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  2. Bail (jewelry) - Wikipedia

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    A cross attached to a necklace by means of a curved bail. Sixth or seventh century. From the collection of the Museum of Byzantine Art, Berlin. A bail (also spelled "bale") is a component of certain types of jewelry, mostly necklaces, that is used to attach a pendant or stone. [1]

  3. Bale - Wikipedia

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    Bale (name), a list of people with that name; Bale baronets, an extinct title in the Baronetage of England; Bail (jewelry), also spelled bale, a component of certain types of jewelry, mostly necklaces; A variant breed or type of Abyssinian horse

  4. Glossary of economics - Wikipedia

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    Also called resource cost advantage. The ability of a party (whether an individual, firm, or country) to produce a greater quantity of a good, product, or service than competitors using the same amount of resources. absorption The total demand for all final marketed goods and services by all economic agents resident in an economy, regardless of the origin of the goods and services themselves ...

  5. Cotton bale - Wikipedia

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    A bale has an essential role from the farm to the factory. The cotton yield is calculated in terms of the number of bales. [2] Bale is a standard packaging method for cotton to avoid various hassles in handling, packing, and transportation. The bales also protect the lint from foreign contamination and make them readily identifiable. [3]

  6. Hook (hand tool) - Wikipedia

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    It may be called a box hook, cargo hook, loading hook, docker's hook when used by longshoremen, and a baling hook, bale hook, or hay hook in the agricultural industry. Other variants exist, such as in forestry, for moving logs, and a type with a long shaft, used by city workers to remove manhole covers .

  7. Economics terminology that differs from common usage

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    Non-financial assets, such as land and buildings, may also be included. For example, dictionary definitions of money include "wealth reckoned in terms of money" and "persons or interests possessing or controlling great wealth", [8] neither of which correspond to the economic definition.

  8. Flashback: 13-year-old Christian Bale's first 'ET' interview ...

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    Oscar winning actor Christian Bale is back in theaters Dec. 12th to take on the role of Moses in Exodus: Gods and Kings -- but he first caught our attention when he was just 13 years old. ET met ...

  9. Bail handle - Wikipedia

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    A bail handle can also be used to hang items such as IV bottles [5] [6] and potted plants. A flip-top closure on a bottle or jar is sometimes called a bail closure. Decorative bail handles appeared on pieces of French Rococo furniture during the early 18th century.