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Page 116
... appear to pinch out on top of the shelf . Other deltas , such as those of the Nile and Niger rivers , have built out the continental slope so that the terrace locally bulges seaward . The Mississippi Delta is a multi- ple feature . The ...
... appear to pinch out on top of the shelf . Other deltas , such as those of the Nile and Niger rivers , have built out the continental slope so that the terrace locally bulges seaward . The Mississippi Delta is a multi- ple feature . The ...
Page 313
... appear under the cuticle at the sides of the head but become stalked at a comparatively late stage . Because the course of development outlined above ( in which the somites and appendages appear in regular order ) is in good agreement ...
... appear under the cuticle at the sides of the head but become stalked at a comparatively late stage . Because the course of development outlined above ( in which the somites and appendages appear in regular order ) is in good agreement ...
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... appear at the top - thus preventing certain combina- tions of numbers from appearing . In many dice games , a person , usually the operator of the game , wins by no other expedient than offering bets at odds less favourable than those ...
... appear at the top - thus preventing certain combina- tions of numbers from appearing . In many dice games , a person , usually the operator of the game , wins by no other expedient than offering bets at odds less favourable than those ...
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