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the act of the British parliament of 1962 that transferred to the Canadian federal government complete control over the constitution of Canada.

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Yes, we do typically do better than Europe (and Canada, too, which is frequently awful on this score).
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A spokesman for Lewisham council said last year that it would be forced to act if the family returned to Britain.
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Every once in a while, they act swiftly and acknowledge the problem.
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The same picture emerges from middle class men in the U.S., Canada, and the Nordic countries.
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In fact, Mexico buys and sells more US goods than any other country on the planet except for Canada.
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He caught himself in the act of listening to you too credulously—and that seemed to him unmanly and dishonorable.
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Our talk ranged from the Panhandle to the Canada line, while our horses jogged steadily southward.
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He was aware that his act by this time, had helped nobody, had made no one happy or satisfied—not even himself.
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He had, however, recovered sufficiently to enable him to act with promptitude and discretion.
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This seems to be contrary to the spirit and intent of the act, which is primarily to centralize reserves in Federal Reserve Banks.
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