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  <xs:element name="ZenithFreightLinesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="bset_ZenithFreightLinesMember"/>
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  <xs:element name="LeaseObligationsOfLicenseeOperatorsMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="bset_LeaseObligationsOfLicenseeOperatorsMember"/>
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  <xs:element name="MtAiryMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="bset_MtAiryMember"/>
  <xs:element name="FinancedThroughCommercialMortgagesMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="bset_FinancedThroughCommercialMortgagesMember"/>
  <xs:element name="BassettMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="bset_BassettMember"/>
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