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  • 21appropriate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Appropriate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑congress {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ consider sth, deem sth, feel sth …

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  • 22Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group — The Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (AIDG) provides access to environmentally friendly infrastructure in impoverished communities in developing countries through a combination of business incubation, education, and direct outreach.… …

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  • 23appropriate — Synonyms and related words: a propos, absorb, abstract, acceptable, according to Hoyle, accroach, ad rem, adapted, admissible, adopt, advantageous, advisable, agreeable, allocate, allot, and, annex, appertaining, applicable, applying, appoint,… …

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  • 24use — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 using; being used ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, extensive, great, heavy, liberal ▪ full, maximum ▪ He made …

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  • 25appropriate —    1. to steal    Originally, it meant to take for your own use, without any taint of impropriety:     All old mali had actually done, though, was appropriate his half share of what he had hoed and sweated to grow. (P. Scott, 1977 the mali, or… …

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  • 26appropriate — 1 adjective correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose: At an appropriate moment I ll offer the visitors some coffee. (+ for): Your clothes are hardly appropriate for a job interview. (+ to): objectives and strategies which… …

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  • 27Use of force — The term use of force refers to the right of an individual or authority to settle conflicts or prevent certain actions by applying measures to either: a) dissuade another party from a particular course of action, or b) physically intervene to… …

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  • 28appropriate — appropriately, adv. appropriateness, n. appropriative /euh proh pree ay tiv, euh tiv/, adj. appropriativeness, n. appropriator, n. adj. /euh proh pree it/; v. /euh proh pree ayt /, adj., v …

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  • 29appropriate — ap•pro•pri•ate adj. [[t]əˈproʊ pri ɪt[/t]] v. [[t] ˌeɪt[/t]] adj. v. at•ed, at•ing 1) particularly suitable; fitting; compatible: remarks appropriate to the occasion[/ex] 2) gov to set apart for a specific purpose or use: to appropriate funds for …

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  • 30appropriate — adjective /əˈproʊpriət / (say uh prohpreeuht) 1. suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example. 2. belonging or peculiar to one: each played their appropriate part. 3. (of behaviour) acceptable.… …