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1 As William Thackeray discovered on the world 's first cruise aboard P & O ships in 1844 , the Bay of Biscay sorts the good sailors from the bad :
2 If we now look at what happens to total product between O and O L 1 units of labour and we can see total product rising at an increasing rate , right , which implies our marginal product positive but increases over that range O to L L 1 right , between the the range O L 1 and O L 3 , right , the total product is rising but at a decreasing rate a decreasing rate that implies that the marginal product is still positive , right , but falling .
3 The nature of the correlations between O isotope ratios and Sr , Nd and Pb isotope ratios is not consistent with assimilation , and the correlation between O and Nd isotope ratios almost certainly could not result from weathering .
4 Thus c-type bands always have sharp distinct Q branches on an indistinct background with no apparent gap between P and R branches ; b-type bands have a central dip with no distinct Q-branch ( or sometimes a Q-branch clearly divided into two , again leaving a distinct central gap ) ; and a-type bands have more or less clear P , Q , and R branches .
5 Discussions between P & M RO and individual managers will establish specialist departmental needs and specialist markets for advertising , promotion , and media contacts , as well as briefing managers on the services which can be provided .
6 The interaction of LFA-1 with ICAMs 1 and 2 provides essential accessory adhesion signals in many immune interactions , including those between T and B lymphocytes and cytotoxic T cells and their targets .
7 The Pitmans are agents for P & O Ferries and can arrange bookings for day trips to France .
8 A liaison had been struck with Spanish designer Juan de la Cierva for G & J Weir to licence build his autogiros .
9 As well as the UK operations profiled here , the company also covers Continental Europe through H&S Transport and Flix Troll — and provides a bridge between the Uk and the Continent through P & O Tankmasters , who are specialists in demountable tanks .
10 Executive controller for M & S Morrison Cherrie said ‘ Julie jumps at the drop of a hat as far as a job is concerned .
11 HAIR BY WILLIAM FOR M & M ACADEMY
12 a wrap through R and R B's not a hit
13 Louise uses both names for business purposes , Torsney when she is working for the Hygiene Training Consultancy specialising in tailor-made courses for schools , social services and private hospitals ; and Pollard in her role as hygiene consultant for B & W Hygiene , which is a manufacturer and supplier to the industry .
14 We have not as yet got out any form of formal consultation process , erm , but obviously erm , if erm , if that 's what members er , of this Committee wish , erm , then we would do so , and we would be advised as to whether that should be in advance of P and R , or whether members would wish to wait for the , the results of P and R Committee before formally embarking on , on consultation there .
15 There are , however , some simple rules that enable us to deduce the symmetry of a vibration from the band envelope of the corresponding IR or Raman band , even at rather limited resolution , where the 2B spacing of components of P and R branches , for instance , is not resolved .
16 It is thus more difficult to distinguish Σ and Π vibrations using the Raman bands , as we would have to detect the presence of P and R branches with spacings of 2B as well as the O and S branches with spacings of 4B .
17 Former neighbour Alan Bott , a director of P & O Containers said : ‘ We heard he had made a million , lost a million and made a million again . ’
18 It is available through only two branches of N & P stockbroker Waters Lunniss , but the plan is to extend the service to all 63 East Anglian branches .
19 One of N & P competitors says that with shares , which are typically held long term , it is rarely necessary .
20 IFN γ also has a wide range of immunomodulatory properties , including induction of class I and III histocompatibility antigens , Fc receptors , and adhesion molecules ; activation of macrophages , T lymphocytes , and NK cells ; stimulation of T and B lymphocyte proliferation ; and differentiation and induction of ther cytokines .
21 Additional features that are sometimes present include a prominent U wave , abnormal contour of T or TU waves , T wave alternans , a subnormal spontaneous sinus rate ( especially in children ) , and sinus pauses .
22 Whether one applies the older notion of a trend from less to more specialized or the newer concept of a trend from an r-to a K-selected adaptive strategy ( ecologists seem to have a love-hate relationship towards r and K selection ( Dawkins , 1981 ) ) , the phyletically younger organisms would have become progressively more vulnerable to environmental disturbance .
23 That is the reasoning behind the pleas for some allocation of R & D Funds to basic research where this sort of behaviour would be encouraged ( the following up of leads for their own sake ) .
24 She likened these differences in breeding pattern to MacArthur and Wilson 's ( 1967 ) model of r and K selection .
25 The offices of R and B. Lettings are now up for sale .
26 But once they were on the market , the corp had spent a lot of R and D money coming up with a way to beat them .
27 r and K symbolize contrasted extremes of course ; many conditions lie in intermediate positions so that the terms are used in a purely comparative sense to indicate the extent to which a set of r or K habitat conditions is reached for comparable situations .
28 Most of B & Q stuffs are cheaper
29 There was no time to send it by ship , so with the help of B & F Aircraft , another sponsor and an $8,000 fee , it was freighted in a B747F .
30 The smaller number of A and C allowances was more than made up for by the greater number of B and D allowances .
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