The British Commonwealth of Nations consists of the United Kingdom, the Dominions (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Ceylon), the Colonies and Protectorates, and the Territories under Trusteeship.
Moving to the mid-twentieth century, many canals, superseded by railways and road improvements, had fallen into a state of dereliction and disrepair, resulting in a changing dimension to their spatial and material liminality (see Figure 1). With the nationalisation of most UK canals in 1948, ...
故选 A。 答案:A 4.The railways were once privately owned,but are now under ___ control. A.nation B.country C.state D.land 解析:考查名词辨析。这四个名词都可表示“国家”,但各有侧重,nation 侧重 指民族;country 侧重指版图、疆域;state 侧重指政权、政体; land 侧重陆地, 土地,带有...
and a plantation owner and rum and sugar trader, Richard Watt, who financed slave-trading passages and purchased his own ship to trade in enslaved peoples himself before passing the hall and plantations to his descendants, who received compensation following the abolition of slavery in 1834. This...
Ministry of Railways (12) Ministry of State Inspection (2) Ministry of Trade (3) Ministry of Transportation (2) Musan Mine (12) National Academy of Science (5) National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) (1) National Coordinating Council for the Environment (2) National Eco...
C. Rowling planned to write new books because Harry Potter was not exactly what she wanted. D. Ian Rankin and his wife earned money by telling reporters news about JK Rowling. 5.What is the best title for the passage? A. Harry Potter and JK RowingB. Ian Rankin, A Neighbour of JK Ro...
The Berlin Conference of 1884–85, also known as the Congo Conference (German: Kongokonferenz) or West Africa Conference (Westafrika-Konferenz),[1] regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period, and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial po...
nationalisation– a long ago discredited organisational form that has little appeal to voters. But his manifesto calls for the nationalisation of the railways and energy companies. Putting aside the cost of such moves there is no appetite for having the Treasury run essential national services. ...
“They should all be birched”, Lady Bantock declared imperiously, “The working classes have become far too excitable. I blame the railways. All this travelling about heats the blood” “I really know nothing about it of course”, Lady Marsham replied, “But what I find so very puz...
British Railways Past and Present is a natio nwide series of books featuring photos of railway locations taken several decades ago and comparing them with the same s cene today. This volume covers Avon, Cotswolds and the Malve rns. 'Geoff Dowling...