ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EIGHTEEN
Old English eahtatēne; related to Old Norse attjan, Old High German ahtozehan.
10 QUOTES WITH «EIGHTEEN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
eighteen.
I spent eighteen months as a graduate student in physics at Columbia University, waiting unhappily for an opportunity to work in a laboratory and wondering if I should continue in physics.
I think when you've lost an election by 179, there's going to be a period of time after eighteen years in government when you can't do anything right, and people just kick you for the sake of it, will never admit they voted Conservative.
Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.
Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years.
The normal profits of a business concern in the United States are six, eight, ten, and sometimes twelve percent. But war-time profits - ah! that is another matter - twenty, sixty, one hundred, three hundred, and even eighteen hundred per cent - the sky is the limit.
I had always sung, as far back as I can remember, for the pure love of it. My voice was contralto, and I sang in a church in Naples from fourteen till I was eighteen.
In less than eighteen months, it prepared a first draft which it submitted to the General Assembly and which, at the end of one hundred sessions of elevated, often impassioned discussion, was adopted in the form of thirty articles on December 10, 1948.
In 1938, when I had decided that the only way to see the country was in a trailer, and I built the trailer which I still have and lived in it for eighteen months, and learned America from San Diego to the Canadian border, from Miami to New Jersey, and east to west in between.
I think it's very uncomfortable for people to talk to children about war, and so they don't because it's easier not to. But then you have young people at eighteen who are enlisting in the army, and they really don't have the slightest idea what they're getting into.
I'm not allowed to celebrate as normal eighteen year olds probably would but I'm going to save it for after the Olympics!
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EIGHTEEN»
Discover the use of
eighteen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
eighteen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Explosive
Eighteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel
Stephanie Plum finds herself in trouble when her seatmate on her Hawaii to Newark flight winds up dead and a motley collection of thugs, as well as the FBI, search for a photo the man was reportedly carrying--a photo that only Stephanie has ...
USA Today bestselling author of Nine JAN BURKE delivers chills, suspense, shockers, and sharp wit in eighteen works of short fiction sure to satisfy longtime fans and newcomers alike.
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The
Eighteen Absent Years of Jesus Christ
The Bible says nothing of these years or his whereabouts during that time. There are clues, however, and the author follows some of them in this book, bringing us to a conclusion that he feels is the most obvious.
Austin Parker is on a journey to bring truth, beauty, and meaning to his life.
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Eighteen Acres: A Novel
Eighteen Acres, a description used by political insiders when referring to the White House complex, follows the first female President of the United States, Charlotte Kramer, and her staff as they take on dangerous threats from abroad and ...
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Eighteen Upbuilding Discourses
There is much to be learned philosophically from this volume, but philosophical instruction was not Kierkegaard's aim here, except in the broad sense of self-knowledge and deepened awareness.
Søren Kierkegaard, Howard Vincent Hong, Edna Hatlestad Hong, 1992
The main puzzle is best represented by 8 long horizontal blocks and 8 long vertical blocks, with each long horizontal block and each long vertical block consists of 8 small boxes, which give the total of 64 boxes.Each long horizontal or ...
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J.S. Bach's Great
Eighteen Organ Chorales
On the 250th anniversary of the composer's death, this volume offers an in-depth look at the "Great Eighteen" organ chorales, among the most celebrated works for organ, and a milestone in the history of the chorale.
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A Lieutenant at
Eighteen
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On the Bible:
Eighteen Studies
This text acquaints the reader with Martin Buber's works on scripture and with his endeavour to elucidate the meanings of biblical ideas in ages past and in our own time.
Martin Buber, Nahum Norbert Glatzer, 1982
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EIGHTEEN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
eighteen is used in the context of the following news items.
Eighteen turn out for Rugged River Run
Eighteen turn out for Rugged River Run. Published: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 3:06 p.m. CDT • Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 3:07 p.m. CDT ... «Ogle County News, Jul 15»
One dead and eighteen migrants missing as boat sinks off coast of …
One person has died and eighteen migrants are missing as a sail boat carrying Syrian migrants sank in the Aegean Sea, between the small ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
After Eighteen-Month Protest Delay, NETCENTS-2 NetOps Small …
The Air Force's NETCENTS-2 Program Office, located at Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex, has opened ordering for seventeen small ... «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jul 15»
Eighteen workers laid off as ilmenite price puts Monto mine at risk
Eighteen workers laid off as ilmenite price puts Monto mine at risk. QLD Country Hour. Kallee Buchanan. Posted Tue at 11:22pmTue 7 Jul 2015 ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
UBS Declares Coupon Payments on Eighteen ETRACS Exchange …
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UBS Investment Bank today announced coupon payments for eighteen ETRACS exchange-traded notes (the ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
Roland N Rock Undefeated In Eighteen
Roland N Rock, the only Iowa shipper on the 13-race card at Goshen Historic Track on Saturday (July 4), made it an even 18 for 18 as he won ... «Standardbred Canada, Jul 15»
Eighteen Brown County squads begin TTAB state title quest Monday
Texas Teen-Age Baseball district tournament action begins Monday with 18 teams from Brown County looking to earn state tournament berths. «Brownwood Bulletin, Jul 15»
Eighteen of your amazing pictures of Friday night's massive storm
These incredible pictures show the moment Birmingham was hit by an “end of the world” electrical storm. Families across the Midlands were ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
Lydd ranges fire: Flames spread across area the size of EIGHTEEN …
DOZENS of firefighters have battled fires across an area the size of 18 football pitches at Lydd ranges overnight. Crews spent 12 hours fighting ... «Folkestone Herald, Jul 15»
Watch man hold fluent conversations in EIGHTEEN different …
HE claims to have picked up his skills online and by speaking to tourists as he can speak the languages of many countries he's not even visited ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
