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Leah
Leah , in the Bible, Laban's elder, less beautiful daughter and Jacob's first wife.... Read more |
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Less-Lethal Weapons Technology
Less-Lethal Weapons Technology ¦ JUDSON KNIGHT Less-lethal weapons are tools and techniques designed for riot control and other security functions with the intention of neutralizing hostile activity without killing or causing permanent bodily harm. Varieties of less-lethal... Read more |
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alkaline earths
alkaline earths , oxides of the alkaline-earth metals , especially of calcium, strontium, and barium. They are not readily soluble in water and form solutions less basic than those of alkalies.... Read more |
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Agathon
Agathon , c.450-c.400 BC, Athenian tragedian. Plato's Symposium has as its scene the celebration of Agathon's first dramatic victory. Less than 40 lines of his work survive.... Read more |
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Joses
Joses [Gr. form of Heb. Joseph ], in the Bible. 1 Kinsman of Jesus. 2 Brother of St. James (the Less); same as 1, if the traditional interpretation is accepted. 3 See Barnabas, Saint .... Read more |
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Labor force
RETIREMENT, PATTERNS The pattern of retirement at the end of the work career is shaped less by aging per se than by institutional mechanisms that provide incentives and support structures for workers Read more |
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acid soil
acid soil A soil having a pH less than 7.0. Degrees of soil acidity are recognized. Soil is regarded as ‘very acid’ when the reaction is less than pH 5.0. The USDA lists five standard ranges of soil acidity (less than pH 4.5, extremely acid; 4.5–5.0, very strongly acid;... Read more |
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terrestrial planet
terrestrial planet the earth or a planet that resembles the earth in its physical characteristics. The terrestrial planets in the solar system are the earth , Mercury , Venus , and Mars . These planets are approximately the same size, with the earth the largest. They are considerably denser... Read more |
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Saint James (James the Less)
Saint James in the Bible, one of the Twelve Apostles, called St. James the Less or St. James the Little. He was the son of Alphaeus; his mother, Mary, was one of those at the cross and tomb. The Western Church identifies him with Saint James , "the Lord's brother." Feast (with St. Philip): May... Read more |
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Contravention
CONTRAVENTION A term of French law meaning an act violative of a law, a treaty, or an agreement made between parties; a breach of law punishable by a fine of fifteen francs or less and by an imprisonment of three days or less. In the U.S. legal system, a breach or violation of the provisions of a... Read more |
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DETERMINER
...houses, half a loaf), double, twice and other multiplier expressions (double the money, twice the man he was, once each day...uncountable nouns only: much and little/a little, and usually less, least. (4) With uncountable ... |
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Double Jeopardy
...for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb...the clause is one of the least understood in the Bill of Rights...the Supreme Court has done little to remove the confusion. The...defendant has been “put twice in jeopardy.” The...values ... |
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Ormond, James Butler, 4th earl of
...with Gaelic chiefs and in governing with little or no financial help from...acquitted in 1447 abortive arrangements were twice made to settle the FitzGerald‐Ormond...circumvent unwelcome royal orders, he twice (1421 and c.1436–8) pressed, unsuccessfully... |
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Scottish Wars of Independence
...crowned as Robert I, but as rapidly defeated twice, and by the end of 1306 was in hiding...which caused widespread suffering, but had little effect on the stubborn Edward II. A...in battles, in which the English were twice victorious, at Dupplin Moor (1332) under... |
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energy budget of the earth
...over the subsequent life of the Earth is twice the present value. It is possible that...lifetime with present stored heat, which is twice as great.Rotational energy is dissipated...Moon and Earth–Sun orbits, but rather little of the energy lost by the Earth's slowing... |
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
...Token. These were reprinted in Twice‐Told Tales (1837, enlarged...Salem (1846–49), he wrote little, but satirically observed his...The Snow‐Image and Other Twice‐Told Tales (1851), containing “The...new cultural acquirements had little influence on his ... |
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jaundice
...bilirubin in the serum increases to at least twice the normal upper limit.In practical...general illness, and usually to less than twice the upper limit of normal, is most often...Gilbert's syndrome is present in at least 1% of the normal ... |
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Adams, Maude
...important notices at the age of five as Little Schneider in Fritz, Our Cousin German...M. Barrie to dramatize his novel The Little Minister. Watching Adams in Rosemary, Barrie...resisted many offers, returning only twice. During the 1931–32 season she toured... |
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Dieppe raid
...slaughter—but intelligence was lacking on other essentials. Little was known about the strength of the positions or the whereabouts...exchanged fire with part of the landing force. (The Admiralty had twice warned the naval force commander that the convoy was in the... |
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Fiorillo, Tiberio
...became a stock character in French comedy, he was certainly its most skilled interpreter. Fiorillo visited London at least twice (in 1673 and 1675) and was popular with Court and public alike. A musician, dancer, singer, acrobat, and pantomimist... |
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tropical cyclone
...over tropical oceans. Wind speeds of at least 33 m/s (force 12 on the Beaufort scale...such storms and distinguish them from less intense systems (e.g. tropical depressions (of twice or more than twice the diameter) or tropical storms... |
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Johnson, Andrew
...He later settled in Tennessee, where he twice served in the state house (elected 1835...ten years (first elected 1843) and was twice elected governor of Tennessee (1853...remainder of his term in office, he had little power. The most significant achievement... |
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mass–luminosity relation
...opacity involved. For stars of less than 0.4 solar masses, which...mass similar to or slightly less than the Sun, the luminosity...power (e.g. a star with twice the mass will have 32 times...cubed (e.g. a star with twice the mass will have about 8 times... |
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colpus
colpus(pl. colpi) A germinal groove or aperture on the surface of a pollen grain, which is elliptical or approximately rectangular in shape and at least twice as long as it is wide. The shape and arrangement of colpi are diagnostic in the identification of pollen. |
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eclipse
...s orbit. As seen from any one place, lunar eclipses are twice as common as solar eclipses. Solar eclipses occur when the...and at the same longitude as the Sun. The Moon obscures at least part of the Sun's disk as seen from a comparatively limited... |
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family, nuclear
...America. An adult will usually experience nuclear families twice: once as a child in his or her family of origin; and, after...associated only with certain stages in the life-course and are less durable than in the past. They may also have a different role... |
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Homosexuality
...and death (Leviticus 20. 13). Very little is said about relations between women...homosexual acts between women should be less severely punished. In any case, shariʿa...life. In general, it is clear that for twice-born Hindus, ‘homosexual acts’ (maithunaṃ...communities, ... |
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Little, George
Little, George (1754–1809) U...officer. Born in Massachusetts, Little entered the navy early in the...Revolutionary War. He was imprisoned twice by the British, and the second...helped him return to America. Little took command of the sloop Winthrop... |
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Shemaʿ
...Shemaʿ consists of three Pentateuchal passages: Deuteronomy 6. 4–9, 11. 13–21, and Numbers 15. 37–41.It is recited twice daily in the evening and the morning, and the practice dates back at least to the 2nd cent. CE. |
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bhikṣu
...and which is conferred by a chapter of at least ten monks. At this point, in order...categories according to the penalty prescribed. Twice a month, bhikṣus in a given area assemble...south-east Asia it is required (or at least desirable) that a layman should spend... |
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but
...t start consecutive sentences with but. Also, putting this subordinating conjunction twice in one sentence invariably makes the sentence unwieldy and less easy to read—e.g.: “But this opening misleads because the focus dissipates as... |
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saying
...apothegm, epigram, epigraph, maxim, proverb “Once burned, twice shy” is an old saying about learning from your mistakes. In fact...Eliot as the epigraph to his new novel). An aphorism requires a little more thought than an epigram, since it aims to be profound rather... |
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odorous
...it is used with a negative sense about twice as often as a positive one. Malodorous carries...odorous or malodorous], was obtained with little difficulty.” (Theodore R. Cogswell, “The Wall...misused to mean “corrupt” or at least “suspicious”—e.g.: “There ... |
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BET TWICE INVINCIBLE? CONTENDERS THINK SO
...Park wants to talk about: Bet Twice is unbeatable and Talinum is...eighth, and the subject of Bet Twice dominated the conversation, to say the least. The connections of Talinum...their horses up to take on Bet Twice, and they all did it with a... |
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Twice-weekly RIF/PZA may get nod as six months of INH gets more respect.
...he says. Better to let a little common sense prevail, he adds...sympathetic, seeing as how twice-weekly RIF/PZA was probably...to the first working group, twice-weekly RIF/PZA probably...involving a trial of you guessed it twice-weekly RIF/PZA. He got... |
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A Systems Comparison of Once- Versus Twice-Daily Milking of Pastured Dairy Cows
...7% greater than the twice-daily herd in their...lactose yields per cow were less for once-daily than for twice-daily milking. Interactions...2004) reported 30% less milk from cows milked...compared with those milked twice daily during an ... |
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Merck Discontinues Study Arms with Twice-Daily Dosing of Crixivan(R) In...
...two dosing regimens (Crixivan twice-daily with RTIs and three...was more effective than the twice-daily regimen in reducing...viral RNA to below detection (less than 400 copies/mL) in patients...64 percent of patients on the twice-daily regimen. "Although... |
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TWICE Expands Coverage Of CES.(Consumer Electronics Show, CE Channel)
...Business. There will also be a link on the TWICE daily e-newsletter to the site. The...be appearing in the print version of the TWICE CES Daily. And last but not least, yours truly and several TWICE editors will be appearing on The CE Channel... |
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BET TWICE RUNS AWAY ALYSHEBA (4TH) FAILS IN TRIPLE CROWN BID
...instead went to Bet Twice. Bet Twice, who was 8-1 and ridden by...38 2/5 and 2:03. Bet Twice left another broken dream behind...congratulate him. "The pace was a little slow and Chris was too far back...with the way he ran. "Bet Twice ran a ... |
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BET TWICE DRUGGED FOR FLORIDA DERBY?(Sports)
...horse in the same barn as Bet Twice got loose and the security guard assigned to watching Bet Twice helped chase it down. When the guard returned to the stall, Bet Twice appeared to be a little logy. Although it was never proven... |
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BET TWICE BY 14! ALYSHEBA DENIED.(Sports)
...made a quick outside move with Bet Twice. With less than a half-mile to go, he accelerated...Once he got to the front, Bet Twice began pulling away from his eight...Belmont victory in 1973. "Bet Twice really turned it around today... |
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Bet Twice, Alysheba Give Travers Championship Flavor
Although Bet Twice and Alysheba have been in...revelation about their talents. At least it was for The Washington...is a mediocre group, Bet Twice and Alysheba have disproved...attracting not only Bet Twice and Alysheba but also the... |
 "The Independent (London, England)")
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Twice Over puts Cecil in a Classic quandary
...from his wide draw to track Twice Over. They challenged either...when Raven's Pass went past Twice Over in the dip he was matched...Fortune] gave him only one little slap. I really wanted seven...Approach, 5-1 Raven's Pass, Twice Over, 7-1 Ibn Khaldun, ... |
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