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  • 91Race aux États-Unis — Démographie des États Unis Répartition de la population américaine en 2000 …

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  • 92Race — This unusual and interesting surname is of Old Welsh origin, and derives from the Old Welsh personal name Ris , Welsh Rhys meaning ardour. The popularity of the name is borne out by the number of surnames it has generated. The personal name… …

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  • 93Race to the Tower of Power(The Backyardigans book) — Infobox Book name = Race to the Tower of Power title orig = translator = author = Catherine Lukas cover artist = country = language = English series = The Backyardigans subject = genre = Adventure publisher = Simon Spotlight/Nick Jr. release date …

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  • 94race against time —    When someone is in a race against time, they have to work very quickly in order to do or finish something before a certain time.     It was a race against time to get everything ready for the inauguration …

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  • 95Race Relations Acts —    Acts of Parliament concerning race relations have been passed in 1965, 1968 and 1976. The most recent Act, which also established the Commission for Racial Equality, prohibits discrimination on the basis of colour, race, nationality or ethnic… …

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  • 96have a dog in this fight — verb To have a personal stake in an issue. Ant: have no dog in this fight, have no dog in this race …

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  • 97have — verb Have is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑hotel, ↑library, ↑mixture, ↑patient, ↑room, ↑sentence, ↑tape, ↑word Have is used with these nouns as the object: ↑A level, ↑ability, ↑ …

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  • 98have\ the\ jump\ on — • get the jump on • have the jump on v. phr. slang To get ahead of; start before (others); have an advantage over. Don t let the other boys get the jump on you at the beginning of the race. Our team got the jump on their rivals in the first… …

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  • 99race suicide — the extinction of a race or people that tends to result when, through the unwillingness or forbearance of its members to have children, the birthrate falls below the death rate. [1900 05, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 100race relations — noun (plural) the relationship that exists between people from different countries, religions etc who are living in the same place: The result of the trial could have a damaging effect on race relations in the city …

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