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  • 21Taxonomic rank — In biological classification, rank is the level (the relative position) in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories. The rank of… …

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  • 22British Army Other Ranks rank insignia — The term used to refer to all ranks below officers is Other Ranks (ORs). It includes Warrant Officers, Non commissioned officers (NCOs) and ordinary soldiers with the rank of Private or equivalent. Officers may, in speaking, distinguish… …

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  • 23Back-rank checkmate — In chess, a back rank checkmate is a checkmate delivered by a rook or queen along a back rank (that is, the row on which the pieces (not pawns) stand at the start of the game) in which the mated king is unable to move up the board because the… …

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  • 24Back rank checkmate — Chess diagram small|= tright| = | | |rl| | |kd| |= | | | | |pd|pd|pd|= | | | | | | | |= | | | | | | | |= | | | | | | | |= | | | | | | | |= | | | | | | | |= | | | | | | | |= Back rank checkmate. White has just moved the rook to d8 from another… …

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  • 25knight´like´ — knight «nyt», noun, verb. –n. 1. in the Middle Ages: a) a man raised to an honorable military rank and pledged to do good deeds. After serving as a page and squire, a man was made a knight by the king or a lord. b) a military servant of a lord,… …

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  • 26Junker (SS rank) — Junker was a paramilitary Nazi rank that was used by the Schutzstaffel (SS) between the years of 1933 and 1945. The rank was a special position held by those aspiring for officer commissions in the armed wing of the SS, first known as the SS… …

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  • 27Wilcoxon signed-rank test — The Wilcoxon signed rank test is a non parametric alternative to the paired Student s t test for the case of two related samples or repeated measurements on a single sample. The test is named for Frank Wilcoxon (1892 ndash;1965) who, in a single… …

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  • 28pull rank — see under ↑rank1 • • • Main Entry: ↑pull pull rank To use one s rank to exert authority, get one s own way • • • Main Entry: ↑rank * * * I see rank I II …

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  • 29Royal Navy officer rank insignia — In 1877 a Lieutenant of 8 years seniority got an additional half stripe of 3/16 in, increased to ¼in in 1891.In 1914 the rank of Lieutenant Commander was created and given the insignia of the 8 year Lieutenant.In 1919 the admirals narrow stripe… …

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  • 30Bend It Like Beckham — British release poster Directed by Gurinder Chadha Produced by …

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