The Monthly Review, Or, Literary JournalR. Griffiths, 1817 |
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... French language . - The School Board Chronicle , April 1st , 1882 . 99 For Englishmen generally the study of French is nowadays a necessity . But it may be said that few books pretending to aid in teaching that language are of much ...
... French language . - The School Board Chronicle , April 1st , 1882 . 99 For Englishmen generally the study of French is nowadays a necessity . But it may be said that few books pretending to aid in teaching that language are of much ...
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... French imports . The United States in 1938 supplied 11 percent of French imports . On balance , France had a substantial trade deficit , which was usually covered without difficulty by corresponding earnings from shipping services ...
... French imports . The United States in 1938 supplied 11 percent of French imports . On balance , France had a substantial trade deficit , which was usually covered without difficulty by corresponding earnings from shipping services ...
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... French with a capital F than in preparing you for the particular challenges of this test. Rather than waste your ... French? You can choose to take one of the two French Subject Tests: French or French with Listening. While the SAT ...
... French with a capital F than in preparing you for the particular challenges of this test. Rather than waste your ... French? You can choose to take one of the two French Subject Tests: French or French with Listening. While the SAT ...
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... French-language Community and the Permanent Council of the French-language Community. Besides these decision-making bodies, there are deliberating authorities in the shape of specific ministerial conferences: CONFEMEN (Conférence des ...
... French-language Community and the Permanent Council of the French-language Community. Besides these decision-making bodies, there are deliberating authorities in the shape of specific ministerial conferences: CONFEMEN (Conférence des ...
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... French Republic) whereas “Francophone” has become the shorthand for literature written in the French language by authors who are not from the Hexagon. Although the term is used for non-Western literatures from the overseas territories ...
... French Republic) whereas “Francophone” has become the shorthand for literature written in the French language by authors who are not from the Hexagon. Although the term is used for non-Western literatures from the overseas territories ...
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