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... less precise associations with specific things . Motion pictures , on the other hand , only show particular things — a particular man or a particular house . In this way a film image may be less ambiguous than the language of words but ...
... less precise associations with specific things . Motion pictures , on the other hand , only show particular things — a particular man or a particular house . In this way a film image may be less ambiguous than the language of words but ...
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... less clearly defined than in Western music and is now not so firmly maintained in the wake of recent polit- ical and social changes . China . The classical Peking opera ( ching - hsi ) in China is a form of musical theatre in which ...
... less clearly defined than in Western music and is now not so firmly maintained in the wake of recent polit- ical and social changes . China . The classical Peking opera ( ching - hsi ) in China is a form of musical theatre in which ...
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... less frequent . The Nafusah Plateau has less plant life , and the natural vege- tation of grassland lies between barren hills . In the semiarid steppes vegetation is sparse ; isolated drought - resistant plants grow in generally barren ...
... less frequent . The Nafusah Plateau has less plant life , and the natural vege- tation of grassland lies between barren hills . In the semiarid steppes vegetation is sparse ; isolated drought - resistant plants grow in generally barren ...
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