... quotations from their most important keywords. Each reference includes not only
the page and the number ofthe quotation on the page but also the first few letters ofthe author’s
name. The index ... means ofthe index (1). The index lists the most significant words from each quotation.
These keywords are listed alphabetically in the index, each with a section ofthe text to show the
middle ... record of
its use. The reference usually consists of either (a) a book-title with its date of publication and a
reference to where the quotation occurs in the book; or (b) the title of a newspaper...
... dictionary.
1 Introduction
The goal ofthe project is to enhance the database
of the
Oxford DictionaryofEnglish
(a forthcoming
new edition ofthe 1998
New OxfordDictionary of
English)
so that it ... predicated on the
original dictionary content, and not the other way
round. There has been no attempt to alter the origi-
nal content in order to facilitate the generation of
formal data. The enhanced ... for their typicality,
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OxfordDictionaryof English: Current Developments
James McCracken
Oxford University Press
mccrackj@oup.co.uk
Abstract
This research note describes the early stages of...
... students (55 out of 95) often forget what to say while the
rest often stammer. This is because they do not have enough practice.
We can draw out from the result ofthe survey the following things:
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...
parts:
The introduction:
- Greeting the audience.
- Tell your audience the topic ofthe presentation.
- Tell your audience the purposes ofthe presentation.
- Show your audience how the presentation ... do with their hands and
afraid of looking at the audience. This means body language is one of their weak
points. They should pay more time to learn this skill.
- More than half ofthe students...
... manufacturer
OFFER Office of Electricity Regulation (regulatory body)
Ofgas Office of Gas Supply (regulatory body)
Oflot Office ofthe National Lottery (regulatory body)
Ofrail Office ofthe Railway Regulator ... (regulatory body)
Ofsted Office for Standards in Education (regulatory body)
OFT Office of Fair Trading
Oftel Office of Telecommunications (regulatory body)
Ofwat Office of Water Services (regulatory ... recognition
OD officer ofthe day; overdose; overdrawn
OE Old English
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OED OxfordEnglish Dictionary
OEM original equipment manufacturer
OFFER Office...
... unpopular at the moment.
In the doghouse
If someone is in the doghouse, they are in disgrace because they have done something wrong.
In the face of
If people act in the face of something, they do ... activity.
In the making
When something is in the making, it means it is in the process of being made.
In the offing
If something is in the offing, it is very likely to happen soon.
In the pink ... square, they follow the rules and win conclusively.
Fair crack ofthe whip
(UK) If everybody has a fair crack ofthe whip, they all have equal opportunities to do something.
Fair shake of the...
... done'.
At the end of your rope
(USA) If you are at the end of your rope, you are at the limit of your patience or endurance.
At the end of your tether
(UK) If you are at the end of your tether, ... from the beginning right to the very end.
From the bottom of your heart
If someone does something from the bottom of their heart, then they do it with genuine emotion and feeling.
From the ... Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand
www.dk -english. com
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At the drop of a hat
If you would do something at the drop of a hat, you'd do it immediately.
At the end ofthe day
This...
... from either the rate of appearance of the
product ofthe reaction or the rate of disappearance ofthe sub-
strate. The centrifugation may be performed on impure enzyme
preparations and at the very ... polymer ofthe protein actin.
Actin filaments form the thin filaments of muscle and also the mi-
crofilaments ofthe cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells. Hence they are a
major component ofthe contractile ... edition oftheOxfordDictionary of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. It was a remarkable work
of scholarship, arising from the work of journal editors and
scientific writers. Since then the landscape...
... is to estimate the effect ofEnglish and Hebrew proficiency on wages. If the
covariates were randomly assigned, then the regression would recover the causal effect of these
proficiencies. However, ... On the other hand, the absence of an effect of English- language skills on the role of
Hebrew-language skills would make it more difficult to develop a plausible case that the measured
effect of ... ofEnglish and more progress during their time
on the job. Of course, natives have almost twice as much seniority as immigrants, so they have had
more time to improve their English. Whether these...
... or
otherwise, without the prior permission ofthe publisher.
Except in the United States of America, this book is sold subject to the condition that it shall
not, by way of trade or otherwise, ... numerically. The optimal value ofthe asset volatility is an
increasing function ofthe bank leverage and a decreasing function ofthe knock-out value K.
This result means that the greater the bank's ... forecasting volatility for the period to
maturity ofthe option. The third assumption is that there are no transaction costs, so that the
proportions ofthe asset and option in the hedged portfolio...
...
normally takes the whole ofthe time-value ofthe first of these to itself. [bn^(c) With a
Chord. [ol37] [xnAs the Appoggiatura leans only upon one note ofthe chord the other notes
are unaffected. ... stories, a study ofthe glandular abnormalities of
criminals, and a daily column of advice to the lovelorn.
Anthem. The Eng speaking Protestant Churches' equivalent ofthe Latin motet, ...
Al
(It.). At the, to the, in the, inthe style of, etc., i.e. the same as A with the article added.[rf
Ala and Lolly
(Prokofiev). See Scythian Suite.
À la corde
(Fr.). At the string. In...
... peritoneum on the left side ofthe aorta, and
then gradually passed my finger between the
aorta and the spine, and again penetrated the
peritoneum, on the right side ofthe aorta.
The Lectures on the Principles ... in
establishing the remote rhythms ofthe solar
system and the periodicity ofthe comet. They
have disdained to trouble about the simpler task of
proving or unproving the cycles of their own
organisms.
Body ... under the auspices ofthe medical
profession.
Lecture
The social cost of sickness is incalculable. The
prevention of disease is for the most part a matter
of education, the cost is moderate, the...