The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier Incorporated, 1996 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... usually is president , but occasion- ally it is chancellor . American presidents or chancellors have far greater responsibility and authority than their European counterparts . In the United States their tenure is not limited , their ...
... usually is president , but occasion- ally it is chancellor . American presidents or chancellors have far greater responsibility and authority than their European counterparts . In the United States their tenure is not limited , their ...
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... usually done in the field with revolving mixers . A tilting mixer usually has a conical or bowl - shaped drum , whereas a nontilting mixer usually has a cylindri- cal drum and a manually operated , swinging dis- charge chute . Mixers in ...
... usually done in the field with revolving mixers . A tilting mixer usually has a conical or bowl - shaped drum , whereas a nontilting mixer usually has a cylindri- cal drum and a manually operated , swinging dis- charge chute . Mixers in ...
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... usually manned entirely by volunteers , many having volunteered in order to avoid the draft . The procedure in the United States for decid- ing who was to be drafted was called the selec- tive service system . Following restoration of ...
... usually manned entirely by volunteers , many having volunteered in order to avoid the draft . The procedure in the United States for decid- ing who was to be drafted was called the selec- tive service system . Following restoration of ...
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