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Page 370
... areas in which the tax was on production rather than consumption ; and ( 3 ) the pays francs ( free areas ) , which were exempt . The nobility , the clergy , and certain other privileged persons were also exempted . The gabelle was abol ...
... areas in which the tax was on production rather than consumption ; and ( 3 ) the pays francs ( free areas ) , which were exempt . The nobility , the clergy , and certain other privileged persons were also exempted . The gabelle was abol ...
Page 563
... areas uncovered by the glacier's retreat , and moss is gradually replac- ing the undergrowth . The monument contains examples of all stages of postglacial plant succession . Bears , wolves , mountain goats , and other large mammals are ...
... areas uncovered by the glacier's retreat , and moss is gradually replac- ing the undergrowth . The monument contains examples of all stages of postglacial plant succession . Bears , wolves , mountain goats , and other large mammals are ...
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... areas . The late - 19th - early - 20th - century English designer Ebenezer Howard , in his plans for Garden Cities ( q.v. ) , used green belts to differentiate the commercial areas from the residential areas . In contemporary planning ...
... areas . The late - 19th - early - 20th - century English designer Ebenezer Howard , in his plans for Garden Cities ( q.v. ) , used green belts to differentiate the commercial areas from the residential areas . In contemporary planning ...
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