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Bethphage
Bethphage , in the New Testament, unidentified place, near Jerusalem, traditionally between Bethany and the Mount of Olives.... Read more |
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Ribonuclease
ribonuclease (ry-boh-new-kli-ayz) n. an enzyme, located in the lysosomes of cells, that splits RNA at specific places in the molecule.... Read more |
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The Childrens Place Retail Stores Inc
The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. 915 Secaucus RoadSecaucus, New Jersey 07094-2409U.S.A.Telephone: (201... Read more |
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Al Unser
Al Unser Although Al Unser (born 1939) may not be ranked as the greatest race-car driver of all time, he is the most successful racer in the history of the Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway. During his three-decade career Unser had four first-place finishes, three second-place finishes, four... Read more |
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obelisk
obelisk , slender four-sided tapering monument, usually hewn of a single great piece of stone, terminating in a pointed or pyramidal top. Among the ancient Egyptians these monoliths were commonly of red granite from Syene and were dedicated to the sun god. They were placed in pairs before the... Read more |
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Bethabara
Bethabara , place, on the Jordan, traditionally located at a ford just above the Dead Sea, where in the New Testament John was baptizing when Jesus came to him. RSV: Bethany, following some ancient texts.... Read more |
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Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales/Australia Settled in the 1830s with an Aboriginal name ‘(Place of) Many Crows’, the duplication of the word indicating the plural.... Read more |
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Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson Rock band Beastie Girls and New Ventures High-Profile Tours “From a Completely Different Place Read more |
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Shamokin
Shamokin, Pennsylvania/USA Boyd's Stone‐Coal Quarry, Boydtown, New Town Founded in 1835 by two coal speculators, one of whom was John C. Boyd, it was renamed at his suggestion from a Delaware word schahamoki ‘place of eels’ or ‘place of horns’.... Read more |
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The Colonial Period
THE COLONIAL PERIOD mayflower compact the laws and liberties of massachusetts frame of government south carolina slave code The development of the law in the thirteen American colonies between 1620 and 1776 was marked by the willingness of the colonists to apply elements of English common... Read more |
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purdah
...parts of the head and face through the manipulation...varied across time and place and from family to...covering the head and face is more prevalent in those...Books, London and New Jersey. Papanek...Humanities Press, New York.See also ... |
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craniometry
...of their heads and faces, it is hardly surprising...identified, and these places form many of the major...characterized by large faces and noses, and relatively...very short, flat faces. Craniometry allows...the introduction of new ... |
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ballet
...enchaînement or batterie combination, places exacting, apparently unreal demands...the audience, rather than full-face (en face) — certainly never side-on...without difficulty a ballet class in New York, Shanghai, Sydney, or Florence... |
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cults and the body
...groups at one extreme to New Age religions and healing...symbol. Most cultic systems place the human form at...raiments and ornaments, and the face is covered with paint or...and cicatrization of the face and body, physically injurious... |
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Prisoners' Rights of Speech
...Metropolitan Correction Center in New York City that forbade...inmates had no right to face‐to‐face interviews. The Court...media because it did not place reporters and other media...general public. Under the new standard enunciated by the... |
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football
...declined in popularity in the face of overcrowded and cramped...and strictly amateur. The new Association launched a cup competition...attendances were falling in the face of rival leisure activities...international football match took place at Partick in ... |
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Social Class
...European settlers in the new world came from highly unequal societies...and no colony attempted to place society on a formally...successful merchants of Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and...political relations. In face‐to‐face daily ... |
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Norfolk
...Dunwich until 673, when a new diocese was establish at North...Conquest, probably as a place where salt was made...Herefordshire, it did not have to face Scottish or Welsh border raids, and during...Norwich was surpassed by the new industrial towns of ... |
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Tet Offensive
...around the Vietnamese New Year (“Tet”) of...offensive that took place over a period of several months...jolt the war into a new phase. The offensive ultimately...although PAVN troops would face devastating firepower...duplicate that feat in the ... |
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Bock and Harnick
...Lewis] Bock (b. 1928) was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and began to...numbers performed in such revues as New Faces of 1952, Two's Company (1952...scores caught the flavor of periods and places in which the musicals were set without... |
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blow
...cloud of smoke into his face the spire was blown...inf. leave (a place): I'm ready to...cigar smoke in her face. ∎ [tr...blow up in one's face (of an action...m blown away by his new poem. blow in inf... |
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transit
...materials from one place to another: a painting...inferior planet across the face of the sun, or of...its shadow across the face of a planet. ∎ Astron...through (an area): the new large ships will be too...a meridian or the face of another ... |
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Goffman, Erving
...Behaviour in Public Places (1963), and Relations...provided a dictionary of new sociological concepts which...of the minute details of face-to-face interaction—‘mini concepts...Likewise, he is very hard to place in terms of social theory... |
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participatory democracy
...practice, this meant that all debates and decisions took place in face-to-face meetings of the whole group. Direct democracy was especially important in the American New Left, the French and British student movements, the... |
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infancy narratives
...of the virginal conception. In the face of these difficulties about historicity...belief that the birth miraculously took place not only through the conception by the...with God's action in giving mankind a new beginning; Jesus' miraculous birth... |
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land
...something desirable), esp. in the face of strong competition: she landed the starring role in a new film. 2. [intr.] come down...punningly, with biblical allusion to the place name Nod (Gen. 4:16).] land on... |
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welfare state
...until World War I so that New Zealand has often been...insurance legislation in place there by 1903. In the UK, the ‘New’ Liberal government...F. D. Roosevelt's New Deal from 1933, in...from the 1980s in the face of globalization. This... |
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Kennedy, John Fitzgerald
...ambitions himself, and was prominent in the New Deal era. He was, however...Corps’, and an Apollo programme to place a man in space and then upon the...to cut taxes were all passed in the face of an often hostile Congress, and his... |
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Mabinogi
...go to bed together, Pwyll sets his face to the wall, says nothing, and does...reward, the mortal king acquires a new title: Pwyll Pen Annwfn [ruler of Annwfn...is held, this time with Gwawl in the place of honour. As the company is making... |
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Norman Conquest
...English kingdom. The new aristocracy claimed...appearance of continuity at face value. William I, William...Hundred Years War. The new connection with France...ensured that England's place in the 12th‐cent...for the presence of a new ... |
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straight
...askew, crooked. 3. we must get the place straight synonyms: in order, (neat...in plain English, to someone's face, straight up. 5. he can't think...reform, mend one's ways, turn over a new leaf, get back on the straight and... |
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set
...woodssynonyms: put, put down, place, lay, lay down, deposit...papersynonyms: put, apply, lay, place, bring into contact with...cause (to be). 14. set a new recordsynonyms: set up...reckon, calculate. 19. faces/footsteps set toward homesynonyms... |
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come
...blow in, show one's face.antonym: leave...happen, occur, take place, come about, transpire...happen, occur, take place, transpire, fall...synonyms: occur, take place, happen, come up...results. come on the new bookcases are coming... |
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unique
...basketball's most unique unincorporated village were in place yesterday afternoon, the day before their Blue Devils will face North Carolina.” (New York Times; Feb. 2, 1995.)Arguably, our modern... |
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New faces and new directions at ICM: 'goodbyes' and 'hellos' to headquarters...
...goodbyes and exciting new hellos to dynamic...and enthusiasm on the new HQ team. Farewells...since October 2005. New colleagues and positions...Gonzalez, a familiar face at ICM for nearly three...changes that have taken place in the last 12 ... |
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Face to Face: Andrew Harmos: Taking Stock - Committed to New Zealand ; New...
...with Kevin Roberts in New York almost 10 years...appointed chairman of the New Zealand Exchange...and, 12 months in New York aside, has lived...country, he says, faces some key economic challenges...include: * Cementing our place in the ... |
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New Face to Face service launched for Child Support Agency in the North West...
...14 August 2000-UK Government: New Face to Face service launched for Child Support...England can now take advantage of a new 'Face to Face' service that gives...directly with CSA staff at a time and place ... |
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New Face to Face service launched for Child Support Agency in Wales.
...August 2000-UK Government: New Face to Face service launched...can now take advantage of a new 'Face to Face' service...with CSA staff at a time and place convenient to them. CSA...reforms." Launching the ... |
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A new face for christmas; Face transplants could help the disfigured ... and...
...announced that the first full face transplant will take place within 18 months. They...deformity, believes that face transplants are more than...They want to take on a new identity. They will be...crucial in preventing the new limb from ... |
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THE NORTH FACE WELCOMES NEW FACES TO ITS ACTION SPORTS TEAM.
...mountain. The North Face is dedicated to...riding, The North Face is looking to new faces within the community...athletes. The North Face Cryptic line is...Wallisch took first place at the inaugural...Slopestyle. The ... |
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Face-time or online?; New research reveals that in business it's the personal...
...2007-VODAFONE: Face-time or online?; New research reveals...RDATE:12112007 New research released...methods with the new. Despite the hype...Popular meeting places include top restaurants...while Scotland is the place to ... |
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EDITORIAL: NEW YEAR, NEW FACES, NEW IDEAS?(Favor y Contra/Opinion)(Editorial)
The new year may bring new faces to the local political and governmental scene. With new blood comes fresh ideas and, hopefully...toward providing Taos residents a better place to live. One newcomer has already arrived... |
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Face-Time Or Online?; New research reveals that in business it's the personal...
...2007-Vodafone UK: Face-Time Or Online?; New research reveals...RDATE:13112007 New research released...methods with the new. Despite the hype...Popular meeting places include top restaurants...while Scotland is the place to ... |
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Softimage Unveils Face Robot Software; Revolutionary new technology delivers...
...excited to deliver a new technology that truly...expression. With Face Robot software, artists...precise control, Face Robot offers the freedom...tissue "solver," Face Robot simulates how...solve and animate faces. Designer ... |
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