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Taylor
Taylor ♂, ♀ Transferred use of the surname, in origin an occupational name for a tailor (Anglo-Norman taillour, a derivative of taillier ‘to cut’, Late Latin taleare). Use as a given name was influenced by the U.S. president Zachary Taylor (1784–1850), hero of... Read more |
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Howell Cobb
Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore Norman A. Graebner ZACHARY TAYLOR entered the world of politics fresh from his personal triumphs in the Mexican War. Leaders of the Whig party had condemned the war as an inexcusable aggression against Mexico, but they ... Read more |
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Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor , 1784-1850, 12th President of the United States (1849-50), b. Orange co., Va. He was raised in Kentucky. Taylor joined the army in 1808, became a captain in 1810, and was promoted to major for his defense of Fort Harrison (1812) in the War of 1812. He became a colonel (1832) and... Read more |
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Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore 1800-1874, 13th President of the United States (July, 1850-Mar., 1853), b. Locke (now Summerhill), N.Y. Because he was compelled to work at odd jobs at an early age to earn a living his education was irregular and incomplete. He read law in his spare time and was admitted (1823) to... Read more |
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John Middleton Clayton
John Middleton Clayton 1796-1856, American statesman, b. Sussex co., Del. Admitted (1819) to the bar, he practiced at Dover, Del., held many state offices, and was twice (1828, 1845) elected to the U.S. Senate. In the presidential election of 1848 he gave his support to Zachary Taylor and was... Read more |
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Presidents of the United States
Presidents of the United States Presidents of the United States President Political Party Dates in Office Vice President(s) George Washington 1789-97 John Adams John Adams Federalist 1797-1801 Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican 1801-9 Aaron... Read more |
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Free-Soil party
Free-Soil party in U.S. history, political party that came into existence in 1847-48 chiefly because of rising opposition to the extension of slavery into any of the territories newly acquired from Mexico. The struggle in Congress over the Wilmot Proviso helped to consolidate the Free-Soil... Read more |
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Mariano Arista
Mariano Arista , 1802-55, Mexican general and president (1851-53). A royalist in the revolt against Spain, he later joined Agustín de Iturbide. He fought in the Mexican army that tried to put down the Texas revolt (1836). In command of the army in N Mexico in the Mexican War, he was defeated... Read more |
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David Rice Atchison
David Rice Atchison , 1807-86, U.S. Senator, b. Frogtown, Ky. A lawyer and politician in Missouri, he served in the Senate from 1843 to 1855. As a proslavery Democrat, Atchison was instrumental in having the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed. He is sometimes regarded as having been "president for a... Read more |
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Lewis Cass
Lewis Cass 1782-1866, American statesman, b. Exeter, N.H. He established (1802) himself as a lawyer in Zanesville, Ohio, became a member (1806) of the state legislature, and was U.S. marshal for Ohio from 1807 to 1812. In the War of 1812, Cass's command was included against his will in the forces... Read more |
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Part 2 Business and mechanical technology.(Part 1: A-F)(Definition)
...declared due and payable at once. Accidental Sampling--A method of sampling in which the sampled individuals are selected by chance. Accrual Method--One of the two main methods of accounting used in computing farm earnings in reporting federal income tax... |
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Part 2 Business and mechanical technology.(Part 2: G-P)(Definition)
...Rather, in a random-bred population, the individual is one-fourth determined by each parent and one-half determined by chance in Mendelian segregation. Determination by more remote ancestors is included in the determination by the parent. Galton... |
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chance
chance • noun 1. there was a chance he might be released synonyms: possibility, prospect, probability...expectation, anticipation; risk, threat, danger. 2. I gave her a chance to answer synonyms: opportunity, opening, occasion, turn... |
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accidental
...accidental death | an accidental meetingsynonyms: chance, occurring by chance/accident, unintentional, unintended, inadvertent...but there are many ways to describe the role that chance plays. Accidental applies to events that occur entirely... |
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happen
...materialize, appear, come into being, chance, arrive, transpire, crop up, develop...2. I happened to meet hersynonyms: chance to, have the good/bad fortune to...happen upon hidden treasuresynonyms: chance upon, stumble on, discover unexpectedly... |
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risk
...is a certain amount of risk synonyms: chance, uncertainty, unpredictability, precariousness...risk of fire synonyms: possibility, chance, probability, likelihood, danger, peril...jeopardize, hazard, gamble, gamble with, chance; put on the line, put in jeopardy... |
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gamble
...when he invested in that firmsynonyms: take a chance, take a risk, leave things to chance, speculate, venture, buy a pig in a poke...absentsynonyms: act in the hope that, trust that, chance that, take a chance that, bank on. |
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encounter
...used to know synonyms: meet, meet by chance, run into, come across/upon, stumble across/on/upon, chance on/upon, happen on/upon; informal...unexpected encounter synonyms: meeting, chance meeting. 2. a violent encounter between... |
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fortune
...ransom; inf. packet, bundle, bomb, pile. 3. by good fortune he wonsynonyms: chance, mere chance, accident, coincidence, contingency, happy chance, fortuity, serendipity, luck, providence. 4. tell one's fortunesynonyms: destiny... |
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fortuitous
...adjective 1. a fortuitous resemblance synonyms: chance, adventitious, unexpected, unanticipated, unpredictable...etymological meaning of fortuitous is ‘happening by chance’: a fortuitous meeting is a chance meeting, which might turn out to be either a... |
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come
...across, run across, happen on/upon, chance on/upon, come upon, stumble on/upon...across his friends synonyms: meet/find by chance, meet, run into, run across, come upon, chance on/upon, stumble on/upon, happen on... |
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serendipity
serendipity • noun synonyms: chance, mere chance, happy chance, luck, good fortune, fortuity, fortuitousness, accident, coincidence. |
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Chance Encounters
On the road with Terry Chance Terry Chance tells a lot of stories. But then, he has a lot of good stories to tell. For starters, Chance, 55, who will play with his band the Mavericks on Friday... |
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Chance, epistemic probability and saving lives: reply to Bradley.(response to...
...counterexample to the principle of equal greatest chance (EGC). (1) The principle of equal greatest chance is designed to apply in contexts of moral...must give each person the greatest possible chance of survival consistent with everyone else... |
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Chance and talent development.
"Those who complain they didn't get their chance should reflect on the number of times chance came for nothing." --Coluche [French actor] What is chance? The primary definition of chance found in many dictionaries is... |
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Chance for a purpose.(Essay)
The title of this article "Chance for a Purpose" seems contradictory. Was it not by chance, that is, without it being his intention or...account reflects our popular understanding. Chance implies a lack of purpose. Consequently, the... |
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2ND CHANCE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION GIVES HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE...
...given $400,000 from the Second Chance Scholarship Foundation to create an endowed fund that will expand the Second Chance Scholarship program on campus. This...the college's history. The Second Chance Scholarship Foundation, administered... |
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Clifford Chance To Partner With Georgetown Law.
Today Clifford Chance US LLP announced that the firm has established the Clifford Chance International Public Interest Summer Fellowship Program ("Clifford Chance Fellowships") in partnership with Georgetown University Law Center. Through the... |
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'New Chance' gives teenage moms new hope for future.
...Acknowledging these odds, a project called "New Chance" attempts to offer these young women...escape the dependency o[welfare. New Chance was designed four years ago by the Manpower...of the most innovative aspects of New Chance." Located throughout the United States... |
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Loss of chance in medical malpractice: a look at recent developments: the...
...in the loss of a chance of a better outcome...the patient's chances for cure or a more...theory, loss of chance is applicable to...case in which the chances of a better outcome...reduction of the chances of a more favorable...recognizing loss of chance, as stated by King... |
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Journey to a Definition of Chance: The role of chance in accident causation
...getting a chance at her dream." The pugilist has a fighting chance, the athlete a sporting chance. Nat King Cole sang, "Chances are . . ." and John Lennon pleaded "give peace a chance." When trying to understand a seemingly improbable or emotionally... |
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Second chances a godsend
...of them. Second chances are funny things...said that a second chance is like the rain...figures a lot of second chances. Michael Vick served...and got a second chance with the Eagles...give them a second chance. Still, the fact that we give second chances as generously as... |
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