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  • 1rise from the ranks — 1. To work one s way up from private soldier to commissioned officer 2. To become a self made man or woman • • • Main Entry: ↑rise * * * rise from/​through the ranks phrase to start in a junior rank or position in an organization and gradually… …

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  • 2rise from the ranks — rise from/through the ranks ► to keep moving up from a low position in an organization to higher ones: »He joined the company in 2000 and has been rising through the ranks ever since. Main Entry: ↑rank …

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  • 3rise through the ranks — rise from/through the ranks ► to keep moving up from a low position in an organization to higher ones: »He joined the company in 2000 and has been rising through the ranks ever since. Main Entry: ↑rank …

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  • 4The Vatican —     The Vatican     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vatican     This subject will be treated under the following heads:     I. Introduction; II. Architectural History of the Vatican Palace; III. Description of the Palace; IV. Description of the… …

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  • 5rise — [rīz] vi. rose, risen [riz′ən] rising [ME risen < OE risan, akin to OHG risan, ON risa < IE * ereis , extension of base * er , to set in motion, raise > RUN, L oriri, to rise, Gr ornynai, to arouse] I to get up 1. to stand or assume a… …

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  • 6The Benedictine Order —     The Benedictine Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order     The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …

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  • 7The Netherlands —     The Netherlands     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Netherlands     (Germ. Niederlande; Fr. Pays Bas).     The Netherlands, or Low Countries, as organized by Charles V, under whom the Burgundian era ended, comprised practically the territory… …

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  • 8rank — rank1 [raŋk] n. [MFr renc < OFr ranc, renc: see RANGE] 1. a row, line, or series 2. an orderly arrangement 3. a social division or class; stratum of society [people from all ranks of life] 4. a high position in society; high degree; eminence …

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  • 9Rise — Rise, n. 1. The act of rising, or the state of being risen. [1913 Webster] 2. The distance through which anything rises; as, the rise of the thermometer was ten degrees; the rise of the river was six feet; the rise of an arch or of a step. [1913… …

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  • 10Rank-dependent expected utility — The rank dependent expected utility model (originally called anticipated utility) is a generalized expected utility model of choice under uncertainty, designed to explain the behaviour observed in the Allais paradox, as well as for the… …

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