Of course, these are minor quibbles with a book that provides such a wealth of content. |
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In his 15 years in power, he often said he believed the mountains of Namibia were full of mineral wealth which had yet to be tapped. |
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He is an engaging raconteur, and the narrative offers a wealth of information on both past and present conditions in this part of the world. |
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Those who had paid their debts had more control over their work, and some seem to have accumulated considerable wealth in savings and jewellery. |
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But wealth accumulators aren't not just better off for it, they also feel better about their lives. |
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Nobody in the political establishment or the media opposed the fantastic accumulation of wealth by a tiny elite, of which they formed a part. |
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The mere accumulation of national wealth is not sufficient to deal with poverty as a health risk. |
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Treasury figures show that wealth accumulation by Australian households and businesses slowed last year. |
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A study of 113 countries concludes that oil and mineral wealth tends to make countries less democratic. |
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The coup organisers are a group of public school boys and financial racketeers who have grabbed fabulous wealth through their arms deals. |
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The system they defend, based on the immense accumulation of private wealth at the expense of society as a whole, has reached a dead end. |
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Perth is something of a boom town, due to the immense mineral wealth of the state of Western Australia. |
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Reducing inequality almost always requires redistributing wealth from the rich to the poor. |
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The main aim of the speech was to justify the growing accumulation of private wealth and the growth of an authoritarian police state. |
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But how do inequality and the accrual of wealth in themselves affect or result from the trade and current-account deficit? |
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Surely our fair city has a wealth of opportunities for those willing to shun the pub and the joypad? |
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The knights had amassed a large trove of wealth over the years which led them to be accredited with the invention of modern banking. |
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Ultimately, taxation is the only fair and secure way to mobilise the wealth of the well-off for the benefit of the disadvantaged. |
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His work at Balco testifies to a character that placed profit above honesty and too easily chose wealth over morality. |
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It is clear from the above-stated statistics that the presence of multinationals has not boosted the country's wealth creation objective. |
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To others he is nothing short of a ruthless builder of wealth and prestige with little concern for those whom he walks over to get what he wants. |
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Researchers and community activists supplied conference participants with a wealth of ideas. |
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With all this extra wealth coming into the city, the council is unable to balance the books. |
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For there are many such people who would never dream of obtaining money and wealth either at the expense of others, or by ill-gotten gains. |
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If absolute advantage rules, capitalism itself will redistribute income and wealth from rich countries to poor ones. |
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The book contains a wealth of information concerning the projective geometry of conics and quadrics. |
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We live in an age of unprecedented wealth and abundance yet we have never been as unhappy. |
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He treated the vast mineral wealth of his country as something for him to sell off to the highest international bidders. |
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Such work has most often been done with the papers of men of national importance or considerable wealth whose papers were substantial. |
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By day, it would reveal a planet as awesomely beautiful and abundant in natural wealth as ever. |
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Overall this book is a wealth of information in a compact, easily understandable form. |
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Considered a good people manager, he is a man of considerable private wealth and property. |
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Material prosperity and acquisition of wealth add a new dimension to your social standing. |
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He brings a wealth of executive experience from previous roles in both the public and private sector to the mutual, non-profit friendly society. |
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He used some of his wealth to bribe officials of the Great Court, and through them, he knew everything that passed before the Queen. |
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Those resources might be land or industry or mineral wealth or the environment. |
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The Japanese also had their eye on the rubber plantations, mineral wealth and oil reserves of the Dutch East Indies. |
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The gap in wealth and income between the new entrants and the well-heeled countries that drive the Union is worryingly large. |
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She shares our vision and aspirations for this unique venture, and brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to the project. |
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Land has always been the basis of wealth generation and accumulation upon which social development can be designed. |
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Despite the enormous accumulation of wealth by the wealthiest, the economy is teetering on the brink of collapse. |
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African Americans today only have eight cents for every dollar of wealth that White Americans possess. |
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The continual movement of peoples meant that there was no accumulation of wealth because everything had to be carried. |
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The point nevertheless is that land is crucial as the fundamental basis in the process of wealth generation and accumulation. |
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My brief as a councillor is to safeguard the health, wealth and well-being of the ward that I represent. |
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And it supplies a wealth of advice on deciding whether to go solo in the first place. |
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The magnificent remains of Persepolis provide a glimpse of Achaemenid wealth and power. |
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At Court, and in Paris, wealth opened every door, and dukes and peers happily married the well-endowed daughters of great financiers. |
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Five Star Billionaire By Tash aw A collection of characters all trying to ride the tide of wealth in new China. |
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In 1952 a post-war government anxious to exploit its mineral wealth granted sweeping planning permission to quarrying firms in places like the Peak District. |
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But in the South, the utter lack of status had prevented black Southerners from accumulating wealth in the first place. |
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In both countries, the rulers place the accumulation of wealth far ahead of the welfare of the nation. |
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The low level of wealth in at least the bottom two quintiles of the income distribution suggests that substantial numbers of people are likely to face such constraints. |
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His mismanagement of the economy and his corruption exacerbated the poverty of the population, which was thus unable to benefit from the country's wealth in mineral resources. |
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In the book, he adduced a wealth of evidence to support his thoughts. |
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For nine days, the hikers will travel across the Cederberg Mountains, which offer stunning scenery, a vast array of preserved bushman artwork and a wealth of flora and fauna. |
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As well as fresh fish, organic meat and vegetables there is a wealth of special breads, cakes, pastas, sauces, quiches, vol-au-vents, hummus and much more. |
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The business is an instrument of accumulation of family wealth and status. |
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Northern Afghanistan has the mineral wealth and the infrastructure to help lead the rest of the country back to economic health if its leaders can get their act together. |
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And that has contributed to the slow accumulation of wealth by minorities. |
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This often leaves those regarded as having acquired wealth illegally in full possession and under no obligation to compensate anyone for previous wrongdoing. |
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New taxes on wealth could redistribute money from older, better off Australians into education, health, and unemployment accounts for young Australians. |
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However, an economic model that does not include the creation of wealth is about as valuable as an ecological model that does not include reproduction or predation. |
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This was once the place of royal summer retreat, and there is a wealth of stories about the kings, queens, princes and princesses who spent time here. |
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Contact lending was the only option, and it amounted to large scale wealth theft. |
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Maybe so, but I have long said that wealth is wasted on the old. |
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Possessed of wealth and power, they offered only promises to the poor. |
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We haven't used the massive resources that have been made available by mineral and petroleum wealth over the last 15 years, and those projects are all coming to an end. |
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Only 2 percent of all taxpayers possess enough wealth to pay an estate tax, and more than half the tax is paid by a minuscule 4,000 families a year. |
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Why have educational outcomes so stubbornly flat-lined in the face of this wealth of educational resources? |
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Thus, he uses his wealth to bribe union officials to allow him to arrange for a private ward to be opened purely for the convenience of his father. |
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The book includes a wealth of detail on living conditions aboard ships at that time. |
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The city was flush with new wealth and a bottomless well of optimism. |
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To accumulate wealth so fast and on such a scale, it is necessary to eliminate independent law enforcement. |
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The peace agreement provides a formula for southern rebels and the government to share political power and the country's oil wealth and other natural resources. |
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Organised by Ballina Parish Choir, this event will feature a wealth of local talent and special guests, Janet Harbison and members of the National Harp Orchestra. |
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Which will, in turn, mean they retire with less wealth, and bequeath less wealth to their children. |
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Right at the epicenter of big time pop, music is foundering as a wealth enterprise. |
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This week's testimony has made it much clearer that there was a wealth of intelligence available in the summer of 2001 indicating that a major terrorist attack was coming. |
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Disparities in homeownership are a major driver of the racial wealth gap, according to a recent study from Brandeis University. |
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He is a fitness leader and gym instructor with a wealth of qualifications and eight years' experience of helping people improve, maintain and achieve their fitness objectives. |
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Force senators, their spouses and their immediate family to report their wealth down to the last dollar and cent. |
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Along with their other accessories, the warriors' elaborate dress suggests that they brought both wealth and pageantry to combat, which Donnan likens to medieval jousts. |
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This is a land of abundance with a wealth of spirit and in spiritual terms we have been forced to make mudpies and eat the soulless cardboard package. |
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Bordered by nine countries, its mineral wealth is brazenly plundered, made possible by an infernally weak state in which corruption, violence and lawlessness are rife. |
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Since independence, an emergent class structure has become apparent in urban sectors with radical differences in wealth between the rich and poor. |
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They were put to work in remote areas to fell trees, mine the country's mineral wealth and open up the vast and empty land tracts of the far north and east. |
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Thatch has become much more popular in the UK over the past 30 years, and is now a symbol of wealth rather than poverty. |
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In these hills are many evidences of historic mining activity, a testament to the mineral wealth beneath. |
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Surrey's agricultural wealth was limited by the infertility of most of its soils. |
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This brought both the need to expand the cathedral and the wealth that made it possible. |
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Social standing and wealth are not necessarily advantages in her world, and a further theme common to Austen's work is ineffectual parents. |
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They would not visit this undesirable revenant with his insolent wealth and discreditable origin. |
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Much of Greater Manchester's wealth was generated during the Industrial Revolution, particularly textile manufacture. |
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They were known to have gained their wealth and position from the oldest iron works in Sheffield, named the Attercliffe Forge. |
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There are a wide range of research activities still going on today and a wealth of published literature exists on all aspects of grouse biology. |
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He realises that Stapleton could be an unknown Baskerville family member, seeking to claim the Baskerville wealth by eliminating his relatives. |
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According to historian Charles Coulson the accumulation of wealth and resources, such as food, led to the need for defensive structures. |
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The third captures the mean squared wealth and the lower semimean squared wealth. |
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You shitskins are thinking you can victimize yourself to the point where the wiggers and liberals will just turn all the wealth over to you. |
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Where men of great wealth stoop to husbandry, it multiplieth riches exceedingly. |
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The eighth century BC saw a marked increase in the general wealth of Cyprus. |
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In the comitia centuriata the Romans were divided according to age, wealth and residence. |
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Holbein portrays the merchant Georg Gisze among elaborate symbols of science and wealth that evoke the sitter's personal iconography. |
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You must realize that time is of the essence in regards to your money management and wealth creation. |
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Prohibition produced the immense and previously unheard-of wealth that launched truly organized crime in America. |
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On top of his wealth and privilege, Osbourne is annoyingly driven. |
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The AHS is unusually robust due to its large size and its wealth of detailed exposure information. |
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But placing a catheter next to an atheroma yields a wealth of data on structure and function. |
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This would have been a burial fitting a king who was famous for his wealth in Old Norse sources. |
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They cross gender boundaries, geography, issues of wealth and belonging. |
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The informed and informative text by author Penny Olson is filled with a wealth of fascinating facts about the wedge-tailed eagle. |
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The Affluentials 2002 research was carried out by Barclays Private Clients, the bank's wealth management arm. |
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Francis was the son of a wealthy cloth merchant, but gave up his wealth to pursue his faith more fully. |
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He sought further promotion and wealth by supporting King James and his arbitrary policies. |
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It is productive labour that is productive of wealth and capital accumulation. |
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Charles Bray had become rich as a ribbon manufacturer and had used his wealth in the building of schools and in other philanthropic causes. |
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Dodgson's existence remained little changed over the remaining twenty years of his life, throughout his growing wealth and fame. |
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In the 16th century the changes in the wealth and culture of the upper social orders caused tastes in music to diverge. |
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His family's wealth enabled him to live a life of leisure while devoting himself to his literary and musical interests. |
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The success of the album brought enormous wealth to the members of Pink Floyd. |
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This in turn led to a steady flow of new recruits and the wealth to maintain multiple fortifications across the Outremer. |
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The highest estates, generally those with the most wealth and social rank, were those that held power. |
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A very high net national wealth and a very high Human Development Index are the main requirements to be a member of this group. |
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It was the first budget with the expressed intent of redistributing wealth among the public. |
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Thus, according to Smith, the landlords should be in favour of policies which contribute to the growth of in the wealth of nations. |
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Most patrons were noblemen or landed gentry who could use their local influence, prestige, and wealth to sway the voters. |
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Accumulating wealth without spending it to address the needs of the poor is generally prohibited and admonished. |
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Living conditions were poor, instead of expansion, it was a matter of replacing the national wealth destroyed or used up during the war. |
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Britain's prestige, security and wealth now seemed safest when tied closely to the continent. |
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Personal wealth rose by 80 per cent in real terms during the 1980s, mainly due to rising house prices and increased earnings. |
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On the other hand, half of the poorest families did not have wealth declines at all during the crisis. |
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The bishopric became one of the largest and wealthiest in the Kingdom of Scotland, bringing wealth and status to the town. |
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Glasgow generated immense wealth from trade and the industries that developed from the Industrial Revolution. |
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Despite the comparative wealth of Victorian Dundee as a whole, living standards for the working classes were very poor. |
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The islands have never levied income tax, capital gains tax, or any wealth tax, making them a popular tax haven. |
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They also include wealth management such as Rothschilds private banking and financial advice. |
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In addition to being a critically acclaimed work of literature, it contains a wealth of insights into Guernsey life during the 20th century. |
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The aristocracy gained strength as businessmen discovered they could use their wealth to buy a peerage and a country estate. |
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There is disparity in the size, wealth and political system of member states, but all have equal rights. |
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Established in 2005, Qatar Investment Authority is the country's sovereign wealth fund, specialising in foreign investment. |
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Which metal was adopted influenced the wealth of different groups in society. |
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According to Modern Monetary Theory, public debt is seen as private wealth and interest payments on the debt as private income. |
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Economic inequality sometimes refers to income inequality, wealth inequality, or the wealth gap. |
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There are different ways to measure income inequality and wealth inequality. |
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A 2016 report by Oxfam claims that the 62 wealthiest individuals own as much wealth as the poorer half of the global population combined. |
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There is debate between politicians and economists over the role of tax policy in mitigating or exacerbating wealth inequality. |
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Over time, wealth condensation can significantly contribute to the persistence of inequality within society. |
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While the market will bid up compensation for rare and desired skills to reward wealth creation, greater productivity, etc. |
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In terms of the distribution of wealth and income, America in the 1950s and 1960s was more egalitarian than it had been in more than a century. |
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From this standpoint, for any given amount of wealth in society, a society with more equality will have higher aggregate utility. |
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Money laundering is first seen with individuals hiding wealth from the state to avoid taxation or confiscation or a combination of both. |
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In China, merchants around 2000 BCE would hide their wealth from rulers who would simply take it from them and banish them. |
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In the 20th century, the seizing of wealth again became popular when it was seen as an additional crime prevention tool. |
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A wealth of recordings and stories told by Mac Amhlaigh were recorded by researchers from Queen's University in Belfast. |
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In turn the countryside itself secured a reputation among the Highlanders for its size, beauty, and wealth of natural resources. |
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The growing wealth and independence acquired by some coastal cities gave the Maritime Republics a leading role in the European scene. |
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As with other continents, Europe has a large variation of wealth among its countries. |
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The cost was high and Britain no longer had the wealth to maintain an empire, so it granted independence to almost all its possessions. |
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Her savvy manipulation of both men and wealth earns her a life of trials but ultimately an ending in reward. |
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In conclusion, he transports his wealth overland to England from Portugal to avoid travelling by sea. |
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Morris was the most affluent member of the Set, and was generous with his wealth toward the others. |
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One might argue that the Soviet posters made in the 1950s to promote the wealth of the nation were in itself a form of pop art. |
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America, with its enormous wealth and enthusiasm and it technical resources, waved the big stick. |
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He will find a wealth of Indian words and should have no problem beating her with bhaji, biriani, akhara and jhatka to name but a few. |
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The vast wealth generated by oil revenues was beginning to have an even greater impact on Saudi society. |
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The Kuwait Investment Authority is the world's first sovereign wealth fund. |
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When the Dutch Royal Family was established in 1815, much of its wealth came from Colonial trade. |
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Palm oil expansion can generate wealth for local communities, but it can also degrade ecosystems and cause social problems. |
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This brought wealth and land ownership within the clan, although the Highlands continued to be overpopulated and poor. |
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Where did this wealth of visual expression come from, and how did it blossom in No Fun City, of all places? |
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A ferry, and later bridge, on the River Forth at Stirling brought wealth and strategic influence, as did its tidal port at Riverside. |
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Closed economy countries can increase its wealth only by accumulating new capital. |
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After World War II, social democratic governments introduced social reform and wealth redistribution via state welfare and taxation. |
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Gold as a sign of wealth and prestige was ridiculed by Thomas More in his treatise Utopia. |
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Entrepreneurs sought to capitalize on the wealth generated by the Gold Rush. |
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The wealth generated from these industries led to the development of the town and the High Street still has many Georgian buildings. |
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It diverts capital investment away from the course prescribed by the state of economic wealth and market conditions. |
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Thus the unequal distribution of wealth throughout the 1920s caused the Great Depression. |
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Her sarcophagus was made of stone and also contained a jet bracelet and an ivory bangle, indicating great wealth for the time. |
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But the storytelling tradition was basically oral, and only a few remnants suggest the wealth of that tradition. |
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The torc was evidently a key marker of status and very widely worn, in a range of metals no doubt reflecting the wealth and status of the owner. |
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Paul dominate the landscape in wealth and size, owing to their ties with manufacturing, finance, transportation, and meatpacking. |
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The exploitation of the Pacific's mineral wealth is hampered by the ocean's great depths. |
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Tourism is an important source of wealth for the island thanks to its natural and historical heritage. |
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What percentage of the national wealth is spent on health care? |
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As an advanced economy the country also has the sixth worldwide national wealth and it is ranked third for its central bank gold reserve. |
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Specifically Kerkyra, with its harbour, scenery and wealth of ruins and castles, is a favourite stopping place for cruise liners. |
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Public passersby could clearly view the entrance halls of Dutch homes decorated to show off a particular family's wealth and social standing. |
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This trade was crucial to the economy of Yemen and the frankincense and myrrh trees were seen as a source of wealth by the its rulers. |
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John was deeply suspicious of the barons, particularly those with sufficient power and wealth to potentially challenge the king. |
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There is a wealth of birdlife, 583 species in total, of which 258 breed on the island or remain during winter. |
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Thus we see that Wilde's witticisms contain a wealth of unsuspected meaning. Even his apparently nonsensical boutades are Late Romantic gestures. |
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They would raid monasteries for their wealth and lack of formidable defenders. |
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It was not until the continent itself was explored that Spain found the wealth it had sought. |
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Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these everblooming sweets. |
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Edward spent large amounts on expensive status symbols to show off his power and wealth as legitimate monarch of England. |
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Bristol is the only big city whose wealth per capita is higher than that of Britain as a whole. |
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One of the great signature traits of the studio years in Hollywood was its wealth of character actors. |
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This region, he reports, is a sandy desert, and the sand there contains a wealth of fine gold dust. |
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Paris offers to return the treasure he took and give further wealth as compensation, but not Helen, and the offer is refused. |
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The wealth polarization derived primarily from industrial and population expansion. |
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Because of these interests, many industrial advances were made that resulted in a huge increase in personal wealth and a consumer revolution. |
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To what extent any of these pieces were symbolic of wealth and status is not clear. |
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It was not until the continent itself was explored that Spain found the wealth it had sought in the form of abundant gold. |
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There are a wealth of small animals such as lizards, snakes, tortoises and insects. |
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Its production brought great wealth to all countries of the region, with the exception of Yemen. |
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Keiller was heir to the James Keiller and Son business and was able to use his wealth to acquire the site. |
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Each subsequent rank consisted of those with less wealth and poorer equipment than the one before it. |
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In 107 BC, all citizens, regardless of their wealth or social class, were made eligible for entry into the Roman army. |
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The Broads are Britain's largest protected wetland and are home to a wealth of birdlife. |
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The plants cropped vary by climate, culture and the level of wealth locally. |
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Regardless of the extent of their political power, the freedmen did manage to amass wealth through their positions. |
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Factors such as wealth and high population densities in cities forced the ancient Romans to discover new architectural solutions of their own. |
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To many secular rulers the Protestant reformation was a welcome opportunity to expand their wealth and influence. |
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In the early days of the Roman Republic, public taxes consisted of modest assessments on owned wealth and property. |
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Sandown is a typical Victorian seaside town, but is surrounded by a wealth of natural features. |
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Hoards have been found, particularly around the West Kent coast, that might have been wealth hidden from the Vikings. |
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The wealth of Edward's lands exceeded that of the greatest earls, but they were scattered among the southern earldoms. |
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By the late 1990s, Norway had paid off its foreign debt and had started accumulating a sovereign wealth fund. |
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The passing on of property from one generation to another helps to centralize wealth and power. |
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The philosophy under which he devised this system is that the wealth belonged to the poor and the church was only its steward. |
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An example of a task they carry out is that of testing individuals by granting them abundant wealth and curing their illness. |
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These titles are the rough equivalents of European titles, albeit dependent on the actual wealth and prestige of the bearer. |
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In 716, Chilperic and Ragenfrid together led an army into Austrasia intent on seizing the Pippinid wealth at Cologne. |
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Henry's wealth allowed him to maintain what was probably the largest curia regis, or royal court, in Europe. |
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The wealth and income of the Rus' depended heavily upon trade with Byzantium. |
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It has the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, with a value of USD 1 trillion. |
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His histories have an aristocratic ethos and reveal his opinions on honor, wealth and war. |
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Creative people such as authors and musicians who achieve sudden wealth sometimes choose this solution. |
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Having offended many in their quest for wealth and power, the Woodville family was not popular. |
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In general, these opponents are wary of the concentration of power or wealth that such governance might represent. |
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The mercantilists saw a large population as a form of wealth that made possible the development of bigger markets and armies. |
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Cromwell's actions transferred a fifth of England's landed wealth to new hands. |
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Roger II had not only acquired large wealth through his royal patrimony but also through his military campaigns and their financial rewards. |
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The region also has an active construction sector, with many cities reflecting the wealth generated by the oil industry. |
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The Daoists had obtained their wealth and status by seizing Buddhist temples. |
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The head mistresses of the bordellos in the North Hamlet of the capital Chang'an acquired large amounts of wealth and power. |
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Although the Industrial Revolution brought wealth to the city, it also brought poverty and squalor to a large part of the population. |
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Chinese wealth grew as they delivered silk and other luxury goods to the Roman Empire, whose wealthy Roman women admired their beauty. |
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Here the earth god is propitiated in the hope of bringing wealth and health to the village. |
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The wealth of Hormuz attracted raids so often that the inhabitants sought refuge off the mainland and initially moved to the island of Kishm. |
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In 1521, a Portuguese force led by commander Antonio Correia invaded Bahrain to take control of the wealth created by its pearl industry. |
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Another important outcome of Europe's commercial revolution was a foundation of wealth needed for the industrial revolution. |
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Such wealth gave rise to social upheavals, which were for the most part harshly contained by the militia. |
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The attack on Ceuta also offered the younger nobility an opportunity to win wealth and glory. |
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A number of Scots gained wealth and fame in the times of Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. |
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Estimating their wealth in today's money is difficult and imprecise, considering that they owned art, land, and gold. |
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In 1603, the Spanish began to introduce cattle, which became a source of wealth in the region. |
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The Andes rose to fame for their mineral wealth during the Spanish conquest of South America. |
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Before his death, he asked King Manuel I to leave to the son all his wealth and that the King oversee the son's education. |
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As many Indians had considerable wealth Idi Amin expelled them for domestic political gain. |
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If wealth managers actually knew beans about anything, they would be in asset management. |
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Especially controversial were his plans for wealth redistribution in the state. |
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Coal mining in the Mendips was an important source of wealth while quarrying also took place. |
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Estimates of the Queen's wealth vary, depending on whether assets owned by her personally or held in trust for the nation are included. |
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In order to induce settlers to move to Florida, reports of its natural wealth were published in England. |
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During the 16th and 17th centuries, Europeans, still fascinated by the New World, believed that a hidden city of immense wealth existed. |
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Meanwhile, the name of El Dorado came to be used metaphorically of any place where wealth could be rapidly acquired. |
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Not so circumscribed in expedient for the reduction of surplus wealth were those lairds of the lariat who had womenfolk to their name. |
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In 1554, Pinto joined the Society of Jesus and donated a large sum of his trading wealth to the mission. |
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Henry of Navarre and the House of Bourbon allied with the Huguenots, adding wealth and holdings to the Protestant strength. |
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It was a landed society, a society which regarded only land and landed wealth as ultimately acceptable in creating status. |
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Pigs, particularly those with rounded tusks, are considered a symbol of wealth throughout Vanuatu. |
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However, after the deaths of Yakov and Grigori he took part in the division of the family wealth and received an appropriate part. |
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Factions in the Polish Commonwealth saw him as a tool to extend their influence over Russia, or at least gain wealth in return for their support. |
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These policies, which were adopted by later dynasties, brought enormous population growth, and amassed excessive wealth to the state. |
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That is, indigenous elites inside West and Central Africa made large and growing profits from slavery, thus increasing their wealth and power. |
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The economic wealth of the Republic was partially the result of the land it developed, but especially of seafaring trade. |
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In 1584, the Wanli Emperor issued an edict confiscating all of Zhang's personal wealth and purging his family members. |
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The Spanish Empire abroad became the source of Spanish wealth and power in Europe. |
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However, from the 16th century onwards the mineral and geological wealth of the Peak became increasingly significant. |
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According to the OECD, the vast majority of financial assets in every country analysed is found in the top of the wealth distribution. |
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Jamaica's climate is tropical, supporting diverse ecosystems with a wealth of plants and animals. |
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The country's wealth is attributed to its large reserves and exploitation of oil and natural gas. |
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He suggested the monasteries be changed into hospitals and welfare institutions and incorporate their wealth into a welfare fund. |
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Liverpool's wealth as a port city enabled the construction of two enormous cathedrals in the 20th century. |
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Goods and services flowed freely during the medieval merchant law, thus generating more wealth for all involved. |
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There are many different methods of measuring quality of life in terms of health care, wealth and materialistic goods. |
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We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both. |
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The concentration of power and wealth in a few families caused resentment over time. |
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The postulates of Euclid are profitably motivated by saying that they lead to a great wealth of geometric facts. |
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It is from these four that all other knowledge, wealth and human prosperity is derived. |
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The belief is that the human mind itself is the source of wealth and survival and that all property at its base is intellectual property. |
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A 'good' king was a generous king who through his wealth won the support which would ensure his supremacy over other kingdoms. |
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The cattle byre has ritual as well as practical significance as a store of wealth and symbol of prestige. |
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The rising wealth of the Commons eventually allowed it to wage two civil wars, dethrone two kings, and gradually reduce the power of the Lords. |
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The 'wergild' set a monetary value on each person's life according to their wealth and social status. |
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Paradoxically, the larger the wealth of society, the larger the industrial reserve army will become. |
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One could add that the larger the wealth of society, the more people it can support who do not work. |
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The use of skilled birth attendants, however, has risen between 2005 and 2007 by women in all wealth quintiles except the highest quintile. |
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Up to the present, there is also a direct relation between global economic wealth and the rate of global emissions. |
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Technological advance and the wealth generated by trade gradually brought about a widening of possibilities. |
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It held that a nation's wealth depended on its accumulation of gold and silver. |
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The town was rapidly losing its wealth and its importance as a national centre. |
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The redistribution of wealth between the rich and poor has been tried many times. |
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These lands were very rich and contributed significantly to the wealth of the Empire. |
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Its industry brought much wealth to Belgium, and it was the economic core of the country. |
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Cuthbert's tomb was destroyed on the orders of Henry VIII in 1538, and the monastery's wealth handed over to the king. |
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There have been famous stock market crashes that have ended in the loss of billions of dollars and wealth destruction on a massive scale. |
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