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Social Science:

The Archaeology Wordsmith's Dictionary

Database compiled by Dr. Barbara Ann Kipfer, archaeologist and lexicographer, which covers historical topics such as artifacts, ceramics, chronology, culture and language, fauna and flora, geology, geography, stoneworks and metallurgy, structures and techniques, theory of the trade, and typology.

http://www.reference-wordsmith.com/archword/dict.html

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Eurojargon

A plain language guide to EU affairs. Parallel documents in Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, and Swedish.

http://europa.eu/abc/eurojargon/index_en.htm

European Convention Glossary

Core EU concepts, rules, processes, and political institutions; commonly-used vocabulary in government. Parallel documents in English, Spanish, Danish, German, Greek, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, and Swedish.

http://european-convention.eu.int/glossary.asp?lang=EN

A Glossary of Political Economy Terms

Hypertext dictionary of definitions of around 200 political economic terms, by Dr. Paul M. Johnson of Auburn University.

http://www.auburn.edu/~johnspm/gloss/

Justice and Home Affairs Glossary

Parallel documents in English, French, and German by the European Commission. Freedom, security, judicial cooperation between EU member states.

http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/glossary/wai/glossary_welcome_en.htm

Regional Development Glossary

Parallel documents in English, Spanish, German, French, and Italian by the European Commission. EU structural policies, support funds, economic and social cohesion, urbanization.

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/regional_policy/glossary/glossary_en.htm

Results Focussed Management and Budgeting: Working Definitions

Public administration, politics, economics. By the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 3 pages, 2002. A parallel version exists in French. [PDF]

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/59/28/1851320.pdf

Social Costs Glossary

Public administration, market forces, corporate economy. Also in print, with parallel version in French. By the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT), 1997, 4 pages. [PDF]

http://www1.oecd.org/cem/online/glossaries/glocoste.pdf

Social Science Dictionary

Dictionary and portal to discipline-related web dictionaries, texts and online classes.

http://www.elissetche.org/

The System of National Accounts, 1993 - Glossary

Macroeconomics, accounting, finance. Also in print, with parallel version in French. By the United Nations Statistical Division, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, Eurostat, and the OECD. 2000. 48 pages. [PDF]

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/38/18/2674296.pdf

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Kinnear hints at January targets

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news.bbc.co.uk

Teacher guilty of 'incompetence'

A primary school teacher becomes the first in Scotland to admit charges of serious professional incompetence.

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In pictures

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Brown rejects June election talk

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news.bbc.co.uk

No green shoots

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news.bbc.co.uk

Business confidence at record low

Business confidence in Wales is at a record low, according to a new survey by a chartered accountants body.

news.bbc.co.uk

Send your video, pictures and story ideas

Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.

news.bbc.co.uk

Repossession of homes up by 12%

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news.bbc.co.uk

Berbatov & Brown out for Man Utd

Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov will miss two games, while defender Wes Brown is out for up to five weeks.

news.bbc.co.uk

BBC local video scheme rejected

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news.bbc.co.uk

Fragmented world

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Car bomb accused 'is a pacifist'

An NHS doctor accused of masterminding car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow is a peaceful man, his barrister tells a court.

news.bbc.co.uk

High-speed crash couple jailed

A woman and her partner are jailed for killing a young couple when they hit them with their Jaguar at 113mph (181km/h).

news.bbc.co.uk

Gallas will stay on - Winterburn

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news.bbc.co.uk

'Not just pirates'

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news.bbc.co.uk

Pickle 'n' mix

What's the point of Woolworths these days?

news.bbc.co.uk

VAT fraudster must pay back £26m

A man jailed for his part in a multimillion-pound VAT fraud is told to sell his assets to repay £26m to the government.

news.bbc.co.uk

SA racist killer gets life term

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news.bbc.co.uk

Jail comedy course? You must be joking, says minister

A stand-up comedy course at a top security prison is cancelled by the justice minister.

news.bbc.co.uk

'No justification' for Brand show

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news.bbc.co.uk

Citigroup plunges on uncertainty

Shares in Citigroup, one of the biggest banks in the US, fall amid continued uncertainty about the firm's future.

news.bbc.co.uk

Train fares to rise 6% in January

Rail passengers will face big fare rises in January - with some tickets going up by double the rate of inflation.

news.bbc.co.uk

Man jailed on child sex charges

A County Down man who raped a girl and sexually abused her sister is jailed for 16 years at Belfast Crown Court.

news.bbc.co.uk

£1,000 fine for wrong ID details

Women who change their names after marriage could face fines of up to £1,000 if they fail to tell the government.

news.bbc.co.uk