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101Clean Air Act — (CAA) USA A federal law designed to control emissions of air pollutants throughout the US with National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQSs) (42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 7661). The CAA creates health based standards to determine safe pollutant levels and …
102recording act — re·cord·ing act n: a statute setting forth the requirements for recording a deed or interest (as in real property) and the standards for determining priority among different parties with claims on the same property see also notice 3, pure race,… …
103Community Preservation Act — The Community Preservation Act (CPA) is a Massachusetts state law (M.G.L. Chapter 44B) passed in 2000. It enables adopting communities to raise funds to create a local dedicated fund for open space preservation, preservation of historic resources …
104Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget Act — ) (both often known as Gramm Rudman) were, according to U.S. Senator Phil Gramm of Texas, the first binding constraint imposed on federal spending, and its spending caps have become part of every subsequent U.S. budget. Together with a rapidly… …
105Carriage of Goods by Sea Act — The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (abbreviated COGSA ) is a United States statute governing the rights and responsibilities between shippers of cargo and ship operators regarding ocean shipments to and from the United States. It is the U.S.… …
106List of heirs of Scotland — details those people who have been either heir apparent or heir presumptive to the Kingdom of Scotland, according to the rules of cognatic primogeniture, except at times when other forms of inheritance were specified, for example from 1371 to… …
107Glossary of contract bridge terms — These terms are used in Contract bridge[1][2] , or the earlier game Auction bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in Whist, Bid whist, and other trick taking games. This glossary supplements the Glossary of card… …
108Determination — De*ter mi*na tion, n. [L. determinatio boundary, end: cf. F. d[ e]termination.] 1. The act of determining, or the state of being determined. [1913 Webster] 2. Bringing to an end; termination; limit. [1913 Webster] A speedy determination of that… …
109Refraction — In ophthalmology, the bending of light that takes place within the human eye. Refractive errors include nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), and astigmatism. Lenses can be used to control the amount of refraction, correcting… …
110arithmetic — arithmetically, adv. n. /euh rith meuh tik/; adj. /ar ith met ik/, n. 1. the method or process of computation with figures: the most elementary branch of mathematics. 2. Also called higher arithmetic, theoretical arithmetic. the theory of… …
