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  • 61To take up the gauntlet — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …

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  • 62To take upon one's self — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …

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  • 63take draconian measures — use tyrannical means, act as a despot, act as a tyrant …

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  • 64WEIGHTS AND MEASURES — From the earliest period of their history the Jews were alive to the necessity of an accurate system of weights and measures, and an honest handling of them. The first legislation in the interest of economic righteousness in general is found in… …

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  • 65Oregon Ballot Measures 46 and 47 (2006) — Oregon ballot measures 46 and 47 were two ballot measures presented as a single package to voters; 46 would have amended the Constitution to allow limitations on campaign financing (heavily favoring popular vote, and requiring a 75% vote for such …

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  • 66Repeated measures design — The repeated measures design is also known as a within subject design. It is a frequently used ANOVA design in which all subjects participate in all conditions of the research experiment [Wendorf, 1997] . In the repeated measure design all the… …

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  • 67Oregon Ballot Measures 37 (2004) and 49 (2007) — Oregon Ballot Measure 37 is a controversial land use ballot initiative that passed in the U.S. state of Oregon in 2004 and is now codified as Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 195.305. Measure 37 has figured prominently in debates about the rights of …

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  • 68Minister for the Co-ordination of Defensive Measures — The Minister for the Co ordination of Defensive Measures was the title of Frank Aiken as a member of the Government of Ireland during The Emergency[1] the state of emergency in operation in independent Ireland during World War II. The Minister… …

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  • 69Drastic Measures — For the Lisa Dal Bello album, see Drastic Measures (Dalbello album). Drastic Measures Studio album by Kansas …

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  • 70Drastic Measures — Album par Kansas Sortie juillet 1983 Enregistrement Atlanta Genre hard rock Producteur Neil Kernon Label …

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