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... percent nickel to copper provide a series of alloys that are considerably stronger and more resistant to oxidation at high temperatures than is copper . Of these cupronickels , the one containing 30 percent nick- el is the most ...
... percent nickel to copper provide a series of alloys that are considerably stronger and more resistant to oxidation at high temperatures than is copper . Of these cupronickels , the one containing 30 percent nick- el is the most ...
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... percent to less than 2 percent by 1971. Average life expectancy , put at 50 years at the beginning of the century , by 1971 was just over 70 years for men and 75 years for women . The most frequent causes of death in Denmark were heart ...
... percent to less than 2 percent by 1971. Average life expectancy , put at 50 years at the beginning of the century , by 1971 was just over 70 years for men and 75 years for women . The most frequent causes of death in Denmark were heart ...
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... percent against 2 percent rented . Cooperatives help to make small farm operations profitable , and the dominance of animal husbandry also lends itself to individual enterprise . There were 140,000 agricultural properties by 1970 ...
... percent against 2 percent rented . Cooperatives help to make small farm operations profitable , and the dominance of animal husbandry also lends itself to individual enterprise . There were 140,000 agricultural properties by 1970 ...
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