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The term bank may refer to the following:

• a financial institution and intermediary that accepts deposits and channels them into lending activities

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The term bar or BAR may refer to the following:

• a retail establishment where alcoholic beverages are served, or the surface upon which beverages are served
• in a legal context, either the physical division between the working and public areas of a courtroom, the process of qualifying to practice law or the legal profession itself

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Bacteria refers to the living single-cell organisms. Bacteria can be carried by water, wind, insects, plants, animals, and people and survive well on skin and clothes and in human hair.

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Birch is characterized as medium-density hardwood with a fine, moderate grain pattern that conveys a refined linear texture and mild color variation. Birch is similar to maple wood and has a tight, even wood grain. It can have more character at times.

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Deutsch: Amt für Alkohol, Tabak und Schusswaffen / Español: Oficina de Alcohol, Tabaco y Armas de Fuego / Português: Agência de Álcool, Tabaco e Armas de Fogo / Français: Bureau de l'Alcool, du Tabac et des Armes à Feu / Italiano: Ufficio Alcol, Tabacco e Armi da Fuoco /

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF ) is an agency of the Department of the Treasury entrusted with enforcing laws covering the production, distribution and use of alcohol, tobacco and firearms.

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Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production this industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in raising broilers, fryers, roasters, and other meat type chickens.

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A Briquette operator is a person who:

• tends vacuum screen that screens magnesium liquor and briquette pressequipment that presses screened residue (filter cake) to form briquettes of periclase (refractory material );

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Deutsch: Massengut / Español: Carga a granel / Português: Carga a granel / Français: Cargaison en vrac / Italiano: Carico sfuso /

Bulk cargo is described as a cargo that is unpacked (un-bundled or un-bound) and is of the same or a similar kind or nature (homogeneous). These cargos are usually dropped or poured, with a spout or shovel bucket, as a liquid or solid, into a bulk carriers hold, train car, or truck -trailer body. Bulk cargos are classified as liquid or dry.

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