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Prime Rate
PRIME RATE The prime rate is the rate of interest, reported as a percentage, charged by commercial banks on short-term loans to the nation's largest, most credit-worthy corporations. Relatively few U.S. corporations may borrow at this rate. Occasionally banks lend slightly below the prime rate to... Read more |
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Ephorus
Ephorus , c.405-330 BC, Greek historian, b. Cyme in Aeolis; pupil of Isocrates. His chief work is a universal history, in 30 books, of which only fragments survive, arranged by subjects. He was widely quoted by the ancients, notably by Diodorus Siculus.... Read more |
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Papias
Papias , fl. AD 130, early Christian theologian said to have been bishop of Hieropolis and a friend of St. Polycarp . Papias' five-volume work, Oracles; or, Explanations of the Sayings of the Lord, survives only in fragments quoted by Eusebius of Caesarea and St. Irenaeus. These are valuable... Read more |
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Ctesibius
Ctesibius (Ktesibios) (fl. Alexandria, 270 b.c.) invention. Ctesibius lived in Alexandria. The date 270 b.c. is fixed by an epigram by Hedylos, quoted by Athenaeus,1 concerning a singing cornucopia he made for the statue of Arsino Read more |
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Conway Cabal
Conway Cabal 1777, intrigue in the American Revolution to remove George Washington as commander in chief of the Continental Army. Washington had been defeated at Brandywine and Germantown, and Horatio Gates was flushed with success by his victory in the Saratoga campaign. Some Congressmen and... Read more |
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Hero of Alexandria
Hero of Alexandria (fl. Alexandria, a.d. 62) mathematics, physics, pneumatics, mechanics. Hero (or Heron) of Alexandria is a name under which a number of works have come down to us. They were written in Greek; but one of them, the Mechanics, is found only in an Arabic translation and another, the... Read more |
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Johann Peter Eckermann
Johann Peter Eckermann , 1792-1854, German scholar and author. He assisted Goethe in various literary labors, was professor of English and German at the Univ. of Jena, and later was librarian at Weimar. His Conversations with Goethe (1836-48, tr. 1850), which quotes the poet at length, is an... Read more |
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Et Al
ET AL. An abbreviated form of et alia, Latin for "and others." When affixed after the name of a person, et al. indicates that additional persons are acting in the same manner, such as several plaintiffs or grantors. When et al. is used in a judgment against defendants, it means that the quoted... Read more |
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Obadiah
Obadiah short prophetic book of the Bible. The prophet is otherwise unknown. The oracle which comprises this book dates from after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 586 BC The prophecy calls down doom on Edom, who had gloated over the misfortune of Israel, and announces that the... Read more |
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QUOTE UNQUOTE
QUOTE UNQUOTE. As a convention of dictation, a speaker...indicate that it has been completed by saying unquote. The usage has been carried over into conversation...the picture was quote great for America unquote’ ( Peter Ustinov, Loser, 1961). ... |
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quote—unquote
quote—unquote to begin quoting—to end quoting. Used parenthetically in spoken English to indicate that one is repeating a statement or passage, especially to emphasize one's detachment from or disagreement with the original. |
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unquote
un·quote / ˌənˈkwōt; ˈənˌkwōt/ • v. see quote —— unquote at quote. |
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...from a text or speech: a quote from Wordsworth. 2. a quotation...particular job or service: quotes from different insurance companies...on a stock exchange. 3. (quotes) quotation marks. PHRASES: quote —— unquote inf. used parenthetically... |
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Why the future of the world depends on 'Quote Unquote'
Radio Quote Unquote RADIO 4As with last week, I find myself...my previously hostile views on Quote Unquote; a recent edition with Katharine Whitehorn...not much less in the dark as to what Quote Unquote's fate should be. ... |
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RADIO: More reasons not to listen to `Quote Unquote'
...programme being broadcast by Radio 4 is Quote Unquote. I know that the station broadcasts...That was the highlight, for Quote Unquote is about being able to talk extempore...whatever. Anyway, to escape Quote Unquote, one has ... |
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QUOTE UNQUOTE
...Longsdorf The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 07-23-2004 QUOTE UNQUOTE -- Hilary Duff on ... going outAmy LongsdorfDate...Two Star B. Two Star P. One Star B Column: QUOTE UNQUOTE"I never go out. Do you ever read about me going out... |
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Quote, unquote, Rushie. Do I not like that!(Sport)
...Rush is No1 in a football poll with a difference ... for quotes they wish they had never said. The former Liverpool idol...times. There are quite a few other challengers for the 'quote, unquote' title, though. Close behind Rush is BBC commentating stalwart... |
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Quote, unquote, Rushie; RETRO REPORT June, 2004 How we covered...(Quotation)
...Rush is No1 in a football poll with a difference ... for quotes they wish they had never said. The former Liverpool idol...times. There are quite a few other challengers for the "quote, unquote" title, though. Close behind Rush is BBC commentating stalwart... |
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quote unquote tolle in his own words The Power of Now [Derived headline]
quote unquote tolle in his own wordsThe Power of Now " The pain-body consists of trapped life-energy that has split off from your total energy... |
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Quote/unquote.
Quote/Unquote One dark night Fired with love's urgent longings --Ah, the sheer grace!-- I went forth unobserved, My house being now at rest. --St. John of the Cross |
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Quote/unquote.(Letters)
Quote/Unquote Every Child Has known God, Not the God names, Not the God of don ts, Not the God who ever does Anything weird, But the God... |
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QUOTE UNQUOTE.(Life)
...David Beckham, 6. Kevin Whately, 7. Helena Bonham Carter, 8. John Thaw, 9. Bono, 10. Helena Bonham Carter. QUOTE UNQUOTE: 1. Lord Hattersley, 2. Billy Connolly, 3. Terry Wogan, 4. Tracey Emin, 5. Nik Kershaw, 6. Peter Mayle... |
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The Quote Unquote Vote
...Nixonian triumph, hands spread wide, fingers splayed like two giant . . . quotation marks. This was Patricia S. quote unquote "Patsy" Ticer. Also victorious on Tuesday was Linda T. "Toddy" Puller, who defeated A. "Sandy" Liddy Bourne... |
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