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  2. Sustainable development - Wikipedia

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    Sustainable development is an approach to growth and human development that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. [1] [2] The aim is to have a society where living conditions and resources meet human needs without undermining planetary integrity.

  3. Figure of speech - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A figure of speech or rhetorical figure is a word or phrase that intentionally deviates from ordinary language use to produce a rhetorical effect. [1] Figures of speech are traditionally classified into schemes, which vary the ordinary sequence of words, and tropes, where words carry a meaning other than what they ordinarily signify.

  4. Resource - Wikipedia

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    Actual resources are those, that have been surveyed, their quantity and quality determined, and are being used in present times. For example, petroleum and natural gas are actively being obtained from the Mumbai High Fields. The development of an actual resource, such as wood processing depends on the technology available and the cost involved ...

  5. Web resource - Wikipedia

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    A web resource is any identifiable resource (digital, physical, or abstract) present on or connected to the World Wide Web. [1] [2] [3] Resources are identified using Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs). [1] [4] In the Semantic Web, web resources and their semantic properties are described using the Resource Description Framework (RDF).

  6. Resource-based view - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The resource-based view ( RBV ), often referred to as the "resource-based view of the firm", [1] is a managerial framework used to determine the strategic resources a firm can exploit to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Barney's 1991 article "Firm Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage" is widely cited as a pivotal ...

  7. The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox - Wikipedia

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    The narrative shifts between Esme's childhood in the 1930s and the present day as Iris tries to discover the truth about what happened to Esme. It is eventually revealed that Esme is in fact Iris's grandmother, becoming pregnant as a result of rape, and due to her incarceration in the asylum the baby was adopted by Kitty.

  8. Social status - Wikipedia

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    Social status is the relative level of social value a person is considered to possess. [1] [2] Such social value includes respect, honor, assumed competence, and deference. [3] On one hand, social scientists view status as a "reward" for group members who treat others well and take initiative. [4] This is one explanation for its apparent cross ...

  9. Möbius–Hückel concept - Wikipedia

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    The table in Figure 2 summarizes the Möbius–Hückel concept. The columns specify whether one has a Möbius or a Hückel structure and the rows specify whether 4n + 2 electrons or 4n electrons are present. Depending on which is present, a Möbius or a Hückel system, one selects the first or the second column.