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but possib e.
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main square
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(C)
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by
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in
re
re
Professo
Caldwell
tw ti
Th in th department
office: I.
ne
office
should be separated.
ti
th
r. ev
workin
ighe levels
unit
350/0
Texa than in Connecticut.
years.
combinations ar possible living costs.
(D)
fl schools.
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11.
(are true
following procedure
2. 4.
view session.
io
12.
houl
ls be pr sent
9a
A n a l y t i c a l Ability
At th firs intervie
th foll wi
ca didate
next week
to make politica speeches on television us either iv
stantial
er onal serv ce fo combinations fo interviews in tw successive weeks?
called fo an additional intervie
th followin
em er
gold
ll on to
is im ediate fa il
Minister of Justice.
rn
either 16.
nati
is
I. II. III.
(C
Part iv ulli to th account
ub ta tial atio in gold resi ent' er onal ex ense
th part Of II
Presiden Za ir's im ediate fa ly ak televise speech denouncing th president' politica enemie Presiden Zami
dure followed by th search committee? ap eare
at leas
nce.
time. applicants to ap ea
leas twice.
of Justic
Question 18-2 st ei he em er of he ru in In epen ence arty erso al associat resi en Za ir Part member seekin government post must either give ub ta tial do at on ld ll on to th arty's ca ai fu ak tele ised speech deno ci residen Zamir' politica enemies. Gold ll on ay rchase ly at th Nati al Bank certifie
as olitic ll
so
th Minister
usti e.
th
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st ce He
Independence Part television (D (E
ay
ta
vern en
An
cl se in efinitel Th se wh wi to er en st duri this erio
rc
ta
sy te
televise speeches denouncing Presiden Zamir' politica enemie Party (D ec pers (E ei he beco
lars more Th
al ssociate Presiden Za ir em er of he In epen en
22 an
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this ar
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an fact ri -2
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th co tributions of scie ti ts in
advanced circuitr
thin wo week of th ex erimenta ro ra it ad co trac ed jungle fever, ig ly co ta io an su fa Seru
re entertai en is im rtan ol -fashioned tere sy te
If ou ettl fo
re Ques io
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term used
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Question 25-2 Professo Kittredge'
literature semina includes students
less than 0. co trac ed ju le fe er with ro
certai pois no
tw
ju gl
ee wi df ower
poetry of Coleridge. poetry of Auden. poetry of Donne.
ace
th
(E
etry of li t.
poetry of Coleridge.
first symptoms
poetry of Frost.
rg
th foll wi ep
trictl isolated fr
on
nother
Coleridge.
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experiment Me
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ri gs to orrow'
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32-3
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Question
29-3
Senator, high ay commis ioner,
county
upervi or
that order.
John on is th st te omptroller ie il county supervisor immediatel
before Kelleher
delayed. (A
Oberlander th Pankhurs
ro
(A
th
ommi ione
(D
Kelleh
(C E)
is delayed.
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36. re
before Johnson. (B)
afte Lindsay. before an afte
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40.
before Kelleher
interest
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whole
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th fast all. rh
37.
rh
41.
re iv
above argument? rr
manufacturin th
(B)
firll1
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re ontainin severa larg in plants followin
re ossi le pitc in
chan es
rd ra idge manufactur
employees' unio
xc pt ry
(B)
unsavory views.
39. (B)
ry appear? (B)
rd fr Mi
go ernmen
ropert
ar radicals an fanatics
An
Ab
An we Ke 1. 2.
12. 13.
3. 4. 5. 6.
14. 15. 16. 17.
7. 8.
18. 19.
29.
9. 10.
20. 21.
31. 32.
11
22.
23. 24. 25.
33. 34.
26. 27. 28.
36. 37. 38. 39.
35.
30.
40. 41. 42.
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earlie women'
combin tion
rights legislation.
to void
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20. ). woul
grades (D),
leav
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grades.
13.
otherwis
over me post hich re uire th purc as go ul io ha been blocke f. Part Member--Cert or Services-- TV route; an th Service--Assoc.--Cert. route. Both routes requir either th performanc
go
televised speech
(D
account.
fo the cause
strengthen th argument
23. 18-21:
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2. 3.
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4. 5. 6. 7.
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consecutive
tr e.
erid e-lo er
hi
Br wning-lovers
ay ls njoy definitely enjoy is'entirely 2.
A.G. C.S. H.C.
5. 6.
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7. sinc al Eliot-lovers ar Coleridge-despisers, eridge-despisers.
ra
al be affected
first, econ
an thir pl ces. Th refore
nu be of line affect d.
ri fo
ff re
If
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(see question 35).
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39. from Macmilla
40.
to Kell her.
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ti
harted as follows: PITCHER
PITCH Sl.
Miz. Mil.
Sc.
DELIVERY
S. economy.
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he is in dire
H. C.
Sl. F.
T.
O. referrin
to this hart
ompetiti n.
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