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... important element in stenog- raphy and cryptography as well . There are several important forms of abbre- viation . One form entails representing a single word either by its first few letters ( as " n " for " noun , " or " Co. " for ...
... important element in stenog- raphy and cryptography as well . There are several important forms of abbre- viation . One form entails representing a single word either by its first few letters ( as " n " for " noun , " or " Co. " for ...
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... important industries include cotton ginning , flour milling , food processing , and various manufactures . Cloth weaving and bamboo - furniture making are important hand- icrafts . Constituted a municipality in 1867 , the city and ...
... important industries include cotton ginning , flour milling , food processing , and various manufactures . Cloth weaving and bamboo - furniture making are important hand- icrafts . Constituted a municipality in 1867 , the city and ...
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... important . Two important aerospace facilities , the Naval Ordnance Test Station and Edwards Air Force Flight Test Center , are nearby . California State Univer- sity , Bakersfield , was founded in 1965. Inc. 1898. Pop . ( 1992 est ...
... important . Two important aerospace facilities , the Naval Ordnance Test Station and Edwards Air Force Flight Test Center , are nearby . California State Univer- sity , Bakersfield , was founded in 1965. Inc. 1898. Pop . ( 1992 est ...
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