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fail — vi 1: to be or become inadequate or unsuccessful esp. in fulfilling certain formal requirements even though one or more terms are left open a contract for sale does not fail for indefiniteness Uniform Commercial Code 2: to become bankrupt or… … Law dictionary
Peirce, Charles Sanders — American pragmatism Peirce Cheryl Misak INTRODUCTION Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914), one of America’s greatest philosophers, mathematicians, and logicians, was a difficult and not altogether pleasant character. That, combined with what the… … History of philosophy
Impeach — Im*peach , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impeaching}.] [OE. empeechier to prevent, hinder, bar, F. emp[^e]cher, L. impedicare to entangle; pref. im in + pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and {Appeach},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Impeached — Impeach Im*peach , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impeaching}.] [OE. empeechier to prevent, hinder, bar, F. emp[^e]cher, L. impedicare to entangle; pref. im in + pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and {Appeach},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Impeaching — Impeach Im*peach , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impeaching}.] [OE. empeechier to prevent, hinder, bar, F. emp[^e]cher, L. impedicare to entangle; pref. im in + pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and {Appeach},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Liwonde — Infobox Settlement official name = Liwonde other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = 300px image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem type = blank … Wikipedia
Junkers Jumo 222 — The Jumo 222 was a high power aircraft engine design from Junkers. The design failed to mature even after years of intensive development, dooming the entire Bomber B program along with it. Only a small number were built, never leaving the… … Wikipedia
Piranshahr — (Persian : پیرانشهر , meaning City of Piran and is derived from the name of the local tribe of Piran , also local: خانه (trans. Khane ) is a city located in West Azarbaijan Province in northwest Iran. The population of the city was around 109,000 … Wikipedia
Mutual Gains Approach — The Mutual Gains Approach (MGA) to negotiation is a process model, based on experimental findings and hundreds of real world cases,[1][2][3][4][5][6] that lays out four steps for negotiating better outcomes while protecting re … Wikipedia
flake — 1. noun /fleɪk/ a) A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock; lamina; layer; scale; as, a flake of snow, paint, or fish. She makes pleasant conversation, but shes kind of a flake when it comes time fo … Wiktionary
