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1contention — con|ten|tion [ kən tenʃən ] noun FORMAL * 1. ) count an opinion or statement that something is true, especially one made during a discussion or argument: My main contention is that we should be educating children to be good citizens. 2. ) uncount …
2in contention — 1) competing for a prize or job, especially when you seem likely to succeed We are still in contention for the first division title. 2) causing disagreement between people or groups The matter of who will do what is no longer in contention. See:… …
3Fred Allen — Infobox Radio Presenter name = Fred Allen imagesize = 200px caption = Fred Allen with dummy, c.1916 birthname = John Florence Sullivan birthdate = birth date|1894|5|31|mf=y birthplace = Cambridge, Massachusetts deathdate = death date and… …
4Mubarak Al-Sabah — Reign 1896 1915 Predecessor Muhammad Al Sabah Successor Jaber II Al Sabah Born 1844 Kuwait City, Kuwait Died November 28, 1915 (age 71) Mubarak bin Sabah …
5vexed — a. 1. Irritated, plagued, worried, harassed, annoyed, troubled, provoked, disquieted. 2. Disputed, contested, in dispute, causing contention …
6India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
7Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
8History of Gibraltar — This article details the history of Gibraltar.PrehistoricEvidence of hominid inhabitation of the Rock dates back to the Neanderthals. A Neanderthal skull was discovered in Forbes Quarry in 1848, prior to the original discovery in the Neander… …
9religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …
10HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
