Word: polese
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Beyond such symbolic gestures, the church is exercising direct political influence in an often fractious country that has just begun to build democracy. Last August, after lobbying by church officials, the government introduced optional religious instruction in schools by administrative fiat rather than parliamentary vote. A poll released last week...
The ideal day for flat fishing is cloudless, calm and roasting hot. The guide poles the skiff along the flats in a predatory silence, and you stand on the bow platform, with line stripped out, sweating through the sunblock lotion, ready to cast. Tarpon fishing is stalking. You must see...
The stage props added hints of modern style and design, giving the settings and actors an appropriately "artsy" look. The unusual crucifix used at the Duchess' excommunication was assembled from a combination of wood poles and mannequin parts. It added creative imagery to what would have otherwise been a rather...
A Harvard researcher has found that the depletion of the ozone layer by a chlorine compound is occurring above densely populated midlatitude regions, not just over the poles.
Chlorine monoxide is the main compound responsible for breaking apart the ozone molecules over the poles. Most of the chlorine in the ozone layer comes from chlorofluorocarbons and various forms of pollution.