11) tire. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...tires are lined with a rubber or rubberlike compound that, when the tire is punctured by a slim object, such as a nail, coats the object and seals the hole to prevent...
12) dolphin, aquatic mammal. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...white underbody, golden stripes on the sides, and a sickle-shaped dorsal fin. Its pronounced, slim beak, holding 100 teeth, is separated from its snout by a deep...
13) Sao Tome and Principe. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...da Costa. In the parliamentary elections the following year, however, the MLSTP won a slim plurality of the seats. 7 BibliographySee T. Hodges and M. Newitt, Sao...
14) Prussia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...military instrument bequeathed him by his father to enter upon a period of conquest. On a slim pretext (see Silesia) and without a declaration of war, he invaded...
15) Nepal. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Hindu, and there are small minorities of Tibetan Buddhists (see Tibetan Buddhism) and Muslims. Tribal and caste distinctions are still important, and Brahmins (the...
16) Uruguay, country, South America. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
2001
...introduce free-market reforms were obstructed. Sanguinetti was returned to the presidency by a slim margin in the 1994 elections, and also had to form a coalition;...
17) Germany. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...and Italy) have come to Germany for employment. These residents include about 2 million Muslims, mainly Turks and Kurds. 6 EconomyThe Federal Republic of Germany...
18) Great Britain. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...followed by Roman Catholics and other Christians. There are smaller minorities of Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, Jews, and Buddhists. 3There are 88 universities in Great...
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