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  • 41Precipitation hardening — Precipitation hardening, also called age hardening, is a heat treatment technique used to increase the yield strength of malleable materials, including most structural alloys of aluminium, magnesium, nickel and titanium, and some stainless steels …

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  • 42bar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. barrier, obstacle; barroom (See drinking); hurdle; legal profession, court, bench; rod, bolt, rail; measure; stripe. See lawsuit, length. v. forbid; exclude, restrict, reject; lock, bolt, fasten. See… …

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  • 43stymie — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. hinder, obstruct, impede; thwart, frustrate, puzzle, perplex, put at a loss, baffle, throw (inf.), floor (inf.). See hindrance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. block, impede, obstruct, stump; see hinder . III …

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  • 44hinder — verb budget cuts have hindered our progress Syn: hamper, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, balk, prevent, thwart, foil, curb, delay, arrest, interfere with, set back, slow down, hobble, hold back, hold up, stop …

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  • 45hinder — I. verb (hindered; hindering) Etymology: Middle English hindren, from Old English hindrian; akin to Old English hinder behind Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to make slow or difficult the progress of ; hamper 2. to hold back …

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  • 46Solemnity — A Solemnity of the Roman Catholic Church is a principal holy day in the liturgical calendar, usually commemorating an event in the life of Jesus, his mother Mary, or other important saints. The observance begins with the vigil on the evening… …

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  • 47International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea — The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (COLREGS) are published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and set out, inter alia, the rules of the road or navigation rules to be followed by ships and other… …

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  • 48N (video game) — N v1.4 Developer(s) Metanet Software Publisher(s) Metanet Software Designer(s) Raigan Burns, Mare Sheppard …

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  • 49USS S-40 (SS-145) — was a first group ( S 1 or Holland ) S class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 5 March 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in San Francisco, California. She was launched on 5 January 1921 sponsored by Mrs.… …

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  • 50Human rights in Macau — is a situation that reflects its status as a former Portuguese possession that reverted to Chinese administration in 1999. As a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People s Republic of China (PRC), Macau enjoys a high degree of autonomy… …

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