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  • 11Fire on all cylinders —   If something is firing on all cylinders, it is going as well as it could …

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  • 12on all cylinders — ▪ Working at full strength or perfectly ▪ In good working order ● cylinder * * * on all cylinders informal : with the greatest possible amount of effort, power, or speed : at full capacity or speed The economy is running on all cylinders. The… …

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  • 13Firing order — The firing order is the sequence of power delivery of each cylinder in a multi cylinder reciprocating engine. This is achieved by sparking of the spark plugs in a gasoline engine in the correct order, or by the sequence of fuel injection in a… …

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  • 14fire — fire1 W1S1 [faıə US faır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(flames that destroy things)¦ 2¦(flames for heating/cooking etc)¦ 3¦(heating equipment)¦ 4¦(shooting)¦ 5¦(be attacked)¦ 6¦(emotion)¦ 7 fire in your belly 8¦(sick/injured)¦ 9 light a fire under somebody …

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  • 15Business 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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  • 16cylinder — cyl|in|der [ˈsılındə US ər] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: cylindrus, from Greek, from kylindein to roll ] 1.) a shape, object, or container with circular ends and long straight sides →↑tube ▪ The gases are stored in cylinders. 2.) the tube …

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  • 17fire — /ˈfaɪə / (say fuyuh) noun 1. the active principle of burning or combustion, manifested by the evolution of light and heat. 2. a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a furnace. 3. the destructive burning of a building, town, forest,… …

  • 18Victor Lewis-Smith — is a British satirist, producer, critic and prankster. He was educated at the University of York [http://education.independent.co.uk/higher/az uni colleges/article1208721.ece] . He is known for his sarcasm and biting criticism.Radio and… …

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  • 19fire — fire1 [ faır ] noun *** ▸ 1 uncontrolled burning ▸ 2 controlled burning ▸ 3 shooting with gun ▸ 4 strong feeling ▸ 5 equipment for heating ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount flames and heat from something that is burning in an uncontrolled way:… …

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  • 20Chris Bosh — This article is about the NBA basketball player. For the professional wrestler, see Chris Bosh (wrestler). Chris Bosh …

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