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51hes´i|ta´tor — hes|i|tate «HEHZ uh tayt», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. –v.i. 1. to hold back; feel doubtful; be undecided; show that one has not yet made up one s mind: »I hesitated about taking his side until I knew the whole story. But it is clear enough that he… …
52hes´i|tat´er — hes|i|tate «HEHZ uh tayt», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. –v.i. 1. to hold back; feel doubtful; be undecided; show that one has not yet made up one s mind: »I hesitated about taking his side until I knew the whole story. But it is clear enough that he… …
53hes|i|tate — «HEHZ uh tayt», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. –v.i. 1. to hold back; feel doubtful; be undecided; show that one has not yet made up one s mind: »I hesitated about taking his side until I knew the whole story. But it is clear enough that he has not… …
54asleep at the switch — {adj. phr.} 1. Asleep when it is one s duty to move a railroad switch for cars to go on the right track. * /The new man was asleep at the switch and the two trains crashed./ 2. {informal} Failing to act promptly as expected, not alert to an… …
55asleep at the switch — {adj. phr.} 1. Asleep when it is one s duty to move a railroad switch for cars to go on the right track. * /The new man was asleep at the switch and the two trains crashed./ 2. {informal} Failing to act promptly as expected, not alert to an… …
56lazy — I. adjective (lazier; est) Etymology: perhaps from Middle Low German lasich feeble; akin to Middle High German erleswen to become weak Date: 1549 1. a. disinclined to activity or exertion ; not energetic or vigorous b. encouraging inactivity or… …
57Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (United States) — In the U.S., generally accepted accounting principles, commonly abbreviated as US GAAP or simply GAAP, are accounting rules used to prepare, present, and report financial statements for a wide variety of entities, including publicly traded and… …
58Landing at Suvla Bay — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Landing at Suvla Bay caption= partof=First World War date=6 ndash;15 August, 1915 place=Suvla, Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey result=Turkish victory combatant1=flagicon|UK United Kingdom combatant2=… …
59Tran Tu Binh — (Vietnamese: Trần Tử Bình [http://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%E1%BA%A7n T%E1%BB%AD B%C3%ACnh] ) (1907 1967) was a Vietnamese revolutionary who later became one of the first generals of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1948) and Vietnam’s… …
60foot-dragging — /foot drag ing/, n. reluctance or failure to proceed or act promptly. Also, footdragging. [1945 50; from the v. phrase drag one s feet] * * * …
