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• BL 14 inch Mk VII naval gun
  The choice of calibre was limited by the [[Second London Naval Treaty]], an extension of the [[Washington Naval Treaty]] which set limits on the size armament an ...ign which was an advance on previous British practice with a longer barrel life and better accuracy. Unfortunately, the choice of mountings was for quadrup
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• Hydroelectric
  ..., Hirschberg S., Kudelko M.|date=August 2005|work=Externalities of Energy: Extension of Accounting Framework and Policy Applications|publisher=European Commissi ...impact on fish. Turbine and power-plant designs that are easier on aquatic life are an active area of research. Mitigation measures such as fish ladders ma
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• Simvastatin
  | elimination_half-life = 3 hours ...demark Office (PTO) to expire on June 23, 2006. The PTO granted the patent extension after Merck submitted data from studies of the drug’s positive effect on
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• Nerium oleander
  ...). "Oleander". Indiana Plants Poisonous to Livestock and Pets. Cooperative Extension Service, Purdue University. Retrieved on 2009-07-27.]</ref> The most signif ...g vomiting has no or minimal success, although it is usually only used for life-threatening conditions due to side effects.{{Citation needed|date=August 20
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• Heatsetting
  ...at the same time, the setting of the physical properties of closeness and extension imparted to the yarn by twisting. ...pile carpet with frayed yarn ends would have a poor appearance, a shorter life cycle and ergonomic disadvantages for the “walker” as scientific resear
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• Edward Giles Stone
  == Early life == ...series of buildings in Geelong built in stages from 1872. The final major extension to the buildings was the so-called Bow String Truss building, which was sta
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• Bamboo
  ...he fungal and mold growth cause the culm to collapse and decay. This brief life means culms are ready for harvest and suitable for use in construction with '''1) Life cycle of the clump''':
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• Wood
  ...art completely decayed. Some species begin to form heartwood very early in life, so having only a thin layer of live sapwood, while in others the change co If a tree grows all its life in the open and the conditions of [[soil]] and site remain unchanged, it wi
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• Confined space
  ...et equipment in or out of the space, especially PPE such as respirators or life saving equipment when rescue is needed. ...nserting a sample probe at appropriately selected access holes. Telescopic extension probes or probes attached to a line can be used to reach remote regions. So
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• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
  ...g equipment associated with the diving operation, or [[life support system|life support equipment]], including [[control panel]]s, [[Air hose|hose]]s and b *[[Mechanical engineering|Mechanical failure]] of any [[life-critical system|safety critical element]] of a well.
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• Asbestos
  ...may be said, in conclusion, that in the practice of American and Canadian life insurance companies, asbestos workers are generally declined on account of ...n article about the diseases of asbestos workers written by a Metropolitan Life Insurance Company doctor. The changes downplayed the danger of asbestos dus
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• Wildfire
  ...l}}</ref> Wildfires can cause extensive damage, both to property and human life, but they also have various beneficial effects on wilderness areas. Some pl ...ulletin)|volume=E2882|date=April 2004|publisher= Michigan State University Extension|accessdate=2009-07-15}}</ref><ref>Olson, ''et al.'', 2-3</ref>
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• Index of health articles
  - [[Age-adjusted life expectancy]] - [[Basic life support]]
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• List of dog diseases
  ...ur most commonly in non-spayed females or female that were spayed later in life.<ref name=Morrison_1998/> ...swallow large amounts of air with the water and this can cause an equally life-threatening case of [[bloat]] in their stomach.<ref>[http://dogclassonline.
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• History of general anesthesia
  ...he had learned through ''[[Rangaku]]'' (literally "Dutch learning", and by extension "Western learning"). Beginning in about 1785, Hanaoka embarked on a quest t ...FARCSI (Hon), DA. A review of his publications and other references to his life and work|journal=Anaesthesia|volume=33|issue=7|pages=628–34|year=1978|pmi
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• Policide
  ...the destruction of political life itself. Stern describes the term as an extension of a family of terms including ''[[homicide]]'', ''[[patricide]]'', ''[[tyr
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• Terrorism insurance
  ...her{{Facts|date=November 2007}}. This regards property insurance, but also life insurance, medical insurance, etc. ...TRIREA{{Facts|date=November 2007}}, (Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act). Initially TRIREA contained several new provisions including a mandato
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• Organized crime
  ...t of civilized states by barbarians, who are quickly acculturated by urban life, lose their warlike qualities and succumb in turn to conquest by yet anothe ...[[condottiere|leaders]]), their hierarchical courts, monopoly of violence, extension of protection to their serfs in exchange for labor and a percentage of harv
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• Murat Kurnaz
  ...due to his incarceration in Guantanamo he had been unable to apply for an extension of his 'leave permit' and was thus still eligible to return to Germany. ...irmation that your client was involved in a suicide attack and/or lost his life in a suicide attack.”
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• War on Terror
  This extension of Operation Enduring Freedom was titled OEF-HOA. Unlike other operations c ...r began as part of the justification for invading Iraq, but then took on a life of its own, fueled by media coverage.
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