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  • 121Science (Philosophies of) — Philosophies of science Mach, Duhem, Bachelard Babette E.Babich THE TRADITION OF CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE If the philosophy of science is not typically represented as a ‘continental’ discipline it is nevertheless historically rooted in… …

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  • 122emergency — Any occurrence or circumstance listed below which, in the opinion of the Exchange, requires immediate action and threatens or may threaten such things as the fair and orderly trading in, or the liquidation of, or delivery pursuant to, any… …

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  • 123condition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fitness; state, birth, rank, place, estate, station, class; demand, qualification, proviso; plight, situation, status, position, pass, case, circumstances. See repute, circumstance. II (Roget s IV) n …

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  • 124occasion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Opportunity Nouns occasion, opportunity, opening, room; circumstance, event, opportuneness; crisis, turn, juncture, psychological moment, conjuncture; turning point; given time; nick of time; chance of a …

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  • 125catch-22 — n. (often attrib.) colloq. a dilemma or circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions. Etymology: title of a novel by J. Heller (1961) featuring a dilemma of this kind * * * ¦ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷… …

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  • 126occasion — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French, from Latin occasion , occasio, from occidere to fall, fall down, from ob toward + cadere to fall more at ob , chance Date: 14th century 1. a favorable opportunity or… …

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  • 127Monarchy of the Netherlands — Monarch of Kingdom of the Netherlands Monarchy Federal …

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  • 128Land of Hope and Glory — is a traditional British patriotic song, with music by Sir Edward Elgar and words by A. C. Benson, written in 1902.Usage as the national anthem of England Land of Hope and Glory has long been traditionally sung amidst much flag waving at the… …

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