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  • 1give the axe — verb 1. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position The boss fired his secretary today The company terminated 25% of its workers • Syn: ↑displace, ↑fire, ↑give notice, ↑can, ↑dismiss, ↑ …

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  • 2The Charitable Corporation v. Sutton — (1742) 26 ER 642; 2 ATK 404 is an important old English law case which holds in substance that a director of a company owes duties to the company in the same measure and quality as does a trustee to a trust.FactsJudgmentLord Hardwickecquote| I… …

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  • 3The Charitable Corporation v Sutton — Court Court of Chancery Date decided 13 August 1742 Citation(s) (1742) 26 ER 642; 2 Atk 404 Case opinions Lord Hardwicke Keywords …

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  • 4lay off — verb 1. put an end to a state or an activity (Freq. 3) Quit teasing your little brother • Syn: ↑discontinue, ↑stop, ↑cease, ↑give up, ↑quit • Ant: ↑ …

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  • 5axe — 1. noun /æks/ a) A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy <! metallic (material is not essential, the axes used to be of stone in the stone age head flattened to a blade on one side, and a <! usually wooden… …

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  • 6The Gravedancers — Infobox Film name = The Gravedancers caption = Theatrical release poster director = Mike Mendez producer = Jonathan Dana Brent Emery Mark Morgan writer = Brad Keene Chris Skinner starring = Dominic Purcell Clare Kramer music = Joseph Bishara… …

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  • 7The Empire (Warhammer) — In Games Workshop s Warhammer Fantasy fictional universe, The Empire is one of the human political factions and armies, and is featured in many games and novels. In terms of location, language, culture, and society, it bears a strong resemblance… …

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  • 8The Ballad of the White Horse — is a poem by G K Chesterton about the idealized exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great, published in 1911 AD. Written in ballad form, the work is usually considered an epic poem. The poem narrates how Alfred was able to defeat the invading… …

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  • 9The Adventures of Dr. McNinja — Dr. McNinja atop Gordito s pet raptor, Yoshi Author(s) Chris Hastings, formerly inked by Kent Archer (2006 2010), inked by Christopher Hastings (2010 present) colored by Carly Monardo (2008 2009) …

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  • 10The Isle of Pines — is a book written by Henry Neville in 1668.The book explores the fictional adventures of George Pines and four women fellow survivors who are shipwrecked on an idyllic island. Pines finds that the island produces food abundantly with little or no …

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