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  • 41Play for P.I.N.K. — Play for P.I.N.K. (Prevention, Immediate diagnosis, New technology, Knowledge) or (PFP) was started in 1990 by a group of women who were saddened when one of their friends was diagnosed with breast cancer. One of the founders suggested a golf… …

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  • 42Cards of Identity — is a 1955 novel by Nigel Dennis. A scathing satire of psychology, identity theory and class prejudice, the novel is centred around the Identity Club , a group of men calling themselves psychologists, who meet annually to present case histories… …

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  • 43play dirty — [v] cheat bamboozle*, beguile, bend the rules*, bilk, burn, caboodle, chisel, con, deceive, defraud, do a number on*, double cross, double deal, dupe, finagle, fleece, flimflam, fudge*, hit below the belt*, hoodwink, hose, mislead, pull something …

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  • 44cards — n. 1) to play cards 2) to cut; deal; shuffle the cards 3) playing cards 4) (misc.) to stack the cards ( to prearrange conditions to one s own advantage ) to hold all the cards ( to be in a strong negotiating position ); to be in (AE), on (BE) the …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 45play — playingly, adv. playless, adj. playlike, adj. /play/, n. 1. a dramatic composition or piece; drama. 2. a dramatic performance, as on the stage. 3. exercise or activity for amusement or recreation. 4. fun or jest, as opposed to seriousness: I said …

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  • 46play — I n. stage presentation 1) to present, produce, put on, stage; revive; write a play 2) to perform; rehearse a play 3) to review a play 4) to criticize, pan (colloq.) a play 5) a miracle; morality; mystery; nativity; one act; passion play 6) a… …

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  • 47Cards on the Table — Infobox Book | name = Cards on the Table title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration of the first UK edition author = Agatha Christie illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre …

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  • 48CARDS AND CARDPLAYING — Cardplaying was not known in the ancient world. There is reason to believe that card games were first introduced into Europe from Arabia about 1379. The impropriety of card games in Jewish law was derived only by inference from talmudic dicta on… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 49Play.com — Infobox Company company name = Play.com company company type = Private foundation = 1998 location = Jersey, Channel Islands key people = Richard Goulding, Chairman and Simon Perrée, Managing Director num employees = industry = DVD, music, books,… …

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  • 50cards, playing —    Invented in the 14th century, and a popular pastime ever since for both pleasure and profit. It is hardly surprising that numerous superstitions concerning card playing have been reported, including, for example: sitting *cross legged,… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore