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  • 1Just War — theory is a doctrine of military ethics of Roman philosophical and Catholic origin [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/war/ The first philosophers of just war were Aristotle and Cicero, and the first theologians St. Augustine and St. Thomas… …

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  • 2under the wire — {adv. phr.} With a narrow time limit; in the last minute. * /The journalist s new lead article on Russia was due in press at 5 P.M., and he got it in at 4:57, just under the wire./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 3under the wire — {adv. phr.} With a narrow time limit; in the last minute. * /The journalist s new lead article on Russia was due in press at 5 P.M., and he got it in at 4:57, just under the wire./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 4under the wire — just before the end, before closing, just in time    Did you receive my application? It arrived on the last day of the competition, just under the wire …

    English idioms

  • 5under — un|der [ ʌndər ] function word *** Under can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun or number): There are piles of books under my desk. The total cost of the project is just under $3 million. The technology has been… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6under — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, under is also used in phrasal verbs such as go under and knuckle under .) 1) PREP If a person or thing is under something, they are at a lower level than that thing, and may be covered or… …

    English dictionary

  • 7under */*/*/ — UK [ˈʌndə(r)] / US [ˈʌndər] adverb, preposition Summary: Under can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun or number): There are piles of books under my desk. ♦ The total cost of the project is just under £2.2 million …

    English dictionary

  • 8under the wire — adverb (or adjective) 1. : at the finish line the third horse under the wire 2. : before a deadline : at the last moment pay one s taxes just under the wire * * * under the wire (chiefly N American informal) At the last minute …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 9just — I [[t]ʤʌ̱st[/t]] ADVERB USES ♦ (Please look at category 25 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) ADV: ADV before v You use just to say that something happened a very short time ago, or is starting to… …

    English dictionary

  • 10under — 1 preposition 1 BELOW directly below something, or covered by it: Write your name under your picture. | She was carrying her handbag under her arm. | I could see something glittering under the water. 2 LESS THAN less than a particular number,… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English