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... common name for about 25 spe- cies of hardy , slow - growing ornamental and timber trees comprising the genus Carpinus of the birch family ( Betulaceae ) , distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere . The hop - hornbeam ( q.v. ) is ...
... common name for about 25 spe- cies of hardy , slow - growing ornamental and timber trees comprising the genus Carpinus of the birch family ( Betulaceae ) , distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere . The hop - hornbeam ( q.v. ) is ...
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... common - law , tradition . In civil - law courts the procedure is " inquisitorial " -i.e . , judges do most of the questioning of witnesses and have a responsibility to discover the facts . In common - law courts the procedure is ...
... common - law , tradition . In civil - law courts the procedure is " inquisitorial " -i.e . , judges do most of the questioning of witnesses and have a responsibility to discover the facts . In common - law courts the procedure is ...
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... common throughout the Americas . The American kestrel is about 30 centimetres ( 12 inches ) long , white or yellowish below , reddish - brown and slate gray above with col- ourful markings on the head . The common kestrel ( F ...
... common throughout the Americas . The American kestrel is about 30 centimetres ( 12 inches ) long , white or yellowish below , reddish - brown and slate gray above with col- ourful markings on the head . The common kestrel ( F ...
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