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  • 21view — /vju:/ noun a way of thinking about something ● We asked the sales manager for his views on the reorganisation of the reps’ territories. ● The chairman takes the view that credit should never be longer than thirty days. ♦ to take the long view to …

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  • 22long — /lɒŋ/ adjective for a large period of time ♦ in the long term over a long period of time ♦ to take the long view to plan for a long period before current investment becomes profitable ♦ to be long of a stock or to go long to buy a share as a long …

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  • 23The Autobiography of Supertramp — Greatest hits album by Supertramp Released July 1986 Recorded …

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  • 24Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey — is a Christmas television special produced in stop motion animation by Rankin Bass. It was first aired in 1977, and its plot is similar to an earlier Rankin Bass special, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Contents 1 Plot 2 Voice cast 3 …

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  • 25To take the field — Field Field (f[=e]ld), n. [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. f[ a]lt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.] 1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; …

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  • 26long — long1 longly, adv. longness, n. /lawng, long/, adj. longer /lawng geuhr, long /, longest /lawng gist, long /, n., adv. adj. 1. having considerable linear extent in space: a long distance; a long handle. 2. having considerable duration in time: a… …

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  • 27long — I [[t]lɔŋ, lɒŋ[/t]] adj. long•er [[t]ˈlɔŋ gər, ˈlɒŋ [/t]] long•est [[t]ˈlɔŋ gɪst, ˈlɒŋ [/t]] n. adv. 1) having considerable or greater than usual linear extent in space 2) having considerable or greater than usual duration in time 3) extending,… …

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  • 28The Sacrament of Penance —     The Sacrament of Penance     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance     Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… …

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  • 29The Carmelite Order —     The Carmelite Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order     One of the mendicant orders.     Origin     The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …

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  • 30The United States of America —     The United States of America     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America     BOUNDARIES AND AREA     On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …

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