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  • 51Self-seeking — Self seek ing, n. The act or habit of seeking one s own interest or happiness; selfishness. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 52Desperately Seeking Brandi — is a short film that was broadcast on the Nike website to coincide with the 2000 Sydney Olympic games. Plot A teenage girl chronicles her best friend s obsession with American women s soccer star Brandi Chastain and his quest to meet her during… …

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  • 53Goal seeking — In computing, goal seeking is the ability to calculate backward to obtain a valid input. For example, given the desired goal gross margin = 50% and the range of possible inputs, goal seeking attempts to obtain the optimum input. This can also be… …

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  • 54Bone-seeking radioisotope — A bone seeking radioisotope is a radioactive substance that is given through a vein, and collects in bone cells and in tumor cells that have spread to the bone. It kills cancer cells by giving off low level radiation. External links * [http://www …

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  • 55Desperately Seeking Closure — Infobox Television episode | Title = Desperately Seeking Closure Series = Frasier Season = 5 Episode = 08 Airdate = 9 December 1997 Production = 40571 099 Writer = Rob Hanning Director = Pamela Fryman Producer = Guests = Tom Chick (waiter… …

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  • 56Fit seeking jump bid — is a convention usually played only in competitive bidding situations (i. e. where both sides are bidding).After a player has opened in a suit or overcalled and opponents are also bidding, his partner s jump in a new suit shows length in the suit …

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  • 57self-seeking — self seekingness, n. /self see king/, n. 1. the seeking of one s own interest or selfish ends. adj. 2. given to or characterized by self seeking; selfish. [1580 90] * * * …

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  • 58Root-seeking school — (Xungen pai) Literary movement The ‘Root seeking school’ denotes a group of fiction writers who explored native cultural traits to come to a new understanding of present culture during the 1980s. Instrumental in the development of the ‘Root… …

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  • 59Filmworks XIV: Hiding and Seeking — Album par John Zorn Sortie Juillet 2003 Enregistrement Avril 2003 Durée 53:22 Compositeur John Zorn Producteur …

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  • 60Risk Seeking — The search for greater volatility and uncertainty in investments in exchange for anticipated higher returns. Risk seekers might pursue investments such as small cap stocks and international stocks, preferring growth investments over value… …

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