(n.) A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its movements to those of the peacock.
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(1) Read more Pavan Sukhdev, the environmental economist who led a global study on the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity , believes this is a fundamental misreading of the concept which conflates placing a value on something with putting a price tag on it.
(2) On Friday, Pavan Sukhdev, the Deutsche Bank economist leading a European study on ecosystems, reported that we are losing natural capital worth between $2 trillion and $5 trillion every year as a result of deforestation alone.
(3) This winter, Williams will return to the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse next door, where, last year, the company began to stage candlelit productions indoors: she did happty-tappy music hall interludes in The Knight of the Burning Pestle, and the send-off pavane for The Duchess of Malfi.