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  • 51To put upon — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …

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  • 52Constructive vote of no confidence — The constructive vote of no confidence (in German: konstruktives Misstrauensvotum) is a variation on the motion of no confidence which allows a parliament to withdraw confidence from a head of government only if there is a positive majority for a …

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  • 53List of confidence tricks — This list of confidence tricks and scams should not be considered complete, but covers the most common examples. Confidence tricks and scams are difficult to classify, because they change often and often contain elements of more than one type.… …

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  • 54List of prime ministers defeated by votes of no confidence — This is a list of Prime Ministers defeated by a parliamentary motion of no confidence.Prime Ministers defeated by votes of no confidenceAustralia*Stanley Bruce (1929) *James Scullin (1931) *Arthur Fadden (1941) *Malcolm Fraser (1975) [The vote of …

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  • 55vote of confidence — ▪ government       procedure used by members of a legislative body (generally the lower house in a bicameral system) to remove a government (the prime minister and his cabinet) from office. To be successful, the procedure, which does not apply to …

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  • 56Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia — (CICA) …

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  • 57What Price Confidence? — (translated as Vertrauenssache ) is a chamber opera in nine scenes with music and libretto by Ernst Krenek, his opus 111. This little drawing room comedy [Horizons Circled, Reflections on My Music , Ernst Krenek et al., UC Press 1974 pp. 45 6] is …

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  • 58To put someone through one's paces — pace pace (p[=a]s), n. [OE. pas, F. pas, from L. passus a step, pace, orig., a stretching out of the feet in walking; cf. pandere, passum, to spread, stretch; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf. {Pas}, {Pass}.] 1. A single movement from one foot to the… …

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  • 59To put to use — Use Use, n. [OE. us use, usage, L. usus, from uti, p. p. usus, to use. See {Use}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one s service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment;… …

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  • 60repose — I. v. a. 1. Compose, rest, put to rest, lay down to rest, give repose to, settle, recline. 2. Place (in confidence), put, stake. 3. Lodge, reposit, deposit, lay up, store. II. v. n. 1. Lie, rest. 2. Rest, sleep, slumber, recline, couch …

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