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... result , the general balance and structure of conven- tional military forces has had to be fundamentally revised in the light of the tasks allotted to them . Many nonnucle- ar powers have been forced to ally themselves with the nuclear ...
... result , the general balance and structure of conven- tional military forces has had to be fundamentally revised in the light of the tasks allotted to them . Many nonnucle- ar powers have been forced to ally themselves with the nuclear ...
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... result from glaciation include glacial potholes and glacial steps . The former are thought to originate principally as a result of the plastic flow of ice at the base of a glacier ; this permits the gouging of semicylindrical holes in ...
... result from glaciation include glacial potholes and glacial steps . The former are thought to originate principally as a result of the plastic flow of ice at the base of a glacier ; this permits the gouging of semicylindrical holes in ...
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... result from the direct impact of the blow upon a tissue , as in the fracturing of a skull by a hammer or , more commonly , from the trans- mission of the force of impact through the body to a relatively weak point . Thus a fall on the ...
... result from the direct impact of the blow upon a tissue , as in the fracturing of a skull by a hammer or , more commonly , from the trans- mission of the force of impact through the body to a relatively weak point . Thus a fall on the ...
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