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- A
pretender is
someone who
claims to be the
rightful ruler of a
country although not
recognized as such by the
current government. The term may
often be...
- in many
newer vehicles are also
equipped with "
pretensioners" or "web clamps", or both.
Pretensioners preemptively tighten the belt to
prevent the occupant...
-
Prestressed concrete is a form of
concrete used in construction. It is
substantially prestressed (compressed)
during production, in a
manner that strengthens...
- The Devil's Delusion:
Atheism and Its
Scientific Pretensions is a 2008 book by
David Berlinski. It
discusses atheism and religion,
defending the religious...
- Glover" – 3:15 "Art of
Pretension" – 3:58 "Love
Becomes a Ghost" – 4:47
SFTRI 738 (pink vinyl) "Crispin Glover" "Art of
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induce an
adequately doubly curved form it is most
often necessary to
pretension or
prestress the
fabric or its
supporting structure. The
behaviour of...
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seize without right... to
ascribe or
attribute without reason". The term
pretension is also ****ociated with the term hubris, but is not
synonymous with it...
- of the
Punitive Claims of the
State (Spanish: Ley de
Caducidad de la
Pretensión Punitiva del Estado),
called in
short the
Expiry Law (Spanish: Ley de...
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judge in
matters of taste. In many areas, the term now has an air of
pretension, and may be used in a
partly ironic sense. In the art trade, however,...
