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81Comparison of Greek naval and land tactics in the 5th century BC — The Greek navy functioned nothing like the American. Several similarities existed between them, proving that the money instead of the love flowed naturally between the two forms of fighting. Their hatred on land easily translated onto the milk… …
82decrease — 1 verb (I, T) to go down to a lower level, or to make something do this: In the last ten years cars have generally decreased in size. | making further efforts to decrease military spending opposite increase 1 decreasing adjective 2 noun (C, U)… …
83decrease — I. verb (decreased; decreasing) Etymology: Middle English decreessen, from Anglo French decrestre, from Latin decrescere, from de + crescere to grow more at crescent Date: 14th century intransitive verb to grow progressively less (as in size,… …
84decrease — de•crease v. [[t]dɪˈkris[/t]] n. [[t]ˈdi kris, dɪˈkris[/t]] v. creased, creas•ing, n. 1) to lessen, esp. by degrees, as in extent, quantity, strength, or power; diminish 2) to make less; cause to diminish 3) the act or process of decreasing;… …
85Tendency of the rate of profit to fall — The tendency of the rate of profit to fall (TRPF) is a hypothesis in economics and political economy, most famously expounded by Karl Marx in chapter 13 of Das Kapital Vol. 3. It was generally accepted in the 19th century. Economists as diverse… …
86The Man in the S.U.V. — Infobox Television episode Title = The Man in the S.U.V. Series = Bones Caption = Season = 1 Episode = 2 Airdate = September 20, 2005 Production = 1AKY02 Writer = Stephen Nathan Director = Allan Kroeker Photographer = Guests = Jose Zuniga as… …
87decrease — 1. verb 1) pollution levels decreased Syn: lessen, reduce, drop, diminish, decline, dwindle, fall off; die down, abate, subside, tail off, ebb, wane; plummet, plunge Ant …
88decrease — 1. verb 1) pollution levels decreased Syn: lessen, reduce, drop, diminish, decline, dwindle, fall off, plummet, plunge 2) decrease the amount of fat in your body Syn: reduce …
89decrease — [14] Etymologically, decrease means ‘ungrow’. It comes from de(s)creiss , the present stem of Old French de(s)creistre, which was a descendant of Vulgar Latin discrēscēre. This was an alteration of Latin dēcrēscēre, a compound verb formed from… …
90decrease — [14] Etymologically, decrease means ‘ungrow’. It comes from de(s)creiss , the present stem of Old French de(s)creistre, which was a descendant of Vulgar Latin discrēscēre. This was an alteration of Latin dēcrēscēre, a compound verb formed from… …
