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111Contemporary anarchism — Part of the Politics series on Anarchism …
112Corset controversy — The corset controversy is an ensemble of letters and articles concerning the corset that appeared in newspapers and periodicals in the 19th century. Contents 1 Introduction …
113London — The capital of the Empire and from early times an important centre of trade and commerce. On the northern bank of the River Thames. The first authentic mention of Londinium, as it was called by the Romans, occurs in Tacitus, Annales, Lib.… …
114Science and mathematics from the Renaissance to Descartes — George Molland Early in the nineteenth century John Playfair wrote for the Encyclopaedia Britannica a long article entitled ‘Dissertation; exhibiting a General View of the Progress of Mathematics and Physical Science, since the Revival of Letters …
115Locke’s political theory — Ian Harris The author of Two Treatises of Government also wrote An Essay concerning Human Understanding. This is an elementary fact, but one with an important implication for understanding Locke’s political theory. For Two Treatises is an… …
116way — Synonyms and related words: ability, access, ache to, action, actions, activity, acts, address, adit, admission, advance, advancement, advancing, aesthetic distance, affectation, aim, aim at, air, air lock, air space, alley, ambition, ample scope …
117poetry — It is a commonly acknowledged truism that reading and writing poetry are both valued and difficult exercises. Poetry has an important cultural position because it is often manifestly difficult, made so by the apparent obscurity of its… …
118for — /fɔ / (say faw), weak forms /fə / (say fuh), /f / (say f) preposition 1. with the object or purpose of: to go for a walk. 2. intended to belong to, suit the purposes or needs of, or be used in connection with: a book for children; a box for… …
119persistence — /pəˈsɪstəns/ (say puh sistuhns) noun 1. the action or fact of persisting. 2. the quality of being persistent. 3. continued existence or occurrence. 4. the continuance of an effect after its cause is removed, especially the short term tendency of… …
120run — [n1] fast moving on foot amble, bound, break, canter, dart, dash, drop, escape, fall, flight, gallop, jog, lope, pace, race, rush, scamper, scuttle, spring, sprint, spurt, tear, trot, whisk; concept 150 Ant. standing, walking run [n2] journey… …
