British Airways (BA) is the largest airline of United Kingdom and second largest measured by passengers carried in the world. It belongs to many airbuses to provide services a large number of customers around the world. British Airways is a founding member of the one world airline alliance‚ along with American Airlines‚ Cathay Pacific‚ Qantas‚ and the now defunct Canadian Airlines. British Airways flies to 168 destinations‚ and alone with code shares it flies to more than300 destinations. It is
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British Raj British Raj refers to British “reign” – Raj means “reign” in Hindi. The system was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 -1947. Geographically the Indian subcontinent was… India‚ Pakistan‚ Bengal an Burma How did British Raj come to be? - Long before the British Raj came to be the British East India Company gained more and more control on the subcontinent. The company has grown bigger and bigger since it started in the 17th century. The company even had their
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Elizabethan Drama: Stagecraft and Society Introduction Elizabethan drama refers to the plays produced while Queen Elizabeth reigned in England‚ from 1558 until 1603. It was during this time that the public began attending plays in large numbers. The opening of several good-sized playhouses was responsible for this increased patronage‚ the largest and most famous of which was the Globe theatre (1599)‚ home to many of Shakespeare’s works. The most popular types of Elizabethan plays were histories of
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sovereignty is the most important part of the UK constitution. The British system of government is the oldest parliamentary democracy in Europe. British parliament was formed in the eleventh century and‚ after the signing of the Magna Charta by King John in the year 1215‚ it came to power and became the main part in the system of government. In this way‚ England set up the base of democracy in the whole Europe. Parliament The British Parliament – like most in the world – is bicameral‚ i.e. it composes
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British Empire The British Empire comprised the dominions‚ colonies‚ protectorates‚ mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. At its height‚ it was the largest empire in history and‚ for over a century‚ was the foremost global power. By 1922 the British Empire held sway over about 458 million people‚ one-fifth of the world’s population
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Politics & Military A number of social‚ economic‚ religious‚ political and military reforms had been imposed by the British without any consultation with local population. Social British introduced a new system of education. in this system they had to send their children to co-educational schools which was hated since it appeared to improve the British system without due regards to their rights. Persian was the official language of the sub-continent for centuries since Mughals
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British India (today known as India‚ Pakistan‚ Bangladesh) was controlled by Britain and thus India officially declared war on Nazi Germany in September 1939. The British Raj‚ as a possession of Great Britain‚ formed part of theAllied Nations and sent over two and a half million volunteer soldiers to fight under British command against the Axis powers. Additionally‚ several IndianPrincely States provided large donations to support the Allied campaign during the War. India also provided the base for
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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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College of Arts University of Mosul Drama: Definitions‚ Types‚ and Characteristics Hamed Alass ’ad 1. Definition of drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" which is derived from the verb meaning "to do" or "to act". Drama‚ in some form‚ is found in almost every society‚ primitive and civilized‚ and served a wide variety of functions in the community. It is
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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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