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  • 11To make one's hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …

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  • 12To stand one in hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …

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  • 13enlist — I. v. a. 1. Enroll, register, record, list. 2. Engage, induce to serve, secure the assistance of. 3. Engage for military or naval service, enroll in the army or navy, recruit. II. v. n. 1. List, enroll one s self. 2. Embark, engage, pledge one s… …

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  • 14Multinational and Regional Organizations — ▪ 2009       In mid November 2008, leaders of the Group of 20 (G 20) major advanced and emerging economies met in Washington, D.C., to discuss the growing global financial crisis. At this summit and at a meeting of G 20 finance ministers held a… …

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  • 15Cold War — For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). United States President …

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  • 16Motion Picture & Television Fund — The Motion Picture Television Fund (MPTF) is a charitable organization that offers assistance and care to those in the motion picture and television industries with limited or no resources. Its mission is to enrich the lives of people in the… …

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  • 17List of Slayers characters — This is a list of major characters from the anime, manga and novel series Slayers. This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Contents 1 Major characters 1.1 Lina Inverse …

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  • 18John K. Snyder — Infobox Mayor name=John Kenneth Tillie Snyder, Sr. nationality=American office= Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana (Rapides Parish) party=Democratic Party term start=June 1973 term end=June 1977 preceded= Charles Edward Ed Karst succeeded= Carroll E …

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  • 19international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 20United 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… …

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