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  • 51To lie on one's back — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… …

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  • 52al|to-re|lie|vo — «AL toh rih LEE voh», noun, plural vos. 1. sculpture in which the figures stand out at least half their thickness from the background; high relief. 2. a carving or piece of sculpture in high relief: »a fine bust of queen Elizabeth on onyx, alto… …

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  • 53They say or I heard say, is half a lie. — См. Говорят! …

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  • 54Cú Chuimne — (died 747) was a monk of Iona. Cú Chuimne, along with Ruben of Dairinis, was responsible for the great compendium known as Collectio canonum Hibernensis (Irish collection of Canon law). Little is known of Cú Chuimne. He is credited with composing …

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  • 55Betrayal (1983 film) — Infobox Film name = Betrayal caption = Betrayal theatrical poster. director = David Jones producer = Sam Spiegel writer = Harold Pinter starring = Ben Kingsley Jeremy Irons Patricia Hodge cinematography = Mike Fash editing = John Bloom… …

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  • 56Kiyohara Tama — Infobox Person name = Kiyohara Tama residence = other names = Eleonora Ragusa, Kiyohara Otama, Ragusa Otama imagesize = caption = birth name = Kiyohara Tamayo birth date = 1861 birth place = Tokyo, Japan death date = 1939 death place = Tokyo,… …

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  • 57Boston Corner, New York — Boston Corner is a hamlet of the town of Ancram in Columbia County, New York, USA. It was formerly part of the town of Mount Washington, Massachusetts and was annexed to New York State on April 13, 1857. History : The following was written in… …

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  • 58NYPD Blue (Season 9) — Lie Like a Rug Original airdate: November 6, 2001 *Directed by: Mark Tinker *Written by: Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, Matt Olmstead Nicholas WoottonIn the wake of the World Trade Center disaster and Danny s disappearance, the 15th Precinct faces a… …

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  • 59terminological inexactitude a —    lie    The term was coined by Winston Churchill in a speech quoted by Hansard on 22 February 1906, meaning inaccuracy rather than untruth:     [Chinese labour in South Africa] cannot in the opinion of His Majesty s Government be classified as… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 60United 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… …

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