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• Alessi
  ...Ettore Alessi]], introduced substantial technical knowledge in the area of cold pressing of steel. Ettore attracted external designers from 1955, including
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• Peace Race
  ...[[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]. During the [[Cold War]] the Peace Race was known as the '[[Tour de France]] of the East'. After the end of the Cold War the race rapidly lost importance. Recently however, the race is regaining s
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• GoldenEye
  ...rge of the defence of [[Gibraltar]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]]; the operation dubbed by Fleming, [[Operation Goldeneye]]. ...any critics had suggested had become an [[anachronism]] in the post-[[Cold War]] world.
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• Rallying
  ...the other rounds. The movement truly hit its stride after the Second World War, reaching its romantic “Golden Age” in the 1960’s as the [[Post-WW2 b ...can also find rallies in every month of the year in every climate; bitter cold to monsoon rain. This contributes to the notion that top rally drivers are
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• Alfa Romeo Sprint
  ...neath are typical air conditioning control levers, one for hot, second for cold air intake, and third to distribute flow to upper or lower vents. The rear {{Alfa Romeo Post War}}
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• Gino Bartali
  ...yclist. He was the most renowned Italian cyclist before the [[Second World War]], having won the [[Giro d'Italia]] twice (in 1936 and 1937) and the [[Tour He did return in 1938 and overcame the teamwork of the Belgians, the cold and rain and a puncture on the [[Col de l'Iseran]]. He won the hardest stag
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• Rally
  ...the other rounds. The movement truly hit its stride after the Second World War, reaching its romantic “Golden Age” in the 1960’s as the [[Post-WW2 b ...can also find rallies in every month of the year in every climate; bitter cold to monsoon rain. This contributes to the notion that top rally drivers are
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• You Only Live Twice
  ...se of their loss, the [[Cold War]] world is thrown to the brink of [[World War III]]. The [[United Kingdom]]'s government, however, believes the mystery s ...nese secret service leader "Tiger" Tanaka, to stave off a possible nuclear war. After Bond infiltrates Osato Chemicals, he discovers that the company has
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• Carburetor
  *Cold start When the engine is cold, fuel vaporizes less readily and tends to condense on the walls of the inta
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• Friuli-Venezia Giulia
  ...her and climate, influenced, mostly during autumn and winter, by masses of cold air coming from the North-East. These generate a very special feature of th ...lourishing, making Trieste the empire’s port. The fortunate outcome of the war of independence brought Friuli alone into the unified Kingdom of Italy.
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• Luciano Pavarotti
  ...jected the possibility of a singing career because of nervousness. [[World War II]] forced the family out of the city in 1943. For the following year they ...ell.org Harriman-Jewell Series]. Perspiring due to nerves and a lingering cold, the tenor clutched a handkerchief throughout the début. The prop became a
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• From Russia with Love
  ...ge between the literary and cinematic versions of the story. At the [[Cold War]]'s height, EON Productions felt it inadvisable casting the Russians as vil ...[[cryptology]] device used by the [[Nazi Germany|German]]s during [[World War Two]]).
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• Casino Royale (1967 film)
  ...try estate of Sir James Bond ([[David Niven]]), an eccentric [[First World War]] hero who resigned from the secret service after luring the love of his li ...wever, a lot of the school's decor and some of the references are to World War I. This is another mixture of time periods, with Mata Hari's teachers look
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• Fiat
  Fiat was to make military machinery and vehicles during [[World War II]] for the [[Italian Army]] and [[Italian Air Force|Air Force]]. Fiat ma ...]] with aircraft, engines, machine guns, trucks, and ambulances. After the war, Fiat introduced its first tractor, the 702. By the early 1920s, Fiat had a
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• 007 (disambiguation)
  ...of Bond, "He reminds me rather of Hoagy Carmichael, but there is something cold and ruthless." Other characteristics of Bond's look are said to be based on ...d the Director of Naval Intelligence, Admiral Godfrey, took during [[World War II]] en route to the United States. While there they went to the [[Estoril
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• James Bond
  ...of Bond, "He reminds me rather of Hoagy Carmichael, but there is something cold and ruthless." Other characteristics of Bond's look are said to be based on ...and the Director of Naval Intelligence, Admiral Godfrey, took during World War II en route to the United States. While there they went to the [[Estoril Ca
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• Ljubljana
  ...nts aroung the Declaration of Independence from Yugoslavia and the Ten Day War with the Yugoslav Federal Army. The exhibits covering WW1, WW2 and Communi ...e from. The only downside was the house red, which is very sharp and quite cold, but this is a minor quibble.
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• Dr. No
  ...'s novels protested, saying even the literary version of Bond was never so cold-hearted. The director defended his decision, saying such a scene was necess ...temporary subsection dealing with propaganda that operated during [[World War I]]. It has been suggested that there might have been a prohibition on ment
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• A View to a Kill
  ...[[Nazi human experimentation|Nazi medical experimentation]] during [[World War II]] , and he was later trained by the [[KGB]]. To succeed, Zorin plans to **As in ''Goldfinger'', one of the business partners in the scam gets cold feet and would rather take the money and run. While Mr. Solo was assassina
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• Goldfinger
  ...g him with the prospect of obtaining a rare [[Nazi]] gold bar from [[World War II]]. Goldfinger cheats and is caught by Bond. Instead of calling him out, ...ich a diver could wear which would not allow water into the suit (for very cold water dives), but a dry suit is always distinguished by its rubber neck-sea
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