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Significats de pit brow en anglès

The raised ground or platforms upon which the coal is sorted and screened at the surface.

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      The report also made a case for bank consolidation, particularly in Europe.
      Reuters
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      The result: less competition, job cuts and higher costs for bank services.
      Reuters
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      U.S. bank bosses, however, are typically paid far more than in Europe.
      Reuters
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      The bank said in December this process had been completed for Europe.
      Reuters
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      Every year, the number of unclaimed bank and building society accounts grows.
      The Irish Times
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      At the pithead, Yefromov was gloomy about the mine's prospects.
      The Guardian
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      He supposed they marked pithead banks and coke-ovens; but pushed on steadily towards the west.
      Carmen's Messenger
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      George Stephenson worked his way from the pithead to the highest position as an engineer.
      Thrift
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      He paused for a moment, set the machinery working again, and delivered five more at the pithead.
      The Clicking of Cuthbert
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      It looked like the elevator equipment that would be found at the pithead of an ancient coal mine.
      Zero Point
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      We found it more comfortable here than on the windy pit bank, for there was an even and sleepy temperature.
      From John O'Groats to Land's End / Or, 1372 miles on foot; A boo...
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      The leader who had crawled upon the spoil bank fired again and missed.
      The Plunderer
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      Bare feet came drumming down the dirt of the spoil bank.
      The Plunderer
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      The gunman was running for dear life down the spoil bank.
      The Plunderer
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      Then two separate fights raged up and down the spoil bank.
      The Plunderer
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      Roger selected a high spoil bank near the center of the muck land as his post.
      The Plunderer
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      The tower has left visitors scratching their heads due to its slender shaft topped with a bulbous observation deck.
      News.com.au
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      The earlier contest in the Windy City pits top-seeded Virginia against No.
      Reuters
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      Pit stop drama Hot tyres and hot brakes perhaps played a role in the three notable pit top issues seen in Mexico.
      The South African
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      The Nedbank Cup pits top flight clubs against teams from the lower leagues and, every now and then, serves up a mismatch in the final.
      The South African
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      We locked up our gold in the safe, and then started for Gravel Pit Hill.
      The Gold Hunters' Adventures; Or, Life in Australia
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      Why, the miners are building fortifications on Gravel Pit Hill, and last night the sound of axes was heard from dark until light.
      The Gold Hunters' Adventures; Or, Life in Australia