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  • 11probable consequence doctrine — A test of proximate cause according to whether or not the injury was reasonably foreseeable by a person of ordinary intelligence and prudence. 26 Am J2d Electr § 48 …

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  • 12humour — /hyooh meuhr/, n., v.t., Chiefly Brit. humor. Usage. See or1. * * * I (Latin; fluid ) In early Western physiological theory, one of the four body fluids thought to determine a person s temperament and features. As hypothesized by Galen, the four… …

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  • 13big shot — noun an important influential person (Freq. 1) he thinks he s a big shot she s a big deal in local politics the Qaeda commander is a very big fish • Syn: ↑big gun, ↑big wheel, ↑big cheese, ↑ …

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  • 14big cheese — noun an important influential person he thinks he s a big shot she s a big deal in local politics the Qaeda commander is a very big fish • Syn: ↑big shot, ↑big gun, ↑big wheel, ↑big deal, ↑ …

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  • 15big noise — noun slang : a person of consequence : bigwig * * * big noise noun (informal) An important person • • • Main Entry: ↑big * * * big noise UK US noun [countable] …

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  • 16The Overcoat — ( ru. Шинель, Shinel ; sometimes translated as The Cloak ) is the title of a short story by Ukrainian born Russian author Nikolai Gogol, published in 1842. The story and its author have had great influence on Russian literature, thus spawning… …

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  • 17George Vancouver — Infobox Military Person name=George Vancouver lived=June 22, 1757 ndash; May 12, 1798 caption= placeofbirth = placeofdeath = nickname= residence = nationality = British allegiance=United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland serviceyears=… …

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  • 18Edward Dering — Sir Edward Dering (1598 1644), antiquary and politician.Ancestry and ChildhoodDering was the eldest son of Sir Anthony Dering of Surrenden Dering in Pluckley, Kent (d.1636). His mother, Sir Anthony s second wife, was Frances, daughter of Chief… …

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  • 19George Vancouver — (* 22. Juni 1757 in King’s Lynn, Norfolk; † 10. Mai 1798 in Petersham bei Richmond upon Thames, Surrey) war ein Offizier der britischen Royal Navy und …

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  • 20compensation recovery — the clawback by a government agency of a proportion or all of the damages awarded or agreed to be paid to a person in respect of certain state benefits obtained by that person in consequence of an accident, injury or disease. In principle, this… …

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