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Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
- A corporation created by the federal government in the Great Depression to promote the economic development of the Tennessee River and adjoining areas. The TVA, known as a builder of dams, is responsible for flood control, the generation of electric power, soil conservation, and other areas of economic development. The TVA was part of the New Deal .
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In fact, some iFans have been touting the iPhone as a form of stimulus on the scale of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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If there were more agencies like the Tennessee Valley Authority, more trees of the better sort would be developed.
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At first much was said back and forth about the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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