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31English Reformation — The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th century England by which the Church of England first broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church.These events were, in part, associated with the wider process of …
32browbeat — browbeater, n. /brow beet /, v.t., browbeat, browbeaten, browbeating. to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing. [1575 85; BROW + BEAT] Syn. cow, badger, tyrannize, harass, coerce. * * * …
33duress — /doo res , dyoo , door is, dyoor /, n. 1. compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint. 2. Law. such constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence. 3. forcible restraint,… …
34language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… …
35Bloomberg, Michael — ▪ 2002 In 2001, after 20 successful years of leading the financial information firm he founded, Michael Bloomberg was ready to lead something new. For his next challenge he entered the race for mayor of New York City. The formal… …
36pettifogger — noun /ˈpɛtɪˌfɒɡə,ˈpɛtɪˌfɑːɡɚ,ˈpɛtɪˌfɔːɡɚ/ a) Someone who quibbles over trivia, and raises petty, annoying objections. , 1885: …yet he has never sought by browbeating and other arts of the pettifogger, to confuse, baffle, and bewilder a witness…… …
37Characters of The Order of the Stick — This is a list of characters from the webcomic The Order of the Stick (OOTS). It is a comedic webcomic that celebrates and satirizes tabletop role playing games and medieval fantasy through the ongoing tale of the eponymous fellowship of… …
38Characters of Lud Zbunjen Normalan — Lud Zbunjen Normalan is a Bosnia television program that revolves around three generations of men: the grandfather, Izet who is Lud (crazy),the father Faruk, who is Zbunjen (confused) and the son Damir, who is Normalan (normal) and the… …
39Reno 911! Characters — This is a list of characters appearing on the television program Reno 911! Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Lt. Dangle 1.2 Dep. Wiegel 1.3 Dep. Jones …
40List of Beast Wars II characters — Principal cast from Beast Wars II. A list of characters from the anime series Beast Wars II. Contents 1 Maximals 1.1 Insectrons …
