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... group , outnumber the minority groups or minority nationalities in every province or autonomous region except Tibet and Sinkiang . The Han , therefore , form the great homoge- neous mass of the Chinese people , sharing the same cul ...
... group , outnumber the minority groups or minority nationalities in every province or autonomous region except Tibet and Sinkiang . The Han , therefore , form the great homoge- neous mass of the Chinese people , sharing the same cul ...
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... groups of chordates ; for lesser units see the sections below on Tunicates , Cephalochordates , and Vertebrates . Modern systematic biology attempts to arrange groups of organ- isms in a way that suggests the genealogical relationships ...
... groups of chordates ; for lesser units see the sections below on Tunicates , Cephalochordates , and Vertebrates . Modern systematic biology attempts to arrange groups of organ- isms in a way that suggests the genealogical relationships ...
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... groups , there exists a so - called underworld of criminal organizations engaged in offenses such as cargo theft , fraud , robbery , kidnapping for ran- som , and the demanding of " protection " payments . In the United States and ...
... groups , there exists a so - called underworld of criminal organizations engaged in offenses such as cargo theft , fraud , robbery , kidnapping for ran- som , and the demanding of " protection " payments . In the United States and ...
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