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... English and French are Canada's two official languages but , in accordance with a law passed for Quebec province in 1977 , the use of English in schools and in government and commercial activity is restricted . Yet , in several areas of ...
... English and French are Canada's two official languages but , in accordance with a law passed for Quebec province in 1977 , the use of English in schools and in government and commercial activity is restricted . Yet , in several areas of ...
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... English in the adoption of new European musical methods , the English continued to work with polyphony in the Renais- sance manner , while the Italians were perfecting monody and the Germans fruitfully uniting monody with their Contribu ...
... English in the adoption of new European musical methods , the English continued to work with polyphony in the Renais- sance manner , while the Italians were perfecting monody and the Germans fruitfully uniting monody with their Contribu ...
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... English throne The ". Frederick Henry the honorary address of " His Highness , " normally restricted to royalty ; and ... English Commonwealth in 1652. That conflict arose out of a medley of causes : first , the English republicans ...
... English throne The ". Frederick Henry the honorary address of " His Highness , " normally restricted to royalty ; and ... English Commonwealth in 1652. That conflict arose out of a medley of causes : first , the English republicans ...
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