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  • 1play upon — (smth) cause an effect on, influence They played on his feelings of loneliness to get him to come and buy them dinner every night …

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  • 2have the cheek to do smth — • to have the nerve to do smth • to have the cheek to do smth • to have the face to do smth • to have the guts to do smth (from Idioms in Speech) to put a bold face upon; to act boldly, as if there was nothing to be ashamed of; to dare to do… …

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  • 3have the face to do smth — • to have the nerve to do smth • to have the cheek to do smth • to have the face to do smth • to have the guts to do smth (from Idioms in Speech) to put a bold face upon; to act boldly, as if there was nothing to be ashamed of; to dare to do… …

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  • 4have the guts to do smth — • to have the nerve to do smth • to have the cheek to do smth • to have the face to do smth • to have the guts to do smth (from Idioms in Speech) to put a bold face upon; to act boldly, as if there was nothing to be ashamed of; to dare to do… …

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  • 5have the nerve to do smth — • to have the nerve to do smth • to have the cheek to do smth • to have the face to do smth • to have the guts to do smth (from Idioms in Speech) to put a bold face upon; to act boldly, as if there was nothing to be ashamed of; to dare to do… …

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  • 6set one's heart on doing smth — want very much I set my heart on a nice holiday this winter but I won t be able to go because I have no money. (from Idioms in Speech) implies to long for rather than to intend; to have at all costs Well, it s a mess. She s set her heart upon… …

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  • 7look\ down\ upon — • look down (up)on v To think of (a person or thing) as less good or important; feel that (someone) is not as good as you are, or that (smth) is not worth having or doing; consider inferior. Mary looked down on her classmates because she was… …

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  • 8Tsinghua University — For the university in Taiwan, see National Tsing Hua University. Coordinates: 40°00′00″N 116°19′36″E / 40°N 116.32667°E / 40; 116.326 …

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  • 9Internet censorship in the People's Republic of China — Part of a series on Censorship By media …

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  • 10March 2005 — ← – January 2005 – February 2005 – March – April 2005 – May 2005 – June 2005 – July 2005 – August 2005 – September 2005 – October 2005 – November 2005 – December 2005 – → < Marc …

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