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Brewer's: Relief
(The). In fortification, the general height to which the defensive masses of earth are raised. The directions in which the masses are laid out are called the tracings. Source: Dictionary…debt
(Encyclopedia) debt, obligation in services, money, or goods owed by one party, the debtor, to another, the creditor. When contested, debts are collected by a civil suit upon which the judge renders…relief
(Encyclopedia) relief, in sculpture, three-dimensional projection from a flat background. In alto-relievo, or high relief, the protrusion is great; basso-relievo, or bas-relief, protrudes only…Jagdeo, Bharrat
(Encyclopedia) Jagdeo, BharratJagdeo, Bharratbäˈrät jägˈdāō [key], 1964–, Guyanese political leader. An economist and a member of the People's Progressive party, he served minister of finance (1995–…The Public Debt
See the U.S. gross debt amount from 1800 to present. Year Gross debt amount 1800 $82,976,294 1805 82,312,151 1810 53,173,218 1815 99,833,660 1820 91,015,566 1825…Brewer's: Catholic Relief
(See Catholic Association.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Catholic RentCatholic Majesty A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…The Devil's Dictionary: Debt
by Ambrose Bierce DEBAUCHEEDECALOGUEDEBT -n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slave-driver. As, pent in an aquarium, the troutlet Swims round and round his tank…Sara Teasedale: Debt
DebtWhat do I owe to you Who loved me deep and long? You never gave my spirit wings Or gave my heart a song.But oh, to him I loved Who loved me not at all, I owe the little open gate…Brewer's: Bad Debts
Debts not likely to be paid. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bad FormBad Books A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…Brewer's: Debt of Nature
To pay the debt of Nature. To die. Life is a loan, not a gift, and the debt is paid off by death. “The slender debt to Nature's quickly paid.” Quarles: Emblems. Source: Dictionary of…Trending
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