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What do “take ground” and “vested in” mean in this context?
Here is an extract from the headnote of a case [1] I am trying to understand:
The defendants, who were wharfingers, agreed with the plaintiff for a
consideration to allow his vessel to discharge ...
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Meaning of “Chase a Crooked Shadow”?
What is the meaning of chasing a crooked shadow?
I read Chase a crooked shadow in the Times of India newspaper, 10 Feb 2012, but could not understand the meaning of that title.
Some context from ...
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Meaning of “one order of magnitude improvement”
There is no single development, in either technology or management
technique, which by itself promises even one order of magnitude
improvement in productivity, in reliability, in ...
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“Touring team” vs. “Exhibition team”
When we are not playing competitive games, our three touring teams play against three exhibition teams.
What does the above bold terms mean?
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What is “outheroding”?
I have been reading Scott's Ivanhoe recently and have come across a word I cannot find a meaning for: outheroding. In the novel it appears in a discussion of footwear:
Fur and gold were not spared ...
