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  • 31question mark —  has become an overworked embellishment of the expression a question hanging over, which is itself wearyingly overused. Consider: The case... has raised a question mark over the competence of British security (The Times). Would you say of a happy …

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  • 32question mark —    has become an overworked embellishment of the expression a question hanging over, which is itself weary ingly overused. Consider: The case . . . has raised a question mark over the competence of British security (Times). Would you say of a… …

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  • 33direct — 1 /di rekt, daI rekt/ adjective 1 WITHOUT ANYTHING BETWEEN done without any other people, actions, processes etc coming between: Can we have direct access to the information on file? | She has direct control over the business. | I m not in direct …

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  • 34Direct effect — For the Direct effect model of media influence, see hypodermic needle model. Direct effect should not be confused with Vertical effect and debates over the Horizontal effect of the British Human Rights Act Direct effect is the principle of… …

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  • 35question — I n. query 1) to ask (smb.) a question; to ask a question of smb. 2) to address, pose, put a question to smb. 3) to bring up, raise a question 4) to answer, field, reply to, respond to a question (the senator fielded all questions expertly) 5) to …

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  • 36question — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sentence, etc. that asks sth ADJECTIVE ▪ awkward, difficult, embarrassing, hard, tough, tricky ▪ pointed, probing …

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  • 37Direct method (education) — The direct method of teaching foreign languages, sometimes called the natural method, refrains from using the learners native language and uses only the target language. It was established in Germany and France around 1900. Characteristic… …

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  • 38direct — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 aim ADVERB ▪ mainly, mostly, primarily, principally ▪ Tax cuts have been directed primarily at the better off. ▪ His anger was mostly directed towards/toward Peter …

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  • 39Question mark — ? redirects here. For other uses, see Question mark (disambiguation). For the backwards or mirrored question mark used to indicate irony or sarcasm, see percontation point. For Wikipedia s help pages, see Help:Contents ? Question mark …

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  • 40Direct 8 — 48°52′52.27″N 2°14′44.47″E / 48.8811861, 2.2456861 …

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