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Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum South Kensington, London, opened in 1852 as the Museum of Manufacturers at Marlborough House. It originally contained a nucleus of contemporary objects of applied art bought from the Great Exhibition of 1851 at the instigation of Prince Albert, and collections from the... Read more |
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Fitzwilliam Museum
Fitzwilliam Museum building erected to house the art collection and library bequeathed in 1816 to the Univ. of Cambridge by Richard, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam. Both the collection and the Founder's Building, which opened to the public in 1848, have been enlarged by later bequests, notably that of... Read more |
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National Gallery
National Gallery London, one of the permanent national art collections of Great Britain, est. 1824. The nucleus of museum was the 38-picture collection of the late English banker John Julius Angerstein, which was purchased by the House of Commons; it was initially displayed at Angerstein's former... Read more |
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Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago museum and art school, in Grant Park, facing Michigan Ave. It was incorporated in 1879; George Armour was the first president. Since 1893 the Institute has been housed in its present building, designed in the classical Beaux-Arts style by the Boston firm of Shepley, Rutan,... Read more |
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Frick Collection
FRICK COLLECTION FRICK COLLECTION, at 1 East Seventieth Street in New York City, is a museum devoted to late medieval through early modern art. Founded by the industrialist Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919), it houses his collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and decorative arts, as... Read more |
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Hermitage
Hermitage , museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, one of the world's foremost houses of art, consisting of six buildings along the embankment of the Neva River. Its central building, the Winter Palace (erected 1754-62 by Czarina Elizabeth and the traditional winter residence of the czars), was damaged... Read more |
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, established in 1805, incorporated in 1806. It is supported by private endowment. The academy grew out of a proposal by Charles Willson Peale for an art institution; this led to the founding of the Columbianum, which in 1795 mounted the first art... Read more |
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wind
...forces on the water, which generate currents and create waves. By convention, winds...by the direction from which they are coming, whereas ocean currents are described by the direction in which...direction to the flow of a northerly current. In some regions ... |
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out-of-body experiences
...reported an intense sensation of ‘my soul or something, coming right out of my body, like you'd pull a silk handkerchief...unconnected to either stress or suffering. In America, the current wave of reports of alien abduction bears a strong resemblance... |
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Hellman, Lillian
...Little Foxes (1939), was a huge hit and is generally acknowledged to be her finest work. With the coming of World War II Hellman turned to current affairs, writing two timely (and popular) dramas, Watch on the Rhine (1941) and The Searching... |
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NEGATION
...its informal variant), B. has not got his own b. (a current emphatic, especially BrE usage), B. hasn't got his own...DIALECTS (Glasgow Ah'm no comin neer Ah'm no: I am not coming neither I am not). Such usages are widely stigmatized and... |
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Operations Research
...be to draw advice from war‐experienced experts or apply current military doctrine. An operations researcher, however, starts with...Japanese shipping. Another question involved a patrol plane coming upon a submarine on the surface—the submarine dives and... |
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Press Room
...journalists who work there. The press room's current appearance dates to a major renovation in...their time in their downtown offices, coming to the Court only to listen to an oral...complete set of briefs and petitions for the current term is available for reporters' use... |
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ANGLO-IRISH
...ladder than in Britain.Vocabulary 1. Distinctive words never current in the standard language: atomy a small, insignificant person...bold naughty, doubt strongly believe, as in I doubt he's coming (shared with ScoE). Most regionally marked words occur in... |
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enter, to
...service to which she was ordered. It varied, too, according to current naval successes in battle, a notable victory being frequently...the ship's side alongside the entering ladder to assist men coming on board. 5. Entering or entered, a term which indicates... |
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fish
...enclosed. With this system the fishes feel the water, sensing currents and the low-frequency vibrations transmitted by the movements...enable them to feel the direction from which any movements are coming.Fishes' blood is about half as salty as sea water—which... |
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general chase
...the rigid line of battle laid down for naval action by the current fighting instructions. Few admirals were prepared to risk...she would have engaged in a line battle, succeeding ships coming up, passing her on her disengaged side, and engaging the... |
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Kingdom of God
...testamental period, the coming of God's reign was seen as...behaviour which contrast with the current perceptions of the nature of...period it was expected that the coming of the Kingdom would take place...between the first and second coming of Christ. ... |
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kingdom of God
...targum of Isaiah (c.100 BCE) and was current, though not common, in the time of Jesus. Matt. usually prefers...sometimes expected by Jews before the coming of the Kingdom, and thus force the hand of God. He was willing to die...embracing or entering the Kingdom, the coming ... |
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biblical theology
...used biblical terminology with modern meanings in tune with current philosophy and culture. Rigorous historical examination of the Bible...concept of miracle was rejected; the teaching of Jesus about the coming of the Kingdom was expounded in language congenial to liberal... |
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bourgeoisie
...with the term capitalist class, especially amongst Marxists. Current usage refers to the owners of the means of production in capitalist...argument probably came with the publication of Bell's The Coming of Post-Industrial Society (1973), with its claim that... |
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law, sociology of
...prolonged bout of usually highly abstracted empiricism appears to be coming to an end. Researchers with theoretical as well as substantive...of law too will have to respond to if it wishes to retain its current vibrancy. |
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Prophet
...Isaiah 20. 2 ff.), and they were intimately involved in the current affairs of the nation. The prophets constantly pleaded with...Jewish prophets (who were seen to have been foretelling the coming of Christ and events surrounding and arising from that advent... |
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return
...Democrat was returned in the third district. • n. 1. an act of coming or going back to a place or activity: he celebrated his safe...a round trip ticket. ∎ an electrical conductor bringing a current back to its source. ∎ (also re·turn game) a second contest... |
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conundrum
...ORIGIN: late 16th cent.: of unknown origin, but first recorded in a work by Thomas Nashe, as a term of abuse for a crank or pedant, later coming to denote a whim or fancy, also a pun. Current senses date from the late 17th cent. |
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object-oriented programming language
...applications and then through the use of JAVA in Internet applications. If current trends continue, Java and C++, together with the programming language PERL, will dominate software development for the Internet in the coming years. |
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high
...from remote high authority or heaven: government programs coming down from on high. high and dry out of the water, esp. the sea as...a river) be full and close to overflowing, with a strong current. ∎ (of feelings) be intense: passions run high when marriages... |
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forthcoming
...adjective 1. forthcoming events synonyms: imminent, impending, coming, upcoming, approaching, future; close, (close) at hand...on the way, on us, about to happen.antonyms: past, current. 2. no reply was forthcoming synonyms: available, ready... |
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wind
...1. a day almost entirely without windsynonyms: air current, current/stream of air; puff of wind, light air/wind...windsynonyms: about to happen, in the offing, on the way, coming near, close at hand, approaching, impending, looming... |
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Coming Together Akron's future in peril.
...supportive," said Glen McCaulley, Coming Together treasurer. "As a...to discuss the specifics of current financial statements. Last...Fitzpatrick, the first chairman of Coming Together's board and now...t tell you how many people Coming Together has helped ... |
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Coming of Age Comes to the Bay.
...retirement and aging. "The goal of Coming of Age," said Janet Oh, co...need help -- especially in the current economy. Coming of Age is here to help people...strengthen the community." The first Coming of Age workshop for individuals... |
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Coming of Age Comes to the Bay
...retirement and aging. "The goal of Coming of Age," said Janet Oh, co...need help -- especially in the current economy. Coming of Age is here to help people...strengthen the community." The first Coming of Ageworkshop for individuals... |
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Coming Out Week to bridge LGBT, campus communities at Syracuse
...returning students this year coming to us and saying, 'I'm...major. Part of the focus of Coming Out Week should have been to...On more serious issues, the current political debate surrounding...LGBT community today, but Coming Out Week will not devote much... |
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State video says 2nd coming almost here.
...blog/ iran-leaders-the-coming-isupon-us--israel...The video pairs clips of current events with quotations from...religious writings for the second coming are now being fulfilled and...Shiite theology of the second coming of the Mahdi and the Christian... |
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TAKING THE GUESS WORK OUT OF HITTING; WHEN IT COMES TO KNOWING WHAT PITCH IS...
...know what kind of pitch was coming when he hit the "Shot Heard...know what kind of pitches are coming when they bat? Maybe. Maybe...The Post-Standard asked 25 current or recently retired major...wanted to know what pitch was coming. The answer would seem ... |
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Older Americans Month: Coming of Age Celebrates the Power of People 50+.
...director Megan McCarthy. "Coming of Age celebrates the ability...and causes. For example, current listings include: * ...are outlined in detail on the Coming of Age website, and one...matching is available to help Coming of Age members locate and ... |
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Beck fans discover 'You Had It Coming'
...sound like an odd statement coming from a guitarist who has been...was singer Rod Stewart and current Rolling Stones guitarist Ron...tracks. But for "You Had It Coming," Beck couldn't rely on...sound. So, for "You Had It Coming," Beck had to find a new... |
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U. Oregon campus coalitions celebrate National Coming Out Day
...booths with information about coming out, music, free popcorn...share their stories about coming out."We're here to support people coming out," said Chicora Martin...through the closet door.Current political and religious climates... |
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Coming Arab summit to deal with "urgent" regional issues: Moussa
...the date and venue of the coming Arab summit. Arab foreign...that the agenda of the coming summit be " short and limited" and will deal with the current crisis in Iraq and Palestine...the talks dealt with the coming Arab summit and the ... |
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