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  • 71Loss — (l[o^]s; 115), n. [AS. los loss, losing, fr. le[ o]san to lose. [root]127. See {Lose}, v. t.] 1. The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 72To be at a loss — Loss Loss (l[o^]s; 115), n. [AS. los loss, losing, fr. le[ o]san to lose. [root]127. See {Lose}, v. t.] 1. The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. [1913… …

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  • 73To bear a loss — Loss Loss (l[o^]s; 115), n. [AS. los loss, losing, fr. le[ o]san to lose. [root]127. See {Lose}, v. t.] 1. The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. [1913… …

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  • 74Science and technology in the United States — The United States came into being around the Age of Enlightenment (circa 1680 to 1800), a period in which writers and thinkers rejected the superstitions of the past. Instead, they emphasized the powers of reason and unbiased inquiry, especially… …

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  • 75Rajarsi Janakananda — Rajarsi Janakananda, born James Jesse Lynn (May 5, 1892 February 20 1955) was the leading disciple of the Hindu Guru Paramahansa Yogananda. He was a self made millionaire when he met Yogananda in 1932. Yogananda chose Janakananda to succeed him… …

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  • 76Designing Social Inquiry — Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research is a 1994 book written by Gary King, Robert Keohane, and Sidney Verba (KKV) that lays out guidelines for conducting qualitative research. The central thesis of the book is… …

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  • 77Royal Dutch Shell safety concerns — An article entitled [http://www.shell.com/home/content/aboutshell/swol/july sept 2007/safety culture.html Sharpening Shell’s safety culture ] was published on 10 August 2007 on the portal [http://www.shell.com website] of the energy multi… …

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  • 78Xenophon — Xenophontian /zen euh fon tee euhn/, Xenophontine /zen euh fon tuyn, tin/, adj. /zen euh feuhn, fon /, n. 434? 355? B.C., Greek historian and essayist. * * * born 431, Attica, Greece died shortly before 350 BC, Attica Greek historian. Born of a… …

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  • 79abeyance — noun expansion plans for the middle school are in abeyance Syn: in suspension, in a state of suspension, in a state of dormancy, in a state of uncertainty, in remission; pending, suspended, deferred, postponed, put off, put to one side,… …

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  • 80Suspense — Sus*pense , n. [From F. suspens, a. See {Suspense}, a.] 1. The state of being suspended; specifically, a state of uncertainty and expectation, with anxiety or apprehension; indetermination; indecision; as, the suspense of a person waiting for the …

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