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51nudge — verb 1 (T) to push someone gently, usually with your elbow, in order to get their attention: “Look!” Benjamin nudged his mother. “There s my teacher, Miss Watts.” 2 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something or someone a short distance by… …
52approach */*/*/ — I UK [əˈprəʊtʃ] / US [əˈproʊtʃ] noun Word forms approach : singular approach plural approaches 1) [countable] a particular way of thinking about or dealing with something We need a fresh approach to sports in education. approach to: He has a… …
53approach*/*/ — [əˈprəʊtʃ] noun I 1) [C] a way of dealing with something He has a relaxed approach to life.[/ex] 2) [singular] the fact that something is coming closer in time or in distance the approach of war[/ex] 3) [C] the action of asking for something, or… …
54Nuckelavee — From Scottish mythology, this horrible sea fairy is a gigantic horse, with a huge mouth, evil eyes and legs that are part flipper. Issuing from its back is an ugly torso with long arms that almost reach the ground, a skinny neck and a huge… …
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55come close (to something doing something) — come close (to sth/to doing sth) idiom to almost reach or do sth • He d come close to death. • We didn t win but we came close. • The welfare state never came close to eliminating poverty. Main entry: ↑ …
56come close (to to doing something) — come close (to sth/to doing sth) idiom to almost reach or do sth • He d come close to death. • We didn t win but we came close. • The welfare state never came close to eliminating poverty. Main entry: ↑ …
57Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
58education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
59United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
60Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
