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  • 81Pythagoreans and Eleatics — Edward Hussey PYTHAGORAS AND THE EARLY PYTHAGOREANS Pythagoras, a native of Samos, emigrated to southern Italy around 520, and seems to have established himself in the city of Croton. There he founded a society of people sharing his beliefs and… …

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  • 82proportion — 01. Because we have a home based business, we can deduct a [proportion] of our rent as an expense when we do our income tax. 02. Writer Anais Nin observed that life shrinks or expands in [proportion] to one s courage. 03. A large [proportion] of… …

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  • 83services —    In common with other developed countries Spain has an economy based principally on services. The tertiary sector generates about 63 percent of Spain s GDP as against approximately 25 percent for industry, 8 percent for construction and 4… …

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  • 84according — /əˈkɔdɪŋ / (say uh kawding) adjective 1. agreeing. –phrase 2. according as, conformably or proportionately as: according as the weather is on the day. 3. according to, a. in accordance with: according to the instructions. b. proportionately with …

  • 85disproportionately — adverb 1. out of proportion this wall is disproportionately long • Ant: ↑proportionately • Derived from adjective: ↑disproportionate 2. to a disproportionate degree his benefits were disproportionately generous …

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  • 86according as — conjunction Etymology: according (II) 1. : just as : proportionately as you ll receive according as you give : depending on how according as this question is answered, there are two suggestions to be made Publ s Mod. Lang. Association of America …

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  • 87CRIME — INTRODUCTION Jews in the Diaspora have generally been less involved in crime than the populations among which they lived. Their closely knit communities, cohesive family life, high educational standards, moderation in the consumption of alcohol,… …

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  • 88DRUNKENNESS — (Heb. שִׁכָּרוֹן, shikkaron). In the Bible Biblical, apocryphal, and ancient Near Eastern references make it clear that, far from being condemned, the use of alcoholic beverages was regarded by Jews and others as a necessary (Ecclus. 39:26;… …

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  • 89ENGLAND — The British Isles were unknown to the Jews until a late date, and the settlement of the Jews in medieval England was among the latest in Europe. It is possible that a small nucleus was to be found there under the Romans and that in the Saxon… …

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  • 90KIBBUTZ MOVEMENT — The kibbutz, or kevuẓah (plural: kibbutzim, kevuẓot) is a voluntary collective community, mainly agricultural, in which there is no private wealth and which is responsible for all the needs of the members and their families. The kibbutz movement… …

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