BOC
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Banks:
- Bank of CanadaBank of CanadaThe Bank of Canada is Canada's central bank and "lender of last resort". The Bank was created by an Act of Parliament on July 3, 1934 as a privately owned corporation. In 1938, the Bank became a Crown corporation belonging to the Government of Canada...
, Canada's central bank - Bank of ChinaBank of ChinaBank of China Limited is one of the big four state-owned commercial banks of the People's Republic of China. It was founded in 1912 by the Government of the Republic of China, to replace the Government Bank of Imperial China. It is the oldest bank in China...
, a major state-owned bank in the People's Republic of China - Bank of CeylonBank of CeylonBank of Ceylon is a government-owned, major commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Its head office is located in iconic cylindrical building in the capital Colombo, the political and commercial capital of the islandThe bank has a network of 308 branches and 200+ extension centers covering all parts of the...
, a major government-owned commercial bank - Bank of CyprusBank of CyprusBank of Cyprus is a major Cypriot financial institution. In terms of market capitalisation it is the country's second largest company.As of December 31, 2005, the Group's Total Assets reached C£13,22bn and the Group's Shareholders' Funds were C£818mn . At 30 September 2008, the Group's Total...
, a major cypriot financial institution
Companies:
- The BOC GroupThe BOC GroupThe BOC Group plc was the official name of the multinational industrial gas and British based company more commonly known as BOC, and now a part of The Linde Group. In September 2004, BOC had over 30,000 employees on six continents, with sales of over £4.6 billion. BOC was a constituent of the...
(more commonly known as "BOC"), a multi-national industrial gas company, known as the British Oxygen Company prior to 1975 - Bell Operating Company, any one of the 24 local telephone companies that AT&T either owned or had a stake in prior to January 1, 1984
Film:
- Bride of ChuckyBride of ChuckyBride of Chucky is a 1998 American comedy horror film directed by Chinese director Ronny Yu. It is the fourth entry in the Child's Play series. The film stars Jennifer Tilly and Brad Dourif...
Music:
- Baltimore Opera CompanyBaltimore Opera CompanyThe Baltimore Opera Company was an opera company in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., based at the Baltimore Lyric Opera House. On March 12, 2009, the 58-year-old opera company announced plans to pursue Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation....
, an opera company in Baltimore, Maryland, United States - Blue Öyster CultBlue Öyster CultBlue Öyster Cult, often abbreviated BÖC, is an American rock band, most of whose members first came together in Long Island, NY in 1967 as the band Soft White Underbelly...
, an American psychedelic/heavy metal band - Boston Opera CompanyBoston Opera CompanyThe Boston Opera Company was an American opera company located in Boston, Massachusetts that was active from 1909 to 1915.-History:The company was founded in 1908 by Bostonian millionaire Eben Dyer Jordan, Jr. and impresario Henry Russell...
, an opera company in Boston, Massachusetts - Boards of CanadaBoards of CanadaBoards of Canada are a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin...
, a Scottish electronic music duo - Bump of ChickenBump of ChickenBump of Chicken is a rock group from Sakura, Chiba, Japan. Their members are Fujiwara Motoo, Hiroaki Masukawa, Yoshifumi Naoi and Hideo Masu. Since their inception in 1994, they have released fourteen singles and five albums...
, a Japanese rock band
Organizations:
- Bird Observation & Conservation Australia, an Australian birding association
- British Ornithologists' ClubBritish Ornithologists' ClubThe British Ornithologists' Club was founded in October 1892 to promote discussion between ornithologists and to produce a journal, their Bulletin, which has been published continuously since that year....
- British Orthodox ChurchBritish Orthodox ChurchThe British Orthodox Church is a small Oriental Orthodox jurisdiction, canonically part of the Coptic Patriarchate of Alexandria. Its mission is to the people of the British Isles, and though it is Orthodox in its faith and practice, it remains British in its ethos...
, an autonomous Oriental Orthodox Church under the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria - Bulgarian Olympic CommitteeBulgarian Olympic CommitteeThe Bulgarian Olympic Committee is a non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Committee of Bulgaria and a part of the International Olympic Committee...
, the National Olympic Committee of Bulgaria, part of the International Olympic Committee - Bulgarian Orthodox ChurchBulgarian Orthodox ChurchThe Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Bulgarian Patriarchate is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with some 6.5 million members in the Republic of Bulgaria and between 1.5 and 2.0 million members in a number of European countries, the Americas and Australia...
, an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with adherents in the Republic of Bulgaria and worldwide
Places:
- Bay of CampecheBay of CampecheThe Bay of Campeche is the southern bight of the Gulf of Mexico. It is surrounded on three sides by the Mexican states of Campeche, Tabasco and Veracruz. It was named by Francisco Hernández de Córdoba and Antonio de Alaminos during their expedition in 1517...
, bay in southwestern Gulf of Mexico
Technology:
- Binary offset carrier modulation - a digital modulation employed in Galileo and modernized GPS systems
Television:
- Beyond Our Control
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- Battle of ChancellorsvilleBattle of ChancellorsvilleThe Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. Two related battles were fought nearby on...
, a humiliating UnionUnion (American Civil War)During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty free states and five border slave states. It was opposed by 11 southern slave states that had declared a secession to join together to form the...
defeat, that occurred during the American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... - BOC (gene)BOC (gene)Brother of CDO is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BOC gene.-Interactions:BOC has been shown to interact with CDON.-Further reading:...
, human gene - The BOC Challenge, now renamed the VELUX 5 Oceans RaceVELUX 5 Oceans RaceThe VELUX 5 OCEANS Race is a round-the-world single-handed yacht race, sailed in stages, managed by Clipper Ventures Plc since 2000. Its current name comes from its main sponsor, VELUX, a Danish company. Originally known as the BOC Challenge, for the title sponsor BOC Gases, the first edition was...
, a round-the-word single-handed sailing yacht race named after its then main sponsor the BOC Group listed above - Bottom of container, a parachute deployment system.
- Biology of the CellBiology of the CellBiology of the Cell is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of cell biology, cell physiology, and molecular biology of animal and plant cells, microorganisms and protists...
, an academic journal in biology - Bloque Obrero y Campesino, (Spanish: "Workers and Peasants' Bloc"), a former a leftwing group in Spain, associated with the international Right Opposition, extant from 1931 to 1935
- tert-butoxycarbonyl, abbreviated as "Boc", "BOC" or "t-Boc"), a protecting group. See Di-tert-butyl dicarbonateDi-tert-butyl dicarbonateDi-tert-butyl dicarbonate is a reagent widely used in organic synthesis. This carbonate ester reacts with amines to give N-tert-butoxycarbonyl or so-called t-BOC derivatives. These derivatives do not behave as amines, which allows certain subsequent transformations to occur that would have...
- Body of ChristBody of ChristIn Christian theology, the term Body of Christ has two separate connotations: it may refer to Jesus's statement about the Eucharist at the Last Supper that "This is my body" in , or the explicit usage of the term by the Apostle Paul in to refer to the Christian Church.Although in general usage the...
- British Overseas citizenBritish Overseas citizenIn British nationality law, the status of British Overseas citizen is one of several categories of British national. A British Overseas citizen does not have an automatic right to live in the United Kingdom.-British Nationality Act 1981:...
, one kind of British nationality - Di-tert-butyl dicarbonateDi-tert-butyl dicarbonateDi-tert-butyl dicarbonate is a reagent widely used in organic synthesis. This carbonate ester reacts with amines to give N-tert-butoxycarbonyl or so-called t-BOC derivatives. These derivatives do not behave as amines, which allows certain subsequent transformations to occur that would have...
, a chemical reagent - The "Bag of Crap" sometimes sold by WootWOOTWoot usually refers to the slang term, w00t. Woot may also refer to:* Woot, an e-commerce retailer that offers one deal a day to its consumers* WOOT-LP, a defunct television station in Chambersburg, Tennessee...
. - The "Black out Crew," a secret society known to wreak havoc, plunder alcohol, and seduce beautiful women until early hours of the morning.
- Blackbird Owners Club , Motorclub for people who own a Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird and/or Honda X-11
Names:
- Emil BocEmil BocEmil Boc is the Prime Minister of Romania, having served since December 2008. In June 2004, he was elected Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, the largest city in Transylvania. Boc is also the president of the Democratic Liberal Party, who designated him as Prime Minister in 2008. On October 13, 2009, his...
, Romanian politician