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- abbreviation World War I
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- abbreviation
World War I
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Examples
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As for international waters, in WWI, the British mined the North Sea so that even neutral ships would travel in peril.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Gaza Blockade Violence News You May Have Missed 2010
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Remember this area was used in WWI, the dawn of chemical weapons.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Chemical Weapons in my Neighborhood 2010
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Hughes focused the film on pilots who fought in WWI, and though the film has a love story and other subplots, Hughes smartly lets the airplanes take center stage with some incredible dogfight footage.
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Nor did we allow German commerce with South America to proceed under such a rule in WWI orWWII.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Gaza Blockade Violence News You May Have Missed 2010
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He served as a stretcher-bearer in WWI and then running canteens for soldiers in Dumfries during WWII.
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But if you were a Jew whose grandfather died fighting with the Canadian army in WWI, would you feel a little weird that the memorial which is supposed to symbolize his sacrifice is a Christian cross?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Cross Memorials on Government Land 2010
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So, Steve, could you point out the vast line of cases where prisoners in WWI, WWII, Korea, Viet Nam, The First Gulf War, The Spanish American War, the War of 1812 and any other conflict we have been in accessed our civilian courts.
The Volokh Conspiracy » No Habeas Jurisdiction Over Bagram Air Force Base 2010
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But if you were a Jew whose grandfather died fighting with the Canadian army in WWI, would you feel a little weird that the memorial which is supposed to symbolize his sacrifice is a Christian cross?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Cross Memorials on Government Land 2010
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Steve: But if you were a Jew whose grandfather died fighting with the Canadian army in WWI, would you feel a little weird that the memorial which is supposed to symbolize his sacrifice is a Christian cross?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Cross Memorials on Government Land 2010
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Hitler was a message runner in WWI, not a rifleman.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Changes in the Gun Culture over the last 25 years 2010
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