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Span

To cover all contingencies within a specified range.

Span

A unit of length equivalent to nine inches.

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The US has an impressive arsenal in a handspan of states within easy striking distance.

A dark legacy and a set of questions with no answers; North East historian JOHN SADLER how a vacuum that the West created in Iraq is being filled with blood

HOW TO TAKE A BASAL CUTTING When shoots are no more than a handspan tall and still solid, expose the crown, slide a sharp knife between a strong shoot and the crown of the plant, severing it without damaging tubers.

Basal instinct; They come in such a terrific variety, you are bound to find a dahlia that suits you. And the process of making even more is incredibly simple... I grow earthy and vigorous dahlias at every opportunity by using cuttings

Units of Measurement Used in the Treatise Symbol Unit Arabic Persian Relation Length (mm) cb cubit Dhira' gaz 24 fg 665 sh handspan Shibr wajab 1/3 cb 8 fg 221.