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Andersen

[an-der-suhn]

noun

  1. Hans Christian 1805–75, Danish author, especially of fairy tales.



Andersen

/ ˈændəsən /

noun

  1. Hans Christian. 1805–75, Danish author of fairy tales, including The Ugly Duckling, The Tin Soldier, and The Snow Queen

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"We left with greater clarity. And no-one has left the table," said Andersen.

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“We just want to make sure the companies have enough money to pay claims,” said Fred Andersen, Minnesota’s chief life actuary, who is leading the initiative.

Dr Michael Andersen, a consultant radiologist and associate professor at the hospital, shows off a high-tech scanner, only the fourth of its kind used by any hospital around the world.

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“Blade Runner” — “the official nightmare of Los Angeles,” according to filmmaker and critic Thom Andersen — depicts a dark, heavily polluted urban center with flying vehicles and residents drenched in a constant downpour of acid rain.

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Vice Adm Andersen doesn't believe any party is courting open conflict in the Arctic but with global tensions rising elsewhere, such as over Ukraine, the potential for spillover in the Arctic is there.

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