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  • 51roll the dice — phrasal to assume a risk by taking action < rolled the dice when they bought those stocks > …

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  • 52John Stuart Mill — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 19th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = John Stuart Mill name = John Stuart Mill birth = 20 May 1806 Pentonville, London, England death = 8 May 1873 Avignon, France school&#8230; …

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  • 53Alpine Meadows, California — Infobox ski area name=Alpine Meadows logo= picture= caption= location=Tahoe City, CA nearest city=Tahoe City, CA, Squaw Valley, CA, Truckee, CA top elevation=8,637 ft (2,633 m) base elevation=6,835 ft (2,083 m) skiable area=2,400 acres (9.7 km²)&#8230; …

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  • 54The Ropers — infobox television show name = The Ropers caption = The Ropers opening logo format = Sitcom runtime = 30 Minutes creator = starring = Norman Fell Audra Lindley Jeffrey Tambor Patricia McCormack Louise Vallance country = USA network = ABC first&#8230; …

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  • 55Drake's Plate of Brass — The so called Drake s Plate of Brass. Note the hole in the lower right. The real plate was described as displaying the queen s portrait on a sixpence coin through a hole in the plate. The so called Drake s Plate of Brass is a forgery that&#8230; …

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  • 56Jim Cramer — Infobox Celebrity name = James J. Cramer imagesize = 250px caption = birth date = Birth date and age|1955|2|10 [http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/54345 jim cramer s stop trading 11 14 07 don t nix nyx Jim Cramer s Stop Trading! 11/14/07: Don t&#8230; …

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  • 57Adrian Păunescu — (born July 20, 1943) is a Romanian poet, journalist, and politician.Early lifeBorn in Copăceni, Bălţi County, in what is now the Republic of Moldova, Păunescu spent his childhood in Bârca, Dolj County. He did his secondary studies at Carol I High …

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  • 58Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Co. — Williams v. Walker Thomas Furniture Co. , 350 F.2d 445 (C.A. D.C. 1965), was a court opinion, written by J. Skelly Wright, that had a definitive discussion of unconscionability as a defense to enforcement of contracts. As a staple of first year&#8230; …

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  • 59Archdiocese of Philadelphia —     Archdiocese of Philadelphia     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of Philadelphia     (PHILADELPHIENSIS)     A diocese established in 1808; made an archdiocese, 12 Feb., 1875, comprises all the city and county of Philadelphia, and the&#8230; …

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  • 60insure — in·sure /in shu̇r/ vb in·sured, in·sur·ing vt: to assure against a loss by a contingent event on certain stipulated conditions or at a given rate of premium: give, take, or procure insurance on or for vi: to contract to give insurance:&#8230; …

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