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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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family family bible a bible designed to be used at family prayers, typically one with space on its flyleaves for recording important family events.
the family that prays together, stays together motto devised by Al Scalpone, a professional commercial-writer, and used as the slogan of the Roman Catholic Family Rosary Crusade by Father Patrick Peyton. The Crusade began in the US in 1942, and the slogan was apparently first broadcast on 6 March 1947, during the radio programme
Family Theater of the Air. The Crusade began in Britain in 1952, and the expression has since developed many, often humorous, variant forms.
selling off the family silver parting with a valuable resource for immediate advantage. The reference is to a speech by former British Conservative Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, to the Tory Reform Group in 1985 on privatization (the selling off of nationalized industries to private companies was likened to the sale of family assets by impoverished landowners, ‘First of all the Georgian silver goes…’)
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For Wounded Soldiers, Prosthetic Help At Home
Transcript from: NPR Fresh Air; 11/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...importantly, challenges for those service members and their families for recovery. DAVIES: Have you seen noticeable improvements...Messenger" in which he plays a soldier delivering the news to families that their loved one has died in combat. And Ken Tucker reviews...
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Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Social Worker): (Foreign Language Spoken) MIROFF: Social worker Ariel Dacal said he lives in a neighborhood where poor families couldn't survive without the government food basket. As a committed socialist, he worries that if the economy is liberalized...
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Wounds Of Post-Election Violence Still Raw In Kenya
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...city, and the coroner's report says a mob hacked Wambugu's father to death. Wambugu has yet to hear from the police. His family is now giving up their claim on the land. Mr. NELSON WAMBUGU (Photographer): My wish would be that the government would...
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2 Ex-Bear Stearns Hedge Fund Managers Acquitted
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/10/2009; ; 510 words
; ...of their wives, sitting in the audience, started to cry. Family and friends embraced the wives. If convicted of the most serious...tremendous team effort. We are thrilled for that and for his family. CHOW: Neither defendants spoke on tape, but in a written...
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EVENING NEWS for November 10, 2009, CBS
Transcript from: CBS Evening News; 11/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Obama met privately with the families of those who died and with...we wrap our arms around the families of our fallen comrades, I...And yet, while military families steel themselves for the worst...Class Michael Pearson loved his family and loved his music.REYNOLDS...
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PROPOSALS FOR LONG-TERM FISCAL STABILITY:GEORGE V. VOINOVICH
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...card abuserin the world and we`re putting everything on the tab of our children andgrandchildren. At a time when American families are taking a close lookat their own budgets and credit card statements, the federal governmentis turning a blind eye to the...
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INNOCENCE PROTECTION ACT:BARRY MATSON
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...Loretta Phillipslived, worked and raised a family. Their life was not unlike many in America...sobbing listenedas Tracy pleaded for the family`s life and said that they had childrenin...to have Calhounspare the lives of the family. Calhoun made it clear that he didn...
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DIPLOMATIC NOMINATIONS:GUSTAVO ARNAVAT
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/4/2009; 700+ words
; ...and support. I am also grateful to my family,who are present today, for their encouragement...eventually all of the members of my extended family, leftCuba in search of political and...country, which so generouslywelcomed our family and countless others. Since graduating...
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H1N1 AND PAID SICK DAYS:DEBRA L. NESS
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...Partnership for Women & Families,a non-profit, non...dual demands of work and family. I am here to testifyin support of the Healthy Families Act, groundbreaking...CIO and SEIU, the Family Values @ Work Consortium...Congress to pass the Healthy Families Act. Workers Need Paid...
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H1N1 AND PAID SICK DAYS:DESIREE ROSADO
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...theHealthy Families Act, because families like mine need to be able to...story, and tell you how my family has been affectedby this...sick days has reallyhurt our family`s finances and economic stability...but for many other moms and families who are dealing with thesame...
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Caring for Children
Book article from: Growing Up: Issues Affecting America's Youth
...Employment Characteristics of Families in 2007”...code changes allowed families a tax credit on child...childbirth. In 1993 the Family and Medical Leave Act...leave for childbearing or family care each year. Societal...work to support their families. In 1970, 3.4 million...
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Anthropology
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...adj. matrilocality the state or custom of residing with the family or tribe of the wife, as in certain primitive societies. Cf...adj. patrilocality the state or custom of residing with the family or tribe of the husband, as in certain primitive societies...
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History
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...x2014;cyclic , adj. genealogy 1. a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, or group. 2. the study of family ancestries or histories. 3. descent from an original form or progenitor; lineage. —genealogist...
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Mother
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...has killed his mother. —matricidal , adj. matriliny tracing of descent through the mother’s side of a family. —matrilinear , adj. momism an excessive attachment and devotion of children to their mothers, resulting in a...
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Names
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...Ancient Rome. the third and usually last name in Roman personal names, as Caesar of Gaius Julius Caesar. 2. a surname or family name. 3. a nickname. —cognominal. adj. cryptonym a secret name. eponym 1. the name of a real or legendary...
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