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  • 31To turn one's coat — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …

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  • 32To turn one's goods — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …

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  • 33To turn one's hand to — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …

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  • 34To turn one's money — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …

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  • 35One-upmanship — is the art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor. The term originated as the title of a book by Stephen Potter, published in 1952[1] as a follow up to The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship (or the Art of Winning Games without… …

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  • 36Self-ligating braces — are a type of dental braces, used to straighten teeth in a much more passive way than conventional dental braces. Dental straightening with the use of self ligating appliances, supposedly have shorter average overall treatment times.Types of self …

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  • 37self investment — Under the Pension Scheme Act 1983, an employer is limited to self investment of 5% of the fund s assets. However, this does not apply to a small self administrated scheme (SSAS). A SSAS may self invest up to 50% in the employer (25% during years… …

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  • 38Self-sacrifice in Jewish law — Although rare, there are instances within Jewish law that mandate a Jew to sacrifice his or her own life rather than violate a religious prohibition. One of these prohibitions is that no life should be taken, including one s own. Many more ritual …

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  • 39Self-help — wiktionarySelf help or self improvement refers to self guided improvement APA Dictionary of Psychology , 1st ed., Gary R. VandenBos, ed., Washington: American Psychological Association, 2007.] economically, intellectually, or emotionally most… …

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  • 40Self-determination — This article is about self determination in international law. For other uses, see Self determination (disambiguation). Self determination is the principle in international law that nations have the right to freely choose their sovereignty and… …

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