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  • back away — intransitive verb Date: 1852 to move away (as from a stand on an issue or from a commitment) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • away — /euh way /, adv. 1. from this or that place; off: to go away. 2. aside; to another place; in another direction: to turn your eyes away; to turn away customers 3. far; apart: away back; away from the subject. 4. out of one s possession or use: to… …   Universalium

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  • Away — «Away» Сингл Энрике Иглесиаса при участии Sean Garrett из альбома Greatest Hits Выпущен 11 ноября 2008 Формат …   Википедия

  • Back in USA — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Back in USA Álbum en vivo de Jethro Tull Publicación 2003 (Europa) Grabación 1980 y 1987, en Philadelphia …   Wikipedia Español

  • Back pain — Different regions (curvatures) of the vertebral column ICD 10 M54 ICD …   Wikipedia

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