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- noun Plural form of
charter .
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I am furprifed they are not aware of the feeblenefs of this ar - gument * y for, in pleading thefe charters, as exemptions from taxation by parlia - ment, they allow that there was a right in parliament to tax them before thofe charters were granted, but affirm that the right was deftroyed by, the charters*
The supremacy of the British legislature over the colonies candidly discussed 1775
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One of the features they highlight as a benefit found in charters is the absence of tenure.
Dyane Jean François: Education Reform: Are the Teachers Really to Blame? Dyane Jean François 2010
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One of the features they highlight as a benefit found in charters is the absence of tenure.
Dyane Jean François: Education Reform: Are the Teachers Really to Blame? Dyane Jean François 2010
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This protectionist legislation requires that all goods transported by water between U.S. ports be carried in high-cost, naturally ships built, owned, operated and crewed by Americans—and the existing fleet is tied up in long-term charters.
Keystone Can Help the Gulf—and the Northeast Lucian Pugliaresi 2012
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Now, why aren't our non-charter public schools being given the creative and managerial autonomy that these reformers value in charters?
Sue Peters: The Doublespeak of Ed Reform Sue Peters 2010
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For inauguration week, the airlines have added a few flights, but the extra airliners will be dwarfed by the extra traffic in charters, corporate planes and private planes.
Need a Parking Space in Washington? Fly - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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The film itself notes that only one in five charters is highly successful.
Lisa Petrides: 'Superman' Puts Spotlight on Education Lisa Petrides 2010
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Now, why aren't our non-charter public schools being given the creative and managerial autonomy that these reformers value in charters?
Sue Peters: The Doublespeak of Ed Reform Sue Peters 2010
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For inauguration week, the airlines have added a few flights, but the extra airliners will be dwarfed by the extra traffic in charters, corporate planes and private planes.
Need a Parking Space in Washington? Fly - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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But the school board there had responded to the pressure with a $500,000 marketing campaign to lure students back to public schools — hardly the sort of educational improvement that competition from charters is supposed to foster.
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