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More accidents occur at intersections than anywhere else. One of the reasons for this is because most of the intersections have stop signs. Because there are more accidents at intersections with stop signs than those with signals or roundabouts, stop signs are not as effective in preventing accidents. This is probably why the number of accidents at Walnut and Birch Streets is so high.
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- The British Empire is located on the the British Isles (northeast).
- France is directly below the British Empire, and to the left of Belgium.
- Spain is to the left of France, and right above Africa.
- Italy is shaped liked a foot kicking a soccer ball; it is to the right of France, and underneath Switzerland.
- Austria-Hungaria is above Serbia, and to the right of Switzerland.
- Greece is below Albania, Serbia, and Bulgaria.
- The Ottoman Empire is to the southeast of Bulgaria and Romania.
- The German Empire is below Sweden and Denmark.
- The Russian Empire is to the right of Sweden.
According to the strength of weak ties thesis, a person is more likely to find job connections through acquaintances.
Explanation:
Acquaintances are strictly work related connections a person has which are different from their family and friends in that they are formed by taking business dealings and professional life of a person in mind and then making connections.
These connections are often better suited when looking for jobs as a person can maintain more acquaintances and also they are all going to be in the similar industry as the person so they have a bigger chance of coming up with a good offer for them.
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(D) Congress would not interfere in Hawaiian affairs
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This question is a multiple-choice question for an article about the annexation of Hawaii by the United States. The question refers to this paragraph:
<em>Meanwhile, the provisional government had elected its first President. This President, President Dole, refused to give the government back to the Queen. Dole’s new government created a new constitution and declared Hawaii an independent Republic. Other countries began to recognize the new republic. Congress voted to adopt a hands-off policy towards Hawaii. </em>
A hands-off policy, in this case, means that Congress of the United States won't get involved in the new Hawaii Republic. The republic itself was made by the government established by Americans who previously were in Hawaii to conduct business and is in favor of overthrowing the previous monarch, Queen Liliuokalani.
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Technology to utilise the forces of nature for doing work to supply human needs is as old as the first sailing ship. But attention swung away from renewable sources as the industrial revolution progressed on the basis of the concentrated energy locked up in fossil fuels. This was compounded by the increasing use of reticulated electricity based on fossil fuels and the importance of portable high-density energy sources for transport – the era of oil.
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