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11saddle sth with sth — UK US saddle sb/sth with sth Phrasal Verb with saddle({{}}/ˈsædl/ verb ► to put someone in a situation in which they have to deal with something difficult or unpleasant: »Many people do not want traditional mortgages that saddle borrowers with… …
12(on) the balance of evidence — (on) the balance of ˈevidence/probaˈbility f15 idiom (formal) (considering) the evidence on both sides of an argument, to find the most likely reason for or result of sth • The balance of evidence suggests the Liberal party s decline began before …
13(on) the balance of probability — (on) the balance of ˈevidence/probaˈbility f15 idiom (formal) (considering) the evidence on both sides of an argument, to find the most likely reason for or result of sth • The balance of evidence suggests the Liberal party s decline began before …
14saddle sb with sth — UK US saddle sb/sth with sth Phrasal Verb with saddle({{}}/ˈsædl/ verb ► to put someone in a situation in which they have to deal with something difficult or unpleasant: »Many people do not want traditional mortgages that saddle borrowers with… …
15force — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 physical strength, power or violence ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, terrible, tremendous ▪ full, maximum ▪ brute …
16Trade — A verbal (or electronic) transaction involving one party buying a security from another party. Once a trade is consummated, it is considered done or final. Settlement occurs 1 5 business days later. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I …
17trade — An oral (or electronic) transaction involving one party buying a security from another party. Once a trade is consummated, it is considered done or final. settlement occurs 1 5 business days later. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A trade is a deal …
18strike — strike1 W3S3 [straık] v past tense and past participle struck [strʌk] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hit)¦ 2¦(hit with hand/weapon etc)¦ 3¦(thought/idea)¦ 4 strike somebody as (being) something 5¦(stop work)¦ 6¦(attack)¦ 7¦(harm)¦ 8¦(something bad happens)¦ …
19hang — hang1 W2S1 [hæŋ] v past tense and past participle hung [hʌŋ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top part fastened)¦ 2¦(picture etc)¦ 3¦(kill/be killed)¦ 4¦(paper)¦ 5¦(door)¦ 6¦(mist/smoke/smell)¦ 7 hang open 8 hang in the balance 9 hang by a thread …
20fate — noun 1 sb/sth s future ADJECTIVE ▪ awful, grim, horrible, terrible ▪ cruel, unhappy ▪ What an unfortunate fate the gods had condemned her to …
