The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Том 225 |
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The country would be ' developed by the construction of strategic railways , the
cost of which would be borne by an overtaxed and downtrodden peasantry ,
while Jews from Berlin , Vienna , and especially Budapest , would secure every ...
The country would be ' developed by the construction of strategic railways , the
cost of which would be borne by an overtaxed and downtrodden peasantry ,
while Jews from Berlin , Vienna , and especially Budapest , would secure every ...
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Subsequently the whole of Greek Macedonia , as far as Florina , was occupied by
the Germans and Bulgars , who appropriated all the Greek frontier works and war
material , said to have cost the Greek Government about £8 , 000 , 000 .
Subsequently the whole of Greek Macedonia , as far as Florina , was occupied by
the Germans and Bulgars , who appropriated all the Greek frontier works and war
material , said to have cost the Greek Government about £8 , 000 , 000 .
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The cost of this increase may be put at £6 , 500 , 000 a year . Three - fourths of
this sum was by agreement borne by the Treasury , the remaining fourth came off
the net revenue of the companies . As a set - off , a large part of the wages of the
...
The cost of this increase may be put at £6 , 500 , 000 a year . Three - fourths of
this sum was by agreement borne by the Treasury , the remaining fourth came off
the net revenue of the companies . As a set - off , a large part of the wages of the
...
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... pre - war figures — and this is not likely to be true , for additional cost of
material will probably more than absorb any increase of traffic receipts — the
companies will be faced with a net revenue reduced by at least £12 , 000 , 000
per annum .
... pre - war figures — and this is not likely to be true , for additional cost of
material will probably more than absorb any increase of traffic receipts — the
companies will be faced with a net revenue reduced by at least £12 , 000 , 000
per annum .
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... to haul one ton 150 miles than to haul five tons for 30 miles , it is evident that
the cost of constructing , * The figure given for English railways is based on
several actual calculations that have been made of particular railways for short
periods .
... to haul one ton 150 miles than to haul five tons for 30 miles , it is evident that
the cost of constructing , * The figure given for English railways is based on
several actual calculations that have been made of particular railways for short
periods .
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