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... became a firmly organized ritsu - ryō nation . Culturally , too , the trend to imitate the T'ang Empire became strong- er than ever , as evidenced by the Imperial capital at Fujiwara ( the present Kashiwara City ) , whose entire ...
... became a firmly organized ritsu - ryō nation . Culturally , too , the trend to imitate the T'ang Empire became strong- er than ever , as evidenced by the Imperial capital at Fujiwara ( the present Kashiwara City ) , whose entire ...
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... became the National Bureau of Standards , presently in the Commerce Department . Its functions , as defined by the Act of 1901 , included , besides the construction of physical standards and cooperation in establishment of standard ...
... became the National Bureau of Standards , presently in the Commerce Department . Its functions , as defined by the Act of 1901 , included , besides the construction of physical standards and cooperation in establishment of standard ...
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... became known as the patron saint of skaters . The diarist Samuel Pepys described skating that he saw on the frozen canal in St. James's Park , London , in 1662 , and he him- self danced on the ice with Nell Gwynn in London during the ...
... became known as the patron saint of skaters . The diarist Samuel Pepys described skating that he saw on the frozen canal in St. James's Park , London , in 1662 , and he him- self danced on the ice with Nell Gwynn in London during the ...
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