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  • It requires that Russia accepts at least part of the EU-wide regulations known as acqui communitaire, complies with European ecological, competition, trade and some social protection standards the modernization of this country may take another direction.

    RIA Novosti 2010

  • China banned businesses that don't develop property after acqui ring a site at auction from bidding for more land.

    What's News 2010

  • Mr. Gulati said the Tata group would also consider using acqui sitions to expand if the price was right.

    Tata Teleservices Expands in India Market 2010

  • I wish Mr. Fowler had once, if but once, called me sister: it would have been such a kind acqui-escence, as would have given me some little pleasure on recollection.

    Sir Charles Grandison 2006

  • I also talk about the civil justice system and how judges have basically acqui -- have basically issued decisions that have increased the tort tax on every American, the amount of money we have to spend as a result of very costly civil verdicts.

    Out of Order: Arrogance, Corruption, and Incompetence on the Bench 1998

  • It was evident that the stones could be studied only with the aid and acqui-escence of the Parramati.

    The Howling Stones Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997

  • ** In May, Amic jointly with Daewoo Corporation of Korea acqui - red control of Supalek Holdings, a distributor of brown electrical goods listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • The Herd Stallion, shirting to natural form, blew an accordion-chord of irritated acqui - escence.

    Juxtaposition Anthony, Piers 1982

  • The Herd Stallion, shirting to natural form, blew an accordion-chord of irritated acqui - escence.

    Juxtaposition Anthony, Piers 1982

  • In this remark he acqui-esced, and said: ` ` I shall not, myself, make any speeches whatever; nor shall I give any public receptions.

    Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White, Volume I 1905

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