Nam quanto pluris ei regi putas, qui exercitu populi Romani populum ipsum Romanum oppressisset civitatemque non modo liberam, sed etiam gentibus imperantem servire sibi coëgisset? — from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Ware a defective condition of the goods ein materieller Vorteil material advantage ein Mittel zur a means of ein Möbelstück piece of furniture ein Muster entnehmen to retain a sample ein namentlich genannter Frachtführer a named carrier ein namentlich genanntes Schiff a named vessel ein neues Verfahren anwenden apply a new technique ein Pfand einlösen redeem a pledge ein Plakat ankleben to stick a bill ein Produkt auf den Markt bringen launch a product ein Projekt aufgeben abandon a project ein Rat piece of advice ein realisierbares Vorhaben practicable scheme ein Recht erwerben to acquire a right ein reiches Angebot an Ware a wide variety of goods ein reines begebbares Konnossement a clean negotiable B/L ein reines in ein unreines Konnossement a clean into an unclean B/L ein reines Transportdokument a clean transport document ein Risiko auf — from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig
potitur eum rerum potiri
Cicero, writing to Atticus, of Pompey’s preparation against Cæsar, saith, “Consilium Pompeii plane Themistocleum est; putat enim, qui mari 193 potitur, eum rerum potiri; 349 and, without doubt, Pompey had tired out Cæsar, if upon vain confidence he had not left that way. — from Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients by Francis Bacon
piangendo e ridendo pargoleggia
Dante describes the soul of a man as coming from the hand of God ‘weeping and laughing like a little child,’ and Christ also saw that the soul of each one should be a guisa di fanciulla che piangendo e ridendo pargoleggia . — from De Profundis by Oscar Wilde
Ponto ex recensione Petri
In 1772 Theophilus Harles published at Erlangen his edition of the Tristia and Ex Ponto 'ex recensione Petri Burmanni'. — from The Last Poems of Ovid by Ovid
Prelacy Elenchus Religionis Papisticæ
He settled at Colchester, but, instead of confining himself to his profession, entered keenly into theological controversy, and was condemned by the Star Chamber for his books against Prelacy: Elenchus Religionis Papisticæ , Flagellum Pontificis , and The Letanie of Dr. J. Bastwick . — from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Atrebates to Bedlis
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Government Guyana Country name: conventional long form: Co-operative Republic of Guyana conventional short form: Guyana former: British Guiana Government type: republic within the Commonwealth Capital: Georgetown Administrative divisions: 10 regions; Barima-Waini, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Demerara-Mahaica, East Berbice-Corentyne, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Mahaica-Berbice, Pomeroon-Supenaam, Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Independence: 26 May 1966 (from UK) National holiday: Republic Day, 23 February (1970) Constitution: 6 October 1980 Legal system: based on English common law with certain admixtures of Roman-Dutch law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Bharrat JAGDEO (since 11 August 1999); note - assumed presidency after resignation of President JAGAN head of government: Prime Minister Samuel HINDS (since NA December 1997) cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president, responsible to the legislature elections: president elected by the majority party in the National Assembly following legislative elections, which must be held at least every five years; elections last held 19 March 2001 (next to be held by March 2006); prime minister appointed by the president election results: President Bharrat JAGDEO reelected; percent of legislative vote - NA% Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (68 seats, 65 elected by popular vote, 1 elected Speaker of the National Assembly, and 2 nonvoting members appointed by the president; members serve five-year terms) elections: last held 19 March 2001 (next to be held NA March 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PPP/C 34, PNC 27, GAP and WPA 2, ROAR 1, TUF 1 Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Judicature; Judicial Court of Appeal; High Court Political parties and leaders: Alliance for Guyana or AFG (includes Guyana Labor Party or GLP and Working People's Alliance or WPA) — from The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
pass except railroad presidents
It forbid anybody riding on a pass except railroad presidents, directors, express messengers, and persons in misfortune, and they stuck in these words, 'and others to whom passes have been granted by the proper officers.' — from Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill by Winston Churchill
president election results percent
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister elections: president elected by popular vote for a four-year term; election last held 26 November 2000, with runoff between the top two candidates held 10 December 2000 (next to be held NA November/December 2004); prime minister appointed by the president election results: percent of vote - Ion ILIESCU 66.84%, Corneliu Vadim TUDOR 33.16% Russia chief of state: President Vladimir Vladimirovich PUTIN (acting president since 31 December 1999, president since 7 May 2000) head of government: Premier Mikhail Mikhaylovich KASYANOV (since 7 May 2000); Deputy Premiers Viktor Borisovich KHRISTENKO (since 31 May 1999), Aleksey Leonidovich KUDRIN (since 18 May 2000), Aleksey Vasilyevich GORDEYEV (since 20 May 2000), Boris Sergeyevich ALESHIN (since 24 April 2003), Galina Nikolayevna KARELOVA (since 24 April 2003), Vladimir Anatolyevich YAKOVLEV (since 16 June 2003) — from The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
prevent effectually rein Pg
A party was sent to destroy the railroad bridge over the Tennessee, above Fort Henry, the trestle approach to which had been partly destroyed by Lieutenant-Commander Phelps, to prevent effectually rein [Pg 41] forcements reaching Donelson from Columbus. — from From Fort Henry to Corinth by M. F. (Manning Ferguson) Force
president election results President
President Paul BIYA (since 6 November 1982) head of government: Prime Minister Ephraim INONI (since 8 December 2004) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from proposals submitted by the prime minister elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 11 October 2004 (next to be held by October 2011); prime minister appointed by the president election results: President Paul BIYA reelected; percent of vote - Paul BIYA 70.9%, John FRU NDI 17.4%, Adamou Ndam NJOYA 4.5%, Garga Haman ADJI 3.7% Canada chief of state: — from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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