56

Definition: 56

56

Adjective

1. Being six more than fifty.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: 56

Crosswords: 56

Oh you get me ready in your 56 Chevy (WHERE HAVE ALL THE COWBOYS GONE?; performing artist: Paula Cole)

Imágenes del deporte Nº 56 (1973)

56 Rue Pigalle (1948)

Tåg 56 (1943)

Nasser 56 (1996)

El 56 (1988)

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References

• Department 56: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

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Books

• Abysmal Brute, The (The Collected Works of Jack London - 56 Volumes) (reference)

• Brain Surgery for Suits: 56 Things Every Account Person Should Know (reference)

• The Baby Reader: 56 Selections from World Literature about Babies and Their Mothers, Fathers, Admirers and Adversaries (reference)

• The Squirrel's Goblet: 56 Tales of Nature's Wonders & Antics (reference)

• Dungeon: Adventures for Tsr Role-Playing Games: November-December 1995, Issue # 56 (Bi-Monthly Magazine) (reference)

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High Tech

• HP No. 56 Black Ink Cartridge (C6656AN) (reference)

• CISCO AS5350 SERIES IOS-ENT PLUS IPSEC 56 S/W (reference)

• 3Com Networking Etherlink Server 10/100 PCI Nic 3Xp Processor Des 56 Bit Encryption (reference)

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Consumer Goods

• Bucket Boss Brand 01056P Bucket Boss 56 Organizer--plus Free Mug Boss, a $4.99 Value (reference)

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The entrance to San Francisco Bay. In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory In: Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington Territory . By George Davidson, 1869. P. 56. Library Call Number VK947.D4 1869. Credit: America's Coastlines.

A promontory on Bridgeman Island. 62 04 S Latitude 56 44 W Longitude. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Offshore from Wednesday Island. 64 56 S Latitude 63 35 W Longitude. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Plate 2 of "Description of four remarkable Fishes, taken near the Piscataqua in New Hampshire" by William Peck. 1804. In: "Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Vol. II. - Part II. Page 56. Credit: Treasures of the Library.

In: "Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Oceanie ....." by the French ships ASTROLABE and ZELEE under the command of Dumont D'Urville. Plate 56. Morai a Nouka-Hiva. Baie Anna Maria. Library Call Number Q115 .D9 1842. Credit: Treasures of the Library.

Plate IV. 12. Scymnodon ringens, Bocage and Capello. Drawings from Bocage and Capello. 13. Centroscymnus coelolepis, Bocage and Capello. Collected off off Martha's Vineyard in 372 fathoms. 2/3 natural size. 14, 15. Scylliorhinus retifer, (Garman), Jordan. Drawings by H. L. Todd, specimen collected at N. Lat. 37 26, W. Long. 74 19, at 56 fathoms. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

Plate XV. 53. Platytroctes apus, Gunther. Gunther, Challenger Report, Vol. X XII. 54. Anomalopterus pinguis, Vaillant, Goode and Bean. From Vaillant, "Exp ed. Scient. du Travailleur et du Talisman." 55. Aulastomatomorpha phosphorops, Alcock. From Wood-Mason, "Natural History Notes from .... INVESTIGATOR." 56. Leptoderma macrops, Vaillant. From Vaillant, "Exped. Scient. du Travailleur ...". Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

Profiles of the Aleutian Trench compiled by Harold W. Murray of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and published in the "Bulletin of the Geological Society of America," Vol. 56, p. 771. Soundings for making these profiles were acquired between 1925 and 1939 by following systematic tracklines from the U. S. West Coast to the Aleutians for hydrographic surveying operations. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

"The Aleutian Trench" compiled by Harold W. Murray of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and published in the "Bulletin of the Geological Society of America," Vol. 56, p. 757-782, Plate I. Soundings for making these profiles were acquired between 1925 and 1939 by following systematic tracklines from the U. S. West Coast to the Aleutians for hydrographic surveying operations. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

U. S. Army Base Hospital Number 56, Allerey, France. : Personnel, enlisted. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

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Health

However, one survey showed that only about 56 percent of people with epilepsy finish high school and about 15 percent finish college — rates much lower than those for the general population. (references)

An additional 56,000 critically ill people in this country are waiting to receive an organ transplant that could forestall further disability or death from conditions such as heart disease, kidney failure, liver disease, and diabetes. (references)

It should be noted that there was some evidence that beneficial effect may vary by birth weight category, and significantly more placebo patients were small for gestational age. Information about long-term results (greater than 56 days) is not available from this trial. (references)

Business

All of China's 56 nationalities are represented in the NPC membership. (references)

In 1998 58 percent was exported and in 1999 it held at around 56 percent. (references)

The LFT sets 48 hours as the legal workweek, although with pay for 56 hours. (references)

Children

Mali

While primary school is compulsory, only 56 percent of children receive a basic education (46 percent for girls) because there is a low degree of adherence to the requirement for compulsory education, a lack of primary schools, poverty, cultural tendencies to place less emphasis on education for girls, and the fact that most of the population live in rural areas. (references)

India

The act raised the age requirement for marriage for girls to 15 from 18 years, but the Government does not enforce it. According to one report, 50 percent of girls in Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh are married by age 16. NCRB statistics show that only 56 cases were registered under the Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Act during 1999. Child prostitution occurs in the cities, and there are an estimated 575,00 child prostitutes nationwide. (references)

Iceland

The Office of the Children's Ombudsman in the Prime Minister's Office has a mandate to protect children's rights, interests, and welfare by, among other things, exerting influence on legislation, government decisions, and public attitudes and has done so. The government-funded Agency for Child Protection coordinates the work of 56 committees around the country that are responsible for managing child protection issues (for example, adoption and foster care) in their local areas. (references)

Civil Liberties

Finland

There are 226 newspapers, but only 56 are printed daily. (references)

Guinea

More than 56,000 refugees returned voluntarily to Sierra Leone during the year, approximately 30,000 by ship and 26,000 overland. (references)

India

Many Chakmas from Bangladesh have been repatriated voluntarily, including all of the estimated 56,000 persons who had been residing in Tripura. (references)

Economic History

Bermuda

Population: 56,600. (references)

Senegal

GE Capital's 56 MW power plant was Senegal's first IPP. (references)

Croatia

Area: 56,538 sq. km. (slightly smaller than West Virginia). (references)

Human Rights

Pakistan

In January 2000, a newspaper reported that 56 landless agricultural workers escaped from a private jail in Sanghar district, Sindh. (references)

Ghana

In the first 4 months of operation, 76 cases were filed before the Fast Track Court, 56 of them civil and 2 criminal; 13 were completed. (references)

Italy

Over 100 prisoners died while in jail in 2000; 56 committed suicide, with an additional reported 839 unsuccessful suicide attempts and approximately 5,800 acts of self-mutilation. (references)

Minorities

Ghana

Two persons were killed, and 56 houses were burned. (references)

Niger

The Hausa and Djerma ethnic groups make up approximately 56 percent and 22 percent, respectively, of the country's population. (references)

Germany

The report lists 56 such cases in 2000. In October 2000, Molotov cocktails thrown at the synagogue in Düsseldorf caused slight damage to the building. (references)

Political Economy

Western Sahara

A total of 56 prisoners were released. (references)

SWEDEN

The maximum marginal income tax rate on individuals is 56.7 percent. (references)

ROMANIA

Trade with the EU now accounts for 68 percent of Romania's merchandise exports and 56 percent of imports. (references)

Political Rights

Ghana

In the runoff Kufuor beat Mills with 56.7 percent of the vote. (references)

China

All of the country's 56 nationalities are represented in the NPC membership. (references)

Cyprus

In the House of Representatives, women hold 6 of 56 seats; in the "National Assembly" in the north, women hold 4 of 50 seats. (references)

Trade

Japan

After one year of operation, NASDAQ Japan listed only 56 companies as of June 2001. (references)

Taiwan

Currently, 56.25 percent of all import categories in the Taiwan tariff schedule can be imported from the PRC; the rest remain banned. (references)

Senegal

The private sector-lending arm of the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), was involved in the project financing of GE Capital's 56 MW power plant project in Senegal. (references)

Travel

Armenia

Eurostan Uyut, 39/12 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, tel: (374-1) 56 38 09, 65 57 52. (references)

Women

Venezuela

As of August, 56 women were in training at the Army's military academy. (references)

Switzerland

Only 38 percent of women hold managerial positions compared with 56.9 percent of men. (references)

Worker Rights

Mauritania

Domestic workers and certain other categories work 56 hours. (references)

Philippines

In April 56 boat operators signed an agreement with the Government not to employ minors. (references)

Pakistan

Some 45.8 percent of child laborers worked 35 hours or more per week and 12.6 percent worked 56 hours or more. (references)

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Expressions using "56": 56 kbps ♦ atomic number 56. Additional references.

Danish

gødningsstoffer,rå undtagen gødningsstoffer henhørende under afdeling 56,og mineraler,rå,undtagen kul,olie og ædelsten (and crude minerals, crude fertilizers, excluding coal, other than those of division 56, petroleum and precious stones). (various references)

Dutch

natuurlijke meststoffen,m.u.v.die van afdeling 56,en ruwe minerale produkten,m.u.v.steenkool,aardolie en edelstenen (and crude minerals, crude fertilizers, excluding coal, other than those of division 56, petroleum and precious stones). (various references)

Finnish

raakalannoitteet lukuun ottamatta luokkaa 56 sekä valmistamattomat mineraalit lukuun ottamatta hiiltä (and crude minerals, crude fertilizers, excluding coal, other than those of division 56, petroleum and precious stones), öljyä ja jalokiviä (and crude minerals, crude fertilizers, excluding coal, other than those of division 56, petroleum and precious stones). (various references)

French

engrais bruts,autres que ceux de la division 56,et minéraux bruts,à l'exclusion du charbon,du pétrole et des pierres précieuses (other than those of division 56). (various references)

German

Düngemittel,ausgenommen solche des Abschnitts 56,roh und mineralische Rohstoffe,ausgenommen Kohle,Öl und Edelsteine (and crude minerals, crude fertilizers, excluding coal, other than those of division 56, petroleum and precious stones). (various references)

Greek 

λιπάσματα ακατέργαστα,εκτός απ'αυτά που αναφέρονται στην υποδιαίρεση 56,και ορυκτά ακατέργαστα,εκτός από άνθρακα,πετρέλαιο και πολύτιμους (and crude minerals, crude fertilizers, excluding coal, other than those of division 56, petroleum and precious stones). (various references)

Italian

concimi greggi diversi da quelli della divisione 56 e minerali greggi,con esclusione del carbone,del petrolio e delle pietre preziose (and crude minerals, crude fertilizers, excluding coal, other than those of division 56, petroleum and precious stones). (various references)

Portuguese

adubos em bruto,que não figuram na divisão 56,e minerais,excluindo hulha,petróleo e gemas (and crude minerals, crude fertilizers, excluding coal, other than those of division 56, petroleum and precious stones). (various references)

Spanish

abonos en bruto, distintos a los que figuran en el capítulo 56, y minerales en bruto, excepto carbón, petróleo y piedras preciosas (and crude minerals, crude fertilizers, excluding coal, other than those of division 56, petroleum and precious stones). (various references)