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... given name ( ming ) . Thus , the first Ming emperor's personal name was Chu Yüan - chang - Chu being the surname and Yuan - chang the given name . Second , the emperor might have a posthumous name ( shih ) , containing up to two dozen ...
... given name ( ming ) . Thus , the first Ming emperor's personal name was Chu Yüan - chang - Chu being the surname and Yuan - chang the given name . Second , the emperor might have a posthumous name ( shih ) , containing up to two dozen ...
Page 580
... given rise in price triggers a more than proportional decline in demand . Scarce products or those with few substitutes ( e.g. , gasoline for cars ) are price inelastic , and demand falls less than pro- portionally for a given increase ...
... given rise in price triggers a more than proportional decline in demand . Scarce products or those with few substitutes ( e.g. , gasoline for cars ) are price inelastic , and demand falls less than pro- portionally for a given increase ...
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... given a hero's burial at West Point . Works on Custer include The Custer Myth : A Source Book of Custeriana ( W.A. Graham , ed . , 1953 ) ; Jay Monaghan , Custer : The Life of General George Armstrong Custer ( 1959 reprinted 1971 ) ...
... given a hero's burial at West Point . Works on Custer include The Custer Myth : A Source Book of Custeriana ( W.A. Graham , ed . , 1953 ) ; Jay Monaghan , Custer : The Life of General George Armstrong Custer ( 1959 reprinted 1971 ) ...
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