ground+of+claim

  • 1ground — ground1 [ground] n. [ME grund < OE, ground, bottom, akin to Ger grund, ON grunnr: for IE base see GRIND] 1. a) Obs. the lowest part, base, or bottom of anything b) the bottom of a body of water 2. the surface of the earth, specif. the solid… …

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  • 2Ground effect in aircraft — Aircraft may be affected by a number of ground effects, aerodynamic effects due to a flying body s proximity to the ground.One of the most important of these effects is the Wing In Ground effect, which refers to the reduction in drag experienced… …

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  • 3Ground rent — A ground rent, sometimes known as a rentcharge or a chief rent in North West England, see [http://www.gos.gov.uk/gonw/PeopleSustainableCommunities/Housing/Rentcharges/ Government Office for the North West] Retrieved on 2008 02 06] is a regular… …

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  • 4Ground improvements at British football stadia — A large number of English football clubs have ongoing schemes to redevelop existing grounds, or to move to newly constructed stadiums. A trend towards all seater stadiums was initially prescribed by the Taylor Report, and was originally a… …

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  • 5ground — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. earth, terra firma, soil; foundation, basis; cause, reason; viewpoint. See covering. v. base, establish; settle, fix; instruct. adj. pulverized, grated; whittled, sharpened, abraded. See land, support …

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  • 6claim jumping — The location on ground, knowing it to be excess ground, within the staked boundaries of another mining claim initiated prior thereto, because law governing manner of making location had not been complied with, so that location covers the workings …

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  • 7claim jumping — The location on ground, knowing it to be excess ground, within the staked boundaries of another mining claim initiated prior thereto, because law governing manner of making location had not been complied with, so that location covers the workings …

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  • 8claim the moral high ground — take, claim, seize, etc. the moral ˈhigh ground idiom to claim that your side of an argument is morally better than your opponents side; to argue in a way that makes your side seem morally better Main entry: ↑moralidiom …

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  • 9moral high ground — If people have/take/claim/seize, etc, the moral high ground, they claim that their arguments, beliefs, etc, are morally superior to those being put forward by other people …

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  • 10moral high ground —    If people have/take/claim/seize, etc, the moral high ground, they claim that their arguments, beliefs, etc, are morally superior to those being put forward by other people.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …

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