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111top — I UK [tɒp] / US [tɑp] noun Word forms top : singular top plural tops *** 1) a) [countable, usually singular] the highest place, point, part, or surface of something We could see mountain tops in the distance. at the top of something: I left my… …
112run — I [[t]rʌn[/t]] v. ran, run, run•ning, n. adj. 1) to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground 2) to move or pass quickly 3) to depart… …
113Pye, Henry James — (1745 1813) Born in London, the son of Henry Pye, a member of Parliament for Berkshire from 1746 until his death in 1766, he was created M.A. on 3 July 1766 and doctor of civil law in 1772. His father left huge debts, the family house burned… …
114incur — v.tr. (incurred, incurring) suffer, experience, or become subject to (something unpleasant) as a result of one s own behaviour etc. (incurred huge debts). Derivatives: incurrable adj. Etymology: ME f. L incurrere incurs (as IN (2), currere run) …
115to top it all (off) — spoken phrase in addition to everything else that was said or done To top it all, she left me with huge debts. Thesaurus: also and additionalsynonym Main entry: top …
116Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
117international 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… …
118Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
119United 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… …
120Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
