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  2. Slum clearance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Construction paused in the early 1950s when a 6.4 acre strip of land was discovered to be county territory and was annexed in 1952 as part of slum clearance measures. [7] Manhattanville Houses is a public housing project built during the late 1950s on slum clearance land formerly occupied by tenement blocks.

  3. Housing Act of 1949 - Wikipedia

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    Title I - Slum Clearance & Community Development & Redevelopment Authorized $1 Billion in loans to help cities acquire slums and blighted land for public or private redevelopment. It also allotted $100 million every year for five years for grants to cover two-thirds of the difference between the cost of the slum land and its reuse value.

  4. Slum clearance in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The criteria to determine the type of house that could be defined as a slum were amended in the 1969 housing act, typically being applied to houses unfit for habitation and those beyond reasonable repair cost. [22] In some cases, a slum clearance area could be declared without swift action, such as in South Kilburn where 342 unfit houses were ...

  5. Highland Clearances - Wikipedia

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    The definition of "clearance" (as it relates to the Highland Clearances) is debatable. The term was not in common use during much of the clearances; landowners, their factors and other estate staff tended, until the 1840s, to use the word "removal" to refer to the eviction of tenants. However, by 1843, "clearance" had become a general (and ...

  6. Adjusted cost base - Wikipedia

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    In the Canadian tax system the term Adjusted cost base (ACB) refers to the cost of an investment adjusted for several tax-related items including acquisition costs. [1] It is used in the calculation of capital gains or losses.

  7. Land clearing in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Land clearing threatens native species including ground orchids and eucalyptus. [4] Extensive unlawful deforestation continues across the country. [5] Land clearing is an important environmental issue in Australia. Bans on land clearing have been placed by state governments. [6]

  8. Yankee White - Wikipedia

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    Yankee White is an administrative nickname for a background check undertaken in the United States of America for Department of Defense personnel and contractor employees working with the president and vice president. [1]

  9. Demining - Wikipedia

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    By one United Nations estimate, the cost to produce a landmine is between $3 and $75 while the cost of removing it is between $300 and $1000. [31] However, such estimates may be misleading. The cost of clearance can vary considerably since it depends on the terrain, the ground cover (dense foliage makes it more difficult) and the method; and ...