oldest and has beengreatly denuded, while Kibo retains its crateriform shape intact.

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  • Elland Hall, though almost rebuilt, retains the recollection of a remarkable family feud between the Ellands and the Beaumonts of Crosland Hall, the site of which may be traced in the vicinity.

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  • The first three are important; the South and West gates date from the early 14th century, while Bar Gate, as it stands, is later, and retains excellent Decorated work.

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  • Of the seven market-places only that in the Altstadt retains something of its former appearance.

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  • In spite of its classical associations and of modern improvements, Weimar still retains much of its medieval character.

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  • The castle was originally erected by Robert Guiscard, but as it now stands it is mainly the work of the Doria family, who have possessed it since the time of Charles V.; and the noble cathedral which was founded in 1153 by Robert's son and successor, Roger, has had a modern restoration (though it retains its campaniles) in consequence of the earthquake of 1851, when the town was ruined, over one thousand of the inhabitants perishing.

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  • The town retains several picturesque old houses, and in the vicinity, by the river, are the ruins of the 16th century mansion of Cowdray, burnt down in 1793.

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  • But the view was very soon adopted, and since has universally prevailed, that a minister in such cases still retains his clerical character.

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  • The church of St Faith was largely rebuilt in 1875, but retains some good Early English work.

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  • Among its noble families the chief was that of the Caecinae, who took their, name from the river which runs close to Volaterrae and still retains the name Cecina.

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  • The ectoderm retains its ciliation only in the sensory organs.

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  • The parish church of St Mary, Hornsey, retains its Perpendicular tower (c. 1500) and a number of interesting monuments.

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  • Of these cities, Port Mahon, the most important, still retains the name which is derived from the family of Mago.

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  • Wood charcoal is a hard and brittle black substance, which retains the external structure of the wood from which it is made.

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  • Dr Jules Richard in his revision (1895) retains the sections proposed by Sars in 1865, Calyptomera and Gymnomera.

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  • The severed part retains its muscular irritability for a short time, wriggling as if it were a living creature.

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  • The family, which was raised to the rank of count in 1666 and of prince of the Empire in 1767, still retains the property.

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  • In victory he retains his steadiness, and in defeat he will die at his post rather than yield.

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  • The feature referred to results from the occurrence here of a weak basal formation of clay overlaid by more resistant sandy strata; the clay belt has been stripped for a score or more of miles from its original inland overlap, and worn down in a longitudinal inner lowland, while the sandy belt retains a significant altitude of 200 or 300 ft.

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  • The powers of a state are inherent, not delegated, and each retains all such rights and functions of an independent government as it has not, by entering the Union, affirmatively divested itself of in favor of the Federal government.

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  • The latter retains Gothic details in the interior, but the facade is simple Renaissance work.

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  • This weir retains the river above it at half-tide level, in order to cover the mud-banks which had been bared at low tide between Richmond and Teddington by the lowering of the low-water level, owing to the removal of various obstructions in the river below.

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  • The banking system, which retains many features of the Scotch system, on which it was originally modelled, combines security for the note-holders and depositors with prompt increase and diminution of the circulation in accordance with the varying conditions of trade.

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  • Higher education was originally organized by the various religious bodies, each of which retains at least one university in more or less integral connexion with itself.

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  • The freezing of the soil in winter, which at first sight seems a drawback, retains the soluble nitrates which might otherwise be drained out.

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  • This intellectual discovery requires sensation and retention of sensation; so that sense (ea-Ono-Ls) receives impressions, imagination (0avravLa) retains them as images, intellect (Van) generalizes the universal, and, when it is intelligence of essence, is always true.

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  • The church of St Peter and St Paul is cruciform, and as a whole Perpendicular in appearance, but retains a nave arcade and ornate tower-arches of the Early English period.

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  • The church of St Peter and St Paul, mainly Perpendicular, retains a Norman font and other remains of an earlier building.

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  • Still less specialized are Chrotomys and Xeromys, which include Philippine land-rats, while Crunomys, from the sane area, retains the third molars, and thus connects the group with the Murinae.

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  • The date of the erection of the cathedral is probably about 1179; it retains some traces of Norman architecture, and the facade has a fine figured cornice by Bartolommeo da Foggia; the crypt has capitals of the 11th (?) century.

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  • Enfield Palace fronts the High Street; it retains portions of the building of Edward VI., but has been greatly altered.

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  • The Anglican Church retains only the Biblical symbolism of " the blessing of the hand."

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  • It retains some relics of Fechner's influence; first, the theory of identity, according to which the difference between the physical and psychical is not a dualism, but everything is at once both; and secondly, the substitution of mathematical dependence for physical causality, except that, whereas Fechner only denied causality between physical and psychical, Mach rejects the entire distinction between causality and dependence, on the ground that " the law of causality simply asserts that the phenomena of Nature are dependent on one another."

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  • In practice it is found that a magnet can be prepared which, when suitably protected from shock, &c., retains its magnetic moment sufficiently constant to enable observations of H to be made comparable in accuracy with that of the other elements obtained by the instruments ordinarily employed at sea.

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  • It is free from Moorish idioms, and, like Galician and Portuguese, it often retains the original Latin f which Castilian changes into h.

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  • Hard iron is less susceptible of being magnetized, but when once magnetized it retains its magnetism permanently.

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  • The church of St Mary was built mainly c. 1817, but the chancel belonged to a former church, and retains a Decorated east window and other good details.

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  • The church of St Mary, founded in 1111, retains the south door of the original building in the Transition style, but the greater portion of the structure is Perpendicular, of the time of Henry VIII.

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  • The ancient parish church of St Mary Magdalen retains Norman work in the chancel, which terminates in an eastern apse.

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  • In one of these (Heteronotus trinodosus), the dorsal area of the forepart of the thorax is developed into a plate which projects backwards over the body of the insect, which retains its normal form, and conceals all but the head, wings and, legs.

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  • At Lichtenfels the river takes a south-westerly course, which it retains until entering the fertile basin of Bamberg.

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  • Marco, modernized inside, still retains a beautiful facade of 1254 and a tower - in brick as elsewhere - and contains another tomb by Balduccio.

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  • Cuttings of deciduous trees and shrubs succeed best if planted early in autumn while the soil still retains the solar heat absorbed during summer.

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  • In the vicinity, Monk Bretton Priory, a Cluniac foundation of 1157, retains a Perpendicular gatehouse, some Decorated domestic remains, and fragments of the church.

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  • It retains, however, some of its rural character, and has wide thoroughfares and many handsome residences standing in extensive grounds.

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  • These include the austenitic or gamma non-magnetic manganese steel, already patented b y Robert Hadfield in 1883, the first important known substance which combined great malleableness with great hardness, and the martensitic or beta " high speed tool steel " of White and Taylor, which retains its hardness and cutting power even at a red heat.

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  • Indeed it has been fairly observed that Hume retains an attitude of refined mercantilism.

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  • It retains Perpendicular portions, a south porch of brick of the 16th century and numerous ancient monuments and brasses.

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  • The bleak upland country retains its ancient name of Macclesfield Forest.

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  • In these cases it is the old royal house that retains the royal title and the semblance of power, while the real authority passes into new hands.

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  • Belgium retains the older form of conscription, and has not adopted the system of " universal service."

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  • On the western side these highlands terminate with a more or less sharply defined edge, the country sloping gradually up to their bases in gentle undulations with open, ill-defined valleys; on the eastern side they send out broad spurs enclosing deep-cut valleys, and the whole country retains more of an upland character.

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  • Owing to the mutilation of the Hebrew by the accidents of time the Greek version retains its place as the chief authority for the text, and references by chapter and verse are usually made to it.

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  • The streets have been paved and planted with trees, but the town retains much of its Oriental aspect.

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  • The mother-church of St Elliw, or Elli (whence the town derives its name) has been practically rebuilt (1906), but it retains its 13th-century tower and other ancient features of the original fabric. Its situation on a broad estuary and its central position with regard to a neighbourhood rich in coal, iron and limestone, have combined to make Llanelly one of the many important industrial towns of South Wales.

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  • The so-called Lollard's Tower, which retains evidence of its use as a prison, dates c. 1440.

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  • The church of the mother parish of South Bersted is Norman and Early English, and retains a fresco of the 16th century.

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  • The province of Hanover retains its system as emended in 1858, and Hesse-Nassau, with the exception of Frankfort-on-Main, received a special corporate system in 1897.

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  • The Oberkirchenrat retains 87 1,763 the right of supreme management.

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  • The English language retains in the word "argosy" a reminiscence of the carracks of Ragusa, long known to Englishmen as Argouse, Argusa or Aragosa.

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  • MacMaster (Baptist) is also in Toronto, and retains its independence.

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  • He became bankrupt in 1822, but during the following years he accomplished one of his best pieces of work, The History of the Commonwealth, founded on pamphlets and original documents, which still retains considerable value.

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  • The Austrian Landwehr (which retains the old designation K.K., formerly applied to the Austrian regular army) is organized in 8 divisions of varying strength, the " Royal Hungarian " Landwehr or Honveds in 7 divisions, both Austrian and Hungarian Landwehr having in addition cavalry (Uhlans and hussars) and artillery.

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  • When the house of Babenberg became extinct in 1246, Austria, stretching from Passau almost to Pressburg, had the frontiers which it retains to-day, and this increase of territory had been accompanied by a corresponding increase in wealth and general prosperity.

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  • It consists of three parts - the old town to the east, and the middle and new towns to the west - of which the first retains some of the antique features of a Hanse town, while the last two are for the most part regularly and handsomely built.

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  • And this local and scrappy character it retains to ioor, where it practically ends.

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  • It still retains parts of its ancient walls and towers, and possesses a castle, the Schloss Martinsburg, formerly the residence of the electors of Mainz, and the chapel, Marien Kapelle, in which the German king Wenceslaus was deposed by the electors in 1400.

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  • The parish church of St Paul was founded in 685, and retains portions of pre-Norman work.

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  • The church of St Nicholas is principally Decorated, but retains earlier portions.

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  • Thus, although isogamy consists in typical cases of a union of naked motile gametes by a fusion which begins at the beaked ends, and results in the formation of an immotile spherical zygote surrounded by a cell-wall, in Leptosira it is noticeable that the fusion begins at the blunt end; in a species of Chlamydomonas the two gametes are each included in a cell-wall before fusion; and in many cases the zygote retains for some time its motility with the double number of cilia.

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  • The chairman of the commissioners retains possession of the regalia.

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  • The church of St Peter and St Paul retains a Norman tower.

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  • The later Scots Chaucerian type is less directly derivative in its treatment of allegory and in its tricks of style, and less southern in its linguistic forms; but, though it is more original and natural, it nevertheless retains much of the Chaucerian habit.

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  • The church of St Mary is in the main a modern reconstruction, but retains ancient fragments and a font believed to have belonged to Furness Abbey.

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  • Marduk alone retains a large measure of his independence as a 8 See Prince, Journ.

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  • The so-called Moyses Hall (perhaps a Jew's House, of which there is a parallel example at Lincoln) retains transitional Norman work.

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  • Agatha, containing the relics of the saint, retains its three original Norman apses (1091), but is otherwise a large baroque edifice.

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  • Sokotri is the older of the two languages, and retains the ancient form, which in the Mahran has been modified by Arabic and other influences.

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  • This main watershed retains its high altitude far to the south.

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  • The city proper retains much of its ancient grandeur, despite the tendency to modernize streets and private houses.

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  • So far as we know, this mirror has never been repolished since its first installation in 1870, and still retains its admirable surface.

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  • As the simple star radiates heat and contracts, it retains its angular momentum; when this is too great for the spheroidal form to persist, the star may ultimatel y separate into two components, which are driven farther and farther apart by their mutual tides.

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  • India retains association as the system most suitable for its criminal classes, with other methods generally abandoned in Great Britain, such as the employment of wellconducted prisoners as auxiliaries in prison discipline and service; deportation is still the penalty for the worst offences and is carried out on a large scale and with satisfactory results in the Andaman Islands.

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  • A large semi-circular tract, comprising the valleys of the Gogra and the Gumti, has long been separated from the remainder of the great plain as the kingdom of Oudh; and though since 1877 it has been under the administrative charge of a lieutenantgovernor, it retains certain features of its former status as a chief-commissionership. The province includes the whole upper portion of the wide Gangetic basin, from the Himalayas and the Punjab plain to the Vindhyan plateau, and the lowlying ricefields of Behar.

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  • In 1877 the offices of lieutenant-governor of the NorthWestern Provinces and chief commissioner of Oudh were combined in the same person; and in 1902, when the new name of United Provinces was introduced, the title of chief commissioner was dropped, though Oudh still retains some marks of its former independence.

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  • With characteristic oriental conservatism it claims the title of " Orthodox," and retains the creed and organization of the early Church.

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  • In the Chalcidian alphabet the symbol for x was placed after the symbols common to all Greek alphabets, a position which X retains in the Latin (and also in the Faliscan) alphabet.

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  • Where the land was unsuitable for nomad occupation the agricultural population remained, and it still retains some of its original characteristics.

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  • The Preobrazhenski cathedral retains several relics of the past, such as holy pictures of the 14th and.l7th centuries and a Bible of 1408; Minin, the hero of Nizhniy (see below) lies buried there.

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  • The latter occupies a prominence on the south side of the bay, is surrounded by massive fortifications, and retains in its ruins and numerous tombs many traces of its former greatness as a commercial port.

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  • Its greatest length is about 141 m., from Cape Drepano in the west to Cape St Andrea in the north-east, and its greatest breadth, from Cape Gata in the south to Cape Kormakiti in the north, reaches 60 m.; while it retains an average width of from 35 to 50 m.

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  • Afon, a river - a word which retains its primitive meaning in Wales, whilst it has become a proper name in England - Glanafon, Manorafon.

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  • This last consideration brings to notice the fact that throughout magico-religious practice of all kinds the human operator retains a certain control over the issue.

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  • Of the metals which dissolve, none (except bismuth, which is rarely present in any quantity) deposits at the anode so long as the solution retains its proper proportion of copper and acid, and the current-density is not too great.

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  • The church of St Stephen, outside the town, retains its ornate Norman font.

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  • This school retains its separate governing board; whereas others of the class are under a central board.

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  • For this reason the catechumens are anointed with holy oil both before and after baptism; the one act (of eastern origin) assists the expulsion of the evil spirits, the other (of western origin), taken in conjunction with imposition of hands, conveys the spirit and retains it in the person of the baptized.

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  • The church of St Peter and St Paul, wholly rebuilt, retains some Norman work.

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  • Nowhere more abundant than in the Scandinavian peninsula, this tree is the true fir (fur, fura) of the old Norsemen, and still retains the name among their descendants in Britain, though botanically now classed as a pine.

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  • Each island retains its own institutions, and they have neither legislature, laws, revenue nor tariff in common.

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  • The church of St Andrew retains a very fine series of Norman pier-arches in the nave.

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  • The edge of the drop is drawn out by the surface-tension of A with a force greater than the sum of the tensions of the two surfaces of the drop. The drop, therefore, spreads itself out, with great velocity, over the surface of A till it covers an enormous area, and is reduced to such extreme tenuity that it is not probable that it retains the same properties of surface-tension which it has in a large mass.

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  • The prosperity it retains is not a little due to Portuguese from the Cape Verde Islands and the Azores, and to British Americans.

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  • Whaling retains a remnant of its old importance, and there are also mackerel and shore fisheries, oil-works, cold storage establishments for preserving fish for food and bait, and canning works for herring.

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  • On the other hand, a protected state, unless the contrary is stipulated, retains the power of concluding treaties (Bry, p. 294).

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  • Where the Turkish rule still prevails the church retains her old organization, but greatly impaired.

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  • The patriarch, though he is " father of fathers and pastor of pastors," thus retains little of his old importance.

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  • From the point of view of Orthodoxy the English Church is schismatical, since it has seceded from the Roman patriarchate of the West, and doubly heretical, since it retains the obnoxious Filioque clause in the creed while rejecting many of the doctrines and practices held in common by Rome and the East; moreover, the Orthodox Church had never admitted the validity of Anglican orders, while not denying it.

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  • The city used to be the extensive, splendid and opulent capital of an independent sovereignty of the same name, but now retains only the vestiges of its former grandeur.

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  • As the Barada escapes from the mountains through a narrow gorge, its waters spread out fan-like, in canals or "rivers," the name of one of which, Nahr Banias, retains a trace of Abana.

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  • In the primitive Phyllopoda the ventral chain retains the ladder-like arrangement found in some Annelids and lower worms, the two halves being widely separated and the pairs of ganglia connected together across the middle line by double transverse commissures.

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  • Picus rejected her advances, and the goddess in her anger changed him into a woodpecker, which pecks impotently at the branches of trees, but still retains prophetic powers.

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  • It is mainly decorated, with perpendicular additions, but retains some Early English details.

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  • Adana, which retains its ancient name, rose to importance as a station on the Roman military road to the East, and was at one time a rival of Tarsus.

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  • Maine is the only state in the Union that retains what is known as the organized plantation.

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  • Beyond, again, lies a broad furrow, or ` longitudinal fold,' as geologists call it, parallel to the ridges, and then rises the last elevation, a belt of low calcareous hills, on which, here and there among the waves of beech forest, purple or blue with distance, a white cliff retains its local colour and shines like a patch of fresh snow.

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  • Thus the modern Hindu, though using civilized means for lighting his household fires, retains the savage " fire-drill " for obtaining fire by friction of wood when what he considers pure or sacred fire has to be produced for sacrificial purposes; while in Europe into modern times the same primitive process has been kept up in producing the sacred and magical " need-fire," which was lighted to deliver cattle from a murrain.

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  • Although the town itself retains something of its medieval appearance it is the centre of a great manufacturing and mining district, the banks of the Sambre being lined with factories and coal-yards.

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  • The Memra proceeds from God, and retains the creaturely relation to God.

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  • His fame rests on his lyrical poetry alone, which retains some of the charm of popular poetry.

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  • Notwithstanding the deepening of the strait, so that ships are now able to enter the Sea of Azov, Kerch retains its importance for the export trade in wheat, brought thither by coasting vessels.

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  • After prolonged droughts it still retains more or less the same figure as the surface, but at lower depths and always with less pronounced differences of level.

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  • It is guarded by a body of chosen knights, or templars, and acts alike as a life and youth preserving talisman - no man may die within eight days of beholding it, and the maiden who bears it retains perennial youth - and an oracle choosing its own servants, and indicating whom the Grail king shall wed.

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  • Nor is it in the sphere of taxation alone that Williams organization of the realm stands on the old English customs. In the military sphere, though his normal army is the feudal force composed of the tenants-in-chief and the knights whom they have enfeoffed, he retains the power to call out the fyrd, the old national levee en masse, without regard to whether its members are freemen or villeins of some lord.

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  • The auditorium is perfect in the lower part, and the scena still retains some of its decoration - both columns and carved entablature.

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  • The shoot is placed in the upper mouthpiece, and the stop or door, which retains the coal in the chamber, is released; the coal is then discharged into the retort, and rushing down the incline, is arrested by the barrier, and banks up, forming a continuous backing to the coal following.

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  • The grate b retains any small pieces of fuel, but allows the liquid cinder to pass through.

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  • Marriage retains certain traces of the original system of capture; but Druse women enjoy much consideration, and are comparatively well educated, dignified and free in their bearing in spite of their close veiling.

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  • It still retains the gateway towers at both ends.

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  • A short distance below the town of Rostov it breaks up into several channels, of which the largest and most southern retains the name of the river.

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  • The only tributaries which the Amu retains are those whose whole course is within the highlands.

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  • It is but a statement of fact, however, that Disraeli retains his hold upon the popular mind on this account mainly.

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  • Further, in all members of the sub-phylum Chaetopoda the relative position of the prostomium, mouth and peristomium or first ring of the body, retains its primitive character.

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  • Leibnitz retains this attenuated belief in moral freedom and combines with it a belief in the spontaneity of moral agents in the sense that they possess the power of acting and need no other principle of action save the laws of their own natures.

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  • This treatment may with advantage be combined with the internal administration of ipecacuanha, which still retains its reputation in this disease.

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  • In 1903 Sweden finally renounced its claims. Wismar still retains a few relics of its old liberties, including the right to fly its own flag.

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  • It further appears that a determinant is a linear function' of the elements of each column thereof, and also a linear function of the elements of each line thereof; moreover, that the determinant retains the same value, only its sign being altered, when any two columns are interchanged, or when any two lines are interchanged; more generally, when the columns are permuted in any manner, or when the lines are permuted in any manner, the determinant retains its original value, with the sign + or - according as the new arrangement (considered as derived from the primitive arrangement) is positive or negative according to the foregoing rule of signs.

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  • In it he chiefly dwells upon the evidence from Scripture in favour of the belief that the soul retains its intelligent consciousness after its separation from the body - passing by questions of philosophical speculation, as tending on such a subject only to minister to an idle curiosity.

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  • The granter retains an interest in the land similar to that of the donor of an estate for life, to whom the land reverts after the life estate is ended.

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  • As there can be no doubt that the ghosts of dead men have been worshipped in many lands, and as the gods of many faiths are tricked out with attributes derived from ancestor-worship, the system of Euemerus retains some measure of plausibility.

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  • This may be attributed to Semitic influence, or we may suppose that the process of anthropomorphizing theriomorphic gods was naturally developing itself; for Mexico has shown us and Greece can show us abundant examples of these mixed figures, in which the anthropomorphic god retains traces of his theriomorphic past.

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  • The church of St Margaret is Perpendicular, and retains a fine font in that style, and several ancient monuments.

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  • It would be unjustifiable to assume from the inadequate data available that the Spanish people retains the vitality which characterized it from 1797 to 5857.

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  • The last section of this tube retains its connexion with the ventral portion of the somite, and so acquires an external opening, which is at first lateral, but soon shifts to the middle line, and fuses with its fellow, to form the single generative opening.

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  • It is said to have been founded by a fisherwoman named Bilasa in the 17th century, and it still retains her name.

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  • As the seat of a mutessarif, a Greek metropolitan and an Armenian archbishop, Ismid retains somewhat of its ancient dignity, but the material condition of the town is little in keeping with its rank.

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  • The crown always retains complete control over the company by reserving to itself the power of revoking the charter in case of the neglect of its stipulations.

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  • The Damascene, however, still retains his skill as a craftsman and tiller of the soil.

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  • Healthcare according to need, not ability, to pay retains today its enduring appeal.

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  • Despite this, Saint just remains pragmatic, and retains a surprising respect for those who create the works he defiles.

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  • I was very impressed with the interior of the town hall, which retains a strong aura of the 1930s.

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  • The chalet was stunningly refurbished in the summer of 2004 yet retains its magical aura that history has bestowed upon it.

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  • The material retains the nodular graphite distribution of ductile iron, but the matrix is acicular ferrite in a high carbon austenite.

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  • The interior retains many of the period features such as exposed beams and timbers.

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  • The top floor retains the majority of its original decoration and chimneypieces, and originally contained the best bedchambers.

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  • He still retains a very strong hunting instinct, something which has sadly been bred out of other terrier breeds.

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  • It retains some of the nutrients found in raw cane S Return to Top Salicylates Salicylates are a type of Phenol.

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  • If this was America, I'd never have opened my door but fortunately Oxford still retains some basic civility.

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  • Under such a shipment the shipper retains the right to direct the carrier to deliver the goods to someone other than the named consignee.

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  • Back to top Who retains copyright for the Audit?

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  • Be returned to Dover with the school, and retains photographs of the school cross-country teams.

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  • B-stage resin is still only partially polymerized, so retains the ability to adhere to other materials and to form further cross-links.

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  • Mali raised concerns over the practice of female genital mutilation and Botswana was criticized because it retains the death penalty and prohibits homosexuality.

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  • The tower retains rare medieval features groin vaulting, timber roof structure, interior well and an underground dungeon.

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  • Or so hours now enshroud them retains a percent stake with established and.

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  • Extensively refurbished in recent years, it still retains its ancient flagstones and beams, inglenook fireplace and many interesting photographs.

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  • This chest has been lacquered black and retains traces of the original gold leaf gilding.

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  • Well, let it go, it cannot be helped; Art retains her privileges, Literature has lost hers.

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  • At over 22,000 tons, she retains her handsome traditional profile and her resilient ice-strengthened hull which enables her to cruise in the Antarctic.

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  • With the light top the rod retains the delicate bite indication and presentation required when using lighter leads.

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  • The first bedroom retains the intimacy of the original cottage with the comfort of modern living.

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  • This non-drying adhesive catches and retains warehouse moths, which are attracted into the trap by the pheromone lure provided with the locator.

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  • The large vaulted kitchen, once the stables, retains its rustic charm, with the original manger now used for storage.

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  • A historic manor house, Lacock Abbey retains its medieval cloisters as well as later Tudor features.

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  • Old Worldpite being in a sense the first of the modern female detectives, Yvonne retains a slightly old-world, gracious flavor.

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  • An operator can employ another person to employ bookings, but the licensed operator retains overall responsibility to maintain the license conditions.

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  • No, the owner retains ownership of the horse or pony.

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  • The result was the creation of a yacht which is both fast but which retains her classic racing pedigree.

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  • The high altar still retains the original piscina - or, at least, it might be from this church originally.

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  • It was created in ' Strawberry Hill Gothic ' and it still retains the elaborate Gothic plasterwork.

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  • The machine retains the MCP ' plunger over screw plasticising ' design, with a 16 mm transfer screw feeding a plunger system.

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  • The soul does not reincarnate, and so it retains the memory of all past egos that it has used.

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  • Now renovated to modern standards the house retains a special atmosphere reminiscent of its rustic origins.

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  • It retains a vaulted stone roof on transverse ribs that spring out of the side walls, part of the original 17thC structure.

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  • The Life Aquatic might feature a morally questionable lead, but retains a reassuring sense of quirky otherworldliness.

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  • Black plastic sheeting or anything which retains heat may also attract these reptiles.

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  • Inside, the changes are less dramatic than expected, with a new dash that retains the trademark vertical wooden spars.

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  • Ewell saw less change in recent centuries and, although now surrounded by suburbia, still retains much of its village character.

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  • The Kia retains its user-friendly top-hinged tailgate but the spare wheel is now carried internally.

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  • The west front of the church stands to its full height and the south transept still retains its ribbed vaulting.

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  • He also retains some vestiges of his native heritage, which makes him unique.

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  • He retains his link with the game, coaching youngsters while working as a freelance sports journalist.

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  • In some cases (as in rat-kangaroos) this tooth retains its place and function until the animal has nearly, if not quite, 1 The presence or absence of the corpus callosum has been much disputed; the latest researches, however, indicate its absence.

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  • Sometimes the amber retains the form of drops and stalactites, just as it exuded from the ducts and receptacles of the injured trees.

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  • They are represented as delighting in massacres and torture, and it is said that popular tradition in India still retains the story that Mihiragula used to amuse himself by rolling elephants down a precipice and watching their agonies.

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  • The animal which popular belief identified with the corn demon is sometimes killed in the spring in order to mingle its blood or bones with the seed; at harvest-time it is supposed to sit in the last corn and the animals driven out from it are sometimes killed; at others the reaper who cuts the last ear is said to have killed the "wolf" or the "dog," and sometimes receives the name of "wolf" or "dog" and retains it till the next harvest.

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  • The priestly apparatus of the post-exilic age retains several traces of old mythological symbolism and earlier cult, the meaning of which had not altogether been forgotten.

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  • Retains the same plate in order radium in uranium.

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  • Arrears 11.1 The seller retains the right to receive and recover old arrears.

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  • He retains family and business interests in the troubled country and is keen not to rile the authorities.

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  • The elegantly proportioned interior retains its homely atmosphere and is renowned for its very fine plaster and wood rococo decoration.

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  • Hay made in this way retains the saccharine matter, and will prove heavier and of much better quality.

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  • There is a salmon and sea trout run into the loch but NUAC retains only the rights to brown trout.

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  • Despite having 500,000 visitors each year, this town retains its country, small-town atmosphere.

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  • A snapshot of evolution, Penarth retains its old features and embraces the new.

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  • Kalkan was once a Greek enclave and retains its white sugar cube houses.

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  • It also retains a significant Jewish quarter, complete with one of the oldest surviving synagogues in the Iberian peninsula.

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  • It retains the full tang construction of the rest of the knives with a longer handle that is made to suit larger hands.

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  • The left cottage retains a turf thatch roof, whilst the central cottage retains the remains of stone roof flags.

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  • But the governments of the Alliance are unanimous in the view that NATO retains its cardinal importance to European security.

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  • Each volume retains its original early C17th wrappers of thin white paper, now within early C20th bindings of limp vellum with ties.

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  • Aluminum bats are more popular these days because of the fact that aluminum is more elastic than wood-this means that when the ball hits the bat, it retains more of its kinetic energy (i.e. it will go farther outward into the field).

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  • The juice is quickly separated from the skin so the wine retains a pink color.

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  • It is lightweight, retains warmth and is perfect for making soft and supportive fill for pillows.

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  • The foundation can be assembled in less than 10 minutes, uses only six-carriage bolts and retains its strength no matter how many times you assemble it.

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  • The Cornish Rex retains its playful characteristics long after it is an adult cat.

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  • The goal of one spouse paying alimony to the other is so that the recipient retains the same standard of living as he or she had during the marriage.

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  • Acai retains its health benefits even after freezing or freeze-drying, so don't hesitate to purchase it as a processed mix-in and include it with your favorite smoothies, beverages, and snacks.

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  • Finally, the cold press process used for juice retains all of the nutrients found in the fresh berry.

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  • Furthermore, studies have shown that acai retains its beneficial properties when harnessed in pill form.

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  • I've added indoor plumbing, forced-air heating, and upgraded wiring, but the place still retains an original tin ceiling (more on that later), bead-board paneling, and leaded glass windows.

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  • It also retains actual store sites in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and New Jersey.

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  • A dense foam form will cushion you from the floor surface as well as ensuring your pillow retains its shape.

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  • The opposing side retains an upside down copy of the image the light source let in.

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  • Make sure there are no visible threads and the dress retains some form of shape on a hanger.

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  • Many ski-clothing manufacturers rely on synthetic insulation because it retains heat even when it gets wet.

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  • When down fibers are damaged, the clothing item retains less body heat and keeps out less cold air.

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  • The food is cooked in such away that it retains much of the natural nutrition and flavor.

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  • However, the food retains its full nutritional benefits when served raw.

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  • Rose "Anemone" is from a cross with some Tea Rose, but it retains the fine foliage and form of flower of R. laevigata, and the dark brown shoots freely armed with thorns and prickles.

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  • Carpeting is definitely warmer and easier on the feet, but on the downside it retains moisture.

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  • It is damp and surface burn resistant, and even retains its luster and sheen when exposed to many hours of direct sunlight.

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  • Since the metal of the heater retains and conducts the heat well, the radiator was able to give off more heat than forced hot air.

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  • Vinyl siding retains its outstanding color year after year and never requires painting.

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  • It should sit flat against your chest, so that it retains a diminutive look.

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  • This shirt retains its color and shape as well, even after 50 washes.

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  • A strong fabric that resists tearing, repels water and retains warmth, it was the natural choice for people living mostly outdoor lives in cold, damp and windy areas.

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  • Thus, the wool fiber absorbs some toxic chemicals whereas our organic merino wool is processed all organically and retains a little natural pleasant smell of the fiber, which goes away within few weeks.

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  • This is because during the process of a steel-ground flour, the friction of the steel rollers generates and retains more heat than when ground with a stone.

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  • Retains Loft - Because wool fibers are naturally kinked and springy, you can compress wool for an extended period and it will spring back, recovering 95 percent of its original loft naturally.

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  • Organic cotton retains all of the durability of conventional cotton, but is somewhat softer.

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  • Soy is very absorbent, retains warmth, and provides natural ventilation.

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  • Organic cotton retains all of the benefits of conventional cotton without the potentially harmful chemical residues.

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  • Tactel retains its shape well and holds fast to its colors.

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  • Lycra is similar to spandex in its composition, making it a durable choice that retains its shape while resisting piling and static cling.

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  • For extra warmth, opt for the Adirondack lined with Thinsulate, a cozy polyester that retains heat without adding extra bulk.

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  • It gets bonus points if it retains itself well over the years and remains relevant over time.

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  • The lingerie retains its shape and support and feels more comfortable against the skin.

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  • It is extremely lightweight, but retains the fitted shape most runners need.

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  • Retinal macular degeneration (dry type) on the other hand is irreversible, resulting in loss of central vision while the eye retains peripheral vision.

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  • Unbelievably simple yet it retains the complexity that has often been lacking in MMO's recently in terms of story development and gameplay.

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  • Although it eschews many of the traditional complexities of most strategy games, Oasis retains a fair amount of choice, chance and gameplay strategies.

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  • While an aged Pinot still retains some of the forward fruit flavors of its youth, it becomes much more complex in flavor and aroma characteristics.

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  • It retains its flavors best if stored in dark, cool places.

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  • Stem cell-An undifferentiated cell that retains the ability to develop into any one of a variety of cell types.

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  • The baby retains carbon dioxide and may lapse into unconsciousness unless stimulated to breathe.

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  • Because the stem cells that continually supply the follicles with new cells do not appear to be affected, the follicle retains the potential to regrow hair.

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  • Overhydration, which has been cited as a hazard of infant swimming lessons, occurs whenever a baby drinks too much water, excretes too little fluid, or consumes and retains too much water.

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  • The delicate skin of the ear canal, unprotected by cerumen, retains moisture and becomes irritated.

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  • However, while the number does resemble a rock and roll concert in its use of lighting and loud music, Flatley retains a healthy respect for the art it is based on.

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  • This multi-faceted view of grief means that this book retains its relevance through the ups and downs of life's journey.

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  • This type of land retains and attracts the best kind of chi while supporting wildlife.

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  • Most importantly it protects hair from sun, smoke, and further chemical processing and retains hair color.

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  • Sedu hair normally retains its shape and shine for several days.

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  • The owner retains the ownership and title to the home until the house can be purchased in full by the renter/buyer.

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  • The material is available in a wide range of colors because it absorbs and retains dye very well.

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  • Its fabric has strong chlorine-resistance so that it retains its shape even during a long swim session.

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  • Insoluble fiber retains its bulk as it passes through the digestive track.

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  • Leather is a naturally thick, warming material that cushions the body and retains warmth.

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  • Another great aspect of cast iron is that is retains heat longer than other metals.

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  • This tree retains water well and thus lasts long into the season.

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  • As it's become more and more accepted, it still retains some of the air of "forbidden" love, and some women have capitalized on that to draw attention.

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  • A woman's finger size can change during her menstrual cycle, growing slightly larger if she retains water.

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  • Jewelers claim the tungsten will look new for years because the hard material retains the original pattern, resists scratches and stays shiny through daily wear or even rough handling.

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  • This is ideal for college students who want something that breaks out of the traditional messenger bag mold yet still retains the functionality expected of it.

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  • It also protects your personal items with its sturdy PolyFlex frame, which absorbs shocks and retains the bag's durability.

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  • The chain link is not overpowering, so the bag retains its sleek look and just has an added element of glam and interest.

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  • Wisdom has been acquired through her incarnations, and she retains the majority of it.

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  • Although the clothing has moved into the mainstream, it retains that sporty, casual feel.

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  • Indeed, the print is black snake skin, but because it is done in black, the shoe retains an understated elegance.

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  • One of the earliest types of body piercing which retains both popularity and cultural significance today is the nose piercing.

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  • This casio Baby-G Whale BG169-2V wristwatch retains its pedigree as a classic Baby G Watch.

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  • This Tag heuer Link Ladies watch retains its pedigree as a classic Tag Heuer make with an extra touch of glamour.

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  • Better digestion - Raw food retains most of the natural digestive enzymes to make the process easier.

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  • Are similar to venture capital firms, but under SBA regulations (an SBIC can only assume up to 49% of a company and the entrepreneur retains controlling interest in the corporation).

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  • Communication in memo form retains a professional appearance and streamlines the topical information.

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  • By eating this frequently, Cruise says, you keep the body from going into starvation mode, in which it retains fat and burns muscle.

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  • Still, the day remains a solemn one, and the national holiday retains its official status in France.

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  • While Greek culture retains many of its own attributes and history, there is no denying that the reign of the Ottoman Turks in Greece has left its mark behind, the most prevalent of which is the cuisine.

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  • As popular as Champion's Double Dry Cotton Blend bra is, runners avoid it because it absorbs and retains sweat.

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  • Most of their underwear is made of Polypropylene, which has strong wicking abilities and retains warmth even when it gets wet.

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  • The Eileen West Company acquired Lanz in 1996 and retains the same attention to detail and design.

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  • The band's popularity actually peaked during this time, but although it has declined somewhat since then, The Barenaked Ladies retains a legion of dedicated fans.

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  • Midler has since said she is very proud of these days, which earned her the name Bathhouse Bette, and she retains a large, gay following to this day.

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  • The result is healthier skin that retains optimal moisture levels.

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  • According to one interpretation of the terms of service, Facebook retains rights over the information that a user posts in the system.

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