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  • 51take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare …

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  • 52Take Me Out to the Ball Game — is an early 20th century Tin Pan Alley song which became the unofficial anthem of baseball although neither of its authors had attended a game prior to writing the song.cite web | url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.200153239/def… …

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  • 53take — [n] profit booty*, catch, catching, cut, gate, haul*, holding, part, proceeds, receipts, return, returns, revenue, share, takings, yield; concept 344 Ant. debt, loss take [v1] get; help oneself to abduct, accept, acquire, arrest, attain, capture …

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  • 54take — vb took, tak·en, tak·ing vt 1 a: to obtain control, custody, or possession of often by assertive or intentional means b: to seize or interfere with the use of (property) by governmental authority; specif: to acquire title to for public use by… …

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  • 55Lead retrieval — is a means for capturing and follow up of sales leads generated at an event, trade show, exhibition, or conference. Published reports show that up to 70% of sales leads captured at an event are not followed up on by a sales person. This is mainly …

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  • 56lead — lead, led Lead is the present tense of the verb meaning ‘to go in front’, ‘to take charge of’, etc., and its past form is led. A common mistake is to use lead for the past form and pronounce it led in speech, probably on the false analogy of read …

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  • 57Take It From Here — (often referred to as TIFH , pronounced mdash; and sometimes humorously spelt mdash; TIFE ) was a British radio comedy programme broadcast by the BBC between 1948 and 1960. It was written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden, and starred Jimmy Edwards …

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  • 58take through — ˌtake ˈthrough [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they take through he/she/it takes through present participle taking through past tense …

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  • 59Take Me To The Next Phase — is a funk hit by The Isley Brothers released in 1978 on the T Neck/Epic label as the leading single from the brothers Showdown album.Written and produced by the group, the single was released in the middle years of the group s 3 + 3 (1973 1983)… …

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  • 60lead|ing — lead|ing1 «LEE dihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. showing the way; guiding; directing: »to take the leading hand in a project. 2. most important; chief; principal: »the leading lady in a play, the town s leading citizen. SYNONYM( …

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