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  • 31Sook Ching massacre — This article is part of the History of Singapore series …

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  • 32Memnon of Rhodes — (380 – 333 BC) was the commander of the Greek mercenaries working for the Persian king Darius III when Alexander the Great of Macedonia invaded Persia in 334 BC. He commanded the mercenaries at the Battle of the Granicus River, where his troops… …

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  • 33War Room (video game) — Infobox VG| title = War Room developer = NAP Consumer Electronics publisher = Probe 2000 designer = Robert S. Harris engine = released = 1983 genre = Strategy game modes = Single player ratings = platforms = ColecoVision media = cartridge… …

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  • 34Vinmonopolet — Type Government enterprise Industry Wine, Liquor Founded November 30, 1922 Headq …

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  • 35break — breakable, adj. breakableness, n. breakably, adv. breakless, adj. /brayk/, v., broke or (Archaic) brake; broken or (Archaic) broke; breaking; n. v.t …

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  • 36Henry VI — • German king and Holy Roman Emperor (1165 1197) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Henry VI     Henry VI     † …

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  • 37by a lucky break — luckily, by a stroke of fortune …

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  • 38opportunity — opportunity, occasion, chance, break, time are comparable when they mean a state of affairs or a combination of circumstances favorable to some end. Opportunity is perhaps the most common of these terms; it applies to a situation which provides… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 39godsend — n boon, blessing, benediction, Archaic. benison; windfall, bonanza, stroke of fortune, piece of luck, lucky find, gravy …

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  • 40break — [[t]breɪk[/t]] v. broke, bro•ken, break•ing, n. 1) to smash, split, or divide into parts violently 2) to disable or destroy by or as if by shattering or crushing: I broke my watch[/ex] 3) to violate or disregard (a law, promise, etc.) 4) to… …

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