it's by no means a foregone conclusion
21Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… …
22Finnish Civil War — Tampere s civilian buildings destroyed in the civil war. Date …
23Salary cap — In professional sports, a salary cap (or wage cap) is a cartel agreement between teams that places a limit on the amount of money that can be spent on player salaries. The limit exists as a per player limit or a total limit for the team s roster …
2420 July plot — The 20 July plot of 1944 was a failed attempt to assassinate German dictator Adolf Hitler, the leader of Nazi Germany, and to take power by means of a plan called Operation Valkyrie ( Unternehmen Walküre ). Operation Valkyrie was approved by… …
25Nouriel Roubini — Roubini redirects here. For the financial analysis firm, see Roubini Global Economics. Nouriel Roubini New Keynesian economics Nouriel Roubini, January 2009 Born …
26North Africa — North African. the northern part of Africa, esp. the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez. * * * Introduction region of Africa comprising …
27History of the United States (1865–1918) — The history of the United States (1865–1918) covers Reconstruction and the rise of industrialization in the United States.At the conclusion of the Civil War, the United States remained bitterly divided. Reconstruction and its failure left the… …
28forego — (v.) to go before, O.E. foregan to go before, from FORE (Cf. fore ) + GO (Cf. go). Related: Foregoing; foregone. Phrase foregone conclusion was popularized in Othello [III.iii], but Shakespeare s sense was not necessarily the main modern one of a …
29Technological and industrial history of the United States — The technological and industrial history of the United States describes the United States emergence as one of the largest nations in the world as well as the most technologically powerful nation in the world. The availability of land and labor,… …
30Malawi — Malawian, adj., n. /meuh lah wee/, n. 1. Formerly, Nyasaland. a republic in SE Africa, on the W and S shores of Lake Malawi: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence July 6, 1964; a …
