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  • 81attempt — 1 noun (C) 1 an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult: attempt to do sth: All attempts to control inflation have failed. (+ at): He made one last attempt at the world record. | make no attempt: The protestors made no… …

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  • 82pursuit — noun 1 (singular) the act of trying to achieve something in a determined way (+ of): the right of all people to the pursuit of liberty and happiness | in pursuit of (=while trying to get): I m always amazed at the things people do in pursuit of… …

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  • 83trial — /truy euhl, truyl/, n. 1. Law. a. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. b. the determination of a person s guilt or innocence by due process of law …

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  • 84Man on a Tightrope — Theatrical poster Directed by Elia Kazan Written by …

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  • 85Andrew Johnson: Veto of Tenure of Office — ▪ Primary Source       The important off year election of 1866 went heavily in favour of the Radical Republicans. By the time the 39th Congress convened in December it was apparent that the President Andrew Johnson s authority and prestige never… …

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  • 86Bridging — can refer to:Construction* Building of bridges across a gapElectronics* In electronics, using a low source impedance to drive a large load impedance for maximum voltage transfer, called impedance bridging * In electronics, a method of connecting… …

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  • 87March 2011 — was the third month of the current year. It began on a Tuesday and ended after 31 days on a Thursday. International holidays (See Holidays and observances, on sidebar at right, below) Portal:Current events This is an archived version of Wikipedia …

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  • 88battle — bat|tle1 W2 [ˈbætl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fight)¦ 2¦(competition/argument)¦ 3¦(change bad situation)¦ 4 be half the battle 5 a battle of wits 6 battle of wills 7 do battle (with somebody) 8 fight your own battles 9 the battle of …

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  • 89discouragement — dis|cour|age|ment [ dıs kʌrıdʒmənt ] noun 1. ) uncount the feeling you get when you have not achieved something and think it is useless to keep trying 2. ) count something that makes you feel that it is useless to try to do something 3. ) uncount …

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  • 90discouragement — UK [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒmənt] / US noun Word forms discouragement : singular discouragement plural discouragements 1) [uncountable] the feeling you get when you have not achieved something and think it is useless to keep trying 2) [countable] something… …

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