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  • initialism UK A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 3B but lighter marks than a pencil of grade 5B; a pencil with very soft lead.

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Examples

  • EU Trade deficit s.a. goes to €4B in Feb from €5. 4B

    FXstreet.com 2009

  • 2. 4B in 2007, while the company owes Citi $4B in loans - GBP $10MM is required to keep the company from going into default.

    Dealbreaker 2009

  • 2. 4B in 2007, while the company owes Citi $4B in loans - GBP $10MM is required to keep the company from going into default.

    Dealbreaker 2009

  • 2. 4B in 2007, while the company owes Citi $4B in loans - GBP $10MM is required to keep the company from going into default.

    Dealbreaker 2009

  • While inspectors spoke to the nurse, the monitors for all six patients in 4B showed a red X next to the "pulse" read-out.

    Archive 2004-02-01 2004

  • None of the three nurses in 4B at the time knew the X meant that the alarm, designed to alert them to dangerous dips in patients 'heart rates, was off.

    Archive 2004-02-01 2004

  • I've got volumes 3 & 4A on order from Amazon and volume 4B is due in February.

    SciFi Comics 2004

  • While inspectors spoke to the nurse, the monitors for all six patients in 4B showed a red X next to the "pulse" read-out.

    Medpundit 2004

  • None of the three nurses in 4B at the time knew the X meant that the alarm, designed to alert them to dangerous dips in patients 'heart rates, was off.

    Medpundit 2004

  • Turns our the compromise on the 4B were the cuts that the President suggested.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

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