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REA

Acronym for the Rural Electrification Act, which was originally put in place in 1935, then modified and extended in 1936, to speed the extension of power lines to rural areas.
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But as the attack on our left flank took place in the evening after the retreat of our rea guard (that is, immediately after the fight at Gridneva), and as the Russian commanders did not wish, or were not in time, to begin a general engagement then on the evening of the twenty-fourth, the first and chief action of the battle of Borodino was already lost on the twenty-fourth, and obviously led to the loss of the one fought on the twenty-sixth.
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Just six days on from going top in the World Superbike championship at Donington Park, Rea (above) says three good races at Laguna Seca are vital if he is to fend off rookie Alvaro Bautista.
Bautista had the chance to increase his 39-point lead over Rea after claiming pole position in Misano, but crashed out of the race at the start of lap two, leaving Rea to battle it out with Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turkish Puccetti Racing).
Rea, 40, of Coatbridge, allegedly duped staff at the now defunct TOM Vehicle Rental in nearby Airdrie between March 1 and April 21 last year.
Rea, 31, has an unassailable lead of 130 points over nearest rival Chaz Davies with five races left in the championship.
Izuwah said that the compliance certificates issued by the ICRC meant that the project proposal as presented by the REA was economically viable and of huge benefit to the country.
Vedere il mondo e poi un bene sicuro"; ma poi aggiunge che scrivera due romanzi "altrimenti non potrei campare dall'ossessione e perche l'Italia ha bisogno di un'epopea"(Rea, 2005: XCVI).
Rea is bidding for a fourth title in a row and inched closer to making that a reality after winning both the first and second races in Misano to complete a weekend double.
Rea, who also won Saturday's opener, said: "This weekend has been really good.