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  • 41Formula One car — A modern Formula One car is a single seat, open cockpit, open wheel race car with substantial front and rear wings, and engine positioned behind the driver. The regulations governing the cars are unique to the championship. The Formula One… …

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  • 42Thousand and One Nights, The —    Like CHAUCER’s CANTERBURY TALES or BOCCACCIO’s DECAMERON, The Thousand and One Nights (Alf Layla wa Layla) is a collection of stories within a frame narrative; the frame creates a context for the telling of tales within the larger tale, and… …

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  • 43To catch one's eye — Eye Eye ([imac]), n. [OE. eghe, eighe, eie, eye, AS. e[ a]ge; akin to OFries. [=a]ge, OS. [=o]ga, D. oog, Ohg. ouga, G. auge, Icel. auga, Sw. [ o]ga, Dan. [ o]ie, Goth. aug[=o]; cf. OSlav. oko, Lith. akis, L. okulus, Gr. o kkos, eye, o sse, the… …

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  • 44Number\ One — • Number One I. n. phr. informal Yourself; your own interests; your private or selfish advantage. Usually used in the phrase look out for number one . He was well known for his habit of always looking out for number one. II. adj. phr. 1. Of first …

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  • 45number\ one — • Number One I. n. phr. informal Yourself; your own interests; your private or selfish advantage. Usually used in the phrase look out for number one . He was well known for his habit of always looking out for number one. II. adj. phr. 1. Of first …

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  • 46Of one's self — Of Of ([o^]v), prep. [AS. of of, from, off; akin to D. & OS. af, G. ab off, OHG. aba from, away, Icel., Dan., Sw., & Goth. af, L. ab, Gr. ?, Skr. apa. Cf. {Off}, {A } (2), {Ab }, {After}, {Epi }.] In a general sense, from, or out from; proceeding …

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  • 47Remix (STAR One) — Remix was an Indian Television series produced by Rose Audio Visuals Pvt. Ltd. It used to air on India s new and upcoming channel STAR One. The Serial was a remake of the Popular Argentine Soap Rebelde Way. The show aimed at portraying best how… …

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  • 48full of oneself — Having a high or exaggerated opinion of one s own importance, etc (also full of one s own importance), too much the subject of one s own conversation • • • Main Entry: ↑full * * * very self satisfied and with an exaggerated sense of self worth …

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  • 49David Heinemeier Hansson — Hansson at the 2006 O Reilly Emerging Technology Conference Born October 15, 1979 (1979 10 15) (age 32) …

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  • 50egotism — e•go•tism [[t]ˈi gəˌtɪz əm, ˈɛg ə [/t]] n. 1) excessive reference to oneself in conversation or writing; conceit; boastfulness 2) selfishness; self centeredness; egoism • Etymology: 1705–15; < L ego ego+ ism; t perh. after despotism, idiotism… …

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