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[bri'tænjә]
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    Britannia \Bri*tan"ni*a\, n. [From L. Britannia Great Britain.]
    A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc.
    It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware.
    Called also {Britannia metal}.

    1. Britannia has two other extended-range 767 aircraft on order.
    2. Take the most recent ad for the Britannia gold bullion coin.
    3. Another, limited edition print portfolio has been produced by the artists from Britannia Works, which will be exhibited and on sale at The Gallery at John Jones.
    4. The new aircraft will replace existing 757s and 767-200s, said Britannia, and will be powered by General Electric engines.
    5. Deliveries of the 273-seat planes will begin in February 1990, Boeing said, adding that Britannia hasn't yet decided what engines the planes will have.
    6. John Heaps, chief executive of Britannia, said much of that 'cold-calling' sales force will be relocated to branch offices, cutting the cost of each additional sale.
    7. International trade delegations and City companies are this week using conference facilities on the Royal Yacht Britannia.
    8. Britannia has declined to say exactly how much it is paying for LAS, but it does intend to inject some Pounds 25m in fresh capital into the new subsidiary over the next two years. How that money will be deployed is not yet clear.
    9. Other regular users will be Turkish Airlines, Air Malta, Air 2000, Britannia Airways, Cyprus Airways and Euro Cypria. Between them they will be able to handle 6m passengers a year.
    10. Four were Australian funds: G.T. Australia Fund, Gartmore Australia Trust, Jardine Fleming Australia Trust, and MIM Britannia Australian Fund.
    11. Britannia Arrow Holdings PLC, a diversified British financial services group, agreed to purchase the 55% of Invesco Capital Management L.P. it doesn't already own for $133 million in cash and debt.
    12. The Americans were intrigued and very interested so they came along.' In cost terms, Mr Tucker described Britannia as a 'very good deal' - neither 'wildly expensive nor cheap' but worth it as a promotional tool.
    13. Its sculptured pediment, showing the four corners of the earth bringing tribute to Britannia, was lifted from the Palladian Bridge, and cut to fit the new space.
    14. It's as simple as that.' In 1991/92, the last year for which official figures are available, the personnel cost to the Royal Navy of manning Britannia was Pounds 4m.
    15. But the minimum investment in many others, such as those launched by Britannia and Bristol & West, is Pounds 1,000. So, who should buy Pibs?
    16. Britannia Life, of Glasgow, Scotland, said the purchase fits into its long-term strategy to expand market share of both new businesses and total funds under management.
    17. Associated Biscuits International Limited to Britannia Industries Pte.
    18. Britannia Building Society is a London financial services company with #1.3 billion of assets in 1990.
    19. Bernie, who worked for eight years on HM Yacht Britannia, has developed an eagle eye. When the prince goes aboard Britannia - last week in Damman and later Abu Dhabi - another support team goes into action.
    20. Bernie, who worked for eight years on HM Yacht Britannia, has developed an eagle eye. When the prince goes aboard Britannia - last week in Damman and later Abu Dhabi - another support team goes into action.
    21. Boeing Co. said Britannia Airways ordered eight additional 767-200 airliners valued at more than $500 million.
    22. "We decided to produce the Britannia because there was a crying demand for a legal tender one-ounce gold coin," says Geoffrey Mathias, Britannia's marketing manager at the Royal Mint.
    23. "We decided to produce the Britannia because there was a crying demand for a legal tender one-ounce gold coin," says Geoffrey Mathias, Britannia's marketing manager at the Royal Mint.
    24. Its expensive stakes in Christies and Lep aside, easily the nastiest example is the group's acquisition two years ago of Britannia Security which, it appears, was based on thoroughly misleading asset valuations.
    25. Sir Donald Gosling's generous offer to contribute Pounds 5m and orchestrate a fund to replace the Royal Yacht Britannia has caught the popular imagination.
    26. Mr Mike Frith, finance director of Thomson Travel, said it was company policy to make no comment. Thomson Travel - part of the Canadian Thomson Group - includes Britannia Airways and Lunn Poly.
    27. In addition, Nynex and Britannia won a pair of franchises to serve a total of 24 small adjacent Surrey communities south of London.
    28. A 17-year-old Briton on a family holiday trip told police his attempted hijacking of a Britannia Airways jet was a 'prank'.
    29. Replies are requested by mid-September. The private sector can currently use Britannia during 'sea days', when the boat is used as part of government-sponsored export initiatives.
    30. Buy-back comes from the Airways Housing Association. A Priori Growth, sponsored by Neill Clerk, will buy repossessions for the Britannia building society.
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