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Vis.

abbr.
1. viscount
2. viscountess
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Vis.

abbreviation for
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Viscount or Viscountess
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The assigned rating is dependent on materialization of medium term equity reinforcement plans and compliance with underwriting restrictions committed to VIS.
Richard Sowerby tackles the unusual emphasis on Samson's genealogy in the VIS. In examining the narratives stressing Samson's active involvement in extending family control over monastic houses, Sowerby proposes the VIS as an exemplar for spiritual against covetous family networks.
There is also the "you" who is sometimes Ramin addressed by Pardis in her mind and sometimes Pardis addressed by Vis. And then there is war as well, the eight-year Iran-Iraq War that serves as backdrop, redefining everything and everyone under its shadow.
The time it took for each car to be processed also increased, to around 45 minutes or even an hour, compared to roughly 15-30 minutes during normal times, added Taher Patrawala, Head of Sales and Marketing, VIS.
If they make subsequent applications within the next five years, their fingerprints will not be taken again but copied from the previous application stored in VIS. The fingerprint data will be erased after five years.