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31refractory period — n the brief period immediately following the response esp. of a muscle or nerve before it recovers the capacity to make a second response called also refractory phase see ABSOLUTE REFRACTORY PERIOD, RELATIVE REFRACTORY PERIOD * * * (in …
32To bring to terms — Term Term, n. [F. terme, L. termen, inis, terminus, a boundary limit, end; akin to Gr. ?, ?. See {Thrum} a tuft, and cf. {Terminus}, {Determine}, {Exterminate}.] 1. That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.… …
33Colonial period of South Carolina — The history of the colonial period of South Carolina focuses on the English colonization that created one of the original Thirteen Colonies. Major settlement began after 1712 as the northern half of the British colony of Carolina attracted… …
34Tenshō (Momoyama period) — [Titsingh, I. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 383 405.] Change of era*; 1573: The new era name was created to mark a number of regional wars. The era name was inspired by a passage from a Chinese classic, Lao Zi: : Those who are at… …
35Grace Period (NCIS) — Infobox Television episode Title = Grace Period Colour = Series = NCIS Season = 4 Episode = 19 Airdate = April 3, 2007 Production = 4x19 Writer = John C. Kelley Director = James Whitmore Jr. Guests = Susanna Thompson as Army Lt. Col. Hollis Mann… …
36Khmer Rouge period (1975–1979) — The Khmer Rouge from 1975 until 1979 when Cambodia was ruled by the government of Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge party the official name of the country was Democratic Kampuchea ( km. កម្ពុជាប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ, French: Kampuchea démocratique , Vietnamese …
37OCCUPATION PERIOD — (1945–1952) After Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II, U.S. General Douglas MacArthur was appointed to oversee the Allied occupation of Japan. Initially, the occupation of Japan’s central archipelago was to be divided among the United …
38refractory period — (in neurology) the time of recovery needed for a nerve cell that has just transmitted a nerve impulse or for a muscle fibre that has just contracted. During the refractory period a normal stimulus will not bring about excitation of the cell,… …
39Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …
40Eschatology of Jehovah's Witnesses — The eschatology of Jehovah s Witnesses is central to their religious beliefs. They believe that Jesus Christ has been ruling in heaven as king since 1914 (a date they believe was prophesied in Scripture), and that after that time a period of… …
