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- noun The
ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code forAngola . - initialism Adults Only
- initialism Anarchy Online
- initialism
Autonomous Oblast - initialism US, Navy
Auxiliary Oiler - a naval oil tanker with the ability to perform underway replenishment of fuel oil or ship oil to ships of the fleet - initialism Arctic Oscillation
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Sea-ice drift patterns for years with (a) pronounced AO - (anticyclonic) conditions and (b) pronounced AO+ (cyclonic) conditions [2].
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The IABP data from 1979 to 1998 suggest two characteristic modes of arctic sea-ice motion (Fig. 9.3), one during a low AO index (AO -) and the other during a high AO index (AO+) [20].
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First, during pronounced AO - conditions (Fig. 9. 3a), sea ice in the Transpolar Drift tends to move directly from the Laptev Sea across the Eurasian Basin and out into the Greenland Sea, whereas during pronounced AO+ conditions (Fig. 9. 3b), ice in the Transpolar Drift takes a cyclonic diversion across the Lomonosov Ridge and into Canada Basin [22].
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AO is reading the resume and standing propped against his desk in a casual manner.
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AO is reading the resume and standing propped against his desk in a casual manner.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » I submit within a month… 2010
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Admittedly, AO is a much more prominent character than Lash in the comic book, but this website is mostly separate from the comic book series.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Header Change 2009
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But AO is offered freely now, and the in-game ads are probably paying for this.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Videogame Ads Attempt Next Level 2005
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Should GTA have been AO from the very begining based on violence alone?
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Thoughts on EL Radio subjects 2005
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Some of us (D 1/12th Cav in AO at the time) were tasked to rescue him but couldn't because of the numerically superior enemy and armor.
Hunsicker, James E. 1972
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Some of us (D 1/12th Cav in AO at the time) were tasked to rescue him but couldn't because of the numerically superior enemy and armor.
Carter, George W. 1972
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