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  • 31By fits — Fit Fit, n. [AS. fit strife, fight; of uncertain origin. [root] 77.] 1. A stroke or blow. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster] Curse on that cross, quoth then the Sarazin, That keeps thy body from the bitter fit. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden and… …

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  • 32by fits — Irregularly, fitfully, by fits and starts …

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  • 33off and on — also[on and off] {adv.} Not regularly; occasionally; sometimes. * /Joan wrote to a pen pal in England off and on for several years./ * /It rained off and on all day./ Sometimes used with hyphens like an adjective. * /A worn out cord may make a… …

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  • 34off and on — also[on and off] {adv.} Not regularly; occasionally; sometimes. * /Joan wrote to a pen pal in England off and on for several years./ * /It rained off and on all day./ Sometimes used with hyphens like an adjective. * /A worn out cord may make a… …

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  • 35off\ and\ on — • off and on • on and off adv Not regularly; occasionally; sometimes. Joan wrote to a pen pal in England off and on for several years. It rained off and on all day. Sometimes used with hyphens like an adjective. A worn out cord may make a hearing …

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  • 36on\ and\ off — • off and on • on and off adv Not regularly; occasionally; sometimes. Joan wrote to a pen pal in England off and on for several years. It rained off and on all day. Sometimes used with hyphens like an adjective. A worn out cord may make a hearing …

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  • 37The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases — The terms Primary Phase and Secondary Phase describe the first two radio series of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy . [The spelling of Hitchhiker s Guide has varied in different editions. For consistency this article always spells it this way …

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  • 38Straitjacket Fits — For other uses, see Straitjacket (disambiguation). Straitjacket Fits Straitjacket Fits Background information Origin Dunedin …

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  • 39Sex and the City characters — Sex and the City was an American cable television program based on the novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell. It was originally broadcast on the HBO network from 1998 until 2004. Set in New York City, the show focuses on the sex lives of… …

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  • 40Spinoza: metaphysics and knowledge — G.H.R.Parkinson The philosophical writings of Spinoza are notoriously obscure, and they have been interpreted in many ways. Some interpreters see Spinoza as (in the words of a contemporary)1 ‘the reformer of the new [sc. Cartesian] philosophy’.… …

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