bef.

bef.

abbr.
before
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Serum samples collected from 80 BEF suspected positive cattle and were analyzed using reverse transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction for the confirmation of BEF. The procedure used by Thabet et al.
So the first half of the show will be the 'new' version of Penthouse and Pavement but there is a special treat in the second half with the BEF.
Challenge of Battle lives up to the author's desire to offer a fresh look at the BEF. Without being revisionist, Adrian Gilbert provides the reader an honest assessment of the BEF's performance, leadership and tactics in 1914.
In our view, this situation creates a good fundamental backdrop for sugar beet producers, including BEF.
The better you feel about yourself, the easier it will be to be around your "flawless" BEF. Hey, why not try karate, pottery or tap dancing?
Green tags represent the environmental benefits associated with the production of wind power, which is then fed into the electricity grid, says Pam Field of the BEF. That electricity is preferable to power generated by fossil fuel-fired plants because it yields no carbon dioxide.
Following successes at the Battle of Mons and Ypres (1st Battle of Ypres), Haig was promoted to full general and later became commander-inchief of the BEF.