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Page 99
... relatively straight and pointed ( as in the wood warblers , Parulidae ) , through bills with a slight or pronounced hook ( some New World flycatchers ) , to those that are short , with a wide gape and usually sur- rounded by rictal ...
... relatively straight and pointed ( as in the wood warblers , Parulidae ) , through bills with a slight or pronounced hook ( some New World flycatchers ) , to those that are short , with a wide gape and usually sur- rounded by rictal ...
Page 327
... relatively unsophisticated technology and inexpensive materials . Thus there has been a tendency for building construction to remain in the realm of low technology , for there has been relatively little incentive to invest in research ...
... relatively unsophisticated technology and inexpensive materials . Thus there has been a tendency for building construction to remain in the realm of low technology , for there has been relatively little incentive to invest in research ...
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... relatively unreactive toward nonmetals at room temperature , it reacts with many at elevated temperatures . Thus , manganese burns in chlorine to give manganese ( II ) chloride , MnCl2 ; reacts with fluorine to give manganese ( II ) and ...
... relatively unreactive toward nonmetals at room temperature , it reacts with many at elevated temperatures . Thus , manganese burns in chlorine to give manganese ( II ) chloride , MnCl2 ; reacts with fluorine to give manganese ( II ) and ...
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