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  2. Talk:List of British Standards - Wikipedia

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    There already is a Wikipedia article entitled "List of EN standards" and listing "European Norms" (EN). On the face of it, a "BS EN" section added here would just be a duplicate of that "List of EN standards" article with the "BS" prefix.

  3. Regional accents of English - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom has a wide variety of accents, and no single "British accent" exists. This article provides an overview of the numerous identifiable variations in pronunciation . Such distinctions usually derive from the phonetic inventory of local dialects , as well as from broader differences in the Standard English of different primary ...

  4. List of British heritage and private railways - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of heritage, private and preserved railways throughout the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies, and British Overseas Territories whether operational or closed, that are operated for charitable purposes or shareholder profit. Some also provide economic local transport. For rail museums, see List of British railway museums.

  5. List of British Rail diesel multiple unit classes - Wikipedia

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    2 × Leyland 150 bhp (112 kW) 106 sets. Class 103. Park Royal. 2 × AEC 150 bhp (112 kW) 1957. 20 sets (40 cars) 1972–1983. 3 vehicles survived in departmental stock until 1985-1990.

  6. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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    The most widely used area unit with a name unrelated to any length unit is the acre.The National Institute of Standards and Technology formerly contended that customary area units are defined in terms of the square survey foot, not the square international foot, but from 2023 it states that "although historically defined using the U.S. survey foot, the statute mile can be defined using either ...

  7. List of countries by Human Development Index - Wikipedia

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    List. The Human Development Report includes data for all 193 member states of the United Nations, [16] as well as Hong Kong SAR and the State of Palestine. However, the Human Development Index is not calculated for two UN member states: DPR Korea (North Korea) and Monaco, only some components of the index are calculated for these two countries.

  8. British Colour Council - Wikipedia

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    British Colour Council. The British Colour Council (BCC) was an industry standards organisation, active from the 1930s to the 1950s, which produced indexes of named colours for use by government, industry, academia, and horticulture.

  9. British Empire - Wikipedia

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    The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height in the 19th and early 20th century ...