minor disadvantage
1a fly in the ointment — 1. Some slight flaw which corrupts a thing of value (from the Bible, Ecclesiastes 10.1) 2. A minor disadvantage in otherwise favourable circumstances • • • Main Entry: ↑fly * * * a minor irritation that spoils the success or enjoyment of… …
2Lift hill — Goliath (2002), in Walibi Holland of the Netherlands, has a 150 foot (45.7 meter) lift hill. A lift hill, or chain hill, is often the initial upward sloping section of track on a typical roller coaster that initially transports the… …
3CityDesk — Developer(s) Fog Creek Software Stable release 2.0 / August 25, 2003; 8 years ago (2003 08 25) Type Content Management System …
4INTERPRETATION — This article is arranged according to the following outline: definition of terms bible exegesis substance of bible exegesis in jewish creative interpretation and integrative interpretation …
5United 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… …
6drug — drug1 /drug/, n., v., drugged, drugging. n. 1. Pharm. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well being. 2. (in federal law) a. any substance… …
7Drug — /droog/, n. Zoroastrianism. the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood. Cf. Asha. [ < Avestan drauga] * * * I Any chemical agent that affects the function of living things. Some, including antibiotics, stimulants, tranquilizers,… …
8harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled harbor any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… …
9Employment Relations Act 2000 — Infobox NZ Legislation short title=Employment Relations Act long title= No long title introduced by= date passed=2000 royal assent= commencement= October 2 2000 amendments= 2001, 2004 related legislation= Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration… …
10biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
