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1for the duration — (informal) As long as the war (or the situation under discussion) continues • • • Main Entry: ↑duration * * * for the duration informal phrase until a period of time ends We don’t know how long the building work will last, but we’ll be staying… …
2for the duration — ► for the duration informal for a very long time. Main Entry: ↑duration …
3for the duration — informal until a period of time ends We don t know how long the building work will last, but we ll be staying with friends for the duration …
4for the duration — index throughout (during) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5Duration (Bergson) — Duration is the theory of time and consciousness, posited by the French philosopher Henri Bergson. TheoryInspired by the philosophy of Herbert Spencer, Bergson sought to improve upon its inadequacies, which he believed to be Spencer s lack of… …
6Duration — Du*ra tion, n. [OF. duration. See {Dure}.] The state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the portion of time during which anything exists. [1913 Webster] It was proposed that the duration of Parliament should be limited. Macaulay. [1913… …
7The Slab Boys — is a play by the Scottish artist and playwright John Byrne. The play is the first part of a trilogy, originally known as Paisley Patterns but now called The Slab Boys Trilogy , which tells the story of a group of young, urban, working class Scots …
8duration — ► NOUN ▪ the time during which something continues. ● for the duration Cf. ↑for the duration DERIVATIVES durational adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from durare to last …
9duration — the time occupied by the Second World War Shortened form of duration of the war. Common British usage, especially at the time when the outcome was uncertain and there was a taboo about predicting the future: ... you d never get back… …
10The Emergency (Ireland) — The Emergency ( ga. Ré na Práinne) was an official euphemism used by the Irish Government during the 1940s to refer to its position during World War II. The state was officially neutral during World War II, but declared an official state of… …
