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PTE

American  

abbreviation

  1. part-time employee; part-time employment.

  2. pass-through entity.


Pte British  

abbreviation

  1. private

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"We dissolved the 'plant powder,' transforming it into a solution using various acids, and determined the concentration in the solution. We converted the calculation of the concentration of material in the solution and compared it with the weight of the diluted material, thus obtaining the PTE concentration in milligrams per kilogram of dry biomass," Duim describes.

From Science Daily

When the team discovered that some edible portions contained PTE levels above recommended standards, they conducted a formal health risk assessment.

From Science Daily

Ms Brown located Pte Neville's great-nephew, Herbie Neville, by searching for the soldier's name and the town he was from online, as his mother's address was included in the note.

From BBC

Mr Neville told ABC News the experience had been "unbelievable" for his family, especially for 101-year-old Marian Davies - Pte Neville's niece - who remembers her uncle leaving to go to war and never returning.

From BBC

The second letter, written by Pte William Harley, was addressed simply to whoever found the bottle.

From BBC