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As You Like It
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what you see is all you get
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Happy Birthday to You
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Kwame Kilpatrick
Kwame Kilpatrick1970— Former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was the youngest mayor to lead the city of Detroit, Michigan, and the city's first mayor to resign the office after being charged with a felony. What began as an administration full of promise for both Kilpatrick and the beleaguered city in 2002... Read more |
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Golden Rule
Golden Rule in the New Testament, saying of Jesus. In the Gospel of Matthew he says, "In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets." The Gospel of St. Luke has "Do to others as you would have them do to you." It is stated negatively in... Read more |
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are
are are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party? formal question put to those appearing before the Committee on UnAmerican Activities during the McCarthy campaign of 1950–4 against alleged Communists in the US government and other institutions; the allusive form are you... Read more |
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Kirk Whalum
Kirk Whalum Saxophonist For the Record… Selected discography Sources Best known for his saxophone solo on Whitney Houston’s hit “I Will Always Love You,” contemporary jazz musician Kirk Whalum has also recorded a series of well received solo albums and film soundtracks,... Read more |
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Numeration systems
Numeration systems Numeration systems are methods for representing quantities. As a simple example, suppose you have a basket of oranges. You might want to keep track of the number of oranges in the basket. Or you might want to sell the oranges to someone else. Or you might simply want to give the... Read more |
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Time management
Time Management Many people struggle with time management and would like to accomplish more tasks in a day, or have more time for non-work activities. There are a number of suggestions for improving time management at work and at home, and different approaches work for different... Read more |
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Thomas Lewis
Thomas Lewis 1939– Fishing school administrator Defined Personal Direction Opened The Fishing School Focused on Continuous Improvement Broadened His Mission Sources “If you give a man a fish, you Read more |
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APHAERESIS
...detective, flu from influenza. The use of an APOSTROPHE to mark aphaeresis ('gator, 'phone, 'plane) is now rare, expect when used to mark novel or unusual forms, as in 'kyou for ‘thank you’. See APHESIS, CLIPPING, ELISION. |
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Auden, W(ystan) H(ugh)
...City Without Walls (1969); Epistle to a Godson (1972); Academic Graffiti (1972), 61 clerihews about famous people; Thank You, Fog (1974), his last lyrics; and Collected Poems (1976), a final selection, often with revisions. His later prose... |
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Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope
...humor and anger in covering a variety of issues. Notable songs: Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope; Fighting for Pharaoh; Thank Heaven for You. Micki GRANT was born in Chicago and educated at the University of Illinois, Roosevelt University, and De... |
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KENYA
...for understandable, ‘loko’ for local, ‘pipu’ for people. (7) Usually uncountable nouns are often countable: Thank you for your many advices; We eat a lot of breads; I held the child on my laps; A lady with big bums is attractive. (8... |
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QUEBEC
...ENGLISH and AmE, as for example the widespread use of bienvenu(e), the equivalent of You're welcome (in response to merci thank you), rather than the de rien (It's nothing) of France. There has been little comparable concern in Quebec about the... |
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RHYTHM
...series of beats in the flow of syllables. Occasionally, a pulse can occur but be silent, as when someone says 'kyou for thank you; this is technically referred to as silent stress. When a chest pulse has greater force, it produces a stress pulse whose... |
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First Amendment Absolutism
...to read the words of the First Amendment. When the latter would reach the phrase “no law,” Black would utter a soft “thank you” and observe that the language at issue required an absolutist interpretation as to the exercise of the precious constitutional... |
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pregnancy tests
...results. Reporting the history of the test in 1985, Zwarenstein put on record a letter from a family doctor who wrote: ‘Thank you for your report on the pregnancy test on Mrs X. You may be interested to know that of one GP of many years' standing... |
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Twin Beds
...furious. But when he warns Monti that a scandal could follow with Monti's picture in the papers, the befuddled tenor can only thank him for offering him some much‐needed publicity. Signora Monti ( Ray Cox), an Amazonian harridan, also enters and also... |
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enallage
enallage, a rhetorical figure in which one grammatical form is substituted for another, as in ‘We was robbed!’ (Joe Jacobs) or ‘Thank me no thankings, nor proud me no prouds’ (Romeo and Juliet, iii.v. 153). |
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thank
thank / [unvoicedth]angk/ • v. [tr.] express...gratitude to (someone), esp. by saying “Thank you”: Mac thanked her for the meal and...for something: you have only yourself to thank for the plight you are in. PHRASES: I will... |
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thank you
thank you • interj. a polite expression used when acknowledging a gift, service, or compliment, or accepting or refusing an offer: thank you for your letter no thank you, I don't believe I will. • n. an instance or means of expressing... |
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Now Thank We All Our God
Now Thank We All Our God (Nun danket alle Gott). Ger. hymn. Words by Lutheran prelate Martin Rinckart (1586–1649), mus. by Johannes Crüger (1598–1662). J. S. Bach used melody as basis of his choral prelude of same name (BWV657). |
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God
...important. please God used to emphasize a strong wish or hope: please God the money will help us find a cure. thank Godsee thank. to God used after a verb to emphasize a strong wish or hope: I hope to God you've got something else to put... |
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bank
...outflank, outrank, Planck, plank, point-blank, prank, rank, sank, shank, shrank, spank, stank, swank, tank, thank, wank, yank •sandbank • piggy bank • mountebank •fog bank • mudbank • Bundesbank •databank • riverbank... |
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blacken
...blackened faces. ∎ [intr.] (of the sky) become dark as night or a storm approaches. ∎ [tr.] fig. damage or destroy (someone's good reputation); defame: she won't thank you for blackening her husband's name. |
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blink
...outflank, outrank, Planck, plank, point-blank, prank, rank, sank, shank, shrank, spank, stank, swank, tank, thank, wank, yank •sandbank • piggy bank • mountebank •fog bank • mudbank • Bundesbank •databank • riverbank... |
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crisp
...writing) briskly decisive and matter-of-fact, without hesitation or unnecessary detail: they were cut off with a crisp “Thank you.” • n. 1. a dessert of fruit baked with a crunchy topping of brown sugar, butter, and flour: rhubarb crisp. 2... |
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cufflink
...outflank, outrank, Planck, plank, point-blank, prank, rank, sank, shank, shrank, spank, stank, swank, tank, thank, wank, yank •sandbank • piggy bank • mountebank •fog bank • mudbank • Bundesbank •databank • riverbank... |
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flank
...outflank, outrank, Planck, plank, point-blank, prank, rank, sank, shank, shrank, spank, stank, swank, tank, thank, wank, yank •sandbank • piggy bank • mountebank •fog bank • mudbank • Bundesbank •databank • riverbank... |
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thank
thank • verb thank them for their present/helpsynonyms: offer/extend thanks to, express/show gratitude to, show appreciation to. |
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happily
...archaic fain. 3. happily, we are living in enlightened times synonyms: fortunately, luckily, thankfully, mercifully, by good luck, by good fortune, as luck would have it; thank goodness, thank God, thank heavens, thank the Lord. |
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fortunately
fortunately • adverb fortunately no one was injured in the collisionsynonyms: luckily, by good luck, by good fortune, as luck would have it, propitiously; mercifully, thankfully; thank goodness, thank God, thank heavens, thank the stars. |
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mercifully
mercifully • adverb mercifully, everyone escaped unharmedsynonyms: luckily, fortunately, happily, thank goodness, thank God, thank heavens. |
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obliged
...someone's debt.phrase: much obliged I really appreciate the ride—much obliged!synonyms: thank you, thanks, many thanks, thanks a lot, thanks (so) very much, thanks so much, thank you kindly; informal thanks a million. |
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thanks
...acknowledgment, recognition, credit. • exclamation thanks for being so helpful synonyms: thank you, many thanks, thanks very much, thanks a lot, thank you kindly, much obliged, much appreciated, bless you; informal thanks a million. phrase... |
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whew
whew • exclamation whew, we got out just in the nick of timesynonyms: phew, thank goodness, thank God, what a relief. |
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cooperation
...teamwork, partnership, coordination, liaison, association, synergy, synergism, give and take, compromise.See note at synergy. 2. thank you for your cooperation synonyms: assistance, helpfulness, help, helping hand, aid. |
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letter
...fan letter form letter letter of credit letter of intent letter of introduction letter of recommendation letter of thanks love letter mash letter memo memorandum newsletter open letter poison-pen letter rejection letter thank-you note |
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remiss
remiss • adjective I would be remiss if I did not thank my sistersynonyms: negligent, neglectful, irresponsible, careless, thoughtless, heedless, lax, slack, slipshod, lackadaisical, derelict; informal sloppy; formal delinquent.antonym: careful. |
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THANK YOU NOTES MORE APPRECIATED.(LIFE & LEISURE)
...those kids who was forced to sit and write thank you cards for hours on end following Christmas...then chances are you are still writing thank you letters today. But as you probably...parents are at fault for the decrease in thank you letters,'' Allen said. ``I never... |
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THANK-YOU NOTES ARE ALWAYS IN STYLE
...Record (Bergen County, NJ) 12-25-2011 THANK-YOU NOTES ARE ALWAYS IN STYLEByline...stocking for your newest grandchild. Saying thank you for such generosity is, of course, a must. To write or not to write the thank you, though, that is the question. The... |
 "The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)")
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Thank-you notes leave a lasting impression
Susan Fenner is a thank-you note writer. And she knows exactly...it, wear it or use it until you wrote a thank-you note," Fenner said. "My notes...from casual to hardly ever about writing thank-you notes, Fenner ramped it up. She... |
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Bringing Thank You Back - National Thank You Day Celebrates Everyday Acts of...
...Present One Good-Doer with a $20,000 Thank You CHICAGO, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The second annual National Thank You Day will again feature a contest to...for one small deed that deserves one big thank you. Sponsored by merci(R) Finest... |
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Thank You FOR READING THIS ; Embrace each opportunity to show gratitude
...important to family members that you say thank you to your parents, siblings and children...Institute deemed Sept. 24 the first national Thank You Day, in hopes of re-establishing...a reminder of how powerful the words 'thank you' are," Post said. "The right way... |
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IN THANK YOU GAME, WINNER MAKES A POINT
...feet when it comes to dodging the Great Thank You Game.It started innocently enough...too. "What would you like to say `thank you' for tonight?" I'd ask. For the...of nights, it was pleasingly terse: "Thank you for Mommy and Daddy and me." By Day... |
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A thank you to American soldiers killed in the Middle East
...order to end international piracy, we say thank you. To the soldiers who fought in the...order to end international piracy, we say thank you. To the soldiers who fought in the...order to defeat Nazism and fascism, we say thank you. To the soldiers who fought in Operation... |
 "The Independent (London, England)")
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Sometimes, 'thank you' is the hardest word ; EDITORIAL & OPINION
...that today I would tell you how to write thank-you letters. But I am going to go one...their advice on the art of writing a good thank you letter, and today I am bringing you...Tony Blair "Hello! Y'know, saying thank you is something I have thought a lot about... |
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Thank you, RDP Nation
Thank you, RDP Nation I would like to thank the Post-Tribune for providing me with this opportunity to publicly thank the RDP Nation and region football fans for their support over the years. I would like to start by thanking my brothers... |
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Worth noting: Thank-you notes generate much warmth for little effort
SUSAN Fenner is a thank-you note writer. And she knows exactly...it, wear it or use it until you wrote a thank-you note," Fenner said. "My notes...from casual to hardly ever about writing thank-you notes, Fenner ramped it up. She... |
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