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11guarantee — 1 verb (T) 1 PROMISE STH WILL HAPPEN to promise that something will certainly happen or be done: guarantee (that): Take this opportunity, and I guarantee you won t regret it. | guarantee sth: The authorities could not guarantee the safety of the… …
12The Haj — is a novel published in 1984 by American author Leon Uris about a Palestinian Arab family caught up in the area’s historic events of the 1920s 1950s as witnessed by Ismael, the youngest son. The story begins in 1922 when Ibrahim takes over the… …
13John Rolle, 1st Baron Rolle — (16 October 1756 ndash; 3 April 1842) was a British peer who had served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in general support of William Pitt the Younger and was later an active member of the House of Lords. His violent attacks on Edmund Burke and… …
14Juba Valley Alliance — Infobox Somali faction faction name=Juba Valley Alliance leaders=Col. Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale Col. Abdulahi Sheik Ismael Fara Tag clan tribe=Marehan, Ogadeni and Habr Gedir [cite web last = first = authorlink = coauthors = title = Somalia: Main …
15nail someone down — elicit a firm promise or commitment from someone I can t nail her down to a specific date …
16international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
17United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
18Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer. The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… …
19Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
20India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
