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  • plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typical romantic comedy, the two lovers tend to be...
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    In architecture, a vault (French voûte, from Italian volta) is a self-supporting arched form, usually of stone or brick, serving to cover a space with...
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    representing the many ancient landmarks of the county. The shield is surmounted by a beech tree, representing the Chiltern Forest that once covered almost...
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    with a white label and an inescutcheon of the Principality of Wales, surmounted by the heir apparent's crown, and with the motto Ich dien (German: [ɪç...
    246 KB (19,745 words) - 17:51, 8 June 2024
  • Wylie: dbu-zha bja-rog-chen) is worn by the Kings of Bhutan. It is a hat surmounted by the head of a raven. The hereditary monarchy of the Wangchuck dynasty...
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    representations of the footprint of the Buddha, the Triratna is usually also surmounted by the Dhamma wheel. The Triratna can be found on frieze sculptures at...
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    aristocrats. John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, built a hothouse on his estate surmounted by a huge stone cupola 14 metres tall in the shape of the fruit; it is...
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    IV England; II Scotland; III Ireland; overall an escutcheon of Hanover surmounted by an electoral bonnet. In 1816, after the Electorate of Hanover became...
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    specific content or applications without cost, has offered opportunities to surmount economic hurdles but has also been accused by its critics as creating a...
    154 KB (16,334 words) - 05:56, 30 May 2024
  • lower part of the sculpture symbolises the stylised footballers and is surmounted by a hand-embossed slab. A musical theme for the competition, the Anthem...
    77 KB (5,710 words) - 12:40, 7 June 2024
  • (three chevrons); and Senior sergeant (Sen Sgt) (three chevrons, crown surmounted by a laurel leaf) South Australia Police has the additional rank of brevet...
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    initials of the monarch's name and title, sometimes interwoven and often surmounted by a crown. Such a cypher as used by an emperor or empress is called an...
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  • Charger Camera (optional) Autonomous drive Line tracking Payload Surmountableness CCW rotation CW rotation Dot Matrix 8x8 Long Distance communication...
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    feature was maintained in the ultimate design. Bramante's dome was to be surmounted by a lantern with its own small dome but otherwise very similar in form...
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  • the centre), cap badge (crossed sword and baton within a laurel wreath, surmounted by a crown in gold embroidery) and cap visor (two rows of gold oakleaf...
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    Sun was worshipped as the god Ra, portrayed as a falcon-headed divinity surmounted by the solar disk, and surrounded by a serpent. In the New Empire period...
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    procession to George's lying in state in Westminster Hall, the cross surmounting the Imperial State Crown atop George's coffin fell off and landed in...
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    Gules charged with the crown of Charlemagne Or, the whole escutcheon surmounted by a crown. Baker, Kenneth (2005). "George IV: a Sketch". History Today...
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    reverse. Chemical reactions are usually not possible unless the reactants surmount an energy barrier known as the activation energy. The speed of a chemical...
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  • attitude. One is sour, the other an affirmation of the predictable being surmountable, usually by sufficient planning and redundancy. Nichols believes Murphy...
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