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101plank — noun (C) 1 a long narrow, usually heavy piece of wooden board, used especially for making structures to walk on: a small bridge made of planks 2 plank of an argument/agenda/programme etc one of the main features or principles of an argument etc:… …
102mandate — [ˈmænˌdeɪt] noun [singular] the authority of an elected government or official to do the things that they promised to do before an election He was elected with a clear mandate to reduce taxes.[/ex] …
103fall between two stools — phrasal : to fail or come to naught because of inability to choose between or reconcile two alternative or conflicting courses of action a story of falling between two stools the stool of election promises to balance the budget and reduce taxes,… …
104pro|pos|al — «pruh POH zuhl», noun. 1. what is proposed; plan, scheme, or suggestion: »a proposal to reduce taxes, constitutional proposals. The club will now hear this member s proposal. 2. an offer of marriage. 3. the act of proposing: »Proposal is easier… …
105import duty — Taxes HM Customs and Excise charge on goods imported into the European Union. These include Customs Duty, Common Agricultural Policy ( CAP) Charges, and Anti Dumping Duty ( ADD). HM Customs & Revenue Glossary * * * import duty import duty ➔ duty… …
106Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
107United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
108United 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… …
109France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
110government budget — Forecast of governmental expenditures and revenues for the ensuing fiscal year. In modern industrial economies, the budget is the key instrument for the execution of government economic policies. Because government budgets may promote or retard… …
