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  • 101for all that — in spite of, even with For all the time that he spends studying his marks are still very low. (from Idioms in Speech) whatever may have been said or done Your children seem to make it a general rule to lie to your parents, for all your talk about …

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  • 102after all — adverb Date: 1846 1. in spite of considerations or expectations to the contrary ; nevertheless < decided to take the train after all > < didn t rain after all > 2. in view of all circumstances < literature which is after all only a specia …

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  • 103Maximus, Metropolitan of all Rus — Maximus (Russian: Максим) (died 1305) was the Metropolitan of Kiev (1283–1305) who moved the see of Russian metropolitans to Vladimir on Kliazma. In spite of the move, the metropolitans were officially known as Metropolitan of Kiev and All Rus&#8230; …

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  • 104in spite of — their mutual dislike, he had helped her Syn: despite, notwithstanding, regardless of, for all; undeterred by, in defiance of, in the face of; even though, although …

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  • 105Over all — Over O ver ([=o] v[ e]r), prep. [AS. ofer; akin to D. over, G. [ u]ber, OHG. ubir, ubar, Dan. over, Sw. [ o]fver, Icel. yfir, Goth. ufar, L. super, Gr. ype r, Skr. upari. [root]199. Cf. {Above}, {Eaves}, {Hyper }, {Orlop}, {Super }, {Sovereign},&#8230; …

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  • 106for all — preposition a) In spite of, despite. For all his protests, he was forced to have a bath. b) (Indicates that a statement is true no matter what element of a set it is made about.) For all x in A, is even …

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  • 107after all — Eventually, finally, ultimately, upon the whole, when all has been considered, when all is said, at last, in the end, notwithstanding, in spite of that …

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  • 108for all — 1) in spite of something For all his complaining, I think he actually enjoyed the day. 2) considering how large or small an amount is For all the trouble he s caused her, you d think she d be happy to see him go …

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  • 109for all (that) — idi for all (that), in spite of (that); notwithstanding: For all that, it was a good year[/ex] …

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  • 110for all - — I in spite of for all its clarity and style, the book is not easy reading II see all …

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