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  • 51Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act — The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA, USStatute|104|193|110|2105|1996|08|22) is a United States federal law considered to be a fundamental shift in both the method and goal of federal cash assistance …

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  • 52Anti-Sacrilege Act — The Anti Sacrilege Act (1825 ndash;1830) was a French law against blasphemy and sacrilege passed in January 1825 under King Charles X. The law was never applied (except for a minor point) and finally revoked in the first months of the July… …

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  • 53couldn't [act/argue/fight] (your) way out of a paper bag — humorous if someone couldn t act, argue, fight etc. their way out of a paper bag, they act, argue, fight etc. very badly. It s no good asking Jim to protect you he couldn t fight his way out of a paper bag …

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  • 54couldn't act (your) way out of a paper bag — couldn t [act/argue/fight] (your) way out of a paper bag humorous if someone couldn t act, argue, fight etc. their way out of a paper bag, they act, argue, fight etc. very badly. It s no good asking Jim to protect you he couldn t fight his way… …

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  • 55Property Tax Relief Act of 2006 — The Property Tax Relief Act of 2006 was passed on August 25, 2006 [ [http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:u7w8uey9r cJ:www.sde.idaho.gov/financeandtechnology/docs/whatsnew/l2.pdf+Property+Tax+Relief+Act+of+2006+passed hl=en ct=clnk cd=3 gl=us 403 …

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  • 56The Sister Act — Infobox Television episode Colour = #ffaa44 Series = The O.C. Title = The Sister Act Season = 3 (2005 2006) Caption = Marissa and Kaitlin Episode = 12 Airdate = January 19, 2006 (FOX) Writer = Leila Geirstein Director = Ian Tonyton Production =… …

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  • 57speech act — Philos., Ling. any of the acts that may be performed by a speaker in making an utterance, as stating, asking, requesting, advising, warning, or persuading, considered in terms of the content of the message, the intention of the speaker, and the… …

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  • 58Cherokee Commission — Oklahoma and Indian Territories 1890 The Cherokee Commission, was a three person bi partisan body created by President Benjamin Harrison to operate under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, as empowered by Section 14 of the Indian… …

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  • 59Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Constr. Corp. — Cone Mem. Hosp. v. Mercury Constr. Corp. Supreme Court of the United States Argued November 2, 1982 D …

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  • 60solicitation — /seuh lis i tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of soliciting. 2. entreaty, urging, or importunity; a petition or request. 3. enticement or allurement. 4. Law. a. the crime of asking another to commit or to aid in a crime. b. the act of a prostitute… …

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