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  • 1Шокли, Уильям Брэдфорд — Уильям Брэдфорд Шокли англ. William Bradford Shockley Шокли в 1975 году Дата рождения: 13 февраля 1 …

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  • 2Run it up the flagpole — articleissues unreferenced=November 2007 orphan=July 2007 do attempt=May 2008 Let s run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes it is a catchphrase which became popular in the United States during the late 1950s and early… …

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  • 3com´mon|place´ness — com|mon|place «KOM uhn PLAYS», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) an everyday thing: »Forty years ago television was a rare novelty; today it is a commonplace. b) anything lacking originality: »Be not content with the commonplace in character any more… …

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  • 4com´mon|place´ly — com|mon|place «KOM uhn PLAYS», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) an everyday thing: »Forty years ago television was a rare novelty; today it is a commonplace. b) anything lacking originality: »Be not content with the commonplace in character any more… …

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  • 5com|mon|place — «KOM uhn PLAYS», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) an everyday thing: »Forty years ago television was a rare novelty; today it is a commonplace. b) anything lacking originality: »Be not content with the commonplace in character any more than with the… …

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  • 6Japanese literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced by Japanese authors in Japanese or, in its earliest beginnings, at a time when Japan had no written language, in the Chinese classical language.       Both in quantity and quality, Japanese… …

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  • 7English Literature — • Latin, French, Italian, Greek, and Spanish literatures are a few of the influences Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. English Literature     English Literature      …

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  • 8Neon Genesis Evangelion (anime) — Neon Genesis Evangelion The Neon Genesis Evangelion logo. 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン (Shin Seiki Evangerion) …

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  • 9Skill — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Skill >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 skill skill skillfulness address Sgm: N 1 dexterity dexterity dexterousness Sgm: N 1 adroitness adroitness expertness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 proficiency …

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  • 10hot and bothered — {adj.}, {informal} Excited and worried, displeased, or puzzled. A hackneyed phrase. * /Fritz got all hot and bothered when he failed in the test./ * /Leona was all hot and bothered when her escort was late in coming for her./ * /Jerry was hot and …

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