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  2. China Western Development - Wikipedia

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    China Western Development ( 西部大开发) [a] is a policy adopted for the Western China . The policy covers 6 provinces ( Gansu, Guizhou, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Yunnan ), 5 autonomous regions ( Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet and Xinjiang ), and 1 municipality ( Chongqing ). This region contains 71.4% of mainland China's area ...

  3. Great Western Railway - Wikipedia

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    The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838 with the initial route completed between London and Bristol in 1841.

  4. Great Western Main Line upgrade - Wikipedia

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    Great Western Main Line upgrade. In the 2010s Network Rail modernised the Great Western Main Line, the South Wales Main Line, and other associated lines. The modernisation plans were announced at separate times but their implementation overlapped in the 2010s. The work included electrification, resignalling, new rolling stock and station upgrades.

  5. History of retirement - Wikipedia

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    History of retirement. Retirement, or the practice of leaving one's job or ceasing to work after reaching a certain age, has been around since the 18th century. Retirement as a government policy began to be adopted by countries during the late 19th century and the 20th century. [1]

  6. Great Western Combination - Wikipedia

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    The Great Western Combination was a football league in south-central England. History [ edit ] The league was established in 1939, initially as a wartime competition as many other leagues had been abandoned following the outbreak of World War II .

  7. Western Schism - Wikipedia

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    The Western Schism, also known as the Papal Schism, the Great Occidental Schism, or the Schism of 1378 (Latin: Magnum schisma occidentale, Ecclesiae occidentalis schisma), was a split within the Catholic Church lasting from 1378 to 1417 in which bishops residing in Rome and Avignon both claimed to be the true pope, and were joined by a third line of Pisan claimants in 1409.

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