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  • 51depart — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To go away] Syn. go, quit, withdraw; see leave 1 . 2. [To deviate; usually used with from] Syn. diverge, turn aside, stray, digress; see deviate . 3. [To die] Syn. perish, expire, pass on; see die 1 . II (Roget s 3… …

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  • 52kick in — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. contribute, donate, pay, chip in*; see contribute , give 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. Informal. To give in common with others: chip in, contribute, donate, subscribe. Slang: come across. See GIVE. 2. Slang. To… …

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  • 53kick off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. start, open, get under way; see begin 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. Informal. To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute,… …

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  • 54pass away — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. die, depart, expire, pass on; see die 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To move toward a termination: go, go away, pass. See APPROACH, INCREASE, TIME. 2. To cease living: decease, demise, depart, die, drop, expire, go …

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  • 55pop off — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb Informal. To cease living: decease, demise, depart, die, drop, expire, go, pass away, pass (on), perish, succumb. Slang: check out, croak, kick in, kick off. Idioms: bite the dust, breathe one s last, cash in, give… …

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  • 56List of law topics (F-M) — NOTOC Law [From Old English lagu something laid down or fixed ; legal comes from Latin legalis , from lex law , statute ( [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law searchmode=none Law] , Online Etymology Dictionary; [http://www.m… …

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  • 57Lee Ranaldo — Infobox musical artist Name = Lee Ranaldo Img capt = Lee Ranaldo performing at The Hague in 2006. Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Lee M. Ranaldo Alias = Born = birth date and age|1956|2|3 Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA… …

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  • 58Great Northern Expedition — One of the most important achievements of the expedition was the mapping of the north east part of Asia. The geography department of the St. Petersburg Academy of Science published in 1754 a map with the title Nouvelle Carte des Découvertes… …

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  • 59Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …

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  • 60Economic 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… …

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