pliancy

  • 31Suppleness — Sup ple*ness, n. The quality or state of being supple; flexibility; pliableness; pliancy. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 32hidebound — adjective Date: 1603 1. of a domestic animal having a dry skin lacking in pliancy and adhering closely to the underlying flesh 2. having an inflexible or ultraconservative character …

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  • 33Water (classical element) — Water has been important to all peoples of the earth, and it is rich in spiritual tradition.Greek and Roman tradition Water is one of the four classical elements in ancient Greek philosophy and science. It was commonly associated with the… …

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  • 34Mass deacidification — is a term used in Library and Information Science for one possible measure against the degradation of paper in old books (the so called slow fires ). The goal of the process is to increase the pH of acidic paper on a large scale. Although acid… …

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  • 35Khmer 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 …

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  • 36Valentin Adamberger — Valentin Adamberger, also known by his Italian name Adamonti, (b. 22 February 1740, Rothenburg, Bavaria, or 6 July 1743, Munich ndash; 24 August 1804, Vienna) was a German operatic tenor. His voice was universally admired for its pliancy, agility …

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  • 37Nonviolent self defense — (NSD) is a system of self protection and humane control developed in the 1970s by Harvard trained psychologist Dr. William Paul. NSD was devised for use by mental health professionals who dealt with potentially violent psychiatric patients on a… …

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  • 38Bhumi (Buddhism) — The bodhisattva s path to awakening in the Mahayana tradition progresses through ten hierarchically arranged stages, referred to as the Bodhisattva Bhumis ( byang chub sems dpa i sa , Tibetan. Bodhisattva Grounds/Levels , English.). The Sanskrit… …

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  • 39Kano Jigoro — Infobox martial artist name = Jigoro Kano (nihongo2|嘉納 治五郎 Jigorō Kanō ) residence = other names = imagesize = 175px caption = Jigoro Kano, the founder of judo. birth name = birth date = birth date|df=yes|1860|10|28 birth place = Hyōgo Prefecture …

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  • 40Alexander I of Kakheti — Alexander I ( ka. ალექსანდრე I, Alek’sandre I ) (1445 – April 27, 1511), of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 1476 to 1511. Alexander s pliancy and flexible diplomacy earned him security from the neighboring… …

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