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Look up: contra

  1. contra
    Latin, meaning: (+ acc.) against.
    Found on http://archives.nd.edu/ccc.htm

  2. Contra
    The Latin term 'Contra' means, in a UK legal context: 'to the contrary'.
    Found on http://www.clickdocs.co.uk/glossary/cont

  3. Contra
    An entry made into an account or statement to nullify a previous... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/contra.htm?id=300&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of contra'>more</a>
    Found on http://www.finance-glossary.com/pages/ho

  4. Contra
    Member of a Central American right-wing guerrilla force attempting to overthrow the democratically elected Nicaraguan Sandinista government between 1979 and 1990. The Contras, many of them...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  5. contra
    an accounting entry set against another entry Category: Insurance • the neutralisation of the effect of a dopant tending to cause the opposite conductivity type Category: Electrical engineering and energy • in double entry bookkeeping,the account that is debited to offset a c...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Contra
    To the contrary
    Found on http://www.lawteacher.net/Glossary.php

  7. Contra
    Con'tra A Latin adverb and preposition, signifying against , contrary , in opposition , etc., entering as a prefix into the composition of many English words. Confer Counter , adverb & prefix
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/148

  8. Contra
    • A Latin adverb and preposition, signifying against, contrary, in opposition, etc., entering as a prefix into the composition of many English words. Cf. Counter, adv. & pref.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. Contra
    (from the article `Sandinista`) ...and built up support through mass organizations of workers, young people, and other groups. To fight off the attacks of the counterrevolutionary ... ...in February 1984, which was, when revealed, universally condemned. The CIA also secretly organized and supplied a force of up to 15,000 ... In forei...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/135

  10. contra
    (from the article `contredanse`) ...of the English country dance (q.v.) and was performed into the 19th century by French, English, and German aristocrats and bourgeoisie. ... Country dances are performed in three characteristic formations: (1) circular, for an indefinite number of couples (`round` dances), (2) `longways&...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/135

  11. Contra
    Member of a Central American right-wing guerrilla force attempting to overthrow the democratically elected Nicaraguan Sandinista government between 1979 and 1990. The Contras, many of them mercenaries or former members of the deposed dictator Somoza's guard (see Nicaraguan Revolution), operated mainly from bases outside Nicaragua, mostly in...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  12. Contra
    (video game) , known as `Gryzor` in Europe and 1987--> run and gun action game developed and published by Konami originally released as a coin-operated arcade game on February 20, 1987. A home version was released for the 1988-->, along with ports for various computer formats, includin...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra

  13. Contra
    `Contra` is a Latin preposition meaning "against". It is very frequently abbreviated to `con`, which is a separate preposition. It may refer to: Music:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra

  14. Contra
    (series) is a video game series produced by Konami composed primarily of 1987--> as a coin-operated arcade game simply titled Contra (video game)|Contra, which was followed by the release of Super Contra in and several sequels produced for various home platforms. The in-universe...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra

  15. Contra
    (album) `Contra` is the second album by American indie rock band Vampire Weekend, released in January 2010 on XL Recordings. It debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 200. The album title is intended as a thematic allegory and a complex reference to the Nicaraguan counter-revolutio...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra



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9 February 2012

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At 7.01pm on 9 February 1996, the IRA ended its 17-month ceasefire with a blast that rocked east London, injured more than 100 people, one critically, and thrust Northern Ireland back into political ferment. After one hour of shock and hectic checking with the security forces who, like the Government, were taken 'completely by surprise', Prime Minister John Major attacked the bombing as 'an appalling outrage'. He called upon Sinn Fein and the IRA to condemn unequivocally those who planted the bomb near South Quay railway station on the Isle of Dogs. read more

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