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23) § 196. lifestyle. 3. Word Choice. The American Heritage Book of English Usage. 1996
...classification. But the word has stayed with us, if only because such categories figure importantly in the schemes that Americans commonly invoke when explaining...

24) 1972, July 18. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...He was closely identified with the Egyptianist movement of the 1920s, which sought to construct a unique national identity persisting throughout history. Because...

25) Lebanon. The World Factbook. 2003
...singular - mohafazah); Beyrouth, Beqaa, Liban-Nord, Liban-Sud, Mont-Liban, NabatiyeIndependence:22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration)Nationa...

26) author. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...o-thr-) -ADJECTIVE The verb author, which had been out of use for a long period, has been rejuvenated in recent years with the sense to assume responsibility for...

27) C. The Middle East and North Africa, 1792-1914. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...and Afghanistan were subject to extensive Russian and British interference in their internal affairs. European powers had also helped the Balkan lands shake off Ottoman...

28) nuclear reactor. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...radiation are controlled by shielding. 1 Fission ReactorsA fission reactor consists basically of a mass of fissionable material usually encased in shielding and provided...

29) heart. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...or current inclination: We were light of heart. 5a. Capacity for sympathy or generosity; compassion: a leader who seems to have no heart. b. Love; affection: The...

30) Chapter 1. Introductory: Language Defined. Edward Sapir. 1921. Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
...is one fact that has frequently tended to prevent the recognition of language as a merely conventional system of sound symbols, that has seduced the popular mind...