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Despite his prattle about cutting the deficit, a grudging nod to global climate change, and yet another plea...
Data recently compiled by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University...
Reader question: "What does this - Life is what happens to us when we're making other plans - mean?"
What does the term "leverage advantage" mean? Would you please complement the question with examples on its usage?
In your last column (Gazza is 'showing her up'), in the sentence - Gazza called her 'his "rock"' - does 'rock' mean cocaine? Just a guess.
In this quote - 'The man took a position today to show me up on national television. Everyone could see that' - what does 'show me up' mean?
In the news, the NBA started the New Year with leather balls, replacing synthetic balls introduced just two months ago at the beginning of the 2006-07 season.
"Stay the course", a favorite tagline of US President George Bush, was named top catch phrase of 2006...
Continuing with our discussion of the phrase "turn something on its head", let me give a few examples culled from news reports.
When you turn something on its head, you twist it, turn it sideways or upside-down.
I want to know how it is like and what it takes to be a columnist. Can you shed some light on this?
In Chinese legend, we have heavenly people who have "eyes that penetrate a thousand miles" and can detect what you and I can't see, or "ears that ride the wind" and can hear what the Greeks are saying from across the seas.
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