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  • 81Action of 16 May 1802 — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Action of 16 May 1802 partof=First Barbary War date=May 16, 1802 place=Tripoli (present day Libya) result=Indecisive combatant1= combatant2= commander1=Captain Daniel McNeill commander2=unknown strength1=USS… …

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  • 82Set It Off — Infobox Film name = Set It Off caption = Theatrical release poster imdb id = 0117603 writer = Takashi Bufford (story/screenplay) Kate Lanier (screenplay) starring = Jada Pinkett Queen Latifah Vivica A. Fox Kimberly Elise director = F. Gary Gray… …

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  • 83set out — verb 1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action (Freq. 9) We began working at dawn Who will start? Get working as soon as the sun rises! The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia He began early in the day Let s get down to… …

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  • 84Action on the case — Case Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an… …

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  • 85Action of August 1702 — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Action of August 1702 partof=War of the Spanish Succession caption=The injured Benbow continues to order the attack date=19–25 August 1702 O.S. place=off Santa Marta result=Tactically indecisive Strategic French …

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  • 86set in motion — Synonyms and related words: actuate, animate, bundle, bundle off, compel, drive, drive on, energize, float, force, forward, foster, galvanize, give a start, give an impetus, give momentum, goad, impel, incite, kick off, launch, mobilize, motivate …

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  • 87set off — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To contrast] Syn. set apart, be different, appear different, be the opposite; see contrast 1 , offset . 2. [To explode] Syn. touch off, set the spark to, detonate; see explode 1 . 3. [To begin] Syn. start out, set forth, set …

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  • 88set one on his feet — Foot Foot (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step, pace… …

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  • 89Action level — In the United States, the term action level can refer to levels recommended by EPA for enforcement by Food and Drug Administration and USDA when pesticide residues occur in food or feed commodities for reasons other than the direct application of …

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  • 90set piece — 1. an arrangement of slow burning fireworks forming a design or composition when lighted. 2. Theat. a piece of scenery used as part of a stage set, as a profile or three dimensional construction built to stand independently on the stage floor: A… …

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