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  • 61Clear Skies Act of 2003 — The Clear Skies Act of 2003 is a proposed federal law of the United States. The official title as introduced is a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs, to provide an alternative… …

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  • 62clear up — I explain, resolve. See answer. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become clear; said especially of weather ] Syn. clear, blow over, stop raining, stop snowing, stop storming, lapse, run its course, pass, pass away, die down, pick up, lift, break, become… …

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  • 63away — a|way1 [ ə weı ] adverb *** 1. ) in a different direction a ) moving so that you go farther from a person, place, or thing: When Sykes saw the police, he ran away. away from: People had been driven away from their homes by the invading army. b )… …

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  • 64away — I UK [əˈweɪ] / US adverb *** 1) in a different direction a) moving so that you go further from a person, place, or thing When Sykes saw the police, he ran away. away from: People had been driven away from their homes by the invading army. b) used …

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  • 65clear up — verb 1. make clear and (more) comprehensible (Freq. 3) clarify the mystery surrounding her death • Syn: ↑clarify, ↑elucidate • Ant: ↑obfuscate (for: ↑ …

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  • 66clear the way — phrasal : to make preparations : get everything out of the way in order to be ready for new developments or a new course of action clear the way for the entertainment of the visitor * * * clear the way To make the way open • • • Main Entry:… …

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  • 67Clear stuff — Stuff Stuff, n. [OF. estoffe, F. [ e]toffe; of uncertain origin, perhaps of Teutonic origin and akin to E. stop, v.t. Cf. {Stuff}, v. t.] 1. Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture. [1913 Webster] For the stuff they had… …

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  • 68clear out — 1) PHRASAL VERB (disapproval) If you tell someone to clear out of a place or to clear out, you are telling them rather rudely to leave the place. [INFORMAL] [V P of n] She turned to the others in the room. The rest of you clear out of here. ...… …

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  • 69clear up — phrasal verb Word forms clear up : present tense I/you/we/they clear up he/she/it clears up present participle clearing up past tense cleared up past participle cleared up 1) [intransitive] if the weather clears up, the clouds or rain go away It… …

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  • 70clear the cobwebs away — blow/clear the ˈcobwebs away idiom to help sb start sth in a fresh, lively state of mind • A brisk walk should blow the cobwebs away. Main entry: ↑cobwebidiom …

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