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Early ear drop. In corn, the ear is meant to stay sitting upright on the plant until the crop reaches physiological maturity, also known as black layer. Then, once the plant has hit black layer, the ear shank will start to deteriorate and the ear will droop and dry down to harvest moisture.  1, record 1, English, - early%20ear%20drop

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Premature ear drop in corn can be a significant issue when the ear shank begins to collapse, and the ear drop occurs before the plant reaches maturity.  2, record 1, English, - early%20ear%20drop

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Dans le cas du maïs, la chute prématurée d'épis peut être un problème significatif quand la tige commence à collapser et la chute d'épis se produit avant que la plante atteigne la maturité.  2, record 1, French, - chute%20pr%C3%A9matur%C3%A9e%20d%27%C3%A9pis

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Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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Offensive throwing weapons were used both for hunting and warfare since the early days of mankind. As the name implies, long-range weapons served to launch a missile toward a target at some distance with the intention to hit, wound or knock out without hand-to-hand combat.  1, record 2, English, - long%2Drange%20weapon

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

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[... ] dans les années 1970, l'OTAN n'avait pas encore suffisamment développé son concept des opérations pour répondre aux tactiques des avions et des sous-marins soviétiques et de leurs armes à longue portée.  2, record 2, French, - arme%20%C3%A0%20longue%20port%C3%A9e

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Record 3,  Textual support,  English

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The goal of this program, administered by Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, is to implement special measures in order to ensure the economic recovery of small to medium-size businesses(SMEs) affected by the freezing rain and power outages which hit Quebec in early January 1998. These measures are targeted at SMEs sustaining expenses or losses not covered by insurance policies or such government aid programs as Emergency Preparedness Canada's Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements(DFAA).  1, record 3, English, - Economic%20Recovery%20Assistance%20Program

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

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Ce programme, administré par Développement économique Canada pour les régions du Québec, a pour but de mettre en œuvre des mesures spéciales afin d'assurer la relance de l'activité économique des petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) touchées par les pluies verglaçantes et les pannes d'électricité qui ont frappé le Québec au début de janvier 1998. Ces mesures s'adressent particulièrement aux PME qui ont dû encourir des dépenses ou subir des pertes qui n'ont pas été couvertes par les assurances ou les autres programmes d'aide gouvernementales comme l'Accord d'aide financière en cas de catastrophes (AAFCC) de Protection civile Canada.  1, record 3, French, - Programme%20de%20relance%20de%20l%27activit%C3%A9%20%C3%A9conomique

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Related phraseology: to take the ball on the rise.  2, record 4, English, - hit%20early

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The better the tennis player, the more he strives to hit the ball early, or on the rise; his timing is called 'sharp’. Most of us, however, hit the ball late, as it is dropping; our timing is ’flat’.  5, record 4, English, - hit%20early

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As a receiver you should not be having to deal with a heavy flat serve, as in singles, and you may thus choose to move up the court a little in order to present a more threatening position and give yourself a better chance of hitting on the up.  3, record 4, English, - hit%20early

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

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[Ceux qui veulent provoquer le point à la volée] frappent souvent la balle audacieusement dans le rebond en la coupant et en la dirigeant profondément chez l'adversaire défiant le passing.  1, record 4, French, - frapper%20dans%20le%20rebond

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[...] on frappait la balle tout à la fin de son rebond, toujours en coup droit, de bas en haut.  3, record 4, French, - frapper%20dans%20le%20rebond

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À l'intérieur du terrain afin de jouer dans le rebond et empêcher une trop grande emprise du filet par le serveur.  1, record 4, French, - frapper%20dans%20le%20rebond

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