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  • 11Refuse — Re*fuse (r?*f?z ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refused} ( f?zd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refusing}.] [F. refuser, either from (assumed) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L. refundere to pour back, give back, restore (see {Refund} to repay), or. fr. L.… …

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  • 12refuse — Ⅰ. refuse [1] ► VERB 1) state that one is unwilling to do something. 2) state that one is unwilling to grant or accept (something offered or requested). 3) (of a horse) decline to jump (a fence or other obstacle). DERIVATIVES refusal noun refuser …

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  • 13Grant Fuhr — Données clés Nationalité  Canada Né le 28 septembre 1962, Spruce Grove (Canada) Taille 1,78  …

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  • 14refuse — [n] garbage debris, dregs, dross, dump, dust, hogwash*, junk, leavings, litter, muck, offal, rejectamenta*, remains, residue, rubbish, scraps, scum*, sediment, slop*, sweepings, swill, trash, waste, waste matter; concept 260 Ant. assets,… …

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  • 15grant — [n] allowance, gift admission, allocation, allotment, alms, appropriation, assistance, award, benefaction, bequest, boon, bounty, charity, concession, contribution, dole, donation, endowment, fellowship, gratuity, handout, lump, present,… …

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  • 16Grant procedure before the European Patent Office — Graph of European patent applications filed and granted between 1998 and 2007. Note that the average time from filing to grant in 2007 was 43.7 months (3.6 years) The grant procedure before the European Patent Office (EPO) is an ex parte,… …

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  • 17grant — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ large, substantial ▪ small ▪ full (esp. BrE) ▪ Full student maintenance grants are a thing of the past. (BrE) …

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  • 18Grant Town, West Virginia — Infobox Settlement official name = Grant Town, West Virginia settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location of Grant Town, West Virginia mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision …

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  • 19refuse — 01. Her boss was always asking her to work overtime, but she [refused] because she prefers to spend the time with her family. 02. He was fired from his job because of his [refusal] to work overtime. 03. Brendan Francis once said that people who… …

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  • 20refuse — 1. v. 1 tr. withhold acceptance of or consent to (refuse an offer; refuse orders). 2 tr. (often foll. by to + infin.) indicate unwillingness (I refuse to go; the car refuses to start; I refuse!). 3 tr. (often with double object) not grant (a… …

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