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  • 21Grappling hold — Headlock redirects here. For the Imogen Heap single, see Headlock (song). Grappling hold Two wrestlers clinching. A grappling hold (commonly referred to simply as a hold; in Japanese referred t …

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  • 22ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …

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  • 23Opportunism — Opportunity Seized, Opportunity Missed. Engraving by Theodoor Galle, 1605. Contents 1 General definition …

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  • 24United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 25Fourth Way — For P.D. Ouspensky s book titled The Fourth Way see Fourth Way (book). For the jazz group, see The Fourth Way (band). In his early lectures G.I. Gurdjieff described his approach to self development as a Fourth Way. [P.D. Ouspensky (1949), In… …

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  • 26Carolina–Duke rivalry — North Carolina Tar Heels–Duke Blue Devils    Men s Basketball Regular Season History …

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  • 27Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit — Robert C.Solomon G.W.F.Hegel (1770–1831) was the greatest systematic philosopher of the nineteenth century. As a young man he followed and was (at least at first) enthusiastic about the French Revolution. Then came the Reign of Terror of 1793,… …

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  • 28play — /pleɪ / (say play) noun 1. a dramatic composition or piece; a drama. 2. a dramatic performance, as on the stage. 3. exercise or action by way of amusement or recreation. 4. fun, jest, or trifling, as opposed to earnest: he said it merely in play …

  • 29Taqiyah (cap) — For teaching on concealment in some Islamic sects, see Taqiyya. Various takiyah on display in Pettah market, Colombo, Sri Lanka …

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  • 30Fashions — ▪ 2009       The faltering global economy determined the direction of fashion during 2008. Initially, the euro s significant appreciation against the dollar proved a boon to style conscious travelers who, visiting the U.S. from abroad as the year …

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