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Nonfiction Usage

Governmental Usage

Historical Economy in Barbados. CHASE, Ms. Cicely P. Seneca Chambers, Pinfold Street, Bridgetown, Tel: 246/436-5379, Fax: 246/436-3843. Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad (LL.B., Hons.), 1983 and Legal Education Certificate.

Historical Economy in Barbados. CLARKE, Ms. Cherry Brady, B.A., M.A., LL.B. (Hons.). "Harriet House," Spry Street, Bridgetown, Tel: 246/426-1122, Fax: 246/436-5979. Citizen of Barbados.

Historical Economy in Barbados. Graduated Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad (LL.B. Hons, 1990) and Queen Mary Westfield College, London (LL.M. Corporate and Commercial Law, 1991). Admitted to practice in October 1991. General Practice: Estate Cases, Trade Disputes, Criminal Cases.

Historical Economy in Barbados. Sir Hugh Wooding Law School, St. Augustine, Trinidad (LL.B., Hons.), 1989 and Legal Education Certificate.

Patent Usage

Vacuum drum with countersunk holes: Patented by Roger S. Kerr, Dean L. Smith and Douglas A. Hons on November 4, 1997. Abstract: The present invention is for a vacuum drum (300) with countersunk holes (334). In one embodiment, vacuum holes (306), countersunk vacuum holes (334), and blind countersunk vacuum holes (336) on an outer surface of the vacuum drum are connected by vacuum grooves to facilitate holding multiple sheets of media on the vacuum drum (300), which revolves at high speeds.

Bibliographic Usage

Adams, Jonathan Merlin. Born in 1957, authored "Thomas Chalmers and the condition of Scotland question: ideas of a Christian thinker. Presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of B.A. (Hons.) in History at the University of Otago." Published in 1978.

Adinku, William Ofotsu. Author of "African dance education in Ghana: curriculum and instructional materials for a model Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) Dance in Society." Publisher: Ghana Universities Press (Accra). Published in 1994.

Aiken, Carina. Author of "Gender and local politics: the DCC and Sukhi Turner: presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of BA (Hons) in History, at the University of Otago." Published in 2005.

Aksenov, Vasilii Pavlovich. Born in 1932, authored "An English translation of TSaplia by Vasilii Aksenov: a thesis submitted to Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Hons) in Russian." Published in 1984.

Alam, Md. Khurshid. Author of "Principles and practice of income-tax, for B Com. (pass & hons.) students, by Md. Khurshid Alam." Published in 1966.

• Preface iv
• Nonfiction Usage 1
• Governmental Usage 1
• Patent Usage 1
• Bibliographic Usage 1
• Encyclopedic Usage 27
• Lexicographic Usage 29
• Index 36