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  • 61weak — adjective Etymology: Middle English weike, from Old Norse veikr; akin to Old English wīcan to yield, Greek eikein to give way, Sanskrit vijate he speeds, flees Date: 14th century 1. lacking strength: as a. deficient in physical vigor ; feeble,… …

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  • 62Gray Wolf — Taxobox name = Gray Wolf fossil range = Late Pleistocene Recent status = LC status system = iucn3.1 trend = stable status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=Mech Boitani|year=2004|id=3746|title=Canis lupus|downloaded=2006 05 05 Database entry includes… …

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  • 63Models of deafness — See also: Hearing impairment and Deaf culture Various models of deafness are rooted in either the social or biological sciences. These are the medical (or infirmity) model, the social model, and the cultural model. The model used can affect… …

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  • 64Poor Law — This article deals chiefly with the English Poor Laws covering England and Wales. For the laws regarding the other areas of the British Isles see Irish Poor Laws and Scottish Poor Law The Poor Law was the system for the provision of social… …

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  • 65Workhouse — Former workhouse in Nantwich, dating from 1780 In England and Wales a workhouse, colloquially known as a …

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  • 66Pearls Before Swine (comics) — Infobox Comic strip title=Pearls Before Swine caption= The four main Pearls Before Swine Characters.From top to bottom: Rat, Zebra, Pig, Goat. creator=Stephan Pastis current= status=Running syndicate=United Feature Syndicate publisher= Andrews… …

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  • 67St Bartholomew's Chapel, Oxford — Location map|Oxfordshire label = lat = 51.74 long = 1.23 caption = Map showing the location of St Bartholomew s Chapel within Oxfordshire. float = right background = white width = 175St Bartholomew s Chapel, or Bartlemas Chapel, is a small, early …

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  • 68Public transport in Auckland — Public transport in Auckland, the largest city of New Zealand, is served by three modes bus, train and ferry. A relatively extensive tram system was dismantled after the first half of the 20th century. Services are provided by various transport… …

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  • 69social service — social service, adj. organized welfare efforts carried on under professional auspices by trained personnel. [1850 55] * * * Introduction also called  welfare service,  or  social work,         any of numerous publicly or privately provided… …

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  • 70Hospitals — • Originally, hospital meant a place where strangers or visitors were received; in the course of time, its use was restricted to institutions for the care of the sick Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hospitals     Hospitals …

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