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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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Chances, The
Chances, The, a play by J. Fletcher, almost certainly his unaided work, printed 1647. The ‘chances’ are the coincidences by which the eloping couple, Constantia and the duke of Ferrara, are brought into a number of complications, from... |
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Chance Acquaintance, A
Chance Acquaintance, A, novel by Howells, published in 1873. |
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Being There
...Kosinski, published in 1971.A man named Chance, adopted by the Old Man when a boy, remains...television in his isolated room. When Chance is made homeless by the death of the Old...President of the U.S., who interprets Chance's comments on gardening as brilliant... |
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Grantham, Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron
...an instance of men to whom fortune has been constant ... by mere chance made Secretary of State; by mere chance brought out of it with a pension ... by mere chance made a peer ... He needed all this luck, for he was a very dull man... |
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Sweet Bird of Youth
...Coast town with her handsome gigolo, Chance Wayne ( Paul Newman). Wayne had grown...of a major comeback. She walks out on Chance, telling him, “You've gone past something...Recognizing the truth of what she has said, Chance decides not to follow her but to stay... |
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genetic testing
...responsible. If the father is also a carrier then the chances are 1 in 4 that the child will have CF. The chances that the child will also be a carrier, like the parents, is 50%, and the chance that the child inherits a normal gene from both parents... |
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Bail
...support and contribute to the cost of a lawyer. There is also a chance to put personal affairs in order, and an opportunity to cooperate...detention show that prolonged detention seriously increases the chances of conviction. For the federal courts, the underlying law... |
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anti-tank weapons
...shells from 77 mm. (3 in.) artillery pieces, with a 1:25 chance of a hit at ranges beyond 300 m. (1,000 ft.), and the...deadly since ballistically unstable rockets had only a 0.5% chance of a hit/kill—they were credited with grossly inflated... |
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nuclear energy
...On their scale, a solid is mainly open space but should they chance upon an atomic nucleus they may often merely bounce off...of the early reactors did so. To give the neutrons a better chance of meeting fissile nuclei, rather than getting lost or captured... |
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prisoners-of-war
...dishonour, but by the mid-twentieth century the changes and chances of war, particularly air war, were such that it might happen...rest were left prey to lice and typhus. Those who got the chance volunteered to join General Vlasov's renegade army—anything... |
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chance
...something happening: there is little chance of his finding a job. ∎ (chances) the probability of something happening...survival: his rivals don't stand a chance. take a chance (or chances) behave in a way that leaves one vulnerable... |
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life-chances
life-chances A term used in Max Weber...society, determine the ‘chance’ to realize an individual...diminishes the opportunities (chances) for advancement of social...minorities. It includes chances for educational attainment... |
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Buckley's chance
Buckley's chance in Australia, a slim chance, no chance at all. The expression is sometimes said to be from the name of William Buckley (died 1856), who, despite dire predictions as to his chances of survival, lived with the Aboriginals for many years. |
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fighting chance
fight·ing chance • n. a possibility of success if great effort is made: they still have a fighting chance of clinching the title. |
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Chance
Chance ♂ Mainly U.S.: transferred use of the surname, in origin a nickname for an inveterate gambler or for someone who had survived an accident by a piece of luck, from Anglo-Norman chea(u)nce ‘(good) fortune’. |
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Chance, Michael
Chance, Michael (b Buckingham, 1955). Eng. countertenor. Dealer on Stock Exchange 1977–80. On turning to mus., sang with... |
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odds ratio
...seen from the figure, the chances of mobility for the working...appreciate comparative mobility chances—regardless of how class structures...rates, and relative mobility chances (or social fluidity). This...opportunities rather than the absolute chance of ... |
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gambling, sociology of
...to gamble is to engage in a game of chance in pursuit of some gain, with skill playing...races, or on the outcome of games of chance (like roulette) or strategy (such as...by the gambler's hedonism, trust in chance, and decision-making based on superstition... |
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significance tests
...statistical result would only occur by chance less than one in a thousand times (the 0...significant, but the ‘less than one chance in a thousand’ level is regarded as the...research results would so rarely arise by chance that they must be true reflections of... |
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luck
...success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions...was supposed to bring good luck. ∎ chance considered as a force that causes good or bad...intr.] (luck into/onto) inf. chance to find or acquire: he lucked into a disc... |
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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 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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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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Clifford Chance Continues Global Roll-Out of ADERANT; World's Largest Law...
...world's largest law firm, Clifford Chance, has successfully implemented ADERANT...Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, and Munich. Clifford Chance's German roll-out of ADERANT Expert...practice management system. Clifford Chance is a truly integrated global law firm... |
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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 ... |
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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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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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Second Chance Body Armor Advertising Lawsuits Consolidated
...Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Second Chance Body Armor, Inc., a Michigan corporation...armor industry," according to Second Chance Group Vice President Thomas E. Bachner...costly, according to Bachner, so Second Chance asked a special panel of federal judges... |
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