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desert
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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desert a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.
Desert Fathers hermits living an ascetic life in 4th-century Egypt, whose lives became the pattern for Christian community monasticism.
Desert Island Discs a popular radio progamme (1942– ), originally created by Roy Plomley (1914–85), in which the chosen celebrity ‘castaway’ chooses eight records with which to be marooned on a desert island, together with one luxury and one book besides the Bible and Shakespeare.
Desert Storm the name of the Allied Forces' land campaign in the 1991 Gulf War;
Desert Storm syndrome is another term for
Gulf War Syndrome.
See also
ship of the desert.
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Desert, democracy, and sentencing reform.
Magazine article from: Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology; 6/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...rely on the concept of desert to delineate a range...offenders their just deserts--nothing more, nothing...current advocates of desert as a limiting principle...the offenders' just deserts. Like the notion of...power, the concept of desert has proven quite capacious...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Desert animals designed to survive in their environment.(Neighbor)(Kids ink)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 8/13/2003; 700+ words
; ...Wauconda Area Public Library suggests the following. - "Desert Animals" by Christy Steele. - "Desert Life" by Barbara Taylor. - "Desert" by Dr. Miranda MacQuitty. - "Deserts" by Gail Gibbons. - "Deserts" by Sheri Amsel. - "The...
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Desert Automotive Group Honors John Elway as Las Vegas Declares Jan. 23rd `Elway Day'.
Business Wire; 1/17/2002; 700+ words
; ...visit to Las Vegas as spokesman for the Desert Automotive Group, former Denver Broncos...television and radio ads promoting 11 "Desert" automobile dealerships in the Las Vegas...is a leader and that's how we see the Desert Automotive Group -- as a leader in the...
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DESERT CLAIM WIND POWER ASKS EFSEC FOR WIND FARM APPROVAL.
Newspaper article from: Worldwide Energy; 8/1/2007; 700+ words
; Desert Claim Wind Power has asked the state of...that could power nearly 55,000 homes. Desert Claim Wind Power made its request in a motion...project director. The request comes after Desert Claim was unable to resolve the county...
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Desert training for whites: Australian road movies.(Cultural narratives)
Magazine article from: Journal of Australian Studies; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...values--must redeem the desert through blood sacrifice, thereby...western nations) with 'the desert'. What this essay hopes to...European encounters with the desert against the larger contemporary...the literal and metaphoric deserts of civilisation. Steven Cohen...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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DESERT HAWK SPY PLANE IS ON DUTY TINY CRAFT WEIGHS ONLY 7 POUNDS.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 3/7/2004; 700+ words
; ...like something out of a hobby shop, Desert Hawk controls itself without human guidance...System, or FPASS. It was nicknamed Desert Hawk by the general in charge of air forces in the Middle East. The Desert Hawk is just 32 inches long and has...
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Desert Partners try new tactic for USG
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/15/1988; ; 694 words
; ...time running out on its tender offer, Desert Partners L.P. has decided to try a...sell the company to the partnership. Desert Partners, made up of Texas oilmen Jack...stockholders to vote their proxies in favor of a Desert Partners-backed slate for USG's board...
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Desert Highs and Lows in California
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/20/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...the matter? In fact, the desert of Southern California offers...Adventuring in the California Desert guidebook calls its 25 million...most scenic and most diverse deserts in the world." The national...scattered across the California desert draw more than 8 million tourists...
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 "The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA)")
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Desert beauty awaits tourists in Palm Springs; former Hollywood oasis offers Jewish appeal, too.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA); 2/6/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...from Los Angeles in the Upper Colorado Desert just east of the 10,804-foot San Jacinto...Moorten Botanical Garden, the Palm Springs Desert Museum and the Agua Caliente Cultural...mountain peaks for spectacular views of the desert. The entire area, which also comprises...
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Desert Oasis Healthcare Featured in USA Today.
PR Newswire; 8/6/2009; 700+ words
; ...Calif., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Desert Oasis Healthcare, an IPA and Medical...Medicare Plan Obama calls 'wasteful'," Desert Oasis is described as using "case managers...Dr. Marc Hoffing, medical director at Desert Oasis Healthcare accompanied Maurice Engleman...
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Desert
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...from precipitation. Deserts include the familiar hot, dry desert of rock and sand that...in China, the Sahara Desert in North Africa, the deserts of southwestern North...allow them to survive in deserts. Most desert animals and insects...
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Deserts
Book article from: Plant Sciences
Deserts Desert ecosystems are characterized...from the land. Subtropical deserts, such as the Mojave Desert of California, lie within...xB0; S. Cool coastal deserts, including the Peruvian Atacama Desert, occur where cold offshore...
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deserts
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
...cover less than a third of desert regions. Many deserts are regions of high temperature...land surface. Causes of deserts Desert climates are characterized...processes are unique to deserts, certain characteristics of desert environments have a significant...
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Desert Hydrology
Book article from: Water:Science and Issues
Desert Hydrology Deserts are arid regions, generally...are also considered to be deserts because nearly all moisture...ice. Hydrologic Aspects of Deserts Several basic conditions distinguish between desert regions and others from a...
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desert
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...considered to be a desert. Some deserts have no rain for intervals...Temperature ranges in deserts are often extreme. Plants of the desert have leaves and stems...Kara Kum and Kyzyl Kum deserts. Farther south there are desert areas in NW India and...
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