ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 9 1. Беседа на тему: “The British / American / Canadian People: A Social Profile”. British nation is considered to be the most conservative in Europe. It is not a secret that every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Great Britain people attach greater importance to traditions and customs than in other European countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. The best examples are their queen‚ money system‚ their
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called “mixed fleet” on certain routes‚ earning £17‚000 a year on average compared with £29‚000 for existing Heathrow cabin crew. That programme should yield £160m annual savings within a decade.“I think there is no question that it is a victory for British Airways but it comes at a cost‚” said Douglas McNeill‚ at Charles Stanley Securities.Andrew Lobbenberg at RBS said “the economics of the dispute were won by BA about nine months ago” and it had gained “the credibility of being firm”. | Unread (Ft
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David Lloyd George: David Lloyd George‚ 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor‚ (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945)‚ was a British Liberal politician and statesman. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and led a Wartime Coalition Government between 1916 and 1922 and was the Leader of the Liberal Party from 1926 to 1931. During a long tenure of office‚ mainly as Chancellor of the Exchequer‚ he was a key figure in the introduction of many reforms which laid the foundations of the modern welfare state
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Debate Introduction Milton Friedman wrote‚ “There is one and only one social responsibility of business — to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game‚ which is to say‚ engages in open and free competition‚ without deception or fraud.” Friedman did not support firms acting illegally‚ unethically‚ or immorally; he believed the goal of firms was to maximize shareholder wealth within the legal boundaries of society
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A Study on the Liquefied Petroleum Gas in the Philippines In Partial Fulfillment and Requirement In Intermediate Microeconomics Eco03 Submitted to: Prof. Rulina Viloria Submitted by: Archeeno S. Diaz September 5‚ 2011 I. Background and Historical Account of the Industry A. the industry’s formation‚ personalities involved and significant events The World -1910 Under the direction of Dr. Walter Snelling‚ the U.S. Bureau of Mines investigated gasoline to see
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HIS236 Lecture Notes The 17th Century The century of revolution And the Glorious Revolution (bloodless‚ political revolution‚ the crowning achievement of the British constitution) Constitutionalism – the law reigns‚ not the monarch. Law limits the government’s power. The will of the people. Laws are created in the parliamentary fashion Charles I was trialed before the parliament and was decapitated because he was overtaxing the public. Absolutism - reigned by the monarch (divine ruler
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social policies pursued by Margaret Thatcher‚ British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. There are many different notions of what Thatcherism comprises‚ but core elements include deregulation and privatization‚ combined with authoritarian social policy. The word was first coined in the late 1970s‚ when the Conservatives were still in opposition. After the Party’s election victory 1979 it became a regular item in the vocabulary of media comment on British politics. It also spawned a cottage industry
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British Literature Annual Booker Prize is televised as an important national event‚ causing a great deal of discussion. The rich variety of theatre performance available in London is one of literature attractions to visitors. Early Writing: much early British writing was concerned with Christianity: Anglo-Saxons produced beautifully illustrated. Few people in this period were literate‚ because the English language was so different that make native English people give up reading. One of the
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British Telecommunications Case Study Foreign Equities Valuation U.S. investors should value foreign equities as a way to diversity their portfolios and reduce risk. Since foreign markets and U.S. markets do not correlate exactly it is likely that if U.S. markets are to perform poorly then foreign markets are likely to be performing better‚ and vice versa. Thus an investor that has a well-diversified portfolio is more likely to obtain a better combination of risk and return than another investor
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Coordinator: May 2010 Candidate: 1 Table Of Contents • Rationale……………………………………………………………...3 • 1.Introduction……………………………………………….………...4 The meaning of traditions and superstitions for British people..4 • 2.Traditions – All Year Round British Folklore and Customs…….....5 Christmas in the UK………………………………..……….…9 ♦ A Christmas story…………………………………….……9 ♦ Chritmas nowadays……………………………....…….….11 • 3.Superstitions……………………………………….…………….....13 • 3.1.What do Superstitions mean to the Britih?..
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