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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…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…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…Brewer's: National Debt
Money borrowed by the Government, on the security of the taxes, which are pledged to the lenders for the payment of interest. The National Debt in William III.'s reign was 15,730,439. At…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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