3rd year THEORY OF PHONETICS (Philology Department) Seminar No 5 (2 hrs) MAJOR ACCENTS IN THE UK. GENERAL AMERICAN AS THE AMERICAN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION STANDARD Points for discussion: Major accents in the UK. 1. RP/BBC English as the British national standard of pronunciation: 1) Socio-historical survey of RP/BBC English. 2) Phonological and phonetic dimensions of RP/BBC English. 2. Cockney as an example of a broad accent of English. 3. Estuary
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External Analysis of the UK Biscuit Market 1.1 Definition *and Growth *of the* UK Biscuit* Market Figure A: {draw:frame} Source: Data Monitor (2008‚ (a)) Furthermore‚ Mintel (2009‚ (a)) states how sales within the industry grew by 12.4% between 2007 and 2009‚ with both sweet and non-sweet biscuits contributing to theses impressive figures. Indeed‚ they also point out that the UK biscuit market is worth around £2.1 billion‚ so there is continuing evidence to suggest that the industry is
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Intergenerational Patterns of Addiction Jodi Stillman Genograms can be very enlightening for families. Many patterns of multigenerational issues can be exposed and explored by beginning with a genogram. There are patterns of medical issues that can be brought to light and give a family a chance to make healthier choices in an effort to stave off the effects of genetic predispositions to certain illnesses. The same can be said for patterns of addictions across multiple generations of the family
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billion Euros were spent by UK households on transport in 2005 * 51% of total expenditure in 2005 was on transport. There has been a prediction that by 2025 that there will be an extra 4 million trips made every day by a form of transport. * 15% of final household expenditure was on transport in 2005 * Greater proportion than other EU countries These figures strongly highlight the importance that transport has on everyday life. * Transport for London’s current ticketing and fare collection
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work better and contribute towards improved efficiency in individual markets and enhanced competitiveness of UK businesses within the European Union single market. Competition policy aims to ensure Wider consumer choice Technological innovation which promotes dynamic efficiency Effective price competition between suppliers There are four key pillars of competition policy in the UK and in the European Union Antitrust & cartels: This involves the elimination of agreements that seek to restrict
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Design Pattern Matrix Design Patterns: From Analysis to Implementation by This is an excerpt from the manuals for Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective for Object-Oriented Design Not all of the Gang of Four design patterns are included because not all of them are covered in the course. Furthermore‚ we use a variation on the classification of the GoF patterns: The Decorator and Proxy patterns are classified as Structural patterns by the GoF. Since they both add instead of just combining
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RUNNING HEAD: CURRENT LABILITIES Current Liabilities Week 3 Assignment Beverly Clarkson November 23‚ 2014 Daniel Carraher RUNNING HEAD: CURRENT LIABILITIES
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Investigationes Linguisticae‚ vol. IX‚ Poznań‚ April 2003 ∗ Understanding Different Cultural Patterns or Orientations Between East and West∗ Liu Qingxue ∗∗ Shijiazhuang Mechanical Engineering College Hebei‚ CHINA liuqx1952@yahoo.com.cn Abstract Rudyard Kipling says in the Ballad of East and West: “East is East‚ and West is West; and never the twain shall meet.” Yet‚ he never expected that with the technological development in transportation and communication‚ the Westerners and Easterners
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Search patterns vary and depend on the type of scene‚ the victims and suspect’s actions as well as the location and size of the area. Having someone in command can eliminate or lessen the chances of evidence or effort being duplicated. While each scene and victim may need a different search pattern‚ each pattern searches the probable points of entry first and any exits possibly used by the criminal. A line/strip search is one that is used by one or two investigators who walk in straight lines
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1) Current Ratio The ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company’s ability to pay back its short-term liabilities (debt and payables) with its short-term assets (cash‚ inventory‚ receivables). The higher the current ratio‚ the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. 2) Quick Ratio An indicator of a company’s short-term liquidity. The quick ratio measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. For this reason‚ the ratio excludes inventories
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